’26 Rankings Update: Film Evals for New Additions, Part IX

<p>To the best of my knowledge, I know two things to be true when it comes to player rankings. First, Prep Redzone is the industry leader in state-by-state depth when it comes to rankings. Second, Prep Redzone New Jersey – <em>specifically</em> – is the unabashed leader in sharing our evaluation ranking notes.</p>   <p>In this series you will find our unedited, raw ranking notes for nearly 300 new additions to the class of 2026's final rankings. The notes are being rolled out alphabetically by first name, so stay tuned and be sure to follow as we release them.</p>   <p><em>*Please note that these notes are, indeed, raw and likely contain typos due to the volume of notes.</em></p>   <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" />   <figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1524410' first='Jonathan' last='Gonzalez'] RB Lakewood</td><td>Mostly pins th ball; a hard runner, plows forward and ahead; good tackler, wraps to leverage very nicely; goes down relatively easy; good on the perimeter</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1523197' first='Jonel' last='Lince'] 5'8" 160 ATH Trenton Central</td><td>Can high point the ball and catch it with his hands; corner who will react quickly to short game and mix it up, brak up passes in contested situation; good hitter and solid wrapper; a hard runner, maybe his team's best athlete; competition he played was poor; able to run the ball, uses stiff arm, but might end up being a defender if he plays in college</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1270238' first='Jordan' last='Evans'] 6'3" 260 OL Rancocas Valley</td><td>Gets out on screens a bit slow, want to see him come to balance; plays upright when doubling, gets great movement; dremendous shock and blow when punching in pass protection; pops upright out of his stance needs more ability to bend; out of his stance quickly; needs a more consistent base to drive solo</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1642054' first='Jordan' last='Moreta'] 6'2" 200 ATH Paramus Catholic</td><td>Full-force tackler with a head of steam when timed off the edge; reads screens extremely well, jumps those routes; good backpedal, stays in it for a period of time and then breaks/runs as things deevelop; secure wrapper when tackling; covers and runs with some receivers, can jam weak ones and run with others; walked up on the line hits a good swim move; not super twitchy, but quick, athletic, and a smart player; unsure if a safety, corner, linebacker, or end - can truly hold his own at all levels of the defense;</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1282760' first='Jordan' last='Palmer'] 6'1" 280 Washington Township</td><td>Offensive tackler; pops up out of his stance; leans on his matchup, createves movement this way - hands on might snatch him down; needs better bend, his ankles/knees/hips/shoulders are not every vertically aligned in his stance; uses his size well to displace people on down/out blocks; not many pass pro clips on his tape; shown that he will protect the inside rush lane first by stepping that way</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='826572' first='Joseph' last='Irvine'] 6'5" 275 OL St. Augustine</td><td>Works hands up into his opponent; seems to glide to the second level on seal blocks; has good acceleration in the open field; works his feet well when driving, but inconsistent effort - sometimes will just lean and drop someone rather than jump his feet; will slam a speed rusher to his outside down; gets best movement on double teams, but defender spins outside of him to beat it, does not get back in front of assignment; kickstep nees to be more immediate and fundamental in its approach; very few clips of him pass protecting</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1524796' first='Joseph' last='Yun'] QB Demarest</td><td>Can get the ball about 55 yards; stars down his receiver; has to load and wind up to complete and get the deep ball off; short routes tend to be a little bit high; want to see more mustard on throws over the middle and toward boundary; activates lower body to get throws off</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='819158' first='Joseph' last='Zamot'] 6'0" 210 LB The Lawrenceville School</td><td>Can make a clean read and get down hill, making stops in the hole; tackling can improve some, loses his feet at moments or does not always keeps them (tries to hip drop); gets hands and separates to create space from linemen when they engage with him, have not seen him outright shed them; wraps well when tackling; makes clean reads for the most part, not sent in motion, static and plays ball; veery few coverage clips, cannot evaluate this part of his game</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1537253' first='Josh' last='D'Ambrosio'] 6'1" 185 DB Manville</td><td>Safety, does not stay low in backpedal, looks like he might fall overhimself at times; upright