If there is any real drama left for Clemson fans, Trevor Lawrence officially ended on Wednesday, releasing a video on social media announcing that he will enter the NFL draft.
“My time here has been amazing and I will be a Clemson Tiger forever,” Lawrence said in the video.
Thanks, Clemson … pic.twitter.com/JDbM8aYYGv
– Trevor Lawrence (@Trevorlawrencee) January 6, 2021
Lawrence led Clemson to a national freshman championship in 2018 and won his first 25 starts for the Tigers before falling to LSU in last year’s title game. He made the college football playoff all three years of his career at Clemson. He finished second in the Heisman Trophy announced on Tuesday and is expected to be the general selection no. 1 by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 2021 NFL Draft.
Clemson’s coach, Dabo Swinney, called Lawrence “the biggest winner I’ve ever known” and praised his QB for his off-field work.
Lawrence helped organize a social justice movement in Clemson this summer and was an integral part of the #WeWantToPlay movement that helped sports leaders move forward with a college football season amid this year’s coronavirus pandemic.
“Looking back, I hope my legacy is that I was a great teammate and a great person overall, more than the way I played,” Lawrence said. “That’s how I treated people. I want it to be the main thing I’m known for.”
Lawrence initially told ESPN College GameDay in October that he plans to join the project, but later backtracked on that comment, saying “who knows” what the future holds, adding to speculation that he could return to school if not would be pleased with the team likely to recruit him.
“I’m just trying to enjoy the last few months here if I decide to do that,” Lawrence said at the time. “I’m just trying to be happy and obviously I’m not trying to make a fuss. I don’t want more people to talk about me than I already do, so my thing is that I will never go to the corner myself where I have to do something just because of what I said in the past. “
After testing positive for COVID-19 and missing Clemson’s games against Boston College and Notre Dame, Lawrence returned to lead the Tigers in a sixth consecutive ACC championship before falling to Ohio State in the Playoff semifinals. college football last week.
Lawrence finished his career in Clemson on the third place in the history of the school in passing yards (10,098) and on the second place in the TD passes (90).
“For all my teammates in the last three years, it was the most fun walk I’ve ever done,” Lawrence said. “I look back on these last three years and I have the best memories.”