Final 2026 Player Rankings: Film Evaluation Notes, Part VIII

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>After much anticipation, tedious note taking, scrupulous attention to detail on a spreadsheet with massive amount of datasets on it, and hours of film watched, the time has come to release Prep Redzone's final player rankings for the class of 2026. The rankings release is&nbsp;<em>tentatively&nbsp;</em>scheduled for this coming Monday; however, here are a few quick footnotes to consider:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>With 830+ players ranked, the industry rumor is that this is the largest rankings update for the state of New Jersey, on record, throughout any media outlet.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Prep Redzone continues to be the industry's leader in terms of state-by-state depth when it comes to player rankings. Nobody has deeper rankings.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Prep Redzone New Jersey,&nbsp;<em>specifically,</em>&nbsp;is the unabashed leader in transparency, as we share our raw, unedited, and unfiltered ranking evaluation notes.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Ranking evaluation notes are being rolled out alphabetically by first name and include 200+ new additions to our final rankings.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Please be aware that due to the volume of work required for this, there will be typos throughout the notes.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Be sure to follow me on&nbsp;<a href="https://x.com/BrendanScoutsNJ">Twitter</a>&nbsp;for the latest New Jersey high school football prospect news and not miss a beat!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:table --> <figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td>Player Information</td><td>Film Notes</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1665492' first='Elijah' last='Tolliver'] 6'1" 265 OL/DL Willingboro</td><td>Interior lineman; good get off, can turn and rip through a weak shoulder, turning it in the process; can maintain his gap and then cross face to the adjacent one cleanly; does not press-to-extend very well; clamps on to matchup when pass protecting well;</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1987685' first='Elijah' last='Young'] 6'2" 170 ATH Woodbury</td><td>WR, does not attack the ball out of the air, waits to receive it; linebacker who has recovery speed, does not use hands nor have his head on a swivel/read well; has good speed for a small group school; aggressive when attacking the ball on defense; uses hands to catch the ball; can separate in space, with each stride; safey with good instincts; wraps well as a tackler;</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1692604' first='Emmanuel' last='Gonzalez'] 6'6" 265 OL St. Peter's Prep</td><td>Applies clamp technique at right tackle; gras cloth nicely, can displace down the line on down blocks without much effort; gives a solid shot, but it appears that opponents can readjust; good at cut off lbocks; does not bend particularly well; not enough drive and base on drive/down/on blocks; no pancakes or doube teams</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2004633' first='Emmett' last='Caughey'] 6'4" 210 LB Delbarton</td><td>Attacks ball when he can; reads reach well, can mostly beat RBs to the edge; covers his zone well, disciplined when to pass it or play it; on stunts, sets the edge and forces quarterback step ups very well; tackles high sometimes; rallies and chases well; solid prospect, wont hurt you, disciplined</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1634182' first='Ethan' last='Coley'] 5'10" 165 DB/WR Franklin</td><td>Lunges when blocking; a special teams role player;</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1700929' first='Evan' last='Coble'] 6'2" 280 OL Florence Township Memorial High School</td><td>Gets walked back on run plays when covered by a nose; sort of gets in the way when blocking back; burries face when pass protecting</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1538176' first='Gabe' last='Miles'] 6'0" 200 QB Passaic County Tech</td><td>Steps up, looks comfortable in the pocket; makes reads and can create for himself, has some wiggle to him and shiftiness to cut across the grain; puts ball on receivers, not where the y are going; longest ball is about 50 yards;looks like he puts shoulder into his throws, despite stelling and changing weight; looked very poised at quarterback; can throw the ball and connect at on all different spots on the field</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1476927' first='Gavin' last='Wilczewski'] 6'2" 205 DL Vernon</td><td>Big body, edge guy with soft hands; rushes a full man; has closing speed; does not play with much technique; seen a hump move and little jacknife; runs around a lot, pressures and force sissue, needs to be more fficient when playin, breaking down and pad level will improve; seem him attack hands of pass protectorl; does not gain the edge that often, everything he does is a fight</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2004637' first='George' last='Brewton'] RB St. Mary</td><td>Cuts back behind LOS if necessary; looks like of effortless when he runs; has to slow down some whto allow his blocks to set up, forces him to bounce and not hit the hole at moments; uses hands to catch the ball; sets up blocks and pursuit angles in the ipen field nicely; want to see him stick his nose in the pile and move it; carries ball a bit low from the body</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1888853' first='Gevon' last='Livingston'] 6'0" 198 DL Highland Regional</td><td>End/Recever mix; ghas a good get off and motor, keeps coming at you and working; needs to play more half man; has a great burst in pursuit of ball carriers; do not see disengagement moves from him; makes a lot of plays from hustle and playing sound gap control,not necessarily technique</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Final 2026 Player Rankings Release</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2026/01/final-2026-player-rankings-film-evaluation-notes-part-i/">Film Evaluation Notes, Part I</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2026/01/final-2026-player-rankings-film-evaluation-notes-part-ii">Film Evaluation Notes, Part II</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2026/01/final-2026-player-rankings-film-evaluation-notes-part-iii">Film Evaluation Notes, Part III</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2026/01/final-2026-player-rankings-film-evaluation-notes-part-iv">Film Evaluation Notes, Part IV</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2026/01/final-2026-player-rankings-film-evaluation-notes-part-v">Film Evaluation Notes, Part V</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2026/01/final-2026-player-rankings-film-evaluation-notes-part-vi">Film Evaluation Notes, Part VI</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2026/01/final-2026-player-rankings-film-evaluation-notes-part-vii">Film Evaluation Notes, Part VII</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2026/01/final-2026-player-rankings-film-evaluation-notes-part-viii">Film Evaluation Notes, Part VIII</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->