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 7 preview
2027 commits
Tight end Jackson Ballinger (6-5, 230, Centerburg, OH. High)
Matchup: Centerburg (4-2) plays host to Cardington-Lincoln 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 (4-0) has a bye week.
Yearly Stats: Beard has 47 carries for 558 yards and 10 touchdowns. Beard also has 4 catches for 19 yards.
Notes: N/A
Receiver Tramond Collins (6-0, 185, Cottondale, FL. High)
Matchup: Cottondale (5-0) travels to take on Franklin County on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Collins has 10 catches for 287 yards and 4 receiving touchdowns, and has added 10 carries for 130 yards and two rushing touchdowns.
Notes: N/A
Quarterback Davin Davidson (6-6, 215, Sarasota, FL. Cardinal Mooney)
Matchup: Cardinal Mooney (4-1) plays host to CCCHS on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Davidson is 56-91 passing for 822 yards and seven 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 (2-2) plays host to Owasso on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: N/A
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Tight end Tommy Douglas (6-4, 235, Princeton, NJ. Hun)
Matchup: Hun (4-2) is on a bye week.
Yearly Stats: Douglas has 16 catches for 368 yards and 4 touchdowns.
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Defensive back Raheem Floyd (6-0, 170, East St. Louis, IL. High)
Matchup: East St. Louis (5-1) travels to take on Belleville West on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Floyd has 41 tackles and 3 interceptions on the year.
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Defensive back Aamaury Fountain (6-3, 182, Warner Robins, GA. Dodge County)
Matchup: Dodge County (2-2) plays host to Vidalia 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 (5-1) has a bye week.
Yearly Stats: Geathers has 34 tackles, two quarterback hurries, and twos interceptions and one he returned for a touchdown.
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Offensive lineman Maxwell Hiller (6-5,305, Coatesville, PA. High)
Matchup: Coatesville (3-2) travels to take on Downington West on Saturday.
Yearly Stats: N/A
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Offensive lineman Elijah Hutcheson (6-5, 265, Roanoke Catholic, VA. High)
Matchup: Roanoke Catholic (4-0) plays host to SFAR on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: N/A
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Receiver Anthony Jennings (5-11, 160, Fort Lauderdale, FL. Dillard)
Matchup: Dillard (4-2) travels to take on Cardinal Gibbons on Thursday.
Yearly Stats: Jennings has two receiving touchdowns.
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Athlete Kamarion Johnson (6-0, 185, Homerville, GA. Clinch County)
Matchup: Clinch County (3-2) travels to take on Irwin County on Friday.
Yearly Stats: Johnson has 11 catches for 169 yards and a touchdown on the year. Johnson has 6 carries for 65 yards and a touchdown.
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Defensive lineman De’Voun Kendrick (6-4, 300, Tampa, FL. Carrollwood Day)
Matchup: Carrollwood Day (6-0) plays host to Trinity Christian Academy on Friday.
Yearly Stats: Kendrick has 17 tackles, 13 tackles for a loss, and two quarterback hurries.
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Linebacker Ellis McGaskin (5-11, 210, Mobile, AL. Williamson)
Matchup: Williamson (4-0) plays host to Orange Beach on Thursday.
Yearly Stats: McGaskin had 3 carries for 10 yards and 35 tackles, 7 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 (5-1) has a bye week.
Yearly Stats: McWilliams is 21-21 on PAT’s and 13-15 on field goals this season.
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Offensive lineman Peyton Miller (6-5, 310, Anna, TX. High)
Matchup: Anna (5-0) plays host to Frisco 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 (4-0) travels to take on LSSS on Friday.
Yearly Stats: N/A
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Defensive back Amare Nugent (5-11, 180, Broward, FL. American Heritage)
Matchup: American Heritage (3-3) has a bye week.
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 (3-2) plays host to Bishop Verot on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Pearl has nine catches for 119 yards and two touchdowns on the year.
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Linebacker Ja’Bios Smith (6-2, 205, Swainsboro, GA. High)
Matchup: Swainsboro (2-3) plays host to Bleckley County on Friday.
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 50 tackles on defense.
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Defensive lineman Zahmar Tookes (6-3, 260, Rochester, NY. Brighton)
Matchup: Brighton (4-0) travels to take on Churchville-Chilli on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Tookes has 22 tackles, 3.5 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 (0-3) travels to take on Pallotti on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Wheeler has 12 tackles, 6 tackles for a loss, and 3.5 sacks on the year.
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Defensive back Kamauri Whitfield (5-10, 185, Orlando, FL. The First Academy)
Matchup: The First Academy (4-1) will plays host to Cocoa on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Whitfield has 7 catches for 125 yards on offense. Whitfield has 4 carries for 17 yards.
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