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

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.   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.   *Please note that these notes are, indeed, raw and likely contain typos due to the volume of notes.   <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='819162' first='Kani' last='Golden'] 5'10" 180 DB Haddon Heights</td><td>Safety, sort of takes a flat footed step at first, then reacts; plays low, has a low center of gravity when moving in order to move quickly on short routes; good tackler, albeit a bit high, but wraps, drives, and squeezes well; will accelerate, has not shown a distinct, violent burst just yet, but motors his way down hill; want to see him fit more aggressively; in the box as the +1 defender, better run supporter to the allies; did not see him tested deep on film</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1302977' first='Karl' last='Clarke'] 5'9" 230 OL East Orange</td><td>Puls, gets to point quickly, must trap with outside shoulder; worker on drive blocks, needs more bend - if he does he will move people with ease; has a good base; kick outs tend to go fliying; want to see him refit hands;</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1575566' first='Keanu' last='Whittlesey'] 5'11" 220 LB/ATH Hillsborough</td><td>JV player; lateral reader on play, no diagnose steps; a bit casual when in pursuit; needs to play down hill</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1538269' first='Kelton' last='Ibach'] 6'1" 160 QB Delaware Valley</td><td>Has good vision, gets ball to receivers on the run when he is scrambling or rolling out; unafraid to take the ball himself and crete space; looks down his intended target; inconsistent ball placement on-target to his receivers - has shown that he can deliver a beautiful ball placed well from time to time; seems smart when not looking to force a pass</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1537287' first='Kevin' last='Giusti'] 5'9" RB Lenape Valley</td><td>Holds ball low and steady; patient with his speed, waits until he sees the gap to excellerate and get down hill; shown a hard jump cut, uses it to gain yardage and make the last person miss; will lower shoulder when appropriate; can navigate in and out of danger with some shiftiness</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1475739' first='Khalil' last='Sutton'] 6'2" 205 DL Union City</td><td>Receiver in a wing T offense that can high point the ball, only really asked to run fades within the red zone; takes pride in crack blocking the hell out of somebody; other routes (not fades) he does not use his hands to catch the ball; do not need to see more than 2 fades on his film; quick off the ball when in his stance; gets ahnds on, sort of leans, want to see him work feet and arms upward, keep pushing offesnive lineman backwards; quick with slants and has the ability to knife in to the backfield; keeps his rush lane and works back well; would probably consider him a hard hitter; gets blocked when he does not get a good jump; not always seeing him play half a man; would be to his benefit to threaten with speed as his "fastball" and then work counters from there</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1538512' first='King' last='Hills'] 5'10" 200 RB South Plainfield</td><td>A big back, will barrell into you and falll forward to gain yardage; must pick feet up more, can get tripped up; strength can improve, will allow him to carry a defender and not go down so easily when chased; rocks the ball, does not pin it</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1557405' first='Kingston' last='Williams'] 6'2" 185 DL Seneca</td><td>Stand up edge player; can turn his speed into power, typically plays just below his offensive matcup so he can get under them; can totally win off the edge with speed rush, restacks and strinks the pocket when doing so; uses speed to take the inside route to QB; also plays basketball and receiver; very raw and twitchy - has closing speed; would like to see him refine his pass rush moves and work to get his hips through and around when pass rushing; might be a pass rush specialist, have not seen much of him defending the run; noticed him spill correctly, u-turn, and make the tackle</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1476948' first='Kosta' last='Hantsoulis'] 5'11" 155 WR Highland Park</td><td>Can make toe-tap grab in back of endzone; able to undercut routes and make for big returns as a safety; returner, must get ball to outside arm; PAT kicker; want to see hin use hands to catch the ball more frequently; carries ball low, want to see him chin it; one of his team''s more athletic peices</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1183269' first='Leo' last='Lin'] 5'10" 185 QB Hudson Catholic</td><td>Clean pocket with no step up can get the ball 45 yards vertically upfield, receiver looks like he has to slow down for it though; release is a bit slow; appears to lock on to one receiver; better thros are between teh hashes; want to see him lead his receivers a bit more, defenders are in position, alot of the time, to potentially play the ball; will scramble with the ball, not looking to do so, but will and make a smart play</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1257775' first='Levi' last='Feeney Childers'] 5'8" 165 ATH Arthur P. Schalick</td><td>Corner, plays offskates in a cover 3 more times than not; has the correct idea on when to drive on the ball; a bit smaller of a prospect, hips have gotten twisted; have not seen him stay in his backpedal all that long before he is forced to bail; gives space between himself and the sideline; receiver, sells fake hard on RPO action; does not sink hips on his breaks, nor always use his hands to receive the ball;</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1624623' first='Liam' last='Carmel'] 5'10" 185 LB/ATH Wildwood</td><td>Physical when dealing with oncoming blockers, runs full force down hill, looks to lay the boom; takes read step, then bails to his zone, can get to his spot to make a play on the ball; has shown to leverage tackle; plays down hill; want to see him use hands when dealing with oncoming blockers; have not seen him run sideline to sideline yet; needs to get to his taackling leverage on plays to the perimeter; very good down hill player</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1466297' first='Liam' last='Flynn'] 6'0" 175 WR St. Augustine Prep</td><td>Presses defensive backs with a good released, has shown flashes of burst atop his route; can toe tap to secure grabs; must turn the appropriate way when trying to play the 5050 ball; does not use upper body fake for deeper routes; will lay out, dive for a catch; uses body to receive the ball more times than not; runs with a