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 recruiting targets from the Class of 2016 and 2017 to watch as well.
Week 4 preview
2017 commits
Quarterback Jake Allen (6-3, 200, Fort Lauderdale, FL. St. Thomas Aquinas)
Matchup: St. Thomas Aquinas (1-1) has a home game against Plantation on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Allen was 29-55 passing for 419 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions this year.
Key Players: St. Thomas- West Virginia commit Mike Hartley.
Defensive back Elijah Blades (6-2, 170, Pasadena, CA. John Muir)
Matchup: Muri (2-0) has a bye week this week.
Yearly Stats: Blades has one interception, one forced fumble and three total touchdowns this year.
Key Players: N/A
Tight end Zech Byrd (6-6, 236, Millbrook, AL. Stanhope Elmore)
Matchup: Stanhope Elmore (0-3) plays host to Wetumpka on Firday night.
Yearly Stats: Byrd has two touchdown catches this year.
Key Players: N/A
Defensive end Zach Carter (6-4, 250, Tampa, FL. Hillsborough)
Matchup: Hillsborough (1-0) will travel to Gaither on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Carter has seven tackles and 3.5 sacks this year.
Key Players: N/A
Defensive back Shawn Davis (5-11, 190, Miami, FL. Southridge)
Matchup: Southridge (2-0) will travel to take on Columbus on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Davis has an interception and two pass breakups this season.
Key Players: Southridge: 2018 WR Mark Pope and TE Kemore Gamble. Columbus: Miami DB commit C.J. Henderson
Defensive tackle Javier Edwards (6-3, 350, Brenham, TX. Blinn College
Matchup: Blinn (2-0) will travel to take on Navarro College on Saturday night.
Yearly Stats: Edwards had six tackles, three tackles for a loss and a forced fumble this year.
Key Players: N/A
Tight end Kemore Gamble (6-4, 216, Miami, FL. Southridge)
Matchup: Southridge (2-0) will travel to take on Columbus on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Gamble has a receiving and rushing touchdown this year.
Key Players: Southridge- 2018 WR Mark Pope, DB Shawn Davis. Columbus: Miami DB commit C.J. Henderson
Receiver Daquon Green (6-1, 185, Tampa, FL. Tech)
Matchup: Tampa Bay Tech (1-0) has a home game against Wharton.
Yearly Stats: Green had two catches for 19 yards this year.
Key Players: N/A
Defensive tackle Fred Hansard (6-3, 324, Princeton, N.J. Hun School)
Matchup: Hun school will host Royal Imperial Collegiate on Saturday afternoon in game one of the season.
Yearly Stats: N/A
Key Players: N/A
Linebacker James Houston (6-1, 225, Fort Lauderdale, FL. American Heritage)
Matchup: American Heritage (2-0) travels to take on Northwestern on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Houston is out for the year with a torn ACL.
Key Players: American Heritage- 2018 DB’s Tyson Campbell and Patrick Surtain Jr.
Running back Adarius Lemons (6-0, 195, Cleawater, FL. High)
Matchup: Clearwater (1-0) has a bye week this week.
Yearly Stats: Lemons had 11 carries for 121 yards in the preseason lost.
Key Players: N/A
Linebacker Ventrell Miller (6-0, 227, Lakeland, FL. Kathleen)
Matchup: Kathleen (1-1) will play host to George Jenkins on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Miller has a rushing touchdown this year.
Key Players: Kathleen- 2019 DB Brendan Gant
Defensive tackle Jordon Scott (6-1 345, Largo, FL. Pinellas Park)
Matchup: Pinellas Park (1-0) has a bye week this week.
Yearly Stats: N/A
Key Players:
Offensive lineman Kadeem Telfort (6-7, 300, Miami, FL. Booker T.)
Matchup: Booker T (2-0) has a home game against Jackson on Saturday night.
Yearly Stats: N/A
Key Players: Booker T. – 2018 defensive end Robert Hicks
Athlete Kadarius Toney (6-0, 177, Eight Mile, AL. Blount)
Matchup: Blount (3-0) has a road game against Saraland on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Toney is 21-43 passing for 382 yards and three touchdowns. Toney also has ran for 151 yards two more touchdowns this year.
Key Players: N/A
Defensive back Marco Wilson (6-0, 180, Fort Lauderdale, FL. American Heritage)
Matchup: American Heritage (2-0) travels to take on Northwestern on Friday night.
Yearly Stats: Wilson has four tackles and an interception this season.
Key players: American Heritage- 2018 DB’s Patrick Surtain Jr. Tyson Campbell