Five Fresh 2029 North/Central Jersey Athletes Impressing in 2024

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With regular seasons starting to slow down around the state and playoff/post-season aspirations starting to become reality, there are a lot of prospects just now starting to post up some film. While some of the guys below have been on our radar for a minute, others are just now making themselves known. Take a look</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">North Jersey</span></strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1540953"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-671bfc1923e99"} --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Plays for the Roselle Rams Pop Warner program and is from Union County.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>This past weekend, helped the Rams capture the Pop Warner Division 2 13U State Championship.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>A kid with ball skills that come naturally on both sides of the ball. Equally as dangerous and game-changing as a Wide Receiver and Defensive Back.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1543877"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-671f98d69dc8c"} --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Plays for the Dawg Poud Elite Program and is from Union County.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Like many of the athletes in this write up, plays both Wide Receiver and Defensive Back at a high level. However, he also has gotten a fair amount of touches out of the backfield.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>He should be a prospect that many of the tradition North Jersey private schools should be all over. Fits the bill as an athletic, versatile kid with a high ceiling if he continues to work and adapt.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":[1522443],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-671bfc1923eee"} --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Plays for the Glen Rock youth program program and is from Bergen County.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Wortley has been the clear standout on a team that currently sits 4-3 in the Tri County Youth Football League. They have two pivotal, and winnable, games left in the regular season, with six teams within two games of each other in the standings.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Hard to miss the big fellas on film, standing a reported 6-foot-3 and 180-pounds. Plays Wide Receiver right now, but could very easily see him becoming a Tight End/Defensive End as he continues to grow and progress</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><span style="text-decoration: underline">Central Jersey</span></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1540969"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-671bfc1923f33"} --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Plays for the Dawg Poud Elite Program and is from Middlesex County.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>The Woodbridge native is in only his third year of playing football, but has really taken his game to the next level over the last calendar year.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Playing both Wide Receiver and Defensie Back, there is a bright future for Holman on the gridiron. Dedicating himself to the weight room this off-season and adding some good weight will help take him to another level, as he conceivably moves into high school ball.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1540976"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-671bfc1923f74"} --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Plays for the AIP Elite Program and is from Mercer County.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>The Trenton native has played both Wide Receiver and Defensive Back during this 2024 season and has really started to stake a claim in being one of the more impressive two-way athletes in the state as of October 2024.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Coaches were telling me about 'Tae last year as a seventh-grader and I could see the potential. This year, in eighth-grade, it's all coming together for Vincent. It's no wonder several of the state's private school have already hosted him this fall.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"></h2> <!-- /wp:heading -->