College football’s offseason brings its own brand of excitement for hardcore fans, even if there aren’t any immediate games to look forward to. Transfer portal and name, image and likeness reform have added an unprecedented dimension to roster management, allowing coaches the opportunity to fill immediate holes and players a chance to improve their respective situations.
Few offseason staples garner more attention than quarterback transitions. Spring practice, specifically, serves as a time for teams that lost an impactful signal-caller to identify potential replacements.
As the calendar turns to 2025, it’s time for the recruiting class of 2024’s quarterbacks to step up. Some — like Florida’s DJ Lagway and Nebraska’s Dylan Raiola — already earned significant playing time true freshmen. Others are poised to step into some of the most prominent starting jobs in the nation, while a handful will have to battle veteran backups for the opportunity to lead an offense.
With winter workouts underway and the spring practice slate right around the corner, it felt appropriate to evaluate the 2025 outlook for each of the top-10 quarterbacks in 247Sports’ 2024 recruiting rankings as they enter their second year at the collegiate level.
DJ Lagway, Florida
247Sports ranking: No. 1 QB, No. 3 overall
After alternating snaps with incumbent starter Graham Mertz through the first half of the 2024 season, Lagway took the full-time starting job after when Mertz suffered a season-ending knee injury. Throughout it all he flashed…
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Author : Will Backus
Publish date : 2025-02-12 15:23:00
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