JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Even Trevor Lawrence thinks he’s likely to be the Jacksonville Jaguars’ choice at the top of the NFL draft.
The former Clemson standout admitted that A Sunday night tweet in which he thanked Jaguars fans for purchasing a wedding gift and raised more than $ 11,000 for him to donate to a charity of his choice. Lawrence wrote that he and his wife, Marissa, would donate $ 20,000 to charities in Jacksonville and that they “hope to be a part of your community soon.”
‘Soon’ will probably mean April 29, shortly after the draft starts at 20:00 ET (ESPN and the ESPN app). The Jaguars have the first overall choice and the expectation since the 2020 season ended is that the team will select Lawrence, for whom ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. regarded as his fourth leading quarterback behind John Elway, Andrew Luck and Peyton Manning.
Jaguars coach Urban Meyer told NBCSports.com last month that Lawrence’s first choice is ‘the direction we’re going’.
Jaguars fans have put together a campaign on social media to raise money to buy a gift for Lawrence’s wedding. According to one of the organizers of the fundraiser, the total donations reached $ 11,203.