Alarming stat proves Jaguars' biggest issue on offense isn't Trevor Lawrence

After a pair of injury-marred years, Trevor Lawrence was expected to bounce back in 2025. So far, the former Clemson Tiger has left a bit to be desired, but he's far from the only reason the Jacksonville Jaguars have been unable to get their passing game going.

Sure, Lawrence has struggled with accuracy to start the season, but a damning stat shows that he's not the only player who must step up.

The Jaguars receivers are dealing with an alarming drop issue

Trevor Lawrence has completed 55.86 percent of his throws for 671 yards with four touchdowns and four interceptions. That's most definitely not a completion percentage you want from a franchise quarterback, but it would look much better if his receivers were helping him a bit.

NFL analyst Steve Patton just pointed out that Lawrence ranks first among quarterbacks impacted by drops this season at a +0.26 rate.

Patton isn't the only analyst to point out that drops are holding the Jags back, with Warren Sharp pointing out that they lead the league in both drop rate and receiver error.

The Jaguars must quickly figure out the reason for the drops

Head coach Liam Coen met with the local media Wednesday and wasn't able to pinpoint a specific reason for the team's drops. On the other hand, the first-year head coach did say that receivers must do a better job of catching passes with their hands.

"No, not quite. I think one thing you know, I mentioned the other day was we've got to attack the ball more with our hands, instead of letting them maybe get into the body at times," Coen responded when asked if he's put a finger on what's causing the drops. "We always talk about not trying to let the ball cross our eyes. So if it's an in breaker or even an outbreaker, trying not to let it cross you this way at all, there's a difference between the ball being here and going and getting it there. "

Coen continued, "That's just kind of the way we're trying to coach it. Every rep and walkthrough that we have when we're not throwing the football, those guys have been getting all last week, a catch like so, they're jogging back from a run play, and they're getting a ball. So we're trying to do as much as we can in order to just confidence, just continuing to build confidence that we can go out and make those plays we need to go out and make those plays for our offense to be able to go and go where it needs to go."

Below is Coen's full exchange with the media. His remarks about the drops start at the 10:26 mark.

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Trevor Lawrence must also do his part to help the Jaguars

There's no doubt that the receivers need to do a better job of coming down with the football. That said, Trevor Lawrence must also fulfill his end of the bargain. According to Graham Barfield of Fantasy Points Data, No. 16's catchable rate of 76 percent is even worse than that of fellow quarterback Spencer Rattler.

It's possible that Lawrence hasn't gotten fully acclimated to Liam Coen's system, but he'll need to improve if Jacksonville wants to make a legitimate playoff push in 2025.

The Jaguars will next face the San Francisco 49ers. Both Trevor Lawrence and his receivers will need to come through if they want to have a shot at pulling off the upset.

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