2022 New York Tight Ends

<p>With the evolution of football the Tight End position has become an even more integral part of any successful teams offense. Not only are they asked to block in the running game and occasionally in pass pro, they’re also asked to split out wide, line up in the slot, or as an H-Back and run routes and play a huge part in teams red zone offense. With the 2021 football season behind us here in New York we take a look at some of the Empire State’s top Tight End Prospects. </p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="226841" first="Justin" last="Joly"] (Iona Prep)</strong></p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="226841" first="Justin" last="Joly"] shows why he was so coveted by FCS schools and some FBS schools <span id="more-249730"></span>all over the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. Joly is someone that if he was playing in any southeastern state he would have a dozen or more power five offers. When you pop on the tape you see Joly posses above average route running skills and a suddenness in his releases. High points the ball well and makes good use of his 6’4" frame. Has a killer reverse pivot move after catch that leaves defenders in his rearview. Strong and thick lower body, great after the catch and dangerous in the red zone with the mismatch he provides on every down. Eats up defensive backs and linebackers cushion with ease and uses defensive backs and linebackers leverage against them. Finished 2021 with 67 catches, 1,033 yards, 10 receiving touchdowns, along with 362 yards rushing and 3 rushing touchdowns.</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="228737" first="Brendan" last="Barry"] (West Babylon)</strong></p> <p>From the onset of his film Brendan shows you why he’s a Stony Brook University commit. Barry is a good route runner for a big tight end. Does a great job with hand fighting to keep defenders hands off him. When his teams in the red zone Barry has a good feel for holes in zone coverage, and will sit down in them and allow for an easy pitch and catch. Weather split out in the slot or in line Brendan does a a good job in run blocking. </p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="229898" first="Jacob" last="Coburn"] (Kenmore East)</strong></p> <p>The Stony Brook commit Tracks the ball well in the air, and has good moves to pick up yards after the catch. Equipped with long arms Coburn makes good use of them with his huge catch radius. Coburn is athletic with good hands and makes one handed catches look mundane even though they’re spectacular! Body awareness for Jacob if off the charts with his ability to to catch contested back corner catches and get one foot down inbounds. Lines up in the slot, out wide and in the H-Back position. Should fill out nicely once he gets into Stony Brook’s strength and conditioning programs. Finished 2021 with 58 catches, 936 yards and 8 touchdowns. </p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="236937" first="Dylan" last="Kiely"] (Shoreman-Wading River)</strong></p> <p>Kiely has good size for the position and requisite skills to match. Kiely plays in the slot (Y) and inline evenly and makes plays from either spot. Uses his 6'2" frame to climb the ladder and high point the ball on catch. And after the catch Kiely is a hard tackle for defenders with his hard running style that defensive backs don't want to see over and over running full steam in the open field. One defender won't bring down Kiely in the open field and with his love for contact there's no wonder why he catches the ball well in traffic. </p> <p><strong>Mitchell MacKissack (Guilderland)</strong></p> <p>Slim but has a frame that can easily add 30-40lbs over the next 2 years and become a matchup problem at the collegiate level. Plays at multiple position X, Z, Y and in line tight end within his teams’ offensive scheme. Good hands, with good wiggle to elude defenders. MacKissack’s ability to adjust his torso allows for him to track the football well. Better at stalk blocking needs to improve at inline blocking, but should come as he continues to develop and grow into and fill out his frame.</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="238824" first="Thomas" last="Fusco"] (Carmel)</strong></p> <p>At 6’4" 225 this recent state champion is very well proportioned and looks the part of the tight end position. Big, strong body tight end that can play inline or in the slot (Y) position, but is better suited inline. Fusco is a devastating blocker and arguably the best blocking tight end in the state. Aggressive, high motor player and can realistically end up at tight end or defensive end in college. </p> <!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- /wp:paragraph -->