Initial New Jersey 2023 Rankings

Prep Redzone New Jersey drops its initial Top Class of 2023 prospect rankings. Over we have evaluated 35 players for the initial release. PRZ plans on evaluating a lot more prospects in the upcoming months. For right now, we are focusing on the 2023 prospects that are on the recruiting map. PRZ New Jersey also gave recognition to several athletes who may not have an offer but had a solid sophomore year season. You can view the full rankings here: <a href="https://prepredzone.com/new-jersey/rankings/2023-rankings/">https://prepredzone.com/new-jersey/rankings/2023-rankings/</a> <strong>KING OF THE HILL</strong> Offensive lineman [player_tooltip player_id="146671" first="Chase" last="Bisontis"] is the consensus No. 1 prospect in New Jersey. At 6-foot-5, 290 pounds, Bisontis is one of the most sought-after offensive guards in the Northeast. His 30-plus offers include Alabama, Rutgers, Penn State, Oregon, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Michigan, and Michigan State.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> He’s the top overall prospect and offensive lineman in his class. </span> <strong>DEFENSIVE LINEMEN GROUP IS TALENTED</strong> Te defensive linemen group has several talented prospects that have already established themselves as top recruits. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="146675" first="Sydir" last="Mitchell"]/6-5/350/DT/Bergen Catholic</strong> <p class="p1">Mitchell’s 10-plus offers include Arizona State, Boston College, Florida State, Michigan, and Ole Miss.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="146676" first="DJ" last="Samuels"]/6-0/240/DE/Bergen Catholic</strong> <p class="p1">Samuels has offers from Boston College, Michigan, Ole Miss, Penn State, Rutgers, Syracuse, Temple, and Virginia.</p> <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="146677" first="James" last="Heard"]/6-2/210/DE/Eastern</strong> <p class="p1">Heard has offers from Maryland, Penn State, Rutgers, Temple, Texas A&amp;M, Virginia Tech, and West Virginia.</p> <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="146678" first="Jimmy" last="Mullen"]/6-2/245/DE/St. Joseph</strong> <p class="p1">Mullen has an offer from Rutgers</p> <strong>NJ’S TOP PLAYMAKERS AT THE WIDE RECEIVER POSITION</strong> In the upcoming months, PRZ New Jersey will be looking to uncover the gems in this class at the wide receiver position. For now, these are the prospects that are making the most noise. <p class="p1"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="146667" first="Ejani" last="Shakir"]/6-0/175/WR/Pennsauken</strong></p> <p class="p1">Shakir’s 10-plus offers include Florida State, Boston College, Ole Miss, Miami (Fl), Rutgers, and Penn State</p> <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="146668" first="Famah" last="Toure"]/6-4/198/Irvington</strong> <p class="p1">Toure has offers from Pittsburgh, Rutgers, and Temple</p> <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="146669" first="Nasir" last="Addison"]/6-2/181/Irvington</strong> <p class="p1">Addison has offers from Maryland, UMass, Pittsburgh, Temple.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <strong>ONE QB STANDS OUT AMONGST THE REST SO FAR</strong> [caption id="attachment_147353" align="alignleft" width="300"]<img class="size-medium wp-image-147353" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/redzone/uploads/2021/05/marco-lainez-crop-610x400-1621851254-300x197.jpeg" alt="" width="300" height="197" /> Photo: Player's Twitter Account[/caption] [player_tooltip player_id="28042" first="Marco" last="Lainez"] II (6-3, 220,Hun School) is the top quarterback in this class. His decision to reclassify from the 2022 class to the 2023 class has paid off dividends. Lainez has offers from Illinois, Iowa, UMass, Michigan State, Old Dominion, Penn, Pittsburgh, Princeton, and Rutgers. He’s one of the top five quarterbacks in the state regardless of class. ’ <strong>BLUE CHIPS DB’S</strong> <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="146697" first="Kahlil" last="Ali"]/6-0/190/S/Pennsauken</strong> <p class="p1">Ali has offers from Boston College, Florida State, Maryland, Miami (FL), Michigan State, Nebraska, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, and West Virginia</p> <p class="p1"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="146698" first="Adon" last="Shuler"]/6-0/190/S/Irvington</strong></p> <p class="p1">Shuler’s 12-plus offers include Penn State, Pittsburgh, Maryland, Syracuse, West Virginia, Notre Dame, Nebraska, and Kentucky.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> [player_tooltip player_id="146701" first="Ryan" last="Adams"] (St. Peter’s Prep) and [player_tooltip player_id="146700" first="Moussa" last="Kane"] (Blair Academy) are two defensive backs to monitor in the upcoming months. Adams has an offer from Kansas and Kane has an offer from Purdue.