2027 Player Rankings Update: Evaluation Scouting Notes, Part VII

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 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.   *Please note that these notes are, indeed, raw and likely contain typos due to the volume of notes.   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!   <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='1626609' first='Jazai' last='Reid'] 5'8" 155 DB Irvington</td><td>Corner that slips under lazy blocks to blow up short game; JV and varsity rotation player; stays in solid position; able to maintain force leverage along perimeter in run support; does a good enough job of getting in the way and tripping defenders up in a hurry; ball carriers he will go low and play the ankle, as pass arriving he delivers a shot to his body too high;</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1277802' first='JC' last='McEvily'] 6'2" 230 OL Red Bank Catholic</td><td>OT; does nto get enough drive on his double teams; ducks head when reach blocking; able to latch ons omeone and drive them at times; varsity back up? recoils hands in pass pro</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1732336' first='Jibril' last='Powell'] 5'10" 160 WR/DB Camden</td><td>Hard, angry runner with the ball in his hands; carries. ball away from his body; gives an honest effort when blocking, but needs to bend get hands inside and have a better base; tackles high, does not use shoulder well; will hit a hole hard when he sees it open at LB; limited film</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1031703' first='Joe' last='Boyd'] 6'1" 215 ATH Linden</td><td>Linebacker that can sniff out a screen; instinctual player, reads reach well; takes read step and then sits, does not really play down hill yet; phsyical, but not efficient nor a form tackler; running back with some power, an upright runner tough to bring down at times due to being so big and thick; needs to lower pad level when rushing to preserve himself, takes a lot of body shots; pins ball, seems to prioritize securing it; hs size and is physical, needs to be coached up a bit more, very raw</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1049463' first='John' last='Bilali'] 6'0" 180 LB Northern Valley Regional</td><td>Has a burst at moments, very hard to evaluate, does not identify himself on film</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1575746' first='John' last='Cummings'] 6'1" 195 DL St. Joseph's Metuchen</td><td>Gains solid ground on his first step; can hug LOS a bit more; fires out low in his stance; might be a pass rush specialist based on D&D on film; quck, able to bend down LOS as a chaser well; looks like he was varisty rotation/package and JV prospect</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1476922' first='John' last='DeVincenzo'] 6'3" 200 DL/OL Ridgewood</td><td>Edge player gets hips around when rushing the corner; looks very tall; has a hard time accelerating; asked to play in space; uses arms and sheds; boxes kickouts physically; fights reach well; finishes his tackles; strugles when changing direction; needs more upper body strength or bend to play with a bit more strength; well coached, looks schematically sound</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1515069' first='JoJo' last='Pham'] 5'7" 150 DB Middlesex</td><td>Discplined when backside, plays his role to not allow cutback/reverse, etc; takes good pursuit angles and hustles to the ball; needs to identify himself earlier in his film; willing blocker for his teammates; does a nice job flowing and being around the ball; quality tackler</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1688967' first='Jon'mir' last='Deavereaux'] 6'0" 206 RB Monroe</td><td>Hard runner, able to create a litte in the return game; trust his speed to the sideline; think he looks to bounce to the outside; will ower shoulder to barrel over and through somebody; seems like a shorter, back; chins the ball high and tight; very much a zone scheme back, likes to bounce it outside too early and too much</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1546526' first='Jordan' last='Walsh'] 5'9" 150 DB Westfield</td><td>Safety, takes read steps; must tackle at waste better, sort of grabs an reaches; receiver who will lower shoulder and plow into somebody; can. bait a uarterback into bad decisions by trailing and closing in on space; want to see him tackle lower, but gets his entire body into it or absorbs the blow; carries ball a bit low when running with it;</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1671678' first='Josiah' last='Chaplain'] 5'7" 150 LB Boonton</td><td>Hops, not read step, then bails; can win the tip drill, soft hands; instinctual during scramble drill situations; has a burst, but then loses it, when finding a hole in the backfield to make TFL; wraps very well, leverage tackles nicely because he is not a big body; can fire off the edge very quickly nad low to the ground, not a bender;</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1538184' first='Josiah' last='De Los Santos'] 6'2" 200 DL Passaic</td><td>Good get off, threatens with speed off edge to take inside; want to see a rip inside, sort of hand bats; played interior too, runs around blocks when there; recongizes reach and gets over the top of his adjacent DL; quick get off, rip club when interior, needs to bring hips around; holds point effectively when facing double teamsrips back inside vs. cut off blocks; the more film I watch, the more I like actually; unsure of the level of competition he plays, might be weak</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1703729' first='Josiah' last='Perez'] 5'11" 160 WR Shabazz</td><td>Slot good release off the line; attacks ball with his hands; out route was sharp and crisp; can find open space and get vertical on scramble drill; accleration to sideline on out route can be a bit slow and lack explosion; seems to hav eonly ran out routes</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1523195' first='Josiah' last='Ruttley'] 6'2" 185 LB Northern Burlington</td><td>Receiver, does not deliver route fakes; widlcat, showed a burst up the sideline; engages, does not strain and separate from oncoming blockers; shown clips of using his hands to shed blocks; probably his team's best athlete; turns back to quarterback at moments when at linebacker depth to take drop; slow read step, more of a trip up tackler than one who wraps; goes in the right direction when bal lis snapped - reads his keys, albeit a bit slow</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1691133' first='Jumari' last='Glover'] 6'2" 170 ATH Bordentown</td><td>Corner, moves well, just looks a bit inefficient at times; uses hands to shed blocks, although he takes them on too high; matches receiver's hands well; gets low, wraps as a tackler;</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">2027 Player Rankings Update Coverage</h2>   <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/08/2026-player-rankings-update-breakout-candidates-part-i">Breakout Candidates, Part I</a> <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/08/2027-player-rankings-update-breakout-candidates-part-ii">Breakout Candidates, Part II</a> <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> <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> <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> <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> <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> <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> <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> <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> <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/08/2027-player-rankings-update-evaluation-scouting-notes-part-i">Scouting Evaluation Notes, Part I</a> <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/08/2027-player-rankings-update-evaluation-scouting-notes-part-ii">Scouting Evaluation Notes, Part II</a> <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/08/2027-player-rankings-update-evaluation-scouting-notes-part-iii">Scouting Evaluation Notes, Part III</a> <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/08/2027-player-rankings-update-evaluation-scouting-notes-part-iv">Scouting Evaluation Notes, Part IV</a> <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/08/2027-player-rankings-update-evaluation-scouting-notes-part-v">Scouting Evaluation Notes, Part V</a> <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/08/2027-player-rankings-update-evaluation-scouting-notes-part-vi">Scouting Evaluation Notes, Part VI</a> <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/08/2027-player-rankings-update-evaluation-scouting-notes-part-vii">Scouting Evaluation Notes, Part VII</a> <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/08/2027-player-rankings-must-see-prospect-film-part-i">Must-See Prospect Film, Part I</a> <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/08/2027-player-rankings-must-see-prospect-film-part-ii">Must-See Prospect Film, Part II</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.