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Florida Gators commit & target tracker: This week's games

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Gators Online tracks the Florida Gators’ commits and top targets each week during the season. This week, most were in action, including prized quarterback commit DJ Lagway.

Here’s a quick review of the schedule:

*(All games Friday unless otherwise noted)

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-5-star QB DJ Lagway, Willis (Texas)
GAME: Willis (4-0) at Grand Oaks (Texas) (1-3)
411: Per MaxPreps, Lagway completed 15 of 25 passes for 290 yards, 3 touchdowns and 1 interception last week. He added 44 yards passing and three touchdowns. Lagway is 80-of-109 passing for 1,257 yards, 17 touchdowns and 3 interceptions on the season. … Grand Oaks allows 23 points a game. … Florida running backs coach Jabbar Juluke will be at the game.

-5-star S Xavier Filsaime, McKinney (Texas)
GAME: McKinney (4-0) v.McKinney (Texas) Boyd (1-3)
411: Filsaime has 16 tackles (9 solo), 4 pass breakups and 2 caused fumbles this season.

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-4-star LB Myles Graham, Gainesville (Fla.) Buchholz
GAME: Buchholz (4-0) vs. Ocala (Fla.) Vanguard (4-0)
411: Graham had 199 yards rushing and three touchdowns on only nine carries last week. He also plays linebacker.

-4-star DL/edge Kendall Jackson, Gainesville (Fla.) Buchholz
GAME: Buchholz (4-0) vs. Ocala (Fla.) Vanguard (4-0)
411: Jackson has been a force for a Buchholz defense that allows 16 points a game. … Vanguard’s offense should provide a test; it scores 33 points a game.

The Florida Gators linebacker commits are having big seasons

-4-star LB Adarius Hayes, Largo (Fla.)
GAME: Largo (3-1) vs. Clearwater (Fla.) (2-1)
411: Hayes has 48 tackles with one tackle for loss this season.

-4-star edge/LB Jamonta Waller, Picayune Memorial (Miss.)
GAME: Picayune Memorial (3-1) vs. Ocean Springs (Miss.) (3-1)
411: Per Maxpreps, Waller has 25 tackles, 4 sacks and tackles for loss this season.

-4-star CB Wardell Mack, Marrero (La.) John Ehret
GAME: John Ehret (1-2) at Bogalusa (La.) (1-2)
411: Mack and the John Ehret had a shutout last week.

-4-star LB Aaron Chiles, Olney (Md.) Good Counsel
GAME: Good Counsel (2-1) vs. Ashburn (Va.) Stone Bridge (0-3)
411: Chiles’ game stats not known. Good Counsel allows 17 points a game.

-4-star TE Amir Jackson, Portal (Ga.)
GAME: Portal (2-1) at Irwinton (Ga.) Wilkinson County (1-2)
411: Jackson has 9 catches for 121 yards and 2 touchdowns for the season — to go along with 93 rushing yards.

-4-star edge Amaris Williams, Clinton (N.C.)
GAME: Clinton (5-0) beat Princeton (N.C.) (3-2) — 40-14 on Thursday.
411: Williams rushed for a touchdown and recovered a fumble.

-4-star WR Jerrae Hawkins, Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy
GAME: IMG Academy (4-0) is OFF
411: Hawkins has 13 catches for 184 yards and two touchdowns this season.

In state and out of state, several UF commits are shining

-4-star DL Nasir Johnson, Dublin (Ga.)
GAME: Dublin (3-1) is OFF
411: Johnson has 10 total tackles with five tackles for loss this season.

-4-star OT Fletcher Westphal, Leesburg (Va.) Tuscarora
GAME: Tuscarora (4-0) vs. Potomac Falls (Va.) (2-1)
411: Westphal plays on both sides of the line.

-4-star WR Tawaski Abrams, Fort Myers (Fla.) Dunbar
GAME: Dunbar (3-1) at Clewiston (Fla.) (1-1)
411: Abrams has 13 receptions for 160 yards on the season — and 84 rushing yards.

-4-star RB Kahnen Daniels, West Point (Miss.)
GAME: West Point (2-2) is OFF
411: Daniels had three rushing touchdowns but his stats last week aren’t yet posted. Prior to last week, he had 776 yards and 14 touchdowns on 71 carries (10.9 yard per rush) — in only three games.

-4-star WR Izaiah Williams, Tampa (Fla.) Carrollwood Day
GAME: Carrollwood Day (3-0) is OFF
411: Williams has 15 catches for 259 yards and two touchdowns on the season.

The Gators’ 3-star recruits are having good seasons

-3-star OL Marcus Mascoll, Snellville (Ga.) South Gwinnett
GAME: South Gwinnett (4-0) at Norcross (Ga.) (3-1)
411: Gators offensive line coach Darnell Stapleton will be at this game.

-3-star S Josiah Davis, Nashville (Ga.) Berrien
GAME: Berrien (1-2) vs. Worth County (Ga.) (1-2)
411: Davis has rushed for 192 yards and four touchdowns, passed for 78 yards — and recorded 14 tackles and an interception.

-3-star Teddy Foster, Sarasota (Fla.) Cardinal Mooney
GAME: Cardinal Mooney (3-1) at Cocoa (Fla.) Space Coast (0-4)
411: Foster has has 13 receptions for 144 yards and 2 touchdowns with 10 tackles and 3 pass breakups.

-3-star Noel Portnjagin, Schwäbisch Hall (Germany)
GAME: N/A
411: N/A

-3-star OL Mike Williams, Baltimore (Md.) Charles Herbert Flowers
GAME: Charles Herbert Flowers (3-0) at DuVal (Md.) (1-1)
411: Williams starts at right tackle. His team averages 46 points a game.

-(2025) 4-star RB Waltez Clark, Tampa (Fla.) Plant
GAME: Plant (2-2) vs. Tampa (Fla.) Chamberlain (0-3)
411: Clark committed to the Florida Gators last Saturday.

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-5-star WR Jeremiah Smith, Hollywood (Fla.) Chaminade-Madonna
GAME: Chaminade-Madonna (5-0) beat Miami (Fla.) Central (1-2) — 31-28 on Thursday
411: Smith, an Ohio State commit, had nine catches for 114 yards and two touchdowns.

-5-star OT Jordan Seaton, Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy
GAME: IMG Academy (4-0) is OFF
411: Seaton has been dominant at left tackle in four IMG wins.

Florida Gators target LJ McCray has been a force

-4-star DL LJ McCray, Daytona Beach Mainland
RESULT: Mainland (4-0) vs. Lake Minneola (Fla.) (1-2)
411: McCray’s had 28 tackles, 12 tackles for loss and 7 sacks through three games. His stats from last week aren’t yet known.

-4-star CB Zay Mincey, Daytona Beach Mainland
ESULT: Mainland (4-0) vs. Lake Minneola (Fla.) (1-2)
411: Mincey’s game stats aren’t known, but we can confirm he had at least one pass breakup. He had 8 tackles, 1 interception and 5 pass breakups before last week.

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