Florida starting cornerback Dijon Johnson will miss the remainder of the season after undergoing knee surgery Tuesday.

Johnson suffered the injury in Saturday's loss to Miami . Gators coach Billy Napier confirmed the surgery for Johnson, who made his eighth consecutive start in the Miami contest and had four tackles and a pass breakup.

Johnson sustained the injury in the second half while tackling Miami wide receiver Malachi Toney on a third-down play. Johnson, a junior who had 25 tackles and started five games for Florida last season, was a top-100 recruit in the 2023 class.

"It's going to be fixable, nothing long term there, but he will be out for the remainder of the season," Napier said.

Gators starting quarterback DJ Lagway is "100 percent," according to Napier, despite b

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