forward lean when he has opportunities to run with the ball; not much break/fake in his routes;</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1557909' first='Liam' last='Hayward'] 6'3" 190 RB Ramapo</td><td>Has a llittle bit of speed; might be out of position if 6'3" and a running back, but has some moves, can get low, and makes plays; surprisingly he is tougher to bring down despite having more surface area to attack; very natural player, loks instinctual when he runs the ball; has shown that he can get low for tough yardage; put some pass protection clips on his take, gets in the way and hand fights - for his size want to see him more phsyical with it; sinking hips more when making breaks will help him; interesting prospect, probably not a back in college but will help your team win; occsionally has forward lean when he runs; pins the ball most of the time despite propensity to make moves and change direction</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1514627' first='Logan' last='Burbank'] 6'2" 165 WR Middletown South</td><td>Takes about 4 strides to create separation and get to top speed; can keep balance and make sideline grabs for big gainers; at other times unsure if we see him hit top speed when running routes; does not sink hips on returning routes; why are 7on7 highlights on his tape??? No, absolutely not please; can make a play on the fade ball with back to end zone; does not pin ball when carrying it near danger; at some point stopped highlighitng himself on some clips; can make catches on fade through contact/bumps</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1476934' first='Logan' last='Knoetig'] 5'10" 175 DL Verona</td><td>End who uses speed and takes good angles to the quarterback; plays to the scheme, boxing when necessary; want to see him tackle a little bit lower; can run circles around slow footed linemen; must keep quarterbacks back shoulder targeted to avoid escaping; a little passive when unblocked, want to see him disrupt in the backfield; takes brace step when coming out of his stance at times; must play a bit lower esepcially when taking on bigger linemen</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1566202' first='Logan' last='LeRose'] 6'0" 165 WR/ATH Dumont</td><td>Does not sink hips on returning routes, just turns around; catches with his hands; want to see him create space with the stiff arm</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1558123' first='Logan' last='Nagle'] 6'5" 240 DL DePaul Catholic</td><td>Edge player, has a quick Euro-step move; good at hand battling, swipes away opponents hands when rushing and uses his speed to force the issue; knows when to take the inside path;; much quicker, faster, than you might expect; played interior at moments, keeps fighitng through holds; has a good understanding when to work back tot he quarterback; when he is inside he has a tendency to swim, run around the block - athletic enoguh at this level to make the play running around; has not show too many moves, more so understands leverages, timing, pocket, and rush lanes; fights reach well; has shown the long arm; very good backside bender</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1547359' first='Logan' last='Rhea'] 6'3" 210 DL/EDGE Haddonfield</td><td>End, must work to extend hands, sort of barrels into some linemen; plays in a 2 point or hand in dirt; sheds blocks swith snatch well; does not read reach well on sprint out, gets washed too many gaps; plays upright; stops feet and watches at thimes when pass rushing; will shed around a block, not into the gap; needs more upper body strength and bend, will allow him to dominate</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1476898' first='Logan' last='Simpson'] 5'10" 175 LB Absegami</td><td>Does not need an 8 minute film; imes blitz well, secure wrapper when tackling; maintains his correct leverage when taking his drop, seems uncomfortable in his drop when moving; angles of pursuit can be better to keep contain; tackels high, typically does not keep his feet;</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Class of 2026 Rankings Update Coverage</h2>   <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> <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/04/26-rankings-update-film-evals-for-new-additions-part-ii">Ranking Evaluation Scouting Notes, Part II</a> <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/04/26-rankings-update-film-evals-for-new-additions-part-iii">Ranking Evaluation Scouting Notes, Part III</a> <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/04/26-rankings-update-film-evals-for-new-additions-part-iv">Ranking Evaluation Scouting Notes, Part IV</a> <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/04/26-rankings-update-film-evals-for-new-additions-part-v">Ranking Evaluation Scouting Notes, Part V</a> <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/04/26-rankings-update-film-evals-for-new-additions-part-vi">Ranking Evaluation Scouting Notes, Part VI</a> <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/05/26-rankings-update-film-evals-for-new-additions-part-vii">Ranking Evaluation Scouting Notes, Part VII</a> <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/05/26-rankings-update-film-evals-for-new-additions-part-viii">Ranking Evaluation Scouting Notes, Part VIII</a> <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/05/26-rankings-update-film-evals-for-new-additions-part-ix">Ranking Evaluation Scouting Notes, Part IX</a> <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/05/26-rankings-update-film-evals-for-new-additions-part-x">Ranking Evaluation Scouting Notes, Part X</a> <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/05/26-rankings-update-the-athlete-film-room-part-i">Athlete Film Room, Part I</a> <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/05/26-rankings-update-the-defensive-back-film-room-part-i">Defensive Back Film Room, Part I</a> <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/05/26-rankings-update-the-defensive-line-film-room-part-i">Defensive Line Film Room, Part I</a> <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/04/26-rankings-update-the-linebacker-film-room-part-i">Linebacker Film Room, Part I</a> <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/04/26-rankings-update-the-quarterback-film-room-part-i">Quarterback Film Room, Part I</a> <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/05/26-rankings-update-the-running-back-film-room-part-i">Running Back Film Room, Part I</a> <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/04/26-rankings-update-the-wide-receiver-film-room-part-i">Wide Receiver Film Room, Part I</a> <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> <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>

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.