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Florida 5-star QB commit DJ Lagway on pace for record-setting senior season

Wg0vf-nP_400x400by: Keegan Pope10/06/23bykeeganpope

Five-star quarterback commit DJ Lagway is the prize of Florida‘s No. 4-ranked class in the On3 Industry Football Team Recruiting Rankings.

And the 6-foot-2, 230-pounder has shown why this fall, amassing multiple huge games through the first half of the season at Willis (Texas) High. Among the eye-popping performances was a seven-touchdown game last week, which he did in one half.

Through seven games, Lagway has now completed 76 percent of his passes while throwing for 2,642 yards and 36 touchdowns. On the ground, he’s added five rushing scores and another 300-plus total yards.

“Lagway may be off to the hottest start among all 2024 quarterbacks,” On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings Charles Power wrote last month. “The 6-foot-2.5, 230-pounder has put together the best stretch of play of his high school career to date. … Perhaps most importantly, the film matches the numbers so far. Lagway has made some sensational individual plays with his arm and legs. He continues to look like the best off-platform passer in the cycle, but is also showing some improvement with his consistency from the pocket and operating within structure.”

Lagway is now the No. 20 overall prospect and No. 3 QB in the 2024 cycle, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

In the latest On300 rankings, he checks in as the country’s No. 20 recruit and the No. 2 passer, behind only Alabama five-star commit Julian Sayin.

Lagway headlines the best Gators class in recent memory

He committed to Florida last December and is one of two five-stars pledged to the Gators. McKinney (Texas) five-star safety Xavier Filsaime committed to Florida back in April.

“I knew on my last visit up there,” Lagway told On3 when he committed. “I had a really great time with my whole family with me. We all enjoyed it and I love what Coach Napier is doing up there in Gainesville and I’m excited to continue to see what he does.

… Florida checks all the boxes, from the depth chart and the way that Anthony Richardson played this season. I love the offense that Coach Napier brings to the table and I feel like I fit in perfectly in there like Anthony Richardson did last year. We play similarly and I know I can grow and develop as more of a player and a person off the field at Florida.”

Lagway’s focus now turns to leading his team to a deep playoff run before enrolling in January.