State Recruiting
2002 New Jersey High School Football Recruits
Follow the strongest New Jersey prospects, the programs winning the most commitments, and the position groups carrying this year's state pipeline.
- Ranked Recruits
- 39
- Committed Programs
- 20
- Blue-Chips
- 3
New Jersey recruit board
Ordered by rating, then stars, then school and player name for a stable board.
| Rank | Recruit | Position | Team | Stars | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamba Hali Teaneck | SDE | Penn State | 4★ | 0.977 |
| 2 | Heath Benedict The Peddie School | OT | Tennessee | 4★ | 0.968 |
| 3 | Anthony Fasano Verona | TE | 4★ | 0.900 | |
| 4 | Lance Evans Eastern | S | 3★ | 0.867 | |
| 5 | Ibrahim Halsey Elizabeth | RB | 3★ | 0.867 | |
| 6 | Wali Lundy Holy Cross | RB | 3★ | 0.867 | |
| 7 | Akeem Jackson Elizabeth | S | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 8 | Ronald Morton Hamilton West-watson | WR | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 9 | Brian Bennett Holy Cross | OLB | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 10 | Ray Williams Scotch Plains Fanwood | WR | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 11 | Jeff Burns Ridge | OLB | Boston College | 3★ | 0.800 |
| 12 | Anthony Cali Burlington Township | PRO | Rutgers | 3★ | 0.800 |
| 13 | Lamarr Watkins Lenape | RB | Wisconsin | 3★ | 0.800 |
| 14 | Matt Maddox Manasquan | OG | Illinois | 3★ | 0.800 |
| 15 | Freddie Bryant Washington Township | RB | Duke | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 16 | Lewis Burnham Moorestown | TE | North Carolina | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 17 | Val Barnaby Franklin Township | ILB | Rutgers | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 18 | Bryan Durango Memorial | CB | Rutgers | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 19 | Clark Harris Southern Reg | TE | Rutgers | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 20 | Gabriel Gonzalez Elizabeth | SDE | Akron | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 21 | Tyee Davis Montclair | WR | Akron | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 22 | Jared Patterson Belvidere | WR | Buffalo | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 23 | Brian Watson Elizabeth | WR | Buffalo | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 24 | Brett Hall Hun School | PRO | Temple | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 25 | Mike Mendenhall Paulsboro | WDE | Temple | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 26 | Leigh Denman Roxbury | OT | Temple | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 27 | Sean Szarka Roxbury | RB | Temple | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 28 | Bill Monan Wayne Hills | WR | Temple | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 29 | Mark Zambrano Cedar Grove | OLB | Eastern Michigan | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 30 | Vernon Botts Rancocas Valley Reg H | WDE | Pittsburgh | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 31 | Ray Brown Jackson Memorial | DT | Vanderbilt | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 32 | Drew Rucks The Peddie School | WR | Purdue | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 33 | Jamil Tyson Eastside | CB | West Virginia | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 34 | Chris Grevious South Plainfield | CB | Army | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 35 | Sean Grevious South Plainfield | CB | Army | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 36 | Craig Berry Manchester Reg H | OT | UConn | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 37 | Ziggy Goryn Wayne Hills | WDE | UConn | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 38 | Cornell Brockington Willingboro | RB | UConn | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 39 | Terrance Holmes Glassboro | WR | Florida | 2★ | 0.767 |