2027 Player Rankings Update: Evaluation Scouting Notes, Part III

<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 200 new additions to the class of 2027'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>   <p>Be sure to follow me on <a href="https://x.com/BrendanScoutsNJ">Twitter</a> for the latest New Jersey high school football prospect news and not miss a beat!.</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='1283780' first='Carmine' last='Florio'] 6'0" 185 LB Rumson-Fair Haven</td><td>Reads, gets down hill quickly; breaks down in the hole and finds work, causes himself to be a bit out of position and have to arm tackle or gather; pad level is a bit high; shoulder tackling can improve, can hit/wrap/drive against someojne; makes diagnose step and gets to his drop; rallies to the ball very well, has a motor and hustles; can diagnose screen game; need to see him in coverage more</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='835250' first='Carter' last='Smith'] 5'10" 300 OL/DL Donovan Catholic</td><td>Nose, plays with a good base and can attack half man; guard that sort of catches rather than attacking his gap; good get off on defense, causes disruption in the backfield; hits a forklift move when engaged, want to see him hit a move earlier in the play; quick when pulling; needs to work arm extension and lock out on defense; gets good vertical displacement on double teams; personally like him a bit more on defense</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='910859' first='Cayden' last='McCormick-Giletto'] 6'1" 250 OL/DL Seneca</td><td>Rips across the face of back blockers to make plays on defense; can absorb and turn a screaming blitzer when uncovered in pass protection; feels pressure, fights it by spinning; keeps his feet moving on defense, stays active; strong up top as a guard, has shown to tie people up or chop and land; one play flung a defender off of him with a press; gets good movement when 1on1 blocking; wins, does not dominate, to warrant higher ranking</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1515034' first='Chase' last='Horner'] 6'0" 185 DB Seneca</td><td>Does not take drop, tackles a bit high at times, or goes for ankles; must make effort to maintain force leverage; good angles to the ball carrier; film is nearly exclusively as a run support safety, few clips of him in pass coverage; can putthe ball about 45 yards at his best</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1105210' first='Chaz' last='Gray'] 6'4" 225 DL St. Joes Regional</td><td>End, physical with hard joint when boxing; sort of stops and then goes when executing line stunts; have not seen him bend corner or get hips aroudn when pass rushing; has lenght to corral and reach/grab tackle when misses; has moments when he stops on the field and assesses; plays high mostly</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1657604' first='Chiemerie' last='Attah'] 5'10" 175 LB Sayreville War Memorial</td><td>Gives his body to block, full body into matchupl JV film on his tape; jumps on you to tackle at moments; does not get low enough, poor pad level, technique when tackling; hustles and tries hard, moves a bit inefficiently and/or out of control</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1693311' first='Chris' last='Owen'] 6'0" 215 LB Camden Catholic</td><td>Linebacker, needs more efficient movements; tight end, blocking can improve, sort of gives up ground to hook and seal that way, rather than drive and move; either hops or takes a read step when defending the run, does not play down hill; tackles and closes upright; looks like he can run well</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1476843' first='Chris' last='Raub'] 5'8" 160 WR Southern Regional</td><td>Route breaks are not sharp; able to high point the ball well and use his hands to do so; used on the outside and in the slot; can make athletic, acrobatic catches; can get some separation, but does not separate from the pack</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1568372' first='Christakis' last='Nicolaou'] 5'10" 160 DB Old Tappan</td><td>Keeps eyes on quarterback and trusts his ability to runa nd cover; high points the ball really well, can get up there a bit too; needs to identify himself pre snap on film; gets hips around, a bit slow, albeit effective agianst most matchups; plays very good team defense; have not seen him drive on anything on his film exceptionally well, tested deep often; will deliver a hit, not wrap; does a great job of playing the ball as it arrives on short/intermediate routes; qualutg player that will help a program and play an immediate, serviceable role in college</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1551257' first='Christian' last='Alexander'] DL Seneca</td><td>Stadup edge, can get oa good get off, want to see him dip and finish with a rip; storng, bi tackler who can pick up and dump; plays with appropriat ebackfield depth when squeezing backside; secure tackler, although he does so high, he wraps well; runs upfield some when facing a reach, want to see him set that edge; seen an arm-over move; have not seen him be phsyical wiht oncoming blockers; Ithink there is somethign there, a pretty physical player, athletic for his