It’s that time of the year again when 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 week’s 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 3 preview
2026 commits
Tight end Kekua Aumua (6-5, 255, Kahuku, HI. High)
Matchup: Kahuku (2-2) travels to take on Matger Dei on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: N/A
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Running back Carsyn Baker (6-0, 195, Fairburn, GA. Langston Hughes)
Matchup: Langston Hughes (2-0) plays host to Douglas County on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Baker has three touchdowns this year.
Notes: N/A
Defensive back CJ Bronaugh (6-1, 166, Windermere, FL. High)
Matchup: Windermere (2-0) plays host to Colonial on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Bronaugh has 6 tackles on the year.
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Offensive lineman Chancellor Campbell (6-8, 295, St. Petersburg, FL. Lakewood)
Matchup: Lakewood (2-0) plays host to Clearwater on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: N/A
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Offensive lineman G’Nivre Carr (6-4, 336, Bradenton, FL. IMG)
Matchup: IMG (2-0) has a bye week this week.
Yearly Stats: N/A
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Offensive lineman Tyler Chukuyem (6-6, 290, Douglasville, GA. South Paulding)
Matchup: South Paulding (1-1) travels to take on North Paulding on Friday.
Yearly Stats: N/A
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Receiver Marquez Daniel (6-5, 195, Tuskegee, AL. Booker T. Washington)
Matchup: Booker T. Washington (0-1) travels to take on Talladega on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Daniel has 7 catches for 95 yards and a touchdown on the year.
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Defensive end KJ Ford (6-3, 245, Duncanville, TX. High)
Matchup: Duncanville plays host to South Oak Cliff on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: N/A
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Quarterback Will Griffin (6-3, 230, Tampa, FL. Jesuit)
Matchup: Jesuit (2-0) travels to take on Valdosta on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Griffin is 29-49 for 443 yards and five touchdowns on the year. Griffin also has 43 yards rushing.
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Offensive lineman Desmond Green (6-4, 354, St. Stephen, SC. Timberland)
Matchup: Timberland (2-0) travels to take on Cross on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: N/A
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Athlete Davian Groce (6-1, 190, Frisco, TX. Lone Star
Matchup: Lone Star plays host to Garland on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: N/A
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Defensive lineman Kendall Guervil (6-4, 315, Fort Myers, FL. High)
Matchup: Fort Myers (2-0) plays host to Cypress Lake on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: N/A
Notes: Guervil suffered an injury last week and will miss the rest of the season.
Defensive back Kaiden Hall (6-3, 195, Milton, FL. High)
Matchup: Milton (2-0) travels to take on Booker T. Washington on Thursday night.
Yearly Stats: Hall has 145 yards passing, a passing touchdown, 160 yards rushing and 2 touchdowns while playing offense. Hall has two tackles on defense.
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Defensive back CJ Hester (6-1, 195, Cocoa, FL. High)
Matchup: Cocoa (1-1) travel to take on Vero Beach on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Hester has seven tackles, a caused fumble, and a pass deflection on the year.
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Tight end Heze Kent (6-6, 310, Brunswick. GA. High)
Matchup: Brunswick (1-1) plays host to Effingham County on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Kent has two touchdown catches on the year.
Notes: N/A
Offensive lineman Javarii Luckas (6-5, 305, Belle Glade, FL. Glades Central)
Matchup: Glades Central (2-0) will travel to take on Palm Beach Lakes on Thursday.
Yearly Stats: N/A
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Defensive lineman JaReylan McCoy (6-6, 245, Tupelo, MS. High)
Matchup: Tupelo (2-0) travel to take on Chris Presbyterian Academy on Friday.
Yearly Stats: McCoy has six tackles and three quarterback hurries on the year.
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Linebacker Malik Morris (6-1, 225, Lakeland, FL. High)
Matchup: Lakeland (1-1) plays host to Lake Mary on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: N/A
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Receiver Justin Williams (5-11, 190, Gainesville, FL. Buchholz)
Matchup: Buchholz (1-1) plays host to Eastside on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Williams has 17 carries for 100 yards and a touchdown on the ground. Williams also has 7 catches for 109 yards on the year.
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2027 commits
Receiver Tramond Collins (6-2, 183, Cottondale, FL. High)
Matchup: Cottondale (1-1) has a bye week.
Yearly Stats: Collins has 13 catches for 265 yards and a touchdown on the year.
Notes: N/A