Friday Night Frenzy Preview Week 15: Florida Gators Recruiting

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 2016 and 2017 to watch as well.

 

2016 commits

 

Defensive end JaQuan Bailey (6-3, 235, Jacksonville, FL Raines)

Matchup: Raines (11-1) has a home play off game against Sante Fe on Friday night.

Yearly Stats: Bailey has 80 tackles and 14 sacks this season.

Key Players:

Athlete McArthur Burnett (6-0, 180, Pahokee, FL High)

Matchup: Pahokee finished its season with a 9-3 record this year.

Yearly Stats: Burnett has 45 carries for 480 rushing yards and five touchdowns.

Key Players: N/A

 

Defensive end Antonneous Clayton (6-4, 218, Vienna, GA Dooly County)

Matchup: Dooly County finished its season with a 7-4 record.

Yearly Stats: Clayton has 61 tackles, 21.5 tackles for a loss, eight sacks, one fumble recovery and one caused fumble.

Key Players:

 

Offensive lineman Stone Forsythe (6-7, 331, Winter Garden, FL West Orange)

Matchup: West Orange (11-1) has a home playoff game against Mandarin on Friday night.

Yearly Stats: N/A

Key Players: West Orange: WR Eddie McDoom and QB Woody Barrett. 

Cornerback Chauncey Gardner (5-11, 190, Cocoa, FL High)

Matchup: Cocoa (10-2) has a road playoff game against Booker T. Washington on Friday night.

Yearly Stats: Gardner has 46 tackles, four tackles for a loss, 3 sacks, three interceptions and two caused fumbles this year.

Key Players: Cocoa: 2017 athlete Bruce Judson 

Receiver Josh Hammond (6-0, 180, Hallandale, FL High)

Matchup: Hallandale (10-2) has a home playoff game against Bishop Moore on Friday night.

Yearly Stats: Hammond has 60 catches for 1,035 yards receiving and nine touchdowns.

Key Players: Hallandale: Utah Utes QB commit Tyler Huntley.

 

Center Brett Heggie (6-4, 290, Mount Dora, FL High)

Matchup: Mount Dora (4-5) is done with its season.

Yearly Stats: N/A

Key Players:

Receiver Isaiah Johnson (6-3, 212, West Palm Beach, FL Dwyer)

Matchup:  Dwyer finished with an 11-2 record this season.

Yearly Stats: Johnson has 44 catches for 809 yards receiving and 12 touchdowns this year.

Key Players: N/A 

Linebacker Vosean Joseph (6-2, 210, Miami, FL Norland)

Matchup: Norland (5-4) is finshed with its season.

Yearly Stats: Joseph has 65 tackles, eight tackles for a loss, six sacks; four caused fumbles and fumble recovery.

Key Players: Norland: FSU LB commit Emmett Rice. 

Defensive back Quincy Lenton (6-0, 195, Meridian, MS High)

Matchup: Meridian (8-5) has a road playoff game against Petal on Friday night.

Yearly Stats: Lenton has 22 tackles and 1 PBU this season.

Key Players: Meridian: Quincy Lenton

 

Cornerback C.J. McWilliams (5-11, 164, Miami, FL Southwest)

Matchup: Southwest finished its season with a 7-4 record this year.

Yearly Stats: McWilliams has an INT and a touchdown on the year.

Key Players:

Linebacker Eric Mitchell (6-1, 228, Miami, FL Central)

Matchup: Central (9-3) has a home playoff game against Mainland on Friday.

Yearly Stats: Mitchell 48 tackles and 14 sacks this year while recovering two fumbles.

Key Players:

 

 

Linebacker Jeremiah Moon (6-4, 210, Hoover, AL High)

Matchup: Hoover finished its season with a 10-3 record this year.

Yearly Stats: N/A

Key Players:

 

Cornerback Jayvaughn Myers (6-1, 175, Dade City, FL Pasco)

Matchup: Dade City (4-6) is finished with its season.

