Florida football quarterback DJ Lagway was the most accurate deep ball passer in the country entering Week 9, according to Pro Football Focus.
Lagway, a freshman who took over as the Gators starting quarterback in Week 8 following Graham Mertz’s injury, ranked first in the country in completion percentage (63.2%) on passes that were thrown over 20 yards through the air.
Some notable quarterbacks that follow Lagway are Mississippi State’s Blake Shapen (58.8%), Ohio State’s Will Howard (58.8%), Indiana quarterback Kurtis Rourke (57.1%) and Penn State’s Drew Allar (55.6%).
Head coach Billy Napier talked about Lagway’s deep ball accuracy during last week’s SEC teleconference.
“Well, I think he (Lagway) – probably what’s unique is just the accuracy of the deep ball,” Napier said about Lagway. “I mean, I think that’s what jumps out to me, is, you know, when he does throw it in the deep part of the field, down the middle of the field, or on the outside third, is his accuracy, and he showed that. He’s got a, a really unique talent that he has, you know, he’s been able to be very accurate with it down the field.”
Through the first seven games of the season, Lagway has thrown for 1,024 yards and five touchdowns at a 63% completion rate. Lagway’s longest throw of the season came in Week 2 of the season when he threw an 85-yard touchdown pass to Eugene Wilson III against Samford.
Coming up for Florida
The Gators go up against the Georgia Bulldogs on Saturday, Nov. 2 in Jacksonville. That game will kick off at 3:30 p.m. ET and can be seen on ABC.
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