Friday Night Lights preview week 2: Florida Gators 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 2 preview

 

2017 commits

 

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

Matchup: St. Thomas Aquinas travels to take on Booker T. Washington in game one of the season.

Yearly Stats: Allen was 9-12 passing for 97 yards and three touchdowns in the preseason game last week.

Key Players: St. Thomas- West Virginia commit Mike Hartley. Booker T- Gators commit Kadeem Telfort.

 

Defensive back Elijah Blades (6-2, 170, Pasadena, CA. John Muir)

Matchup: Muri takes on Compton in game one of the season on Friday.

Yearly Stats: N/A

Key Players: N/A

 

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

Matchup: Stanhope Elmore (0-1) takes on Prattville High on Friday night.

Yearly Stats: Byrd had a touchdown catch in game one of the season.

Key Players: N/A

 

 

 

Defensive end Zach Carter (6-4, 250, Tampa, FL. Hillsborough)

Matchup: Hillsborough will host Durant on Friday night in game one of the season.

Yearly Stats: N/A

Key Players: N/A

 

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

Matchup: Blinn travels to take on Texas A&T in game one of the season.

Yearly Stats: N/A

Key Players: N/A

 

 

Tight end Kemore Gamble (6-4, 216, Miami, FL. Southridge)

Matchup: Southridge plays host to Edison in game one of the season.

Yearly Stats: Gamble had a touchdown in the preseason game.

Key Players: Southridge- 2018 WR Mark Pope, DB Shawn Davis

 

 

 

Receiver Daquon Green (6-1, 185, Tampa, FL. Tech)

Matchup: Tampa Bay Tech has a home game against Jefferson on Friday night.

Yearly Stats: Green had a touchdown catch in the preseason win.

Key Players: N/A

 

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

Matchup: American Heritage travels to take on Colquitt County on Saturday 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 travels to take on Tarpon Springs 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 travels to take on Lake Gibson on Friday night.

Yearly Stats: N/A

Key Players: Lake Gibson- A.J. DeShazor

 

Defensive tackle Jordon Scott (6-1 345, Largo, FL. Pinellas Park)

Matchup: Pinellas Park will play host to Osceola on Friday night in game one of the season.

Yearly Stats: N/A

Key Players:

 

 

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

Matchup: Booker T plays host to St. Thomas Aquinas on Friday night.

Yearly Stats: N/A

Key Players: Booker T. – Auburn commit Robert Hicks

 

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

Matchup: Blount (1-0) travels to take on Robertsdale on Friday night.

Yearly Stats: Toney was 13-25 passing for 181 yards and a touchdown. Toney also ran for 101 yards on nine carries and two more touchdowns.

Key Players: N/A

 

 

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

Matchup: American Heritage travels to take on Colquitt County on Saturday night.

Yearly Stats: Wilson had three tackles.

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.