The Southeastern Confernece is celebrated for its intense competition and high-profile athletes, and there’s no question that Florida football quarterback DJ Lagway is right where he belongs.
Despite being a freshman and experiencing the expected growing pains, Lagway demonstrated remarkable resilience and adaptability.
During the 2024 season, Lagway started seven games putting up a 6-1 record. He threw for 1,915 yards and completed 115 of 192 pass attempts (59.9%). He has 12 passing touchdowns and nine interceptions.
Lagway’s unexpected early start and subsequent success have positioned him as a central figure in the future of Florida football.
Seth Emerson, a sports writer for The Athletic, categorized every SEC quarterback in 2025. Emerson placed Lagway, with a handful of other quarterbacks, in the “running it back” group.
This is what Emerson wrote about Lagway.
What The Athletic said about Lagway
“DJ Lagway got an earlier-than-expected start after (Graham) Mertz’s injury and got better as the season went on. There were some freshman mistakes, as in nine interceptions, but he finished second in the SEC in yards per attempt (10.0) and is the main reason there’s finally some optimism back in Gainesville.”
Every SEC quarterback’s QB category
Running it back
- LaNorris Sellers (South Carolina Gamecocks)
- DJ Lagway (Florida Gators)
- Nico Iamaleava (Tennessee Volunteers)
- Diego Pavia (Vanderbilt Commodores)
- Taylen Green (Arkansas Razorbacks)
- Garrett Nussmeier (LSU Tigers)
- Marcel Reed (Texas A&M Aggies)
Promoting from within
- Arch Manning (Texas Longhorns)
- Gunner Stockton/Ryan Puglisi (Georgia Bulldogs)
- Austin Simmons (Ole Miss Rebels)
- Ty Simpson (Alabama Crimson Tide)
Portaling
- John Mateer (Oklahoma Sooners)
- Jackson Arnold (Auburn Tigers)
- Luke Kromenhoek (Mississippi State Bulldogs)
- Beau Pribula (Missouri Tigers)
- Zach Calzada (Kentucky Wildcats)
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