runner with ball in his hand and does not pin it; can make acrobatic catches falling away and on the move; very good vertical leap, can jump high and bluck the ball out of the air; have not seen him highpoint the ball; beneficiary of many very poor throws; not much for wrapping or shoulder tackling</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1286664' first='Joshua' last='Witherspoon'] 6'4" 280 OL Lawrenceville</td><td>Tremendous pop with upper body, totally stuns people when he punches; want to see his feet move mroe quickly when someone takes an inside move; pass protection appears to lock out and grab, has very long arms; must find more work more quickly when his assignment is neutralized; plays high, have not see him in a 3 point stance, only 2 point stances; gets great movement ond ouble teams, must work harder to stay hip to hip; crosses feet when moving latereally on zone plays, not keeping them lateral</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='855777' first='Josiah' last='Bynum'] 5'11" 170 QB Deptford</td><td>Lofts ball, too much air on it; want to see the ball pop off of his hand more; has some elusiveness to make defenders miss; punter, ball goes about 40 yards</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1642034' first='Julian' last='Peterson'] 6'1" 170 DB Winslow</td><td>Corner, tall, long; drives on ball well, particularly in the short game; unsure of his hands on defense, tips and plays the ball, rather than making a play on it; gets hands on, sheds, to keep force contain; physical player; good tackler, hits/wraps/drive extremely well; can knife into the backfield off the edge and complicate things; plays press, can stick and ride most opponents' hips; played some safety; want to see him be more physical when pressing - has shown it when tackling and taking on blockers; have not seen clips of him tested deep</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1537232' first='Julian' last='Sanchez'] 5'11" 180 LB Spotswood</td><td>Capable of playing down hill from a read; moves when the ball is snapped, knows what his keys are and where to look; enough vision and speed to shoot the backside iwndow for tackles for loss; commbits to diagnose step, then hustles to perimeter, able to make play on bubbles; want to see him leverage tackle better, right now just takes people down without applying technique; slows down, more than breaks down, when tackling; need more coverage clips</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1467565' first='Julien' last='Jones'] 5'11" 205 LB Colonia</td><td>Sits in his hook to hook drop, head on swivel, looking for crossers; bails and oes full speed on plays to teither hash; clogs passing lanes well, might have long arms; does not take a diagnose step or pass drop, sort of holds serve and reads what to do; probably more of an instinctual player than anything; very good wrap and tackler, could stand to drive his feet more; gets down immediately about half the time maybe? diagnose steps needed; seems good in pass coverage</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1097173' first='Junior' last='Serrano'] 6'1" 205 DL Glassboro</td><td>Plays off the edge, throws a move but keeps working upfield to force a step up where he retraces from there; want to see him get hips through and around once he gets the edge; has closings peed; plays standing; fights reach effectively, loses some ground; must bend tighter when backside; apppears to be a solid tackler; wish to see him get his hands above his eyes; creates some separation from offensive plays when playing on or at the line; successfully boxes, then can get back inside to make the play himself</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1567354' first='Justin' last='Coleman'] 5'10" 185 LB Hackensack</td><td>Does not need 6 minute highlight film; takes a diagnose step then bails to his hook to curl responsibility n icely, gets under the play; shows a closing burst when finishing; speed and power helps him disengage with blockers, more than hands on and separating; quick and fast enough to make TFLs in the backside window; accelerates to the boundary well on quick game passes; not enough seen in coverage</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1547361' first='Justin' last='Davis'] 6'1" 210 DL Wall</td><td>Edge, has a stutter move that he uses to set up the swim; does not always play whith his hand in the ground; tight end who runs well in the open field, accelerates well; takes on trappers iwth his shoulder, gets inside of them; shown more quickness than you would expect; good on double teams displacing to the next level; has played surf technique; apt at several pass rush moves, including the pin & spin, ghost dip; want to see him use his hands more; not sure where he will end up, is a pretty good tight end too</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1476965' first='Justin' last='Scaramuzzo'] 6'2" 180 QB St. Joseph's Metuchen</td><td>Gets into a good rythym when used in