Top New Jersey Super Conference Players to Watch This Season

Prep Redzone looks at a few dozen players from the New Jersey Super Conference that you should watch out for this upcoming season. The majority of these players either have offers, earned all-league, all-region, or all-state honors, or contributed on the varsity level last season. BAYONNE Christian Ashe/2022 BELLEVILLE Terrance Folks/DL/2022 BERGEN CATHOLIC [player_tooltip player_id="27966" first="Steven" last="Angeli"]/QB/2022 [player_tooltip player_id="27989" first="Ryan" last="Butler"]/DB/2022 Dominick Brogna/OL/2022 [player_tooltip player_id="27961" first="Jaeden" last="Gould"]/DB/2022 Gould is committed to USC. [player_tooltip player_id="27963" first="Jayden" last="Bellamy"]/DB/2022 Bellamy is committed to Notre Dame. [player_tooltip player_id="27989" first="Ryan" last="Butler"]/RB/2022 Butler is committed to Princeton. [player_tooltip player_id="146675" first="Sydir" last="Mitchell"]/DL/2023 [player_tooltip player_id="146681" first="Malachi" last="Mercer"]/LB/2023 [player_tooltip player_id="146676" first="DJ" last="Samuels"]/DL/2023 BERGEN TECH Domenick Genario/DB/2023 BLOOMFIELD [player_tooltip player_id="173585" first="Jimmy" last="Rodriguez"]/OL/2022   BOONTON [player_tooltip player_id="136732" first="Hunter" last="Van Zant"]/ATH/2022 Van Zant had the most productive season out of any New Jersey running back in 2020. He carried the football 147 times for 1,750 yards (11.9 ypc) and 21 touchdowns in seven games last season. He’s a bit on the smallish side but tough enough to run from the fullback position. [player_tooltip player_id="173586" first="Ryan" last="Schlachter"]/OL/2022 [player_tooltip player_id="173587" first="Donte" last="Brooks"]/ATH/2022 CLIFFSIDE PARK [player_tooltip player_id="173588" first="Brandon" last="Gul"]/OL/2022 [player_tooltip player_id="173589" first="Kevin" last="Berberian"]/DL/2022 CLIFTON [player_tooltip player_id="173590" first="Kyle" last="Vellis"]/QB/2022 Tyler Williams/2022 [player_tooltip player_id="173591" first="Nick" last="Burgess"]/DB/2022 [player_tooltip player_id="173592" first="Luke" last="Ceneri"]/LB/2022 COLUMBIA [player_tooltip player_id="121478" first="Stephen" last="Henry"]/ATH/2022 [player_tooltip player_id="173593" first="Zamar" last="Grove"]/DL/2022 NORTHERN VALLEY REGIONAL [player_tooltip player_id="173594" first="Joe" last="DeCroce"]/OL/2022 DeCroce is committed to Rutgers. Sean Vadis/ATH/2022 DEPAUL [player_tooltip player_id="27983" first="Q’yaeir" last="Price"]/DL/2022 Price is an absolute beast coming off the edge at the defensive end position. He may not have the ideal height (6-foot-3), but his quickness, technique, and power make you forget about his height. The kid can flat out play. [player_tooltip player_id="115063" first="A’Khoury" last="Lyde"]/DB/2022 Boston College, Wisconsin, Akron, Buffalo, and Duke are among Lyde’s 15-plus offers. Lyde had a productive season on the offensive side of the football in 2020. He caught 20 passes for 405 yards and three touchdowns in six games. DELBARTON [player_tooltip player_id="27998" first="Nick" last="Petrillo"]/2022 Petrillo caught 15 passes for 261 yards and two touchdowns in six games last season. We have him listed as a lineman, but he’s blossomed more on the offensive side of the football. P.J. Casale/LB/2022 [player_tooltip