NY Recruiting Report Pt. XXXII

This week's recruiting report features some more Division 1 offers, including a major first FBS offer for a prospect. We also get a couple of DIII commitments. A few prospects in the 2026 class on the watchlist that we featured before the season really have taken advantage of the season and helped boost their recruitment.   Check out last week's which features two weeks of offers and over 20 prospects. <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2024/11/ny-recruiting-report-pt-xxxi/">recruiting report HERE</a>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">OFFERS</h2>    The MaxPreps Freshman All-American followed up a star Freshman season with a dominant sophomore season against a schedule that featured some of Canada and Ohio's top teams. Kimble picked up an offer from Ohio State after a gameday visit to the Buckeyes. Kimble holds a ton of D1 offers including offers from multiple top Big Ten programs.     Iyalekhue was a player I wrote about preseason as this was his first fall playing HS football. Still, he already separates himself as a tackle prospect with his size and basketball background - he put out some film from this year and picked up an offer from Boston College - Size is the great separator of OL prospects but Iyalekhue's athleticism is a standout trait in his film.     Mercer, who, along with picking up an offer from Boston College, made the expected decommitment from Long Island University, is not only one of the top-ranked defensive linemen in the 2026 class but offers a really intriguing future with the athleticism he displays on tape and that I have seen in person. One of the more impressive big athletes picks up his first P4 offer.     Hogans, who has had another exceptional season, picked up an offer from Bowling Green, his first FBS offer but second D1 offer as he earned one from Princeton earlier in the season - he may not play in the league with the best competition or recognition from the public, but he has great film and showcases the size and strength to not just dominate at this level but compete at a high level in college.     The North Shore TE/LB picked up an offer from Hudson Valley CC - an all-around three-sport athlete who is one of the better two-way players from Nassau County and has some solid film from his senior season.     Alfaro, who moved to Half Hollow Hills West before the season, had good production last year in the CHSFL. This season, you see the same athleticism on tape, and the RB prospect picked up his first offer from the University of New England.     The Ward Melville OL prospect picked up an offer from RPI after a visit. The 4th DIII offer for Kurtz, who is one of Long Island's top offensive line prospects and top DIII recruits. Kurtz's film shows a player who plays with good pad level and strong leverage. He may not be the biggest OL on the island but he plays with consistently good technique.     After a gameday visit, Kaplow picked up an offer from Ithaca. The Horace Greeley captain was highly productive for Greeley this season. On tape, he looks huge and that is huge in a good way. He seems to have a long, well-built upper body in terms of football-specific traits - I love how he closes on guys and the angles he takes. He does a good job on tape of getting to the ball, breaking down, and tackling.     Griffey, one of the top kickers in the state - who has been an all-state selection for both kicking and punting picked up an offer from Allegheny - he was perfect on extra points for the year, had a FB long of 44 yards and averaged 33.5 yards per punt with six inside the 20 on 23 attempts.   As a Junior, he was perfect on extra points with 27, had 5 touchbacks kicking off, and was perfect on 5 field goal attempts with a length of 35 - the numbers and reps are there for Griffey in the season, and he picks up his first offer.     Belleville who is a captain for Hackley, picked up an offer from Kenyon College, a three sport varsity athlete. Belleville has great length at 6'2 with a 78in wingspan, and although he has strong WR tape, I think he shows the athleticism to play safety or WR at the next level.     Meilleur, who is an LB/RB for Dover, picked up an offer from Grove City - I think he could play either FB or LB at the next level, and his film shows a player who plays with a great motor and is physical, finishing runs and tackles.    <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Commitments</h2>    Reed picked up a few DIII offers in the process, but shortly after Liverpool's season came to a close, he committed to Ithaca. I saw Reed play earlier this season and was impressed with some of his reps against a tough CBA-Syracuse defensive front-7. He consistently plays with his hands inside and has a very strong upper half. He has a really good build to play on the interior at the next level, barrel-chested with some length and size in his arms combined with an athletic lower half.   When we did rankings last spring, I was not aware of Reed. After camp season, tape evaluation, and a live evaluation, there is no doubt he is amongst some of the top interior line prospects in New York this season, which will be reflected in the upcoming senior rankings.     Murphy, who is a QB/ATH and has been a big part of the success Chaminade has had this season after struggling at times last year, has done a great job. He is a downhill physical runner heavily involved in the QB-designed run game, but he has shown some flashes of throwing the ball. He does a good job getting everyone involved, as six guys on the team have over 100 receiving yards, but nobody is over the 250 mark.   Murphy makes his commitment to the University of Rochester. While he needs to continue developing as a quarterback, there are some apparent athletic traits and run-game stuff you can build off.     Comella committed to Franklin & Marshall, and he has been one of the top 3-down backs in Rochester for multiple seasons. Comella is a smooth athlete on tape who is a patient downhill runner. Canandaigua works from I formation or Pistol a lot and runs a lot of Power - Comella does a great job of not outrunning his blockers and has some one-cut quickness to his game.

This week's recruiting report features some more Division 1 offers, including a major first FBS offer for a prospect. We also get a couple of DIII commitments. A few prospects in the 2026 class on the watchlist that we featured before the season really have taken advantage of the season and helped boost their recruitment.