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 3 preview
2017 commits
Quarterback Jake Allen (6-3, 200, Fort Lauderdale, FL. St. Thomas Aquinas)
Matchup: St. Thomas Aquinas (2-1) has a bye week this week.
Yearly Stats: Allen was 34-65 passing for 519 yards, four touchdowns and two 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 (2-0) travels to take on La Salle on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Blades has one interception, one forced fumble and three total touchdowns this year.
Key Players: N/A
Tight end Zech Byrd (6-6, 236, Millbrook, AL. Stanhope Elmore)
Matchup: Stanhope Elmore (0-3) plays host to Northview on Friday night.
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 (2-0) will host King on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Carter has seven tackles and 3.5 sacks this year.
Key Players: N/A
Defensive back Shawn Davis (5-11, 190, Miami, FL. Southridge)
Matchup: Southridge (3-0) has a home game against Booker T. on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Davis has an interception and two pass breakups this season.
Key Players: Southridge: 2018 WR Mark Pope and TE Kemore Gamble. Booker T: Gators OL commit Kadeem Telfort
Defensive tackle Javier Edwards (6-3, 350, Brenham, TX. Blinn College)
Matchup: Blinn (2-1) will travel to take on Trinity Valley Community College on Saturday.
Yearly Stats: Edwards had 14 tackles, three tackles for a loss and a forced fumble this year.
Key Players: N/A
Tight end Kemore Gamble (6-4, 216, Miami, FL. Southridge)
Matchup: Southridge (3-0) has a home game against Booker T. on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Gamble has a two 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 (2-0) has a road game against Bloomingdale on Friday.
Yearly Stats: Green had five catches for 98 yards this year with a touchdown.
Key Players: N/A
Defensive tackle Fred Hansard (6-3, 324, Princeton, N.J. Hun School)
Matchup: Hun school (1-0) has a bye week this week.
Yearly Stats: N/A
Key Players: N/A
Linebacker James Houston (6-1, 225, Fort Lauderdale, FL. American Heritage)
Matchup: American Heritage (3-0) travels to take on Coconut Creek 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 (1-0) has a home game against Boca Ciega on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Lemons had 11 carries for 121 yards in the preseason lost.
Key Players: N/A
Linebacker Ventrell Miller (6-0, 227, Lakeland, FL. Kathleen)
Matchup: Kathleen (2-1) will travel to take on Riviera Prep on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Miller has a rushing touchdown this year.
Key Players: Kathleen- 2019 DB Brendan Gant
Defensive tackle Jordon Scott (6-1 345, Largo, FL. Pinellas Park)
Matchup: Pinellas Park (1-0) has a road game against Tarpon Springs on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Scott has three sacks this year.
Key Players:
Offensive lineman Kadeem Telfort (6-7, 300, Miami, FL. Booker T.)
Matchup: Booker T (2-1) has a road game against Southridge on Friday night.
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 (4-0) has a road game against B.C. Rain on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Toney is 30-62 passing for 530 yards and four touchdowns. Toney also has ran for 235 yards five more touchdowns this year.
Key Players: N/A
Defensive back Marco Wilson (6-0, 180, Fort Lauderdale, FL. American Heritage)
Matchup: American Heritage (3-0) travels to take on Coconut Creek on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Wilson has four tackles and an interception this season.
Key players: American Heritage- 2018 DB’s Patrick Surtain Jr. Tyson Campbell