Final 2026 Player Rankings: Film Evaluation Notes, Part XII

<!-- 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='1279064' first='Joel' last='Lopez'] 5'9" 234 OL Elizabeth</td><td>plays with leverage, can get into a tall defender's chest and bury them; hands inside, does a great job moving his feet; works hard, head in chest, to turn opponnents; excited to make plays and takes pride in his job; gets head inside when kicking out; can slide kick well to wider techs; double teams go far</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1703379' first='John' last='Beck'] 6'2" 290 DL Cedar Creek</td><td>A motor, keeps coming and working when pash rushing; hugs the line of scrimmage; capable of folloing pulling guards or fighting over the top to make stops; moves well in space as an OL; very good club in screen game; works to split doubles, is active with it; want to see more extention and separation on defens/extended arms; feet must continue driving on offense; kind of plays like a werecking ball, a load to handle at times</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1688983' first='John' last='Brown'] 6'4" 195 DL Arthur L. Johnson</td><td>End, quick enough to evade blockers at the line; can get a very good get off and and some speed to boot when unblocked; gets hands ona nd walks smaller ball carriers backwards; runs the loop, want to see him throw a counter; needs to play a bit flatter behind the line of scrimmage; instnace want to see attack hand ready to punch; played low competition; poor tackler</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1653750' first='John' last='Jeleniewski'] 6'1" 215 LS/LB Raritan</td><td>Runs his feet through contact; plays run, can stuff a gap; secure wrapper when tackling; not overly aggressive plugging gaps, sort of gets to the gap and sits in it; likes to square up to tackle, that is when he is at his best; not seen him cover, run sto sideline, or run deep; long snapper, gets ball directly to numbers of punters that is 8 yards back; pursues and hustles hard down field when uncovered as a gunner; short snaps on FG/PAT drift a bit towadrd the open side of the holder;</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1693428' first='John' last='Lawless'] 5'9" 190 LB Monroe</td><td>Casual, no urgency in drops; does not break down to tackle, causing him to take a poor angle; gets caught in the muck at times, not clearly reading things and getting down hill; holds on and goes for a ride when tackling</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2004663' first='John' last='Leone'] 6'4" 200 TE Glen Ridge</td><td>Tracks ball over shoulder well; lower half looks a bit small; looks somewhat lanky, has room to grow into his build; not a sudden release off the line; can make sliding catches; shown small flashes of using his body to box out opponents; not overly physical with the bal in his hands,can get taken down with solid technique; very slow release; extends hands to make grabs; slow plays his routes, not enough of a big change of speed to separate; routes are ok but speed lacks to create separation</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='841143' first='Jon'te'' last='Truesdale'] 6'2" 240 DL Cherokee</td><td>Fires out low, hard - not high; must move feet upon get off to re establish line of scrimmage; used mostly interior; uses hands well and extends, in psotion to shed from there, see him refit his hands; gator rolls and wrap slow well; works to split double teams with effor; plays at the line, not behind it, not moved off the ball much</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1938998' first='Jonathan' last='Fernandez'] 6'0" 190 WR Lower Cape May</td><td>Slow plays release at times; does not high point all that well; can jump well; has vision through traffic, can return kicks and weave through danger; pressure cuts are solid, can sift through lanes of defenses; can asborb a hit, stay up, and keep running;</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2004595' first='Jordan' last='Harrison'] 6'0" 225 DL Immaculata</td><td>Low stance with a quick get off; pursues and does not give up on plays, looks to attack ball when chasing backside; a bit hesitant with feet when coming out of stance against run; quick to slant inside, needs to finish the rip; works hands upward into opponent, gets hand above eyes consistently; breakdown can be a bit lower when tackling. when getting through unblcked he must be a bit more under control; moves fet when tckling</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1973331' first='Josh' last='Calixte'] 6'1" 195 RB Ocean Township</td><td>Does not need a 14 minute tape; runs behind his pads and spins against an opponent's leverage to break tackles; miht be the fastest guy on the field when he plays, can beat linebackers to the hash; visiont o cut against the grain and get upfield quickly; a natural athlete - on a defensive clip you see his hips get arund; gets knees up high when he needs to break a tackle;a little more patience in his running stye might aid him - runs into backs of opponents at moments</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><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2026/01/final-2026-player-rankings-film-evaluation-notes-part-ix">Film Evaluation Notes, Part IX</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2026/01/final-2026-player-rankings-film-evaluation-notes-part-x">Film Evaluation Notes, Part X</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2026/01/final-2026-player-rankings-film-evaluation-notes-part-xi">Film Evaluation Notes, Part XI</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2026/01/final-2026-player-rankings-film-evaluation-notes-part-xii">Film Evaluation Notes, Part XII</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->