New Jersey’s Top Class of 2022 Defensive Linemen

Prep Redzone will release an updated list of the top Class of 2022 New Jersey High School football players during the month of May. In the meantime, we will spend the next several weeks doing research on prospects. Prep Redzone New Jersey is always open to hear from coaches. If you know of a Class of 2022 defensive linemen that should be considered for this list, email us at easternparecruits@gmail.com. &nbsp; <strong>No. 8 [player_tooltip player_id="28036" first="Ahmad" last="Nalls"]/6-1/220/DE/East Orange</strong> Nalls has an offer from Syracuse. He made 44 total tackles and sacked the quarterback three times during the six games he played in during the 2020 season. <strong>No. 7 [player_tooltip player_id="115065" first="Marcus" last="Johnson"]/6-3/220/DE/Woodrow Wilson</strong> Boston College, Central Michigan, East Carolina, Temple, and Virginia Tech have all offered Johnson. His production during the 2020 season in a limited amount of games is eye-opening. Johnson made 43 tackles and sacked the quarterback 16 times in six games last season. <strong>No. 6 [player_tooltip player_id="27979" first="Denis" last="Jaquez"]/6-4/238/DE/St. Augustine</strong> Boston College, Rutgers, Syracuse, Virginia Tech, and Appalachian State are among Jaquez’s 15-plus offers. He made 25 total tackles and sacked the quarterback twice in seven games last season. <strong>No. 5 [player_tooltip player_id="27974" first="Justin" last="Evans-Jenkins"]/6-2/270/DT/Irvington</strong> Evans-Jenkins had an impressive junior year season in 2020. He made 52 total tackles and sacked the quarterback five times in nine games last season. Pitt, Boston College, Virginia, West Virginia, and Virginia Tech are among his offers. Rutgers is not. <strong>No. 4 [player_tooltip player_id="27967" first="Alex" last="Bauman"]/6-4/225/DE/Red Bank</strong> Rutgers, UMass, UConn, Wake Forest, and Coastal Carolina are among the schools that have offered Bauman. Bauman made 53 total tackles and sacked the quarterback six times in six games last season. Bauman made 10 or more tackles in three contests. <strong>No. 3 [player_tooltip player_id="27983" first="Q’yaeir" last="Price"]/6-2/245/DE/DePaul</strong> Price logged playing time in only two games during the 2020 season. Rutgers, Maryland, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, and Boston College are among Price’s top ten teams that he named on Mar. 9. <strong>No. 2 [player_tooltip player_id="27968" first="Kenny" last="Fletcher"]/6-4/215/DE/Delran</strong> [caption id="attachment_139982" align="alignright" width="300"]<img class="size-medium wp-image-139982" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/redzone/uploads/2021/05/8F9679A2-FDB1-438E-A4B2-7A57A03ABC5C-crop-1964x1290-1620312869-300x197.jpeg" alt="" width="300" height="197" /> Photo: [player_tooltip player_id="27968" first="Kenny" last="Fletcher"] (Twitter account)[/caption]Fletcher committed to Rutgers on Mar. 5. Fletcher made his presence known on both sides of the football. He made 25 total tackles, forced two fumbles, and recovered two fumbles in four games last season. Fletcher also caught 23 passes for 350 yards and one touchdown. During the previous 2019 season, Fletcher sacked the quarterback 15 times. <strong>No. 1 [player_tooltip player_id="27964" first="KJ" last="Miles"]/6-3/280/DT/St. Peter’s</strong> Miles had a scholarship offer before playing a down of high school football. He started out as a defensive end prospect, but his growth has led him to the defensive tackle position. ’Georgia Tech, Georgia, Penn State, Texas, and USC are among his 25-plus offers. Miles made 28 total tackles and sacked the quarterback three times in six games last season.