player_id="27969" first="Pat" last="Caughey"]/TE/2022 DICKINSON [player_tooltip player_id="173596" first="Kayee" last="Williams"]/LB/2022 [player_tooltip player_id="173597" first="Manny" last="Olivares"]/DB/2022 DON BOSCO [player_tooltip player_id="146671" first="Chase" last="Bisontis"]/OL/2024 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. He’s the top overall prospect and offensive lineman in his class. [player_tooltip player_id="173598" first="Nate" last="Burleson"]/WR/2023 [player_tooltip player_id="146674" first="Chris" last="Moreno"]/OL/2023 DOVER Arnol Herrera/2022 EAST ORANGE Ahmed Nalls/DL/2022 Moungue Nyame/DL/2022 Kyle Lewis/2022 EASTSIDE Ashin Jacobs/2022 Jahsin Jacobs/DL/2022 Amir Smith/LB/2022 Quayier Alexander/DB/2022 FAIR LAWN Sebastian Rodriguez/LB/2022 FORT LEE Travis Duncan/ATH/2023 Arsham Bayrami/OL/2024 Isaias Perez/DL/2023 Tyson Lowe/DB/2022 GLEN RIDGE James McCarren/ATH/2022 Najm Wright/LB/2022 HACKENSACK Jaden Wimberly/ATH/2022 HACKETTSTOWN Andrew Carida HANOVER PARK Mike Fillippone/ATH/2022 Paul Cosentino/DB/2022 HOBOKEN [player_tooltip player_id="27949" first="Anthony" last="Henriquez"]/LB/2022 HOPATCONG Michael Mastroeni/ATH/2022 HUDSON CATHOLIC Kai’leel Jefferson/DB/2022 INDIAN HILLS James Barry/OL/2022 Fabion Zeledon/DL/2022 IRVINGTON [player_tooltip player_id="146668" first="Famah" last="Toure"]/WR/2023 [player_tooltip player_id="173601" first="Justin" last="Jenkins"]/DL/2022 Omar Jackson/DB/2022 Nasir Shabazz/2022 JEFFERSON [player_tooltip player_id="158930" first="Dylan" last="Patscher"]/DL/2022 Patscher had an impressive junior year season campaign in 2020. He made 64 total tackles (13 solo) with 14 tackles for a loss. Patscher is among the best on this list for hand usage. I also like the way he speeds up to the ball carrier when making a tackle. Patscher shows some explosiveness and shoots through the gap with impressive quickness. He attacks blocks with a consistent base and balance. Patscher is a sleeper at the defensive tackle position and will be ranked during the next update [player_tooltip player_id="173603" first="Rory" last="Coyle"]/DL/2022 [player_tooltip player_id="173604" first="Justin" last="Eisele"]/DL/2022 KITTATTINNY Trent Molfetto/DB/2022 Luke Brex/ATH/2022 LAKELAND David Hammerle/2022 LENAPE VALLEY Jack LaVere/LB/2022 LINCOLN Rahmir Gosa/ATH/2024 Diandre Smith/OL/2022 Quincy Scott-McCoy/2022 [player_tooltip player_id="146664" first="Justin" last="Brown"]/DB/2022 LIVINGSTON Quinn Devlin/TE/2022 MAHWAH Aidan Kayal/OL/2022 Aidan Teel/ATH/2023 MEMORIAL Ethan Garcia/ATH/2022 Aaron Swann/OL/2022 Jobeth Manga/LB/2023 MILBURN Mike Policarpio/DB/2022 MONTVILLE [player_tooltip player_id="28035" first="John" last="Walsh"]/LB/2022 Walsh made 40 total tackles and sacked the quarterback twice during his junior year season. Despite being undersized, he was an all-league selection last season. Walsh is good at fighting off blocks to make tackles against the run. MORRIS CATHOLIC [player_tooltip player_id="140809" first="Zach" last="Thomas"]/ATH/2022 [player_tooltip player_id="107408" first="Taj" last="White"]/OL/2022 White is one of several Rutgers Class of 2022 offensive linemen commits on this list. He committed to Rutgers on Feb. 3. Akron, Boston College, Buffalo, and Maryland. It wouldn’t surprise me if White had his position changed from offensive tackle to offensive guard once he gets to