Top 50 Players In New York

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A couple of notes before you take a look at this list</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>First, there was no additional evaluation done for this; when I grade players for rankings, I watch their most recent season film + will add in any notes from anyone I see live, offseason work (Camp/7v7 FILM), and additional athletic notes, mostly track &amp; field related. All those players end up with a grade on my scale, which varies 11 different grades, meaning different things. An idea of my scale is that [P4++] is the highest grade, a grade that currently nobody has, and [D3-] is the lowest on the scale, but it represents a very large of New York prospects, many of whom go onto play at the Division III level. These players stack themselves based on the grade they were given in the process; you will notice there are plenty more 2025 prospects than 2026 or 2027 prospects, which makes a lot of sense, considering these players have had more time to develop as players and in the weight room.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lastly, this "ranking" will tell you who I think are the 50 recruiting prospects in the state, a stark difference from the top 50 "performers" in the state.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"ordered":true} --> <ol class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='505856' first='Messiah' last='Hampton'] | WR | 2026 | James Monroe | Rochester</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='778700' first='Elijah' last='Kimble'] | RB | 2027 | Canisius | Buffalo</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='286675' first='Rowan' last='Byrne'] | OL | 2025 | Iona Prep | Westchester</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='505386' first='Lyrick' last='Samuel'] | WR | 2025 | Erasmus Hall | Brooklyn</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='434415' first='Blake' last='Belin'] | DT | 2025 | Cardinal Hayes | Bronx</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='788857' first='Jayden' last='Mann'] | OT | 2025 | Cardinal Hayes | Bronx</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='390761' first='Darien' last='Williams'] | ATH | 2025 | Christian Brothers Academy | Syracuse</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='606298' first='Rich' last='Belin'] | QB | 2025 | Cardinal Hayes | Bronx</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='806369' first='Ameir' last='Morrow'] | RB | 2026 | Erasmus Hall | Brooklyn</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='403035' first='Quante' last='Gillians'] | DE/TE | 2025 | Aquinas | Rochester</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='473976' first='Jacob' last='Butler'] | WR | 2026 | Long Island Lutheran | Long Island</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='811663' first='Daunte' last='Bacheyie'] | WR | 2025 | Christian Brothers Academy | Syracuse</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='505332' first='Denzil' last='(DJ) Williams'] | OL | 2025 | Archbishop Stepinac | Westchester</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='528728' first='Matthew' last='Hawn'] | OL | 2025 | Christian Brothers Academy | Syracuse</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='735823' first='Miron' last='Gurman'] | OT | 2025 | Spencerport | Rochester</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='425629' first='Xavier' last='Bala'] | RB | 2027 | St. Anthony's | Long Island</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='600090' first='Dalton' last='Lozin'] | DT | 2026 | Iona Prep | Westchester</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='1202404' first='Tyrone' last='Clark Jr'] | RB | 2027 | Lackawanna | Buffalo</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='1248852' first='Oakley' last='Keegan'] | TE | 2027 | Liverpool | Syracuse</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='402273' first='Tyshawn' last='Bent'] | RB | 2026 | Tottenville | Staten Island</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='426454' first='Kory' last='Brown'] | RB | 2027 | Tottenville | Staten Island</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='805688' first='Aiden' last='Pedreros'] | TE | 2025 | Monsignor Farrell | Staten Island</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='505379' first='Richard' last='Pacheco Jr'] | RB | 2025 | Moore Catholic | Staten Island</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='505380' first='Terron' last='Johnson'] | CB | 2025 | Iona Prep | Westchester</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='735899' first='Khalil' last='Cox'] | OL | 2026 | Christian Brothers Academy | Syracuse</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='1201634' first='Javon' last='Lawrence'] | CB | 2025 | North Rockland | Lower Hudson Valley</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='648880' first='Jake' last='Kessner'] | TE | 2025 | Rye | Westchester</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='814928' first='Reid' last='Jones'] | WR | 2025 | Cardinal Hayes | Bronx</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='734365' first='Gabriel' last='George'] | DE | 2025 | Iona Prep | Westchester</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='505532' first='Isaiah' last='Vanterpool'] | OLB | 2025 | Moore Catholic | Staten Island</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='1266134' first='Elijah' last='Ali'] | DT | 2026 | Abraham Lincoln | Brooklyn</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='1201633' first='Xavier' last='Watson'] | WR/TE | 2025 | Waverly | Southern Tier</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='1213076' first='Evan' last='Tarozzi'] | LB | 2025 | Xavier | Manhattan</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='528761' first='Garrison' last='Heslop'] | CB | 2025 | Archbishop Stepinac | Westchester</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='1260105' first='Walker' last='Moore'] | TE | 2026 | Bronxville | Westchester</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='406848' first='Kelvin' last='Shepard'] | ATH | 2025 | East | Rochester</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='1208229' first='Kardiear' last='Shepherd'] | OT | 2025 | Cicero-North Syracuse | Syracuse</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='648867' first='Lorenzo' last='Riddick'] | OLB | 2025 | Long Island Lutheran | Long Island</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='505863' first='E'Ryan' last='Lawrence'] | ATH | 2025 | Bennett | Buffalo</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='505538' first='Ben' last='Newman'] | QB | 2025 | East Rochester/Ganada | Rochester</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='390762' first='Jahyden' last='Clark'] | WR/FS | 2025 | Canisius | Buffalo</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='434414' first='Kahmari' last='Valentine'] | DT | 2025 | Cardinal Hayes | Bronx</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='406847' first='Jeremiah' last='Tucker'] | OLB | 2025 | East | Rochester</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='805581' first='Tavion' last='Byrd'] | QB | 2025 | University Prep | Rochester</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='1307489' first='Kieghlin' last='Hicks'] | WR | 2026 | Christian Brothers Academy | Syracuse</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='505525' first='Mason' last='Alnutt'] | DE | 2025 | Canisius | Buffalo</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='1242404' first='Isaiah' last='Hill'] | RB | 2026 | Maryvale | Buffalo</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='505858' first='King-Micah' last='Mercer'] | DE | 2026 | Carmel | Hudson Valley</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='505522' first='Joseph' last='Filardi'] | QB | 2025 | Half Hollow Hills West | Long Island</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='505530' first='Noah' last='Mcduffie'] | SAF | 2025 | Bennett | Buffalo</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ol> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepredzone.com/new-york/rankings/2025-rankings/">2025 Rankings</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepredzone.com/new-york/rankings/2026-rankings/">2026 Rankings</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepredzone.com/new-york/rankings/2027-rankings/">2027 Rankings</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2028 Watchlist</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->