Florida 5-star QB commit DJ Lagway continues absurd start to senior season

Willis (Texas) five-star quarterback DJ Lagway continues to excite the Florida faithful with his exhilarating start to his senior season of high school football.

After opening his season with an unbelievable eight-touchdown performance — all of which came in one half — Lagway has continued to excel. Through four games, the 6-foot-2.5, 230-pounder has thrown for 1,257 yards and 17 scores.

His completion percentage is nearing 75% and is now averaging 15.7 yards per completion, according to MaxPreps. Lagway has also added 207 yards and four touchdowns on the ground. Two weeks after his eight-score game, Lagway hurled for five TDs and 339 more yards through the air. He’s completed at least 15 passes in all four games.

Lagway part of Florida five-star duo

Lagway is the No. 31 overall prospect and No. 4 quarterback in the 2024 cycle, according to the On3 Industry Ranking — a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He is also the No. 8 player in Texas.

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.”

Options at wideout for Lagway in this class include Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy four-star Jerrae Hawkins, Fort Myers (Fla.) Dunbar four-star Tawaski Abrams and Zephyrhills (Fla.) Carrollwood Day four-star Izaiah Williams.

Lagway has an On3 NIL Valuation of $556K. The On3 NIL Valuation is the industry’s leading index that sets high school and college athletes’ projected annual value (PAV). The NIL valuation does not act as a tracker of the value of NIL deals an athlete has completed to date. It rather signifies an athlete’s value at a certain moment in time.