Verdict? Bogota’s Heras, Park Ridge’s Grant: Versatile Athletes

<!-- 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 player rankings update for the class of 2027. Here are a few quick hitters to keep in mind:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>With just under 600 players ranked, this is the single, deepest player ranking for football prospects in the state of New Jersey by 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. 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has a hard time turning the corner; will use his shoulder, not his hands, to engage with lineman; plays both on the line and in space; hestitant, tip toes some when in space</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1939701' first='Luke' last='Scaturro'] 5'7" 175 LB Red Bank Catholic</td><td>In box LB, gator rolls well; plays particularly far off for a LB, gets a running start because of it; hustle player, chases and pursues to line of scrimmage well; short arms, can ge tlong armed, but attacks the long arm and sheds to pursue/plays; have not seen him profile tackle, long leverage roll; eyes QB as he takes his drops; unsure of his footspeed; gritty, hard nosed playe;r can see him serving a role on a college roster</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2044416' first='Marco' last='Dionisi'] 5'10" LB Cumberland</td><td>Shoots open gaps, collides in them, must keep feet turning, get them working faster upon contact; drops, rallies well in pass defense; played both inside and outside the box; takes good angles for the most part, sees screen and aggessively attacks it; want to see him play with better tackling leverage</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='909730' first='Elijah' last='Charles'] 5'11" 225 OL Shabazz</td><td>Guard, gets low and canpable of pummeling his assignment gets very good push on double teams, vertically; swims a high hat on defense, does not reajdust his pad level to tackle low; comes off for LBs, capable of walking matchup into their lab; strides at times when working in space; want to see him clean up footwork and weaponize the snap count; hunches over, doe snot sit back</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1939190' first='Matt' last='Heras'] 5'9" 160 LB Bogota</td><td>Times snap very well, can get through an I backfield and tackle the QB, has done it more than once; quick once in the backfield, can adjust ahnd change directions; form fits well in pursuit tackle; gets caught in the rift of the trenches at moments; profile fits his tackles, no leg drive; no clips of him in coverage</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2044345' first='Matthew' last='Grant'] 6'0" 195 TE Park Ridge</td><td>Fullback, uses hands to catch; tight end; will hit a down block with a shove, use that momentum to propel him to the next level of defense; tracks ball ove rshoulder ok; can get behind sleepigng defenders; able to withtand a hit and keep going; gets hand on opponents when drive blocking; works, not efficiently, when blocking; needs to be lower, will get more immediate movement</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2044383' first='Omar' last='Johnson'] 6'0" 176 EDGE Woodbury</td><td>Edge, stands upright, slightly breaks down when tackling at moments; not a while lot of power in his leg drive when tackling, but has some; has not showna. apss rush move</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1903799' first='Rocco' last='Restel'] 6'0" 175 LB Wallkill Valley</td><td>Does not need 11 minutes of highlights; sets edge when facing sprintout; tackling can be better when pursuing on an angle; profile tacking he will wrap and drive his feet; needs ot highlight himself pre snap on film; good leverage tackler; no clips of him in pass coverage; a solid HS player</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2044375' first='Roman' last='Volpe'] 5'10" 190 LB Kittatinny</td><td>Fullback, runs upright, doe snot look particularly powerful/prototype; has some moves and can make somebody miss; linebacker who gets to his drop, bails on it full speed with back to QB; does not use hands to disrupt timing of WR; shown to be a single tailback at times; ok tackler; looks like a better athlete when at RB than at LB</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">New Jersey Class of 2027 Player Rankings Update</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2026/03/updated-2027-new-jersey-rankings">Official New. 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Bogota's Heras, Park Ridge's Grant: Versatile Athletes</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->