Florida football quarterback DJ Lagway has cracked the top five in CBS Sports’ 2025 SEC quarterback rankings.
The sophomore was ranked right at the No. 5 spot by CBS Sports’ Brad Crawford. In the rankings, Lagway trailed John Mateer (Oklahoma Sooners), LaNorris Sellers (South Carolina Gamecocks), Arch Manning (Texas Longhorns) and Garrett Nussmeier (LSU Tigers).
Crawford mentioned that people around the Florida Gators football program have given Lagway the title of being the best quarterback to play for the Orange and Blue since Tim Tebow.
If Lagway can show signs of improvement and progress throughout his collegiate career, there’s no doubt that he has a chance to be up there with Tebow when it’s all said and done in terms of being one of the best quarterbacks to play for the Gators.
During his freshman season, Lagway played in 12 games while starting seven, tallying a 6-1 record in those starts. He threw for 1,915 yards on 115-of-192 passing (59.9 percent), 12 touchdowns and nine interceptions while rushing 51 times for 101 yards.
Although those nine interceptions can jump off the page, it’s important to note that Lagway was in his first year playing collegiate football facing a gauntlet of a schedule in the SEC.
With a year of experience under his belt, Lagway should take a big step forward in terms of improvement going into his sophomore campaign for the Gators.
Here is everything Crawford said about Lagway and his position as Florida’s quarterback.
What CBS Sports said about Lagway
“Florida’s quarterback did not throw this spring while dealing with an undisclosed shoulder situation, but has been labeled by most around the program as the Gators’ top player at the position since Tim Tebow. That’s high praise and brings significant — perhaps unobtainable expectations — as a first-year starter in 2025.
“He has next-level…
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Publish date : 2025-07-22 21:05:00
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