Friday Night Frenzy preview week 15: Florida Gator 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 15 preview

 

2017 commits

 

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

Matchup: St. Thomas Aquinas (9-2) has a home playoff game against Mater Academy Charter on Friday night.

Yearly Stats: Allen is 108-187 passing for 1,623 yards, 18 touchdowns and five 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 (6-5) is finished with its season.

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

Key Players: N/A

 

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

Matchup: Stanhope Elmore (4-6) is finished with its season.

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 (8-2) is finished with its season.

Yearly Stats: Carter has 56 tackles and 9 sacks this year and a safety.

Key Players: N/A

 

Running back Malik Davis (5-10, 19, Tampa, FL. Jesuit)

Matchup: Jesuit (11-0) has a home playoff game against Immokalee on Friday night.

Yearly Stats: Davis had 173 carries for 2,130 yards and 31 touchdowns this year.

Key Players: N/A

 

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

Matchup: Southridge (10-2) has a home playoff game against Coral Gables on Friday.

Yearly Stats: Davis has 64 tackles, five interceptions and 11 PBU’s this year.

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

 

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

Matchup: Blinn (6-3) has is finished with its season.

Yearly Stats: Edwards had 24 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 (10-2) has a home playoff game against Coral Gables on Friday.

Yearly Stats: Gamble has five receiving and three 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 (9-2) is finished with its season.

Yearly Stats: Green had 41 catches for 639 yards and nine touchdowns this year.

Key Players: N/A

 

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

Matchup: Hun school (8-0) has finished its season.

Yearly Stats: Hansard had four sacks this year, a fumble recovery and a receiving touchdown this year.

Key Players: N/A

 

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

Matchup: American Heritage (11-0) has a home playoff game against Bishop Moore on Friday.

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.

 

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

Matchup: Kathleen (5-5) is finished with its season.

Yearly Stats: Miller had four rushing touchdowns this year and a safety.

Key Players: Kathleen- 2019 DB Brendan Gant.

 

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

Matchup: Booker T (9-3) has a home playoff game against Cocoa on Thursday.

Yearly Stats: N/A

Key Players: Booker T. – 2018 defensive end Robert Hicks .

 

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

Matchup: Blount (10-3) is finished with its season.

Yearly Stats: Toney is 162-264 passing for 2,749 yards and 23 touchdowns. Toney has also run for 772 yards and 13 more touchdowns this year.

Key Players: N/A

 

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

Matchup: American Heritage (11-0) has a home playoff game against Bishop Moore on Friday.

Yearly Stats: Wilson has 10 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.