Florida football: Gators commit DJ Lagway working to flip top-50 UGA commit

Florida football began spring practice this weekend and hosted a bunch of top-tier recruits to showcase the program. Like every other big recruiting weekend in Gainesville, 5-star QB commit DJ Lagway was present, working hard to recruit more guys to UF.

Among those who visited were 5-star 2025 OT Mason Short, 4-star Gator commit Adarius Hayes, 4-star FSU commit Jordan Pride, and a few other top-100 guys.

But the biggest. target on campus may have been 4-star UGA commit Jaylen Heyward. Heyward is ranked as the 2nd best safety in the class of 2024 and the 36th-best overall player.

Heyward committed to Georgia over Florida and others in January, but that hasn’t stopped Napier and the Gators from going after him.

We all know how badly DJ Lagway wants to bring elite talent with him to Gainesville. We haven’t seen anybody as committed as he is to making the program better before he even enrolls at school.

Lagway’s pursuit of Jaylen Heyward is very important for the Gators’ 2024 class. For starters, flipping a player from UGA is always fun to do.

But Heyward is a top-ten player in the state of Florida. Napier, ever since he got to Gainesville, has stressed the importance of recruiting well in-state, and not letting other teams come in and poach talent from Florida.

Georgia has had their way recruiting players from Florida these past few years, and that has to change.

The addition of Heyward would give the Gators a lot of momentum on the trail as well. If other top recruits see Lagway committed, and swinging guys from rival schools as well, UF will become a much more appealing place for a lot of guys.

Florida recruiting is turning a corner, and guys like DJ Lagway are a big reason why. If he can pull off the flip of Jaylen Heywrad, the rest of the country will be on notice.

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