Film Review Lancaster-Lebanon Top 2026 Prospects Part 1

This is my next article on 2026 prospects. 2026 prospects are current freshmen, so they are very young players in the development stage of playing football. Also, remember these players have 3 full seasons of high school football left. Here is part 1 of the Lancaster-Lebanon League.    [player_tooltip player_id='402460' first='Nathaniel' last='Rose'] Berks Catholic. Rose played running back and linebacker for Berks Catholic last year. Most of his film was from Junior Varsity last year. He is a fluid athlete that runs very well. At running back he hits the hole well and then makes people miss in the hole well. Rose also flashes with speed when he gets into the open field. He just runs by defenders to create a big play. At linebacker, he shows good instincts and does nice job reading and reacting to the play. He does a nice job filling the hole and then making the tackle. Rose is a good prospect who should only get better.    [player_tooltip player_id='304154' first='Brandon' last='Way Jr.'] Lancaster Catholic. Brandon Way played cornerback and running back for Lancaster Catholic last year. At cornerback, he does a nice job in both man-to-man coverage and zone coverage. When he is in man-to-man coverage he does a nice job shadowing and keeping close taps on the receiver he is guarding. In zone coverage, he does a nice job playing the zone, but also coming up and making a play on the ball. He also does a nice job in run support and is not afraid to come up and provide support in the run game. He got limited carries as a running back, but he showed elite speed when he gets into the open field. He just runs by defenders. Way also does a nice job making people miss in the hole and running with a physical style. Way is a good prospect who should get on College Football Coaches' radar sooner than later.    [player_tooltip player_id='388106' first='Luke' last='Laam'] Exeter Township. [player_tooltip player_id='388106' first='Luke' last='Laam'] played running back, wide receiver, and defensive back for Exeter. Most of the film I saw of him was when he played Junior Varsity this year. At running back he showed good explosion and hit the hole well. He is good at making people miss in the open field. At wide receiver, he played slot receiver and showed the ability to catch the ball well and run good routes. He was also good at catching the ball in traffic. On defense, he played safety and showed a good ability to make plays on the ball and provide run support. Laam is an intriguing player who is just scratching the surface of his skills.    [player_tooltip player_id='647289' first='Joel' last='Ummarino'] Exeter Township. Ummarino played linebacker for Exeter last year. He is a good athlete that you can see growing into the position of linebacker next year. He has good size for the position standing 6'2" tall. He does a nice job reading and reacting to the play and then coming up to make the play. He does a nice job shedding blocks and then making the tackle on the ball carrier. Ummarino is a good prospect that should only get better.    [player_tooltip player_id='281176' first='Jayden' last='Ware'] Exeter Township. Ware played wide receiver for Exeter last year, mostly on Junior Varsity. Ware is a good athlete that does a nice job making a play after he catches the ball. He is very good at taking a short pass play and making a bigger play out of it. He runs good routes and does a nice job on deep balls by running past defenders. Another strength of Ware is his ability to catch the ball in tight windows. I expect Ware to get some Varsity catches next year and to continue to get better as a player.

This is my next article on 2026 prospects. 2026 prospects are current freshmen, so they are very young players in the development stage of playing football. Also, remember these players have 3 full seasons of high school football left. Here is part 1 of the Lancaster-Lebanon League.