re: Did Trevor Lawrence progress faster than Justin Fields?

Vince Young - redshirted; only had two games as a rsFR where he threw more than 15 passes in a game.

Cam Newton - sat behind Tebow for two years with 1 year of separation; didn’t start a college game until he was a rsJR.

EJ Manuel - redshirted; sat behind Christian Ponder for 2 years before starting as a rsSO.

Jameis Winston - redshirted and beat out future Alabama starter Jacob Coker the following season.

Kyler Murray - sat behind Kyle Allen at Texas A&M with 1 year of separation (both transferred); sat behind Baker Mayfield for another year and wasn’t a full-time starter until he was a rsJR.

All of the players (5*) above were either Heisman winners or 1st round draft picks. All took some time to develop and some did not even play in their first season.

Unfortunately, it seems that Fields wasn’t patient enough in his development to learn from the guy ahead of him. Fromm as a freshman was a rare case where he was pretty much the only option to start, and it worked out because he was ready and willing to compete.