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Florida Gators players announced for SEC Media Days on July 16

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The Florida Gators helmet on the stage during SEC Media Days at the College Football Hall of Fame. (Dale Zanine-Imagn Images)

Florida football players DJ Lagway, Jake Slaughter and Caleb Banks will represent the Gators next week at SEC Media Days presented by Regions, set to take place July 14-17 at the College Football Hall of Fame and Omni Atlanta Hotel at Centennial Park in Atlanta, Ga.

Lagway was a Freshman All-American after throwing for 1,915 yards and 12 touchdowns with a 6-0 record as a starter in the games he finished. Slaughter was an AP All-American First Team selection last season and led all SEC centers with a PFF grade of 82.0, which is the highest among the nation’s returning interior linemen in 2025. Banks had breakout performances in Florida’s final SEC wins over LSU and Ole Miss, earning SEC Co-Defensive Lineman of the Week against the Rebels.

Florida will make its appearance on Wednesday, July 16 at 1 p.m. ET along with Alabama, Mississippi State and Oklahoma. This will be the third time since 2018 the Atlanta has hosted SEC Media Days. Dallas, Nashville and Atlanta have served as hosts the previous three years.

SEC Network will provide national coverage of the four-day event.

SEC Media Days Student-Athlete Attendees

Alabama
Tim Keenan III, DL, Senior
Deontae Lawson, LB, Senior
Kadyn Proctor, OL, Junior

Arkansas
Cam Ball, DL, Senior
Taylen Green, QB, Senior
Xavian Sorey Jr., LB, Senior

Auburn
Jackson Arnold, QB, Junior
Keldric Faulk, DL, Junior
Connor Lew, OL, Junior

Florida
Caleb Banks, DL, Senior
Jake Slaughter, OL, Senior
DJ Lagway, QB, Sophomore

Georgia
CJ Allen, LB, Junior
Daylen Everette, DB, Senior
Gunner Stockton, QB, Junior

Kentucky
Alex Afari Jr., LB, Senior
Jordan Lovett, DB, Senior
Josh Kattus, TE, Senior

LSU
Chris Hilton Jr., WR, Senior
Garrett Nussmeier, QB, Senior
Whit Weeks, LB, Junior

Ole Miss
TJ Dottery, LB, Junior
Cayden Lee, WR, Junior
Austin Simmons, QB, Sophomore

Mississippi State
Blake Shapen, QB, QB, Graduate
Isaac Smith, S, Junior
Brenen Thompson, WR, Senior

Missouri
Daylan Carnell, S, Graduate
Connor Tollison, C, Graduate
Zion Young, DE, Senior

Oklahoma
John Mateer, QB, Junior
Robert Spears-Jennings, DB, Senior
R Mason Thomas, DL, Senior

South Carolina
LaNorris Sellers, QB, Sophomore
DQ Smith, DB, Senior
Nick Barrett, DT, Senior

Tennessee
Arion Carter, LB, Junior
Miles Kitselman, TE, Senior
Bryson Eason, DT, Senior

Texas
Anthony Hill Jr, LB, Junior
Arch Manning, QB, Sophomore
Michael Taaffe, DB, Senior

Texas A&M
Will Lee III, DB, Senior
Ar’maj Reed-Adams, OL, Graduate
Taurean York, LB, Junior

Vanderbilt
Randon Fontenette, S/OLB, Junior
Martel Hight, DB, Junior
Diego Pavia, QB, Graduate

SEC Media Days schedule

DateTeamHead Coach
Monday, July 14
LSUBrian Kelly
Ole MissLane Kiffin
South CarolinaShane Beamer
VanderbiltClark Lea
Tuesday, July 15
AuburnHugh Freeze
GeorgiaKirby Smart
TennesseeJosh Heupel
TexasSteve Sarkisian
Wednesday, July 16
AlabamaKalen DeBoer
FloridaBilly Napier
Mississippi StateJeff Lebby
OklahomaBrent Venables
Thursday, July 17
ArkansasSam Pittman
KentuckyMark Stoops
MissouriEliah Drinkwitz
Texas A&MMike Elko

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