Rutgers. He’s a powerful blocker and does a superb job of staying low in the blocks. MORRIS HILLS Joshua Babe/DB/2022 NEWARK CENTRAL Ibn Hardin/DB/2023 NEWARK COLLEGIATE Zaimir Hawk/OL/2023 NEWTON [player_tooltip player_id="28002" first="Jack" last="Young"]/QB/2022 Young completed 48-out-of-77 passes for 943 yards, eight touchdowns, and one interception in six games last season. Young also ran the football 30 times for 291 yards and one touchdown. Ryan Ivalvdi/OL/2023 Brayden Nolan/LB/2023 NORTH BERGEN Devin Arthur/TE/2022 NORTHERN HIGHLANDS [player_tooltip player_id="28051" first="Enzo" last="Arjona"]/QB/2022 Arjona completed 60-out-of-124 passes for 960 yards, five touchdowns, and four interceptions in six games. He also added 290 rushing yards and four touchdowns on the ground. Arjona holds an offer from Columbia. Nick Branca/ATH/2022 Charlie Johnson/DL/2022 NUTLEY Joey Alberti/OL/2022 Matt Harbison/2022 Bill Mielnicki/DL/2022 OLD TAPPAN Jake Smith/DL/2022 PASSAIC Jamair Diaz/DL/2022 Adrian Mouzone/DB/202 PASCACK VALLEY [player_tooltip player_id="28000" first="Steven" last="Demboski"]/OL/2022 Demboski made 24 total tackles (8 solo) and sacked the quarterback three times in the four games he played in last season. I watched some of his measurement video that he posted on Twitter. In one clip, Demboski jumps out of the pool to show his explosiveness. He also measured his hands (10.5 inches wide) and his wingspan (32.5 inches). PARSIPPANY Nick DePietro/ATH/2022 PARSIPPANY HILLS Dom Verducci/ATH/2022 PASCACK VALLEY [player_tooltip player_id="28000" first="Steven" last="Demboski"]/OL/2022 PASSAIC VALLEY Angel Rodriguez/2022 POPE JOHN [player_tooltip player_id="28025" first="Jacob" last="Brennan"]/DL/2022 RANDOLPH Darian Gharary/DL/2022 RIDGEWOOD Joe Grasso/2022 RAMSEY [player_tooltip player_id="120457" first="Tyler" last="Larson"]/OL/2022 [player_tooltip player_id="138929" first="Robby" last="Mandel"]/DL/2022 Mandel is an excellent two-way player for Ramsay, playing both defensive tackle and offensive tackle. Justin Martone/DB/2022 RIVER DELL Aidan Cochran/DL/2022 SETON HALL PREP [player_tooltip player_id="28013" first="Myles" last="Thomason"]/2022 Thomason carried the football 87 times for 422 yards (4.9 ypc) and two touchdowns in six games last season. He has what I call football speed. Thomason isn’t a burner on the field, but his vision, toughness, and ability to break tackles help make up for it. He is the No. 10 running back in his class. Nick Dunnerman/2022 Nick Olivola/OL/2022 Jackson Dowd/LB/2022 SNYDER Jean Pierre/DB/2022 SPARTA [player_tooltip player_id="135269" first="Austen" last="Frattura"]/QB/2023 During the 2020 season, he completed 116-out-of-180 passes for 1,361 yards, 12 touchdowns, and four interceptions. He primarily lines up in the shotgun so it’s hard to get a read on how good his footwork is and quickness in his set-up. His touchdown-to-interception ration is excellent. He’s poised in the pocket and shows good timing with his passes, often leading his receivers. He’ll need to work a little bit more on his accuracy and releasing the ball a little quicker. Billy Quinn/OL/2022 Paul Gennat/LB/2022 ST. PETER’S PREP [player_tooltip player_id="28005" first="Paul" last="Lefkowitz"]/ATH/2022 Lefkowitz carried the football 68 times for 463 yards (6.8 ypc) and two touchdowns in six games last season. He’s