Pete Prisco is back in the Trevor Lawrence debate, and this time the comparison is once again Jalen Hurts.
On Aug. 31, 2026, Pardon My Take posted a clip asking, “Who are you taking Jalen Hurts or Trevor Lawrence pic.twitter.com/IBM5SOSYnj”
The latest round of discussion comes after CBS Sports’ Senior NFL Columnist previously drew heat for his quarterback rankings following Super Bowl 59. In a CBS video, Prisco said he would take Dak Prescott, C.J.
Stroud, Baker Mayfield and Justin Herbert over Hurts, while calling a Hurts-Lawrence comparison “even.” That take was then blasted by Barstool’s Max Dolente.
Prisco’s latest stance leans again toward Lawrence, but the case for Hurts is hard to miss. Hurts has already played at the highest level in two Super Bowls, probably should have won both, and owns a Super Bowl MVP. He also has 21 postseason touchdowns, passing and running, along with a 6-4 playoff record.
Lawrence did put together his best NFL season in 2025, and the numbers are strong: 4,000 passing yards, 29 touchdown passes, 12 interceptions, plus 9 rushing scores and a career-high 359 rushing yards. But the Jaguars’ finish to the year came with context.
Their eight-game winning streak included two wins over the Titans, two wins over Colts backup quarterbacks, and victories over the Jets, Cardinals and Chargers. The only quality opponent in that stretch was the Broncos.
Then came the playoffs, where Jacksonville had a real chance to knock off the Bills on the road. Lawrence threw a late interception, and that ended it.
The argument for Hurts is that this isn’t really a pure stat debate. He’s a dual-threat quarterback who creates off-script plays, protects the ball, uses his legs and throws a strong deep ball.
Lawrence is more of a traditional pocket passer with some mobility. And based on what Hurts has already done in the postseason, the gap is wide.
There’s just no way anybody can say with a straight face that they would take Trevor Lawrence over Hurts right now, because that’s based purely on statistics. Lawrence hasn’t done 5% of what Hurts has done in the postseason, and to me that outweighs any other arbitrary channels for comparison.
Save this post for October 11th when the Eagles drub the Jag-wires in London.
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