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 recruiting 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.
2016 commits
Defensive end JaQuan Bailey (6-3, 235, Jacksonville, FL Raines)
Matchup: Raines (8-0) has a home game against Bolles on Thursday night.
Yearly Stats: Bailey has 43 tackles and nine sacks this season.
Key Players:
Athlete McArthur Burnett (6-0, 180, Pahokee, FL High)
Matchup: Pahokee (7-1) has a road game against Taylor on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Burnett has 45 carries for 480 rushing yards and five touchdowns.
Key Players: N/A
Defensive end Antonneous Clayton (6-4, 218, Vienna, GA Dooly County)
Matchup: Dooly County (5-3) travel to take on Brookstone on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Clayton has 54 tackles, 18.5 tackles for a loss, seven sacks, one fumble recovery and one caused fumble.
Key Players:
Offensive lineman Stone Forsythe (6-7, 331, Winter Garden, FL West Orange)
Matchup: West Orange (7-1) has a road game against Wekiva on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: N/A
Key Players: West Orange: WR Eddie McDoom and QB Woody Barrett.
Cornerback Chauncey Gardner (5-11, 190, Cocoa, FL High)
Matchup: Cocoa (6-2) has a home game Atlantic on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Gardner has 35 tackles, four tackles for a loss, 3 sacks, one interception and two caused fumbles this year.
Key Players: Cocoa: 2017 athlete Bruce Judson
Receiver Josh Hammond (6-0, 180, Hallandale, FL High)
Matchup: Hallandale (7-1) has a road game against American Heritage on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Hammond has 49 catches for 861 yards receiving and seven touchdowns.
Key Players: Hallandale: Utah Utes QB commit Tyler Huntley.
Center Brett Heggie (6-4, 290, Mount Dora, FL High)
Matchup: Mount Dora (4-3) has a road game against South Sumter on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: N/A
Key Players:
Receiver Isaiah Johnson (6-3, 212, West Palm Beach, FL Dwyer)
Matchup: Dwyer (9-0) will host Forest Hill on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Johnson has 29 catches for 602 yards receiving and ten touchdowns this year.
Key Players: N/A
Linebacker Vosean Joseph (6-2, 210, Miami, FL Norland)
Matchup: Norland (5-3) has a home game against Hialeah-Miami Lakes on Thursday night.
Yearly Stats: Joseph has 65 tackles, eight tackles for a loss, six sacks; four caused fumbles and fumble recovery.
Key Players: Norland: FSU LB commit Emmett Rice.
Defensive back Quincy Lenton (6-0, 195, Meridian, MS High)
Matchup: Meridian (4-5) has a home game against Terry on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Lenton has 22 tackles and 1 PBU this season.
Key Players: Meridian: Quincy Lenton
Cornerback C.J. McWilliams (5-11, 164, Miami, FL Southwest)
Matchup: Southwest (6-2) travels to take on Braddock on Saturday night.
Yearly Stats: McWilliams has an INT and a touchdown on the year.
Key Players:
Linebacker Eric Mitchell (6-1, 228, Miami, FL Central)
Matchup: Central (7-3) has a bye week this week.
Yearly Stats: Mitchell 32 tackles and ten sacks this year while recovering two fumbles.
Key Players:
Linebacker Jeremiah Moon (6-4, 210, Hoover, AL High)
Matchup: Hoover (7-2) has a home game against North Marion on Thursday night.
Yearly Stats: Moon has seven tackles this year.
Key Players:
Cornerback Jayvaughn Myers (6-1, 175, Dade City, FL Pasco)
Matchup: Dade City (4-4) has a home game against Springstead on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Myers has 13 tackles this year and two interceptions with one being returned for a touchdown.
Key Players: N/A
Running back Lamical Perine (5-11, 211, Theodore, AL High)
Matchup: Theodore (6-3) has a home game against Fairhope on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Perine has 1,485 yards rushing and 13 touchdowns this year.
Key Players: Theodore: Safety Justin Hosea-Williams
Cornerback Aaron Robinson (6-1, 173, Deerfield Beach, FL High)
Matchup: Deerfield Beach (7-1) will host on Piper on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Robinson has 26 tackles this year and three interceptions.
Key Players: Deerfield: WR Cavin Ridley.
Receiver Freddie Swain (6-1, 174, Citra, FL North Marion)
Matchup: North Marion (8-0) has a road game against Hoover on Thursday night.
Yearly Stats: Swain has 22 catches for 361 yards and two touchdowns this year.
Key Players:
Safety Jeawon Taylor (6-2, 192, Montgomery, AL Park Crossing)
Matchup: Park Crossing (8-2) has a bye week this week.
Yearly Stats: Taylor has 53 tackles, five tackles for a loss, two interceptions and one INT returned for a touchdown.
Key Players: N/A
Running back Mark Thompson (6-2, 230, Dodge City, KS JUCO)
Matchup: Dodge City (5-3) will play a road game against Coffeyville JUCO on Saturday night.
Yearly Stats: Thompson has 933 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns this year.
Key Players: N/A
Quarterback Kyle Trask (6-6, 212, Manvel, TX)
Matchup: Manvel (7-1) has a road game against Pasadena Memorial on Thursday night.
Yearly Stats: Trask is 31-43 for 486 yards passing and seven touchdowns.
Key Players: N/A
Receiver Rick Wells (6-0, 187, Jacksonville, FL Raines)
Matchup: Raines (8-0) has a home game against Bolles on Thursday night.
Yearly Stats: Wells has 14 catches for 288 yards and four touchdowns and threw a 40-yard pass this year.
Key Players:
2017 commits
Quarterback Jake Allen (6-2, 195, Fort Lauderdale, FL St. Thomas Aquinas)
Matchup: St. Thomas Aquinas (7-1) has a road game against Blanche Ely on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Allen is 89-143 for 1,120 yards passing and 13 touchdowns and five interceptions.
Key Players: St. Thomas Aquinas: Miami WR commit Sam Bruce and 2017 WR Trevon Grimes
Receiver Daquon Green (6-1, 186, Tampa, FL Tech)
Matchup: Tampa Bay Tech (5-4) will host East Bay on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Green has 24 catches for 612 yards and seven touchdowns this year.
Key Players: N/A
Offensive lineman Kadeem Telfort (6-6, 323, Miami, FL Norland)
Matchup: Norland (5-3) has a home game against Hialeah-Miami Lakes on Thursday night.
Yearly Stats: N/A
Key Players: Norland: FSU LB commit Emmett Rice.
Receiver Lavarus Tigner (6-2, 185, Deerfield Beach, FL High)
Matchup: Deerfield Beach (7-1) will host on Piper on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: N/A
Key Players: