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Derek "DJ" Lagway (born August 13, 2005) is an American football quarterback for the Florida Gators.
Early life
Lagway attended Willis High School in Willis, Texas. As a junior in 2022, he passed for 2,081 yards with 24 touchdowns and five interceptions. Prior to his senior season in 2023, Lagway participated in the Elite 11. 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. He was named the MaxPreps National Player of the Year and Mr. Texas Football. For his career, Lagway had 8,392 passing yards and 100 passing touchdowns with 2,196 rushing yards and 29 rushing touchdowns.
A five-star recruit, Lagway committed to the University of Florida to play college football.
College career
Lagway entered his true freshman season with the Florida Gators in 2024 as the backup to Graham Mertz. After Mertz was placed in concussion protocol following the season opener against Miami, Lagway was named the starting quarterback against Samford. Mertz suffered a season-ending injury against Tennessee and Lagway was inserted as the team's starting quarterback for the remainder of the season.
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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.
References
External links
DJ Lagway at College Football at Sports-Reference.com
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- DJ Lagway
- Aidan Warner
- 2024 college football recruiting class
- 2024 Florida Gators football team
- 2024 LSU Tigers football team
- Willis High School
- Luke Del Rio
- Jesse Palmer
- Mr. Football Award (Texas)
- Will Grier
