Here's who Florida football is sending to 2025 SEC Media Days with Billy Napier
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The 2025 edition of the SEC media days for college football is right around the corner. On Tuesday, the Florida Gators announced the three players who will join coach Billy Napier in Atlanta next week.
The headliner of the group is sophomore quarterback DJ Lagway, whose presence under center helped the Orange and Blue earn its first winning season in four years while leading the team to its first bowl game victory since 2019. The gunslinger from Willis, Texas, has become the face of the program and enters the fall campaign among the candidates for the Heisman Trophy.
Also included in the group is the man who stands in front of Lagway on each offensive play — redshirt senior center Jake Slaughter. The offensive lineman, originally from Sparr, Florida, earned multiple accolades last season and is projected by many to be selected in the first round of the 2026 NFL draft.
Finally, there is redshirt senior defensive tackle Caleb Banks, who represents the other side of the line of scrimmage among the group in Atlanta. Also projected to be a high-round pick in next spring's draft, the former transfer from the Louisville Cardinals has been an important presence in the trenches and as a leader on the sidelines for the Gators.
Florida's turn at the podium comes on Wednesday, July 16, starting at 1 p.m. ET.
2025 Football SEC Media Days details
The 2025 SEC Football Kickoff Media Days will be held from Monday, July 14, to Thursday, July 17, at the Omni Atlanta Hotel at Centennial Park and The College Football Hall of Fame.
This summer marks the third time since 2018 that Atlanta has hosted the SEC’s preseason media event; Dallas, Nashville and Atlanta have served as hosts the previous three years.
SEC Network will once again bring the four-day event to a national audience. The extravaganza is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. ET on Monday, with the SEC Network providing coverage of the four-day event.
2025 Football Media Days Student-Athlete Attendees
Alabama: Wednesday, July 16
- Tim Keenan III, DL, Senior
- Deontae Lawson, LB, Senior
- Kadyn Proctor, OL, Junior
Arkansas: Thursday, July 17
- Cam Ball, DL, Senior
- Taylen Green, QB, Senior
- Xavian Sorey Jr., LB, Senior
Auburn: Tuesday, July 15
- Jackson Arnold, QB, Junior
- Keldric Faulk, DL, Junior
- Connor Lew, OL, Junior
Florida: Wednesday, July 16
- Caleb Banks, DL, Senior
- Jake Slaughter, OL, Senior
- DJ Lagway, QB, Sophomore
Georgia: Tuesday, July 15
- CJ Allen, LB, Junior
- Daylen Everette, DB, Senior
- Gunner Stockton, QB, Junior
Kentucky: Thursday, July 17
- Alex Afari Jr., LB, Senior
- Jordan Lovett, DB, Senior
- Josh Kattus, TE, Senior
LSU: Monday, July 14
- Chris Hilton Jr., WR, Senior
- Garrett Nussmeier, QB, Senior
- Whit Weeks, LB, Junior
Ole Miss: Monday, July 14
- TJ Dottery, LB, Junior
- Cayden Lee, WR, Junior
- Austin Simmons, QB, Sophomore
Mississippi State: Wednesday, July 16
- Blake Shapen, QB, Graduate
- Isaac Smith, S, Junior
- Brenen Thompson, WR, Senior
Missouri: Thursday, July 17
- Daylan Carnell, S, Graduate
- Connor Tollison, C, Graduate
- Zion Young, DE, Senior
Oklahoma: Wednesday, July 16
- John Mateer, QB, Junior
- Robert Spears-Jennings, DB, Senior
- R Mason Thomas, DL, Senior
South Carolina: Monday, July 14
- LaNorris Sellers, QB, Sophomore
- DQ Smith, DB, Senior
- Nick Barrett, DT, Senior
Tennessee: Tuesday, July 15
- Arion Carter, LB, Junior
- Miles Kitselman, TE, Senior
- Bryson Eason, DT, Senior
Texas: Tuesday, July 15
- Anthony Hill Jr, LB, Junior
- Arch Manning, QB, Sophomore
- Michael Taaffe, DB, Senior
Texas A&M: Thursday, July 17
- Will Lee III, DB, Senior
- Ar’maj Reed-Adams, OL, Graduate
- Taurean York, LB, Junior
Vanderbilt: Monday, July 14
- Randon Fontenette, S/OLB, Junior
- Martel Hight, DB, Junior
- Diego Pavia, QB, Graduate
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This article originally appeared on Gators Wire: Florida Football: Lagway, Slaughter, Banks head to SEC Media Days
