2027 Player Rankings Update: Evaluation Scouting Notes, 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 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='1690044' first='Nysir' last='Golden'] 6'0" 154 ATH/DB Hudson Catholic regional</td><td>Does not need a 9 minute film; corner, lets peopel cross his face on trail technique; receiver, catches with body on slants and wide open slot fades; can make a contested catch with little space between defender and back of the endzone; bubbles need to get a bit more depth; must chin and protect ball when going across the middle, especially as he contorts and spins off of poor arm tackles; needs to be more phyiscal along the perimeter in run support</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1658068' first='Oluwasemilore' last='Olubobola'] 6'6" 275 OL/DL St. Peters Prep</td><td>Fires off the ball, can get someone on the ground within 2 steps; quick feet and a wide base allow him to easily cut off block; gets immediate movement on double teams and keeps his head up to pick up and overtake linebackers; tall prospect, hard to make fair assessment on his pad level; ties up his man when pass protecting; quick feet allow him to ahndle speed rushers, will get a hand on their hip and ride them up field; shorter strides will help him on offense to maintain balance; have not seen him flatten defenders at second level; can power down and take away angle of defender with ease</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1552382' first='Omar' last='Kelly'] 5'10" 175 DB Atlantic City</td><td>Rolled down safety can win tip drill; first step seems to be forward, sort of hops rather than drops at moments; will lay a big hit on to crossers; good off punt block, has a burst and can really get off of the ball; grabs and wraps ankles well; aggressive player, sees flies and goes; tackles with appropriate leverage to set an edge; closing speed can hawk someone after they get past him; can be physical at the line at times, depending opponent; breaks on crossing routes, can get a hand in and break things up; raw talent</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1532329' first='Omar' last='McFarlane'] 6'0" 195 DL St. Thomas Aquinas</td><td>End, a bit ginger when he plays surft tech, but puts quarterbakcs in a bind; can accelerate well, burst closing inon quaterback; stance must get forward lean and butt in the air, head is currently above butt; recognizes, fights reach very well; has some lenght it appears, will squeeze down to make TFL; can leverage roll tackle; tackles high</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1683886' first='Omar' last='Singleton'] 156 WR/DB West Side</td><td>Not sure if he makes the best decision fielding the ball on punt returns; hard runner, especially once he gets going; uses hands to catch the ball; tracks ball over his shoulder well; very opportunistic on defense, beneficiary of some ill advised throws; late to fill alley, not aggressive in run support; tries to lower a big shoulder hit, does not wrap</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1677789' first='Oscar' last='Duran'] 5'9" 180 RB South Brunswick</td><td>Used as a slot receiver; apt at getting over pursuing linebackers to miss, as he cuts back against them or spins; used a lot in the flat at various depths, including as a PAP FB; will lower shoulder as full back; safety type on defense, uses shoulder, low, to tackle but does not wrap; gets hands on but not overly physical; a lot of play calls are made for him and he is used in various positions</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1688969' first='Oscar' last='Irwin'] 5'8" 150 DB The Pingry School</td><td>Slow plays out of the backfield, allows time for his blocking to develop; likes to make pressure cuts in the open field and behind the line; has cutback vision on zone plays, really good cutback vision at that.- bends it back often; a one-cut type of runner ideally, but seems to make several cuts in order to get himself moving in the direction he wishes; corner who catches ball with his hands, trusts what he reads to fly up to the ball; looks like he goes to play the ball or the hands of the receiver each time; shown to be physical and shed using his hands; strong technique tackler; probably a DB in college</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1663882' first='Parker' last='Needham'] 6'2" 174 QB Raritan High School</td><td>Loads up a bit before delivering the deep ball, slow release; gets good loft on open receiver s running vertically so they can YAC it; needs to put more mustard ont he throw in tight windows; have not seen him go through progressions or look off - stares down target; has not shwon to create much on his own</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1557287' first='Patrick' last='Carlisle'] 5'9" 180 RB Bernards</td><td>Switches ball to outside hand early; secures and pins ball to his chest nicely; follows