play action; very evasive in the pocket, moves well and keeps his eyes down field; long ball can get about 50 yards on it; deep ball placement is very good, room for improvement to tear drop it in the bread basket - accomplishes this with a clena pocket though; does not pin the ball when rushing it; moves and escapes well; excited to make big plays and play the game; dangerous when he steps up in the pocket; good, accurate ball when throwing on the run; want to see him activate his lower half a bi tmore consistently when throwing; release is quick</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1556328' first='Kadir' last='Younge'] 5'8" 180 RB/DB PCTI</td><td>Violent runner, especially when he gets his arms going; strong lower half allows tackles to fall off of him; gets his legs up some when running, breaks poor tackles; has some balance to stay upright; vision to cutback in the backfield if the point of attack is tied up; if he cannot run past you, he sort of runs into you; an upright runner that has not shown many moves; very much what you see is what you get</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1530066' first='Kai' last='Smith'] 5'9" 180 DB/RB Pascack Valley</td><td>Walkes down off the edge in a 5, plays back too; aggressive fitting the alley, too much speed off the edge for a tackle to block; high points the ball and uses his hands to receive it; expodes downhill at times, full force, full bodied tackles; great pursuit from opposite hash on toss away; clean up tackler, goes low and wraps well; someitmes has to adjust his angle due to aggressiveness in pursuit; a bit out of control when bending the corner, needs to get flatter; hard runner with ball in his hands; not many clips of him defending the pass or in man</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Class of 2026 Rankings Update Coverage</h2>   <p><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/04/26-rankings-update-film-evals-for-new-additions-part-i"></a><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/04/26-rankings-update-film-evals-for-new-additions-part-i"></a><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/04/26-rankings-update-film-evals-for-new-additions-part-i">Ranking Evaluation Scouting Notes, Part I</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/04/26-rankings-update-film-evals-for-new-additions-part-ii">Ranking Evaluation Scouting Notes, Part II</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/04/26-rankings-update-film-evals-for-new-additions-part-iii">Ranking Evaluation Scouting Notes, Part III</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/04/26-rankings-update-film-evals-for-new-additions-part-iv">Ranking Evaluation Scouting Notes, Part IV</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/04/26-rankings-update-film-evals-for-new-additions-part-v">Ranking Evaluation Scouting Notes, Part V</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/04/26-rankings-update-film-evals-for-new-additions-part-vi">Ranking Evaluation Scouting Notes, Part VI</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/05/26-rankings-update-film-evals-for-new-additions-part-vii">Ranking Evaluation Scouting Notes, Part VII</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/05/26-rankings-update-film-evals-for-new-additions-part-viii">Ranking Evaluation Scouting Notes, Part VIII</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/05/26-rankings-update-film-evals-for-new-additions-part-ix">Ranking Evaluation Scouting Notes, Part IX</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/05/26-rankings-update-the-defensive-back-film-room-part-i">Defensive Back Film Room, Part I</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/05/26-rankings-update-the-defensive-line-film-room-part-i">Defensive Line Film Room, Part I</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/04/26-rankings-update-the-linebacker-film-room-part-i">Linebacker Film Room, Part I</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/04/26-rankings-update-the-quarterback-film-room-part-i">Quarterback Film Room, Part I</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/05/26-rankings-update-the-running-back-film-room-part-i">Running Back Film Room, Part I</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/04/26-rankings-update-the-wide-receiver-film-room-part-i">Wide Receiver Film Room, Part I</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/04/26-rankings-update-shake-up-within-the-top-150-ranked-part-i">Biggest Rankings Jump, Ranked Prospects, Part I</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/04/26-rankings-update-watchlist-prospects-that-entered-the-top-25">Watchlist Prospects that Entered the Top 25</a></p>

To the best of my knowledge, I know two things to be true when it comes to player rankings. First, Prep Redzone is the industry leader in state-by-state depth when it comes to rankings. Second, Prep Redzone New Jersey – specifically – is the unabashed leader in sharing our evaluation ranking notes.