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 2019 to watch as well.
Week 3 preview
2019 commits
Linebacker Diwun Black (6-3, 216, Kissimmee, FL. Osceola)
Matchup: Osceola (2-0) take on Viera at home on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Black isn’t playing this year after transferring.
Key Players: N/A
Linebacker Mohamoud Diabate (6-3, 215, Auburn, AL. High)
Matchup: Auburn (2-0) will take on Enterprise on the road on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Diabate has a sack and fumble on the year.
Key Players: N/A
Offensive lineman William Harrod (6-5, 312, Fort Washington, MD. National Christian Academy)
Matchup: National Christian Academy (1-0) takes on Archbishop Carroll on Satuday at home.
Yearly Stats: Harrod and the offense scored 40 points in week one.
Key Players: N/A
Linebacker Tyron Hopper (6-2, 205, Roswell, GA. High)
Matchup: Roswell (2-0) will take on West Forsyth on the road on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Hooper has 15 tackles, two tackles for loss and two interceptions on the year. Hooper also returned an interception for a touchdown.
Key Players: N/A
Defensive tackle Jaelin Humphries (6-3, 303, Lawrenceville, GA. Mountain View)
Matchup: Mountain View (2-1) will take on Central Gwinnett on the road on Friday.
Yearly Stats: Humphries is recovering from an injury and hasn’t played yet.
Key Players: N/A
Quarterback Jalon Jones (6-3, 205, Richmond, VA. Henrico)
Matchup: Henrico (1-0) takes on Deep Run at home on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Jones is 12-17 for 211 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. Jones also has two carries for 102 yards and two touchdowns.
Key Players: N/A
Cornerback Chester Kimbrough (5-10, 167, New Orleans, LA. Warren Easton)
Matchup: Warren Easton (1-0) takes on Brother Martin on the road on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Kimbrough had two tackles in the opening week.
Key Players: Warren Easton has 2020 OL Sedrick Van Pran and running back Ashaad Clayton.
Receiver Dionte Marks (5-11, 178, Deland, FL. High)
Matchup: Deland (2-0) takes on Deltona on the road on Friday.
Yearly Stats: Marks has five catches for 213 yards and three touchdowns on the year.
Key Players: Deland has 2020 athlete Avantae Williams.
Linebacker Jesiah Pierre (6-2, 220, Mount Dora, FL. Christian Academy)
Matchup: Mount Dora Christian Academy (0-2) takes on Wildwood at home.
Yearly Stats: N/A
Key Players: N/A
Offensive lineman Riley Simonds (6-3, 324, Buford, GA. High)
Matchup: Buford (2-1) are on a bye week this week.
Yearly Stats: Simonds and the Buford offense has scored 117 points in the first three games.
Key Players: N/A
Athlete Ja’Markis Weston (6-3, 205, Clewiston, FL. High)
Matchup: Clewiston (0-2) take on LaBelle at home on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: N/A
Key Players: N/A
Offensive lineman Ethan White (6-5, 315, Clearwater, FL. High)
Matchup: Clearwater (1-1) takes on Countryside at home on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: White will take the field for the first time this Friday.
Key Players: N/A
Safety Trent Whittemore (6-3, 190, Gainesville, FL. Buchholz)
Matchup: Buchholz (1-1) takes on Columbia at home on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Whittemore has five catches for 84 yards and a touchdown and also has 13 tackles on defense.
Key Players: Vanguard has 2020 athlete Leonard Manuel.
Offensive lineman Wardrick Wilson (6-5, 305, Miami, FL. Carol City)
Matchup: Carol City (1-0) takes on Columbus at home on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Wilson and the offensive line helped Carol City score 34 points in week one.
Key Players: Carol City has RB Nay’Quan Wright and Miami DB commit Jarvis Brownlee.