Trevor Lawrence returns in 2025 not only from significant injury, but also with clearly improved team structure, strategic coaching, better skill-position support, and belief across the league. Combine that with public buy-in (bets, media) and you have all the makings of a classic comeback story.
If Lawrence carries Jacksonville to a winning record, stays healthy, and reasserts himself statistically, awarding him Comeback Player of the Year would be hard to argue against.
Lawrence didn’t just have one injury—he was playing through multiple. The shoulder injury was serious enough to require surgery and has a known recovery time that could have limited his career trajectory. Returning to form in 2025 sets up a legitimate “comeback” arc.