at his best when he’s able to run in-between the tackles and get to the second level [player_tooltip player_id="160787" first="Jaylen" last="Sanchez"]/ATH/2022 Sanchez caught 21 passes for 292 yards (13.9 ypc) and three touchdowns in six games last season. [player_tooltip player_id="27964" first="KJ" last="Miles"]/DL/2022 Miles is committed to Georgia Tech. [player_tooltip player_id="140786" first="Trent" last="McGaughey"]/TE/2022 [player_tooltip player_id="115059" first="Avery" last="Powell"]/DB/2022 [player_tooltip player_id="115066" first="Andre" last="Oben"]/OL/2022 Oben is committed to Purdue. [player_tooltip player_id="136731" first="Sam" last="Slade"]/RB/2022 [player_tooltip player_id="146701" first="Ryan" last="Adams"]/DB/2023 [player_tooltip player_id="146679" first="Logan" last="Barnes"]/DL/2023 TEANECK Morlando Richards/OL/2022 Jamal Simon/DL/2023 TENAFLY Kenny Uchida/ATH/2022 Jonghun Jeong/LB/2022 UNION CITY Jalen Phillip/ATH/2022 [player_tooltip player_id="107409" first="Nelson" last="Monegro"]/OL/2022 Monegro is the latest lineman from Union City to commit to a Power 5 school. He committed to Rutgers on Feb. 4. Akron, Arizona State, Buffalo, and Central Michigan were among his other offers. He’s a mountain of a man, and when he extends his hands and mirrors the defender to perfection, nobody is getting around Monegro. Dennis Garcia/LB/2022 [player_tooltip player_id="27975" first="Nicholas" last="Alvarado"]/DB/2022 Alvarado is committed to Northern Illinois. VERONA [player_tooltip player_id="28016" first="Cael" last="Zebrowski"]/2022 Zebrowski has won 24-out-of-29 games as a three-year starter for Verona. He completed 85-out-of-134 passes for 1,354 yards, 13 touchdowns, and zero interceptions in seven games last season. Zebrowski, who is the No. 8 quarterback in the state, completed an impressive 63% of his passes. He also added 181 rushing yards and five touchdowns off 38 carries (4.8 ypc). [player_tooltip player_id="120475" first="James" last="Haveron"]/DB/2022 Haveron caught 28 passes for 405 yards (14.5 ypc) and three touchdowns in seven games last season. He also contributed on special teams as he amassed 343 total kickoff return yards too. VERNON Kevin Coulther/DL/2022 WALLKILL VALLEY Chris Carey/DL/2023 WAYNE HILLS Noah Abida/2022 WEEQUAHIC Jordan Augustine/DL/2022 Ihsim Smith-Marsette/DB/2023 WEST ORANGE Quaydon Gordon/OL/2022 Mahki Green/WR/2022 Green is committed to Temple. WESTWOOD Colby Laughton/ATH/2023 Justin Martone/DB/2022 Tommy Linaris/DB/2022 WEST SIDE [player_tooltip player_id="27999" first="Devion" last="Sheppard"]/QB/2022 Sheppard completed 48-out-of-72 passes for 1,062 yards, 11 touchdowns, and two interceptions during the 2020 season. Sheppard has an offer from Buffalo. He can make all the throws and is a pocket-passer first. [player_tooltip player_id="28004" first="Dashawn" last="Lawton"]/ATH/2022 Lawton is an intriguing prospect that I’ve evaluated during a couple of 7v7 tournaments. In those cases, he made impact plays from the cornerback position. Lawnton is a little undersized, but he’s feisty and highly competitive. He is also an impact player at the wide receiver position. Lawton caught 23 passes for 506 yards and five touchdowns last season. There’s a good chance of him being ranked as a wide receiver during when the rankings get updated. WHIPPANY PARK Max Oswald/TE/2022