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 1 preview
2027 commits
Tight end Jackson Ballinger (6-5, 230, Centerburg, OH. High)
Matchup: Centerburg travels to host Utica on Friday Night.
Yearly Stats: N/A
Notes: N/A
Running back Andrew Beard (5-9, 195, Bogart, GA. Prince Avenue Christian)
Matchup: Prince Avenue plays host to Thomson on Friday Night.
Yearly Stats: N/A
Notes: N/A
Receiver Tramond Collins (6-0, 185, Cottondale, FL. High)
Matchup: Cottondale plays host to North Bay Haven Academy on Friday.
Yearly Stats: N/A
Notes: N/A
Quarterback Davin Davidson (6-6, 215, Sarasota, FL. Cardinal Mooney)
Matchup: Cardinal Mooney plays host to Berkeley Prep on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: N/A
Notes: N/A
Defensive back Kailib Dillard (6-2, 170, Tulsa, OK. Jenks)
Matchup: Jenks doesn’t start its season until next week.
Yearly Stats: N/A
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Tight end Tommy Douglas (6-4, 235, Princeton, NJ. Hun)
Matchup: Hun doesn’t start play until next Saturday.
Yearly Stats: N/A
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Defensive back Raheem Floyd (6-0, 170, East St. Louis, IL. High)
Matchup: East St. Louis travels to take on Chicago Mt. Carmel on Saturday.
Yearly Stats: N/A
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Defensive back Aamaury Fountain (6-3, 182, Warner Robins, GA. Northside)
Matchup: Northside plays host to Eagle’s Landing on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: N/A
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Linebacker Tre Geathers (6-1, 195, Charlotte, NC. Providence Day)
Matchup: Providence Day plays host to Myers Park on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: N/A
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Offensive lineman Maxwell Hiller (6-5,305, Coatesville, PA. High)
Matchup: Coatesville doesn’t start its season until next week.
Yearly Stats: N/A
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Offensive lineman Elijah Hutcheson (6-5, 265, Roanoke Catholic, VA. High)
Matchup: Roanoke Catholic doesn’t start its season until next week.
Yearly Stats: N/A
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Receiver Anthony Jennings (5-11, 160, Fort Lauderdale, FL. Dillard)
Matchup: Dillard will travel to take on Piper on Thursday night.
Yearly Stats: N/A
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Athlete Kamarion Johnson (6-0, 185, Homerville, GA. Clinch County)
Matchup: Clinch County will travel to take on Fitzgerald 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 will play host to Eau Gallie on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: N/A
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Linebacker Ellis McGaskin (5-11, 210, Mobile, AL. Williamson)
Matchup: Williamson travels to take on Baker on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: N/A
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Kicker Aaron McWilliams (5-11, 185, Sharpsburg, GA. East Coweta)
Matchup: East Coweta travels to take on Ola on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: N/A
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Offensive lineman Peyton Miller (6-5, 310, Anna, TX. High)
Matchup: Anna doesn’t start its season until next week.
Yearly Stats: N/A
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Defensive lineman Cain Van Norden (6-7, 299, Washington DC., St. Frances Academy)
Matchup: St. Frances doesn’t start its season until next week.
Yearly Stats: N/A
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Defensive back Amare Nugent (5-11, 180, Broward, FL. American Heritage)
Matchup: American Heritage plays host to West Boca Raton on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: N/A
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Receiver Elias Pearl (5-11, 183, Port Charlotte, FL. High)
Matchup: Port Charlotte travels to take on Cape Coral on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: N/A
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Linebacker Ja’Bios Smith (6-2, 205, Swainsboro, GA. High)
Matchup: Swainsboro plays host to Cook on Friday Night.
Yearly Stats: N/A
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Defensive lineman Zahmar Tookes (6-3, 260, Rochester, NY. Brighton)
Matchup: Brighton doesn’t start its season for two weeks.
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 two weeks.
Yearly Stats: N/A
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Defensive back Kamauri Whitfield (5-10, 185, Orlando, FL. The First Academy)
Matchup: The First Academy will play host to Dr. Phillips on Friday Night.
Yearly Stats: N/A
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