A-Z Prospects: Scout’s Take on Each Prospect in NJ’s Class of ’28

<!-- 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 2028. 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 over 330 players ranked, this is the single, deepest player ranking for football prospects in the class of 2028 for 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. 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, <em>specifically,</em> 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>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_tooltip player_id='2104537' first='Avery' last='Bernadel'] 6'1" 210 DL/TE St. Joseph Regional</td><td>End, pursues the ball extreemly well; JV player; gets hands on; needs to work back to QB in the poicket better; needs to track hip better</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1273787' first='Aveyon' last='Warfield'] 6'0" 210 LB Glassboro</td><td>hop steps rahter than gets down hill; looks like he overpursues, must target front shoulder; has to slow down when pulling as a FB, but plays through someone and gets into their grill; uses shoulder to tackle; able to shoot backside window, looks his best then; want to see him get into the hole more, gets hands on/ and the line approaches him a bit too much at times; no clips of him in pass coverage</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1611768' first='Beau' last='Wiatrak'] 6'0" 175 RB/DB Ridgewood</td><td>Has some balance as a runner, evades and sidesteps low tacklers; can make a cut against the grain, jump cut; does not have break away speed; wing back who runs his track; high tacklers have a tendency to bounce off of him; disciplined, sticks it up where play is designed before looking to cut and get to perimeter</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2044504' first='Ben' last='Franco'] 5'10" 190 LB Hopewell Valley</td><td>Does not false steps; looks like he may struggle to e bend the corner, change direction; times blitzes well, uses shoulder and hit/wraps/drives very well; hips do not turn, gets hands up to match WR hands; shown to gator roll; a lot of run stoffing, 5th pass rusher; played poor competition</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2109960' first='Billy' last='Lyons'] 6'1" 230 DL/LB Bergen Catholic</td><td>End, slips around pullers; solid at fighting reach off edge; capable of delivering a shock/blow at line of scrimmage; a varsity sub player, a lot of JV film; discipline and does not get too far in backfield; well coached for the most part; slips off blocks and no true move to shed</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2169885' first='Blair' last='Gagneron'] 5'11" 180 QB Matawan</td><td>Does not need 13 minutes of highlight film, needs to trim the plays to catch more action, less pre snap and post play action; Eyes receiver, then ducks for cover and runs with the ball; seems uncomfortable in the pocket, ball soft of dies in mid air, gives opponent opportunity to make plays; at his best when creating and buying with his feet, not much for standing in pocket and letting it rip; decent athlete; a lot of touch, float on his throws</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2044422' first='Blaise' last='Sholander'] 5'11" 180 WR/DB Point Pleasant Beach</td><td>Uses body adequately to shield defender from ball on fades; needs to get ball to outside armw hen running with it; a bit lost on defense as a safeety/outside box LB, you can put him in a bind and force an incorrect decision; has sideline awareness as a receiver, will get feet down to secure the catch; runs with ball rocking and far away from his body; makes contested catches, uses hands when doing so</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2064058' first='Blake' last='Tyburczy'] 5'11" 161 DB/WR West Milford</td><td>Eyes on QB near goal line, sees what its front of him and reacts to it, rather than play between man and goal posts; got hawked by a lineman on the sideline when he picked off a pass; solid tackler, sticks his face in there; makes consistent breaks on the ball; not tested deep all that often, but very good on playing things in front of him, plays like a very good rolled down safety in cov 3</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1987700' first='Bradley' last='Abraham'] 5'7" 140 K St. Peter's Prep</td><td>Ball on 28 make from right hash; does not always strike ball cleanly; kickoffs can get to the front of the goal line; can corner the ball at the numbers, gets enough of an ankle to trip somebody up if they break a return loose; very apt at getting hte ball inside the numbers in a corner, to his left</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2044423' first='Brian' last='Cilento'] 5'9" 185 RB Immaculata</td><td>In short yardage is patient, will stop and cut back/up into hole if it is there runs his track mostly, almost rubs agains tthe backs of his offensive linemen to hit the hole, not much space to cut back, but cuts off of them; wihsbone back; difficult to bring down once going; profiels as a power back; has some speed, scampers hard but how far up his teammate's rears he is eventaully slows him down</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1597916' first='Brian' last='Gottlieb-Chew'] 5'9" 150 ATH Riverside</td><td>Corner, takes a moment to get going after a stop, and takes a moment to hit full speed; wing back, cuts it up where play is designed to go; tackles high and slings ball carrier down; pursuit angles are solid, can be a bit better; film is hard to watch</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1608139' first='Brian' last='Walec'] 6'0" 200 DL Becton</td><td>climbs to second level effectively at tackle; DE, goes inside; want to see him scrape backside flatter down the line; squeezes somewhat effectively, not a true delcaration of QB or RB. makes read option difficult; does not create separation at the line, gets chest to chest, but flows to plays; good at scraping across faces of offensive linemen, effective at line stunts</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Rankings Update: New Jersey Class of 2028 Coverage</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2026/08/2028-rankings-key-takeaways-hot-takes-from-todays-update">Key Takeaways + Hot Takes</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2026/08/woodward-ezeiruaku-lead-their-teams-defense-28-ranking-update">Woodward, Ezeiruaku Lead Their Team's Defense</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2026/08/a-z-prospects-scouts-take-on-each-prospect-in-njs-class-of-28">A-Z Prospects: Scout's Take on Each Prospect in NJ's Class of '28</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->