Richardson, Eveland are Top-5 Talents of Two Different Pedigrees

<!-- 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='2181472' first='Naim' last='Robinson'] 5'9" 220 OL/DL Highland Park</td><td>LT; does nto fire off the ball all that well; takes a moment for him to get going, movement