his blockers, takes inside tracks; does not have true break away speed; keeps his feet moving, this allows for him to break many tackles; a bit of an upright runner who does not run behind his pads yet; shown to lower shoulder and use stiff arm; a security-focused back that does not hurt you, but does not look like he takes many chances</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1305209' first='Qua'Yon' last='Williams'] 5'9" 155 DB Elizabeth</td><td>Deep returner, determined runner who sets up blockers before accelerating, has a gear he can kick in when someone has an angle; has quick feet at the line to gain a release, adjust and can contort to the ball when initially misjudged or thrown behind; corner, instinctual enough to jump routes when flooded zoen to his side; uses hands to catch the ball; can out jump an opponent to deflect the ball; laterally runs well; have not seen him to be handy at the line, can lcose speed on underthrown fades while cross over running; tries to block, for teammates, really gets going when his form is on point with it; fights back to maintian force leverage as a tackler; at his best when he keeps rmoving running, not slowing downt o set people up; has a burst to break on the ball, plays a bit too off to jump routes; have not seen much solo tackling; does a good job understanding lanes/angles when blocking for teammates, then run off of his butt;</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1567539' first='Raekwon' last='Anderson'] 5'9" 150 RB Abraham Cark</td><td>Safety, looks unsure of his reads at times; runs hard along the perimeter; runs upright, not behind his pads; protects and pins the ball; looks most comfortable getting to the perimeter; reaches and arm tackles</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1264785' first='Raymond' last='Brown'] 6'1" 240 DL Penns Grove</td><td>Has closing speed on quarterback; interior lineman; stance can improve; gets hands on blockers as they pass him, not all that physical wiht it though, does not redirect their path; tends to let blockers pass in order for him to make the play; comes up high out o fhis stance, gets belly to belly at times when held up at the line; also played some end; takes bad angles at the quarterback when rushing him</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1476891' first='Reggie' last='Holley'] 5'10" 175 WR Millville</td><td>Burst off the line in his release; has a clear shiftiness and explosive nature to him; waits and baits this explsoive nature, picks his spots onw hen to burst; fights for yardage, kind of has a junk yard dog mentality with the ball in his hands; want to see more snap of hips on routes that call for it; route break on 45 degree cuts are sharp; uses hands to catch the ball; have not seen him set up his blockers or demonstrate the best vision just yet; will try to plow someone over; can extend and make catches on poorly thrown balls all over the place; have not seen him blow by coverage just yet; can make catches through contact</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='489023' first='Robbie' last='O'Connor'] 6'2" 180 QB Millville</td><td>Can make a 40 yard throw in stride, under durress, while taking a hit and lacing the ball in a spot where his guy can keep going without breaking stride; release time seems like it varies a bit; gets good placement o many of his throws; seems decisive where he is going to the ball; have not seen him move to reset the picket much; confident to throw to hooks without getting htem picked off; balls seem a bit high, receivers have to jump or just come off their feet to make the play; has designed runs, not much for scrambling; can hit an out route to far side of the field from the opposite hash</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1540923' first='Robert' last='Banks'] 5'11" 180 DL Dwight-Morrow</td><td>Edge player, plays high and throws shoulder after bracing, bounces off, to spill; tries t fight under a double team/reach; sort or arm tackles, grabs; hand fights, bats without technique</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/2025/09/2027-player-rankings-update-evaluation-scouting-notes-part-viii">Scouting Evaluation Notes, Part VIII</a> <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/09/2027-player-rankings-update-evaluation-scouting-notes-part-ix">Scouting Evaluation Notes, Part IX</a> <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/09/2027-player-rankings-update-evaluation-scouting-notes-part-x">Scouting Evaluation Notes, Part X</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> <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/09/2027-player-rankings-must-see-prospect-film-part-iii">Must-See Prospect Film, Part III</a> <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/09/2027-player-rankings-must-see-prospect-film-part-iv">Must-See Prospect Film, Part IV</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.