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 5 preview
2027 commits
Tight end Jackson Ballinger (6-5, 230, Centerburg, OH. High)
Matchup: Centerburg (2-2) plays host to Northmor on Friday.
Yearly Stats: Ballinger has 3 touchdown catches on the year.
Notes: N/A
Running back Andrew Beard (5-9, 195, Bogart, GA. Prince Avenue Christian)
Matchup: Prince Avenue (2-0) plays host to Trinity Christian on Friday.
Yearly Stats: Beard has one touchdown on the year.
Notes: N/A
Receiver Tramond Collins (6-0, 185, Cottondale, FL. High)
Matchup: Cottondale (3-1) plays host to Joshua Christian Academy on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Collins has 5 catches for 165 yards and 2 receiving touchdowns, and has added 56carries for 78 yards and two rushing touchdowns.
Notes: N/A
Quarterback Davin Davidson (6-6, 215, Sarasota, FL. Cardinal Mooney)
Matchup: Cardinal Mooney (3-1) has a bye week.
Yearly Stats: Davidson is 52-84 passing for 761 yards and six touchdowns. Davidson also has 8 carries for 37 yards and two rushing touchdowns.
Notes: N/A
Defensive back Kailib Dillard (6-2, 170, Tulsa, OK. Jenks)
Matchup: Jenks (1-1) travels to take on Bixby on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: N/A
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Tight end Tommy Douglas (6-4, 235, Princeton, NJ. Hun)
Matchup: Hun (3-1) travels to take on St. Thomas More on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Douglas has nine catches for 237 yards and 4 touchdowns.
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Defensive back Raheem Floyd (6-0, 170, East St. Louis, IL. High)
Matchup: East St. Louis (3-1) plays host to Belleville East on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Floyd has 25 tackles and an interception on the year.
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Defensive back Aamaury Fountain (6-3, 182, Warner Robins, GA. Dodge County)
Matchup: Dodge County (1-2) travels to take on Dooly County on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Fountain has four catches for 10 yards on the year. Fountain has also added 3 tackles and two pass break-ups.
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Linebacker Tre Geathers (6-1, 195, Charlotte, NC. Providence Day)
Matchup: Providence Day (3-1) travels to take on Rabun-Gap Nacoochee on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Geathers has 18 tackles, two quarterback hurries, and an interception he returned for a touchdown.
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Offensive lineman Maxwell Hiller (6-5,305, Coatesville, PA. High)
Matchup: Coatesville (1-2) plays host to Owen Roberts on Saturday.
Yearly Stats: N/A
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Offensive lineman Elijah Hutcheson (6-5, 265, Roanoke Catholic, VA. High)
Matchup: Roanoke Catholic (2-0) has a bye week.
Yearly Stats: N/A
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Receiver Anthony Jennings (5-11, 160, Fort Lauderdale, FL. Dillard)
Matchup: Dillard (2-2) has a bye week this week.
Yearly Stats: Jennings has two receiving touchdowns.
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Athlete Kamarion Johnson (6-0, 185, Homerville, GA. Clinch County)
Matchup: Clinch County (1-2) travels to take on Bacon County on Friday.
Yearly Stats: Johnson has 7 catches for 102 yards on the year.
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Defensive lineman De’Voun Kendrick (6-4, 300, Tampa, FL. Carrollwood Day)
Matchup: Carrollwood Day (4-0) plays host to Chamberlain on Friday.
Yearly Stats: Kendrick has 12 tackles, 9 tackles for a loss, and two quarterback hurries.
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Linebacker Ellis McGaskin (5-11, 210, Mobile, AL. Williamson)
Matchup: Williamson (3-0) travels to take on Satsuma on Saturday night.
Yearly Stats: McGaskin had 3 carries for 10 yards and 23 tackles, 5 tackles for a loss, and 4 sacks on defense.
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Kicker Aaron McWilliams (5-11, 185, Sharpsburg, GA. East Coweta)
Matchup: East Coweta (3-1) plays host to Lithonia on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: McWilliams is 18-18 on PAT’s and 7-8 on field goals this season.
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Offensive lineman Peyton Miller (6-5, 310, Anna, TX. High)
Matchup: Anna (3-0) plays host to Emerson on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: N/A
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Defensive lineman Cain Van Norden (6-7, 299, Washington DC., St. Frances Academy)
Matchup: St. Frances (3-0) plays host to Hewlett Sports Academy on Friday.
Yearly Stats: N/A
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Defensive back Amare Nugent (5-11, 180, Broward, FL. American Heritage)
Matchup: American Heritage (2-2) travels to take on Lakeland on Friday.
Yearly Stats: Nugent has 10 tackles and six PBU’s on the season.
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Receiver Elias Pearl (5-11, 183, Port Charlotte, FL. High)
Matchup: Port Charlotte (2-2) has a bye week.
Yearly Stats: Pearl has five catches for 68 yards on the year.
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Linebacker Ja’Bios Smith (6-2, 205, Swainsboro, GA. High)
Matchup: Swainsboro (1-3) has a bye week.
Yearly Stats: Smith has 27 carries for 121 yards and two touchdowns and 2 catches for 54 yards and another touchdown on offense. Smith also has 22 tackles on defense.
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Defensive lineman Zahmar Tookes (6-3, 260, Rochester, NY. Brighton)
Matchup: Brighton (2-1) travels to take on St. Joseph on Thursday night.
Yearly Stats: Tookes has 9 tackles, two tackles for a loss, one sack, and one caused fumble on the year.
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Defensive end Cahron Wheeler (6-5, 245, Baltimore, MD. St. Paul’s)
Matchup: St. Paul’s (0-2) has a bye week.
Yearly Stats: Wheeler has six tackles and 2.5 sacks on the year.
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Defensive back Kamauri Whitfield (5-10, 185, Orlando, FL. The First Academy)
Matchup: The First Academy (5-0) will plays host to IMG Academy on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Whitfield has 3 catches for 39 yards on offense.
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