NJ High School Top Running Back Performers Week 1
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Prep Redzone presents Part 1 of the Top running back performers in NJ from Week 1 Amier Alford | RB | New Brunswick Alford carried the football 18 times for 97 yards and two touchdowns in a 42-17 win over…
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Amier Alford | RB | New Brunswick
Alford carried the football 18 times for 97 yards and two touchdowns
in a 42-17 win over Rahway.
Kwinten Ives Kwinten Ives 6'3" | 180 lbs | ATH Palmyra | 2023 State NJ | RB | Palmyra
Ives rushed 16 times for 238 yards and two touchdowns in a 15-12 loss to Palmyra.
Jahmeir Townsend | RB | Glassboro
Townsend rushed six times for 113 yards and one touchdown. Two of the runs were for 30-plus yards including the touchdown run. In both cases, Townsend did a good job of taking advantage of what looked like some great blocking downfield by the wide receivers. He had a couple of nice runs inside as well. He’ll have to work some more on his speed.
Jayden Shwed Jayden Shwed RB Hawthorne | 2022 NJ | RB | Hawthorne
Shwed carried the football 12 times for 119 yards and one touchdown in a 26-0 win over Becton.
Kanye Udoh Kanye Udoh 6'0" | 190 lbs | RB St. Augustine | 2022 State NJ | RB | St. Augustine
Udoh carried the football 18 times for 182 yards and four touchdowns in a 51-17 win over Notre Dame.
Nick Messina | RB | Pascack Valley
Messina carried the football 24 times for 166 yards and three touchdowns in a49-13 win over Hoboken.
Stephen Henry Stephen Henry 5'9" | 190 lbs | RB Columbia | 2022 NJ | RB | 5-0 | 190 |Columbia |
Henry rushed 14 times for 217 yards and two touchdowns in a 27-7 win over Morristown. He also caught a 6-yard touchdown pass. Henry is a compact back that runs with power and is able to break off 20 and 30 yard runs. He’s a north-south runner who is able to take runs inside and break them to the outside at the second level. Henry has a strong lower body and he keeps his feet moving. He showcases good peripheral vision.
Steve Burkhardt Steve Burkhardt 5'9" | 190 lbs | RB Gloucester | 2022 NJ | RB | 5-9 | 190 | Gloucester
Burkhardt ran the football 12 times for 153 yards and three touchdowns in a 42-6 win over Haddon Township. He also caught one pass for 35 yards. His touchdown run was over 40-plus yards and involved him taking an inside handoff and running through an open lane for the score. Burkhardt also scored on an 85-yard kickoff return, once again showcasing his vision. His final run of 27 yards involved him breaking at least five tackles. Impressive.
Yasir Johnson Yasir Johnson 6'0" | 195 lbs | RB New Brunswick | 2022 NJ | RB | 6-0| 195 | New Brunswick
Jackson ran for 108 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries in a 42-17 win over Rahway. Johnson’s punishing style of running wore down Rahway’s defense. He was able to get yards in little chunks. Johnson also plays linebacker for New Brunswick.
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