State Recruiting

2017 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.

2017 National Rankings2017 Defensive Backs
Ranked Recruits
71
Committed Programs
33
Blue-Chips
7

Destination programs

New Jersey recruit board

Ordered by rating, then stars, then school and player name for a stable board.

RankRecruitPositionTeamStarsRating
1Drew Singleton
Paramus Catholic
OLBMichigan4★0.963
2Micah Clark
St. John Vianney Regional
OTRutgers4★0.940
3Markquese Bell
Bridgeton
ATHMaryland4★0.922
4Fred Hansard
Hun School
DTPenn State4★0.919
5Bo Melton
Cedar Creek
WRRutgers4★0.910
6Dalyn Wade-Perry
Pope John XXIII
DTStanford4★0.892
7Tommy DeVito
Don Bosco Prep
PROSyracuse4★0.891
8Jonathan Taylor
Salem
RBWisconsin3★0.888
9Brad Hawkins
Suffield Academy
WRMichigan3★0.882
10Carter Warren
Passaic
OTPittsburgh3★0.875
11Noah DeHond
The Peddie School
OTClemson3★0.871
12John Lovett
Cherokee
ATHBaylor3★0.871
13Evidence Njoku
Wayne Hills
WRMiami3★0.871
14Harrison Hand
Cherry Hill West
CBBaylor3★0.870
15Joshua Fedd-Jackson
St. Joseph
OGNC State3★0.869
16Corey Bolds
Paramus Catholic
DTPenn State3★0.867
17Louis Acceus
St. Joseph Regional
OLBNC State3★0.866
18Robert Martin
St. Joseph Regional
OTPenn State3★0.862
19Johnathan Lewis
St. Peter's Prep
DUAL3★0.859
20Ben Petrula
St. Peter's Prep
OG3★0.857
21Kenny Pickett
Ocean Township
PRO3★0.857
22Bryce Watts
Toms River North
CBVirginia Tech3★0.851
23Jamaal Beaty
St. John Vianney Regional
OG3★0.848
24Jahmin Muse
Elizabeth
SBoston College3★0.844
25Owen Bowles
Cedar Creek
OG3★0.842
26Edwin Lopez
Eastside
S3★0.841
27Paul Theobald
Seton Hall Prep
ILB3★0.837
28Owen Drexel
Montclair
OC3★0.834
29Mike Tverdov
Union
WDE3★0.828
30C.J. Onyechi
West Orange
OLB3★0.827
31Naijee Jones
Timber Creek
CB3★0.825
32Devin Miller
Metuchen
TE3★0.824
33Ihmir Smith-Marsette
Weequahic
CBIowa3★0.823
34Marcus Valdez
Don Bosco Prep
SDEBoston College3★0.822
35Syhiem Simmons
Carver
ATHRutgers3★0.822
36Everett Wormley
Burlington Township
WRRutgers3★0.816
37Zach Feagles
Ridgewood
PMiami3★0.816
38Michael Ruane
Rumson-Fair Haven
ILBMassachusetts3★0.811
39Marvin Pierre
Mater Dei
TE3★0.811
40Jermaine Wilder
Passaic
S3★0.811
41Ja'Sir Taylor
Brick Township
ATHWake Forest3★0.811
42Elijah Barnwell
Piscataway
APBRutgers3★0.807
43Tyler Hayek
Wayne Hills
SRutgers3★0.807
44Pete Nestrowitz
Paramus Catholic
OGNavy3★0.805
45Liam Fornadel
Don Bosco Prep
OGJames Madison3★0.802
46Rob Saulin
Pennsville Memorial
SDEBaylor3★0.801
47Jelani McCargo
Eastside
ATH2★0.793
48JP Roane
Timber Creek
WR26192★0.790
49Ryan Van DeMark
Hun School
OTUConn2★0.790
50Chris DiTommaso
Ramapo
SDEMassachusetts2★0.783
51Hunter Hayek
Wayne Hills
WRRutgers2★0.778
52Ryan Dickens
Raritan
OLB3222★0.778
53Tony Brown Jr.
Timber Creek
OLBNavy2★0.778
54Jy'Von Brown
Irvington
ATHMassachusetts2★0.773
55Brendan Devera
Wayne Hills
OLBRutgers2★0.773
56L'Jeron Holder
Manalapan
WRTemple2★0.771
57Wankeith Akin
Don Bosco Prep
CBBuffalo2★0.768
58Ryan Van Demark
Hun School
OTUConn2★0.768
59Carontae Brickhouse
Eastside
ATH2★0.767
60James McCarthy
Middletown South
OLB2192★0.767
61Marques DeShields
Overbrook
RB24052★0.767
62Chris Pearson
Teaneck
DTNavy2★0.767
63Christian Pearson
Teaneck
DTNavy2★0.767
64Malachi Winters
Hammonton
SArmy2★0.767
65Ali Abbas
Irvington
SBuffalo2★0.758
66Masaki Aerts
St. Peter's Prep
WR1592★0.750
67Cameron Lipton-Martinez
Montclair
TE1712★0.750
68Erick Robertson
Paul VI
CB3112★0.750
69Isaiah Watson
Cedar Creek
OLBArmy2★0.750
70Jorge Portorreal
St. Peter's Prep
RB23292★0.730
71Drew Harris
Camden
DUAL25292★0.730