Yearly Stats: Myers has 18 tackles this year and two interceptions with one being returned for a touchdown.

Key Players: N/A

 

Defensive end Jachai Polite (6-4, 250, Daytona Beach, FL Mainland)

Matchup: Mainland (11-1) has road playoff game against Central on Friday night.

Yearly Stats: N/A

Key Players: Mainland OL Marcus Tatum

 

Running back Lamical Perine (5-11, 211, Theodore, AL High)

Matchup: Theodore (7-4) has finished their season.

Yearly Stats: Perine has 1,654 yards rushing and 15 touchdowns this year.

Key Players: Theodore: Safety Justin Hosea-Williams

 

Cornerback Aaron Robinson (6-1, 173, Deerfield Beach, FL High)

Matchup: Deerfield Beach finished its season with an 10-2 season.

Yearly Stats: Robinson has 41 tackles this year and four interceptions.

Key Players: Deerfield: WR Cavin Ridley.

 

Receiver Freddie Swain (6-1, 174, Citra, FL North Marion)

Matchup: North Marion finished its season with a 10-2 record.

Yearly Stats: Swain has 43 catches for 648 yards and seven touchdowns this year.
Key Players:
North Marion: DE Jordan Woods

 

Safety Jeawon Taylor (6-2, 192, Montgomery, AL Park Crossing)

Matchup: Park Crossing (8-3) is finished with its season.

Yearly Stats: Taylor has 53 tackles, five tackles for a loss, two interceptions and one INT returned for a touchdown.

Key Players: N/A

 

Running back Mark Thompson (6-2, 230, Dodge City, KS JUCO)

Matchup:  Dodge City (7-3) is waiting on its bowl game berth.

Yearly Stats: Thompson has 1,292 rushing yards and 18 touchdowns this year.

Key Players: N/A

Quarterback Kyle Trask (6-6, 212, Manvel, TX)

Matchup: Manvel (10-2) has a home playoff game against Strake Jesuit on Friday.

Yearly Stats: Trask is 40-56 for 714 yards passing and eight touchdowns.

Key Players: N/A

Receiver Rick Wells (6-0, 187, Jacksonville, FL Raines)

Matchup: Raines (11-1) has a home play off game against Sante Fe on Friday night.

Yearly Stats: Wells has 23 catches for 406 yards and five touchdowns.

Key Players:

 

2017 commits

 

Quarterback Jake Allen (6-2, 195, Fort Lauderdale, FL St. Thomas Aquinas)

Matchup: St. Thomas Aquinas (11-1) has a home playoff game against Mater Academy Charter on Friday night.

Yearly Stats: Allen is 100-160 for 1,218 yards passing and 14 touchdowns and five interceptions.

Key Players:

 

Receiver Daquon Green (6-1, 186, Tampa, FL Tech)

Matchup: Tampa Bay Tech finished its season with a 7-5 record this year.

Yearly Stats: Green has 29 catches for 673 yards and nine touchdowns this year.

Key Players: N/A

 

Offensive lineman Kadeem Telfort (6-6, 323, Miami, FL Norland)

Matchup: Norland (5-4) is finished with its season.

Yearly Stats: N/A

Key Players: Norland: FSU LB commit Emmett Rice.

 

Receiver Lavarus Tigner (6-2, 185, Deerfield Beach, FL High)

Matchup: Deerfield Beach finished its season with a 10-2 record.

Yearly Stats: N/A

Key Players: 

Andrew Spivey
Andrew always knew he wanted to be involved with sports in some capacity. He began by coaching high school football for six years before deciding to pursue a career in journalism. While coaching, he was a part of two state semifinal teams in the state of Alabama. Given his past coaching experience, he figured covering recruiting would be a perfect fit. He began his career as an intern for Rivals.com, covering University of Florida football recruiting. After interning with Rivals for six months, he joined the Gator Country family as a recruiting analyst. Andrew enjoys spending his free time on the golf course and watching his beloved Atlanta Braves. Follow him on Twitter at @AndrewSpiveyGC.

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