The first in a position-by-position look at the 2024 Gators leading up to fall camp: TODAY: QUARTERBACK What to expect Graham Mertz returned to raise his NFL draft stock, lead coach Billy Napier’s attack and mentor 5-star signee DJ Lagway. Lagway is the Gators’ quarterback of the future, but Napier is banking on Mertz to build on his best college season to get Florida on the winning track. Mertz, 23, was wildly inconsistent before he transferred from Wisconsin (38 touchdowns, 26 interceptions, 59.5% in three seasons), but he proved incredibly efficient during his Gators’ debut.