DJ Lagway Draws Quinn Ewers NFL Draft Warning From Analyst Over One Worrying Trend

There’s plenty of excitement around Florida quarterback DJ Lagway entering the 2025 season, but some of that buzz has cooled after news broke that he’s dealing with a lower leg injury. It’s not his first setback, and if the injuries continue, one analyst believes his draft stock could take a hit in the same way Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers saw his slide.

Analyst Issues NFL Draft Warning for DJ Lagway Over Concerning Injury Trend

While the Gators were set to open fall camp today, Lagway was sidelined with a calf strain, wearing a walking boot and listed as day-to-day.

NEW: Florida QB DJ Lagway has been in a boot as he deals with a minor lower leg injury ahead of fall camp, @ZachAbolverdi reports. https://t.co/aIE8hTJN0W pic.twitter.com/tRPn9tPuQH

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Lagway has dealt with several nagging injuries already in his young career. He missed much of spring practice due to a shoulder issue, and during his freshman season in November 2024, he suffered a hamstring injury in Florida’s game against Georgia.

While Lagway hasn’t missed extended time during a season, R.J. Young, host of the “Adapt and Respond” podcast, believes continued injury issues could eventually damage Lagway’s draft stock.

Young cited Quinn Ewers as a cautionary tale, noting how injuries kept Ewers from ever starting a full college season and contributed to his slide to the seventh round of the 2025 NFL Draft.

“Quinn Ewers, I think, fell in the NFL draft in large part because he didn’t make it through an entire season healthy,” Young said.

It’s an interesting warning from Young, but it feels premature. While Lagway’s injury history is worth monitoring, he hasn’t missed significant time yet, and it may be too early to say it will impact his draft stock the same way it did for Ewers.

The current calf strain Lagway is dealing with is not cause for concern. He is listed as day-to-day and is expected to return to practice well before Florida’s season opener on August 30 against Long Island University.

His 2024 hamstring injury only forced him to miss one game. He returned to finish the regular season and played in the team’s bowl game. For his draft stock to take a real hit, he would likely have to miss extended time over the next two years, something that has not happened yet.

Injuries are always worth watching, but calling Lagway injury-prone heading into his sophomore season feels like a stretch.