size</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1602528' first='Christian' last='Dunoff'] 6'0" 170 DB/WR St. Augustine Prep</td><td>Runs stride for stride with matchup, can adjust and pluck the ball out of the air; solid break on short game, wraps and drives through body of matchup; unafraid when power is ran his way, gets low and wraps for a tackle; keeps his leverage when tackling as force player; stays on back pedal well, but then struggles to get hips around and get optimal position - when in suboptimal position he will match the receiver's hands and defend off of that; tooe plq634</td></tr><tr><td>CJ Griffith 6'1" 185 RB Ridge</td><td>Wing T Fullback, runs upright; hlds ball high, not necessarily tight; JV film; looks liie a big body; has sped to gain the edge on a toss and turn up the sideline; will set up a blocker; interested to see what he can do on defense, big body that could maybe play linebacker; uses hand to catch, must get ball to outside arm in open field</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1513550' first='CJ' last='Yates'] WR Central Regional</td><td>Will slow play things on the perimeter before turning up and making cuts; hips look shifty when making cuts; can come down with the ball through double coverage/traffic, several times; has speed to beat his man; shows a second gear, manipulates his speed to gain angles and yardage; does not always take ball with his hands; probably a receiver, but he is better with the ball in his hands than he is a receiver - find ways to get it to him; does not get much separation on his routes; seems a bit raw; high upside</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1533535' first='Cole' last='DeNick'] 5'10" 195 ATH Kingsway</td><td>Running back who runs upright; can scamper a bit, gains speed and accelerates; will lower shoulder through approaching contact; a bit of a rough and rugged running style; gets hands on when down on the line of scrimmage; takes a hop/read step, then levels out at moments when defending the pass.- other times gets his head on an a swivel; has a great deal of balance as a ball carrier, keeps up and does not get tripped up easily; seems like a very good tackler, uses shoulder; solid player, will help a team in some capacity</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='910824' first='Cole' last='Garrison'] 5'9" 150 ATH Toms River North</td><td>Wildcat; pins and protects ball; can sidestep defenders and make them miss; receiver; can get totally behind the secondary; returner; corner/safety; seds the edge with authority; strong shoulder tackler, wraps and drives; can burn an entire defense running from the wild cat; looks really athletic, raw athlete; asked to do a lot; catches the ball with his hands; type of player you design plays for; follows blockers, wont prematurely bounce; have not seen him make defenders miss all that much; willing blocker on perimeter too, wants his teammates to succeed; a bit smaller, but quick, fast, instinctual</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">2027 Player Rankings Update Coverage</h2>   <p><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/08/2026-player-rankings-update-breakout-candidates-part-i">Breakout Candidates, Part I</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/08/2027-player-rankings-update-breakout-candidates-part-ii">Breakout Candidates, Part II</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/08/2027-player-rankings-update-newly-ranked-watchlisters-part-i">Newly Ranked Prospects from the Watchlist, Part I</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/08/2027-player-rankings-update-newly-ranked-watchlisters-part-ii">Newly Ranked Prospects from the Watchlist, Part II</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/08/2027-player-rankings-update-newly-ranked-watchlisters-part-iii">Newly Ranked Prospects from the Watchlist, Part III</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/08/2027-player-rankings-update-newly-ranked-watchlisters-part-iv">Newly Ranked Prospects from the Watchlist, Part IV</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/08/2027-player-rankings-update-newly-ranked-watchlisters-part-v">Newly Ranked Prospects from the Watchlist, Part V</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/08/2027-player-rankings-update-newly-ranked-watchlisters-part-vi">Newly Ranked Prospects from the Watchlist, Part VI</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/08/2027-player-rankings-update-newly-ranked-watchlisters-part-vii">Newly Ranked Prospects from the Watchlist, Part VII</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/08/2027-player-rankings-update-newly-ranked-watchlisters-part-viii">Newly Ranked Prospects from the Watchlist, Part VIII</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/08/2027-player-rankings-update-evaluation-scouting-notes-part-i">Scouting Evaluation Notes, Part I</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/08/2027-player-rankings-update-evaluation-scouting-notes-part-ii">Scouting Evaluation Notes, Part II</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/08/2027-player-rankings-update-evaluation-scouting-notes-part-iii">Scouting Evaluation Notes, Part III</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.