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Florida Quarterback DJ Lagway Set to Visit Baylor on Wednesday

Florida transfer quarterback DJ Lagway is set to take a visit to Baylor on Wednesday. He took trips to Florida State and Virginia earlier this week.
By Grayson Grundhoefer
January 6, 2026
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Opinion: Baylor’s Best Path Forward Runs Through DJ Lagway

Florida transfer quarterback DJ Lagway is set to take a visit to Baylor on Wednesday. He took trips to Florida State and Virginia earlier this week.

Lagway entered the 2025 season as a preseason Heisman contender, but the season didn’t go as planned for the Gators. He threw for 2,264 yards with 16 touchdowns and 14 interceptions. Lagway struggled with some nagging injuries, and head Coach Billy Napier was fired midseason.

As a freshman, he threw for 1,915 yards with 12 touchdowns and nine interceptions. He took over for an injured Graham Mertz and led the Gators to an 8-5 season with four-straight wins over LSU, Ole Miss, Florida State and Tulane.

The former Gatorade Player of the Year totaled 5,558 yards of offense and 75 touchdowns during his senior season at Willis High School. During his three-year high school career, he threw for 8,393 yards, 101 touchdowns, and 16 interceptions, and he ran for 2,197 yards and 29 touchdowns.

His father, Derek, played running back at Baylor in the late 90s. He was also the No. 1 quarterback in the nation for the 2024 class and a five-star prospect, according to 247Sports.

Lagway is a consensus top 10 quarterback in the transfer portal and has two years of eligibility remaining.

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Florida Quarterback DJ Lagway Set to Visit Baylor on Wednesday

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9:18p, 1/6/26
Fingers crossed for a great visit!
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9:46p, 1/6/26
If we could land him it would really change the vibes.
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10:07p, 1/6/26
If we only had a Papadeaux...
"The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you're uncool."
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In reply to Ewalker80 • 9:37a
Ewalker80 said:
If we could land him it would really change the vibes.
At this point, many Baylor fans (myself included) are looking for a reason -- any reason -- to invest in what will likely be a miserable, lame duck season. Adding Lagway, a former blue chip recruit and Baylor legacy, would help in this regard.
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11:37a
Signing a Def coordinator and some big uglies is starting to get my hopes up. Adding DJ would tell me someone with deep pockets is serious about BU football. Hope springs eternal.
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There is no way he comes to Baylor. Why would he??? His draft stock would go down.
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In reply to PacificBear • 12:20p
PacificBear said:
There is no way he comes to Baylor. Why would he??? His draft stock would go down.
Spavital is a really good QB coach/developer. And Lagway has already done the blue blood/NIL windfall thing.

He likely just wants to go somewhere where he can play, have fun and have a chance to be successful in a comfortable environment he's already well acquainted with. Baylor makes a lot of sense under those circumstances.
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In reply to PacificBear • 12:21p
PacificBear said:
There is no way he comes to Baylor. Why would he??? His draft stock would go down.


When a thoroughbred drops down in class.. that's a horse id bet on.

SEC >Big 12

Much better chance of him improving vs Big 12 defenses.
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In reply to PacificBear • 3:43p
PacificBear said:
There is no way he comes to Baylor. Why would he??? His draft stock would go down.


He'd be treated like a hero here and would basically be guaranteed the starting job. His current draft stock is close to zero. he has nowhere to go but up, but to do that he needs playing time
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When you step back, take a deep breath, and look at where we are, I think we should jump at the chance to take a quality athlete (4-5 Star) with D1 collegiate experience AND Baylor connections. He's still young and has plenty of potential.
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Didn't Mike Gundy give $1-M of his salary back to OkState to help pay assistants and NIL???

It would be a class move for CDA to offer back some of his $$ to help attract Lagway.

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In reply to bear2be2 • 4:34p
bear2be2 said:
PacificBear said:
There is no way he comes to Baylor. Why would he??? His draft stock would go down.
Spavital is a really good QB coach/developer. And Lagway has already done the blue blood/NIL windfall thing.

He likely just wants to go somewhere where he can play, have fun and have a chance to be successful in a comfortable environment he's already well acquainted with. Baylor makes a lot of sense under those circumstances.


"successful" is not a frivolous word to throw around at Baylor… somewhat of an oxymoron.
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In reply to BearlyBeloved • 5:49p
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Didn't Mike Gundy give $1-M of his salary back to OkState to help pay assistants and NIL???

It would be a class move for CDA to offer back some of his $$ to help attract Lagway.



He won't. For all the talk about how nice of a guy Dave is, he's not nice enough to do that.
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In reply to Youre a clown • 6:04p
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BearlyBeloved said:
Didn't Mike Gundy give $1-M of his salary back to OkState to help pay assistants and NIL???

It would be a class move for CDA to offer back some of his $$ to help attract Lagway.



He won't. For all the talk about how nice of a guy Dave is, he's not nice enough to do that.


For every loss Dave should kick in 8% of his salary to a NIL fund.
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