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DJ Lagway
American football player (born 2005) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Derek "DJ" Lagway Jr. (born August 13, 2005) is an American football quarterback for the Florida Gators.
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Early life
Lagway attended Willis High School in Willis, Texas.[1][2] As a junior in 2022, he passed for 2,081 yards with 24 touchdowns and five interceptions.[3] Prior to his senior season in 2023, Lagway participated in the Elite 11.[4] As a senior, he passed for 4,631 yards with a Texas Class 6A record 58 touchdown passes, and added 975 rushing yards with 15 touchdowns.[5][6] He was named the MaxPreps National Player of the Year[7] and Mr. Texas Football.[8] For his career, Lagway had 8,392 passing yards and 100 passing touchdowns with 2,196 rushing yards and 29 rushing touchdowns.[9]
A five-star recruit, Lagway committed to the University of Florida to play college football.[10][11][12]
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2024: Freshman Season
Lagway entered his true freshman season with the Florida Gators in 2024 as the backup to Graham Mertz.[13] After Mertz was placed in concussion protocol following the season opener against Miami, Lagway was named the starting quarterback against Samford.[14] In his first ever start, Lagway threw for 456 yards and 3 touchdowns.[15] Over the following few games, Lagway split playing time with Mertz.[16] Mertz suffered a season-ending injury against Tennessee and Lagway was inserted as the team's starting quarterback for the remainder of the season.[17]
Lagway's first game after Mertz's injury was a 48-20 victory over rival Kentucky. In his start against Georgia, Lagway suffered a left hamstring injury and was carted off.[18] After missing only one game of action, he returned for the final three games of the regular season, defeating #22 LSU, #9 Ole Miss, and Florida State.[19] He also started when the Gators defeated Tulane 33-8 in the 2024 Gasparilla Bowl.
In his seven starts, he helped lead Florida to a 6–1 record and a bowl win.[20]
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Personal life
He is the son of Derek and Nikita Nephew Lagway. His father, Derek Lagway, played college football at Baylor University.[21]
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