Coming into 2020 having completed 527 of 804 career passes for 6,945 Lawrence had a 66% passing percentage. He throw for 66 touchdowns and 12 interceptions in 1,610 snaps in 30 career games he only started in 26 games. He also had 967 rushing yards and 10 rushing touchdowns on 163 career carriers entering 2020. He started the last 11 games in 2018 as a true freshmen in helping Clemson become the first major college football team in the modern era to go 15-0.
Lawrence helped the team win each of its last 10 games by 20 or more points. He became the first true freshmen quarterback to lead his team to a national title since 1985. Trevor was a consensus freshmen All-America honoree who earned a bevy of nation-wide and conference-wide honors for both his athletic and academic success.