The Florida Gators were on the edge after the season ended. Their quarterback, DJ Lagway, was thinking about entering the NCAA transfer portal while the team hoped he would stay. Now, the decision has been made.
According to Pete Thamel of ESPN, DJ Lagway will indeed enter the NCAA transfer portal. The quarterback just posted on his social media pages the decision in a heartfelt post. “After much prayer, reflection, and thoughtful consideration, I have decided to enter the transfer portal,” Lagway said.
Lagway is a former top 10 recruit and ESPN classified him as the number one dual-threat quarterback in the class of 2024. He is a very interesting prospect and he is now looking to step up into another program.
Lagway is looking to revamp his college career pre-draft
Lagway is entering his third year in College, hence he will be eligible to go to the NFL Draft after next season. For Florida, Lagway posted a 63.2% of passes completed for 2,264 yards, 16 touchdowns and a conference-leading 14 interceptions in 2024.
Those are not numbers to wow at, but the potential Lagway has is still good enough for a big program to try and develop him. In the end, if Lagway’s new team has a great offensive scheme, he could become one of the most lethal weapons in football.
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Which big programs could land Lagway?
According to Marissa Myers of TWSN, Lagway will make a decision on different factors, including how the coaching changes might influence his future and chance of development as well as help him reach his NFL aspirations.
Considering that, Myers says the teams that could land Lagway’s talents are the following:
- Florida State Seminoles: Thomas Castellanos is in his final year of eligibility, Lagway could be his successor.
- LSU Tigers: With the arrival of Lane Kiffin and Garrett Nussmeier’s time with LSU coming to an end, Lagway could be the solution.
- Tennessee Volunteers: If Joey Aguilar enters the 2026 NFL Draft, this could be a great landing spot for Lagway, as HC Josh Heupel has a track record in quarterback developing.
- Miami Hurricanes: A team that has a history of using transfer portal QBs.
- Texas A&M Aggies: The team has been previously linked with Lagway.
- Texas Tech Red Raiders: The Raiders tried to recruit Lagway out of high school.
- Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets: Also showed interest in Lagway coming out of high school.
