Friday Night Frenzy Week 3 Preview: Florida Gators Recruiting

It’s that time of the year again where the Friday Night Lights are bright and prospects all across the country have started the season including all of the Florida Gators recruiting board’s prospects.

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.

 

2016 commits


Offensive lineman Branton Autry (6-4, 320, Coffeyville, KS JUCO)

Matchup: Coffeyville (1-0) travels to take on Ellsworth JUCO on Saturday.

Yearly Stats: N/A

Key Players: N/A

 

Defensive end JaQuan Bailey (6-3, 235, Jacksonville, FL Raines)

Matchup: Raines (1-0) will host North Miami Beach on Friday night.

Yearly Stats: Bailey has four tackles and three sacks this season.

Key Players: N/A

 

Offensive lineman Stone Forsythe (6-7, 331, Winter Garden, FL West Orange)

Matchup: West Orange (1-0) will host Winter Park 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 (1-0) will host Western Branch (Chesapeake, VA) on Friday night.

Yearly Stats: Gardner has nine tackles, three tackles for a loss, a sack and two caused fumbles this year.

Key Players: Cocoa: 2017 Ohio State Buckeyes athlete Bruce Judson


Receiver Josh Hammond (6-0, 180, Hallandale, FL High)

Matchup: Hallandale (1-0) has a home game against Dillard on Friday night.

Yearly Stats: Hammond has three touchdown catches this year.

Key Players: Hallandale: Utah Utes QB commit Tyler Huntley


Center Brett Heggie (6-4, 290, Mount Dora, FL High)

Matchup: Mount Dora (0-0) travels to take on Tavares on Friday night.

Yearly Stats: N/A

Key Players:


Receiver Isaiah Johnson (6-3, 212, West Palm Beach, FL Dwyer)

Matchup:  Dwyer (1-0) has a bye week this week.

Yearly Stats: Johnson has 157 yards receiving and three touchdowns this year.

Key Players: N/A

 

 Linebacker Vosean Joseph (6-2, 210, Miami, FL Norland)

Matchup: Norland (1-0) will play host to American on Thursday night.

Yearly Stats: Joseph has eight tackles, a sack, two 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 (0-2) will travel to take on Wayne County on Friday night.

Yearly Stats: N/A

Key Players: Meridian: Quincy Lenton


Cornerback C.J. McWilliams (5-11, 164, Miami, FL Southwest)

Matchup: Southwest (1-0) will play Miami on Thursday night.

Yearly Stats: N/A

Key Players:

 

Linebacker Eric Mitchell (6-1, 228, Miami, FL Central)

Matchup: Central (0-1) will travel to take on Killian on Friday night.

Yearly Stats: Mitchell has a fumble recovery

Key Players:

 Linebacker Jeremiah Moon (6-4, 210, Hoover, AL High)

Matchup: Hoover (2-0) will travel to take on Mountain Brook on Friday night.

Yearly Stats: Moon has seven tackles this year.

Key Players: N/A

 Cornerback Jayvaughn Myers (6-1, 175, Dade City, FL Pasco)

Matchup: Dade City (1-0) will travel to take on Gulf on Friday night.

Yearly Stats: Myers has one tackle this year.

Key Players: N/A

 Running back Lamical Perine (5-11, 211, Theodore, AL High)

Matchup: Theodore (2-0) takes on Baker this week at home.

Yearly Stats: Perine has 145 yards and two touchdowns this year.

Key Players: Theodore: Safety Justin Hosea-Williams

 Cornerback Aaron Robinson (6-1, 173, Deerfield Beach, FL High)

Matchup: Deerfield Beach (1-0) has a bye this week.

Yearly Stats: Robinson has three tackles this year.

Key Players: Deerfield: WR Cavin Ridley.

 

Safety Jeawon Taylor (6-2, 192, Montgomery, AL Park Crossing)

Matchup: Park Crossing (2-0) will host Dothan on Thursday night.

Yearly Stats: Taylor has 16 tackles, one INT 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 (1-0) will travel to take on Garden City on Saturday night.

Yearly Stats: Thompson has 52 yards rushing and a touchdown this year.

Key Players: N/A

 Athlete Tyrek Tisdale (6-0, 198, Orlando, FL Oak Ridge)

Matchup: Oak Ridge (1-0) will host Timber Creek on Friday night.

Yearly Stats: N/A

Key Players: N/A

 Quarterback Kyle Trask (6-6, 212, Manvel, TX)

Matchup: Manvel (0-1) will travel to take on North Shore on Friday night.

Yearly Stats: N/A

Key Players: N/A

 Receiver Rick Wells (6-0, 187, Jacksonville, FL Raines)

Matchup: Raines (1-0) will host North Miami Beach on Friday night.

Yearly Stats: Wells has one catch for 15 yards this year.

Key Players: N/A

 2017 commits

 Quarterback Jake Allen (6-2, 195, Fort Lauderdale, FL St. Thomas Aquinas)

Matchup: St. Thomas Aquinas (2-0) will host Miramar on Friday night.

Yearly Stats: Allen is 44-58 for 648 yards and seven touchdowns this year.

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 (1-0) will host Sickles on Friday night.

Yearly Stats: Green has two catches for 27 yards and a touchdown this year.

Key Players: N/A

 Offensive lineman Kadeem Telfort (6-6, 323, Miami, FL Norland)

Matchup: Norland (1-0) will play host to American 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 (1-0) has a bye this week.

Yearly Stats: N/A

Key Players: 

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.