Friday Night Frenzy preview week 10: Florida Gators recruiting

It’s that time of the year again where the Friday Night Lights are bright and prospects all across the country are battling to finish off the year with a state championship ring.

Like the past years Gator Country is going to do a preview every Thursday for all of the Florida Gators commits and on Monday we will do a full recap including stats and notes from the past weeks games.

This year we are going to also highlight the key players to watch in the game that aren’t Florida Gators commits but rather targets or just big names in the game.

Also we will give you a few games that involve Florida Gators targets from the Class of 2016 and 2017 to watch as well.

 

Week 10 preview

2017 commits

 

Quarterback Jake Allen (6-3, 200, Fort Lauderdale, FL. St. Thomas Aquinas)

Matchup: St. Thomas Aquinas (4-2) has a home game against Boyd Anderson on Friday night.

Yearly Stats: Allen is 64-115 passing for 1,042 yards, nine touchdowns and four interceptions this year.

Key Players: St. Thomas- West Virginia commit Mike Hartley.

 

Defensive back Elijah Blades (6-2, 170, Pasadena, CA. John Muir)

Matchup: Muri (3-4) travels to take on Glendale on Friday.

Yearly Stats: Blades has two interceptions, one forced fumble and four total touchdowns this year.

Key Players: N/A

 

Tight end Zech Byrd (6-6, 236, Millbrook, AL. Stanhope Elmore)

Matchup: Stanhope Elmore (3-5) will play host to Lanier on Friday.

Yearly Stats: Byrd has three touchdown catches this year.

Key Players: N/A

 

Defensive end Zach Carter (6-4, 250, Tampa, FL. Hillsborough)

Matchup: Hillsborough (7-0) travels to take on Brandon.

Yearly Stats: Carter has 40 tackles and 6 sacks this year and a safety.

Key Players: N/A

 

Defensive back Shawn Davis (5-11, 190, Miami, FL. Southridge)

Matchup: Southridge (6-2) travels to take on Palmetto on Friday.

Yearly Stats: Davis has two interceptions and 11 pass breakups this season.

Key Players: Southridge: 2018 WR Mark Pope and TE Kemore Gamble.

 

Defensive tackle Javier Edwards (6-3, 350, Brenham, TX. Blinn College

Matchup: Blinn (6-2) has a bye week this week.

Yearly Stats: Edwards had 21 tackles, two sacks and one tackle for a loss.

Key Players: N/A

 

Tight end Kemore Gamble (6-4, 216, Miami, FL. Southridge)

Matchup: Southridge (6-2) travels to take on Palmetto on Friday.

Yearly Stats: Gamble has four receiving and two rushing touchdowns this year.

Key Players: Southridge- 2018 WR Mark Pope, DB Shawn Davis.

 

Receiver Daquon Green (6-1, 185, Tampa, FL. Tech)

Matchup: Tampa Bay Tech (6-1) has a road game against Durant on Friday night.

Yearly Stats: Green has 24 catches for 391 yards and seven touchdowns this year.

Key Players: Tampa Bay Tech: 2018 QB Mike Penix Jr.

 

Defensive tackle Fred Hansard (6-3, 324, Princeton, N.J. Hun School)

Matchup: Hun school (5-0) has a home game against Lawrenceville on Saturday.

Yearly Stats: N/A

Key Players: N/A

 

Linebacker James Houston (6-1, 225, Fort Lauderdale, FL. American Heritage)

Matchup: American Heritage (7-0) travels to Jackson on Friday night.

Yearly Stats: Houston is out for the year with a torn ACL.

Key Players: American Heritage- 2018 DB’s Tyson Campbell and Patrick Surtain Jr.

 

Running back Adarius Lemons (6-0, 195, Cleawater, FL. High)

Matchup: Clearwater (6-1) has a home game against Largo on Friday night.

Yearly Stats: Lemons had 40 carries for 305 yards and three touchdowns this year.

Key Players: N/A

 

Linebacker Ventrell Miller (6-0, 227, Lakeland, FL. Kathleen)

Matchup: Kathleen (3-4) will host South Fork on Friday night.

Yearly Stats: Miller has a three rushing touchdowns this year and a safety.

Key Players: Kathleen- 2019 DB Brendan Gant

 

Defensive tackle Jordon Scott (6-1 345, Largo, FL. Pinellas Park)

Matchup: Pinellas Park (4-2) has a home game against East Lake on Friday night.

Yearly Stats: Scott has two sacks and a forced fumble this year.

Key Players:

 

Offensive lineman Kadeem Telfort (6-7, 300, Miami, FL. Booker T.)

Matchup: Booker T (5-3) has a home game against Columbus on Thursday.

Yearly Stats: N/A

Key Players: Booker T. – 2018 defensive end Robert Hicks . Columbus- DB C.J. Henderson

 

Athlete Kadarius Toney (6-0, 177, Eight Mile, AL. Blount)

Matchup: Blount (7-2) has a home game against Gulf Shores on Thursday.

Yearly Stats: Toney is 107-179 passing for 1,728 yards and twelve touchdowns. Toney has also run for 499 yards and eight more touchdowns this year.

Key Players: N/A

 

Defensive back Marco Wilson (6-0, 180, Fort Lauderdale, FL. American Heritage)

Matchup: American Heritage (7-0) travels to Jackson on Friday night.

Yearly Stats: Wilson has seven tackles and an interception this season.

Key players: American Heritage- 2018 DB’s Patrick Surtain Jr. Tyson Campbell

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Andrew Spivey
Andrew always knew he wanted to be involved with sports in some capacity. He began by coaching high school football for six years before deciding to pursue a career in journalism. While coaching, he was a part of two state semifinal teams in the state of Alabama. Given his past coaching experience, he figured covering recruiting would be a perfect fit. He began his career as an intern for Rivals.com, covering University of Florida football recruiting. After interning with Rivals for six months, he joined the Gator Country family as a recruiting analyst. Andrew enjoys spending his free time on the golf course and watching his beloved Atlanta Braves. Follow him on Twitter at @AndrewSpiveyGC.

2 COMMENTS

  1. We go a great job recruiting south Ga, but how can have the winningest high school football program in the country, arguably in the toughest region games nationwide….. My point is Valdosta Ga, is dubbed title town by ESPN for a reason and non of our players every get recruited by the UF, we have 4* players all over defense. Check out antwon kincade and zacoby McClain just a few , but other players in our region get offers from mcelwain and our players are way better

    • While they are both good HS players, McClain is an undersized LB and there’s a reason Kingcade’s best offer is from Central Michigan.