It’s that time of the year again where the Friday Night Lights are bright and prospects across the country are starting the high school football season.
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.
Week 2 preview
2027 commits
Tight end Jackson Ballinger (6-5, 230, Centerburg, OH. High)
Matchup: Centerburg (1-0) travels to take on Johnstown-Monroe on Friday.
Yearly Stats: Ballinger has three catches for 72 yards and a long touchdown catch.
Notes: N/A
Running back Andrew Beard (5-9, 195, Bogart, GA. Prince Avenue Christian)
Matchup: Prince Avenue (1-0) has a bye week this week.
Yearly Stats: N/A
Notes: N/A
Receiver Tramond Collins (6-0, 185, Cottondale, FL. High)
Matchup: Cottondale (1-0) plays host to Graceville on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Collins has 3 catches for 70 yards and has added 2 carries for 7 yards.
Notes: N/A
Quarterback Davin Davidson (6-6, 215, Sarasota, FL. Cardinal Mooney)
Matchup: Cardinal Mooney (1-0) plays host to Cardinal Newman on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Davidson is 20-26 passing for 265 yards and two touchdowns. Davidson also added a 16-yard run.
Notes: N/A
Defensive back Kailib Dillard (6-2, 170, Tulsa, OK. Jenks)
Matchup: Jenks travels to take on Southlake Carroll on Thursday night.
Yearly Stats: N/A
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Tight end Tommy Douglas (6-4, 235, Princeton, NJ. Hun)
Matchup: Hun (1-0) travels to take on Skyridge on Saturday.
Yearly Stats: Douglas has two catches for 62 yards and a touchdown.
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Defensive back Raheem Floyd (6-0, 170, East St. Louis, IL. High)
Matchup: East St. Louis (1-0) travels to take on American Heritage on Friday.
Yearly Stats: Floyd had an interception return for a touchdown.
Notes: Floyd will match-up against fellow Florida commit Amare Nugent
Defensive back Aamaury Fountain (6-3, 182, Warner Robins, GA. Northside)
Matchup: Northside (1-0) travels to take on Mays on Friday.
Yearly Stats: N/A
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Linebacker Tre Geathers (6-1, 195, Charlotte, NC. Providence Day)
Matchup: Providence Day (1-0) plays host to Rolesville on Friday.
Yearly Stats: Geathers has two tackles, a quarterback hurry, and an interception he returned for a touchdown.
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Offensive lineman Maxwell Hiller (6-5,305, Coatesville, PA. High)
Matchup: Coatesville travels to take on Plymouth Whitemarsh on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: N/A
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Offensive lineman Elijah Hutcheson (6-5, 265, Roanoke Catholic, VA. High)
Matchup: Roanoke Catholic travels to take on Trinity Episcopal on Saturday.
Yearly Stats: N/A
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Receiver Anthony Jennings (5-11, 160, Fort Lauderdale, FL. Dillard)
Matchup: Dillard (1-0) plays host to St. Peter’s Prep on Saturday.
Yearly Stats: Jennings has two receiving touchdowns.
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Athlete Kamarion Johnson (6-0, 185, Homerville, GA. Clinch County)
Matchup: Clinch County (0-1) plays host to Jeff Davis on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: N/A
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Defensive lineman De’Voun Kendrick (6-4, 300, Tampa, FL. Carrollwood Day)
Matchup: Carrollwood Day (1-0) travels to take River Ridge on Friday.
Yearly Stats: Kendrick has 3 tackles, 2 tackles for a loss, and one quarterback hurry.
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Linebacker Ellis McGaskin (5-11, 210, Mobile, AL. Williamson)
Matchup: Williamson (1-0) has a bye week.
Yearly Stats: McGaskin had 3 carries for 10 yards.
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Kicker Aaron McWilliams (5-11, 185, Sharpsburg, GA. East Coweta)
Matchup: East Coweta (1-0) plays host to Newman on Friday.
Yearly Stats: McWilliams is 3-3 on PAT’s and 1-2 on field goals this season.
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Offensive lineman Peyton Miller (6-5, 310, Anna, TX. High)
Matchup: Anna travels to take on Colleyville Heritage on Friday.
Yearly Stats: N/A
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Defensive lineman Cain Van Norden (6-7, 299, Washington DC., St. Frances Academy)
Matchup: St. Frances travels to take on DeLand on Friday.
Yearly Stats: N/A
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Defensive back Amare Nugent (5-11, 180, Broward, FL. American Heritage)
Matchup: American Heritage (0-1) plays host to East St. Louis on Friday.
Yearly Stats: N/A
Notes: Nugent will match-up against fellow Florida commit Raheem Floyd
Receiver Elias Pearl (5-11, 183, Port Charlotte, FL. High)
Matchup: Port Charlotte (1-0) travels to take on CCCHS on Friday.
Yearly Stats: N/A
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Linebacker Ja’Bios Smith (6-2, 205, Swainsboro, GA. High)
Matchup: Swainsboro (0-1) travels to take on Emanuel County Institute on Thursday.
Yearly Stats: Smith had 14 tackles last week.
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Defensive lineman Zahmar Tookes (6-3, 260, Rochester, NY. Brighton)
Matchup: Brighton doesn’t start its season until next week.
Yearly Stats: N/A
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Defensive end Cahron Wheeler (6-5, 245, Baltimore, MD. St. Paul’s)
Matchup: St. Paul’s doesn’t start its season for one week.
Yearly Stats: N/A
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Defensive back Kamauri Whitfield (5-10, 185, Orlando, FL. The First Academy)
Matchup: The First Academy (1-0) will play host to Edgewater on Friday.
Yearly Stats: N/A
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