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 recruiting 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.
2016 commits
Defensive end JaQuan Bailey (6-3, 235, Jacksonville, FL Raines)
Matchup: Raines (9-1) has a home play off game against Rutherford on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Bailey has 63 tackles and 12 sacks this season.
Key Players:
Athlete McArthur Burnett (6-0, 180, Pahokee, FL High)
Matchup: Pahokee (8-2) has a home playoff game against Dixie County 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 (7-3) has a home playoff game against Charlton County on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Clayton has 61 tackles, 21.5 tackles for a loss, eight 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 (9-1) has a home playoff game against Boone 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 (8-2) has a home playoff game against Bishop Verot on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Gardner has 39 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 (8-2) has a road playoff game against Suncoast on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Hammond has 51 catches for 885 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 (4-5) is done with its season.
Yearly Stats: N/A
Key Players:
Receiver Isaiah Johnson (6-3, 212, West Palm Beach, FL Dwyer)
Matchup: Dwyer (10-1) has a home playoff game against Blanche Ely on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Johnson has 37 catches for 712yards receiving and 12 touchdowns this year.
Key Players: N/A
Linebacker Vosean Joseph (6-2, 210, Miami, FL Norland)
Matchup: Norland (5-4) is finshed with its season.
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 (6-5) has a road playoff game against Gulfport 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 (7-3) has a home playoff game against South Dade on Friday 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 an away playoff game against Boyd Anderson on Friday.
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 (9-2) has a home playoff game against Vestavia Hills on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: N/A
Key Players:
Cornerback Jayvaughn Myers (6-1, 175, Dade City, FL Pasco)
Matchup: Dade City (4-6) is finished with its season.
Yearly Stats: Myers has 18 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 (7-4) has finished their season.
Yearly Stats: Perine has 1,654 yards rushing and 15 touchdowns this year.
Key Players: Theodore: Safety Justin Hosea-Williams
Cornerback Aaron Robinson (6-1, 173, Deerfield Beach, FL High)
Matchup: Deerfield Beach (9-1) has a home playoff game against Plantation on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Robinson has 29 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 (9-1) has a home playoff game against Menendez on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Swain has 26 catches for 440 yards and four touchdowns this year.
Key Players: North Marion: DE Jordan Woods
Safety Jeawon Taylor (6-2, 192, Montgomery, AL Park Crossing)
Matchup: Park Crossing (8-3) is finished with its season.
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 (7-3) is waiting on its bowl game berth.
Yearly Stats: Thompson has 1,292 rushing yards and 18 touchdowns this year.
Key Players: N/A
Quarterback Kyle Trask (6-6, 212, Manvel, TX)
Matchup: Manvel (8-2) has a home playoff game against Channelview on Friday.
Yearly Stats: Trask is 34-46 for 624 yards passing and eight touchdowns.
Key Players: N/A
Receiver Rick Wells (6-0, 187, Jacksonville, FL Raines)
Matchup: Raines (9-1) has a home play off game against Rutherford on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Wells has 21catches for 367 yards and five touchdowns.
Key Players:
2017 commits
Quarterback Jake Allen (6-2, 195, Fort Lauderdale, FL St. Thomas Aquinas)
Matchup: St. Thomas Aquinas (9-1) has a home playoff game against Royal Palm Beach on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Allen is 89-143 for 1,120 yards passing and 13 touchdowns and five interceptions.
Key Players: Allen is out for the season with a back injury.
Receiver Daquon Green (6-1, 186, Tampa, FL Tech)
Matchup: Tampa Bay Tech (6-4) has a road playoff game against Countryside 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 (5-4) is finshed with its season.
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 (9-1) has a home playoff game against Plantation on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: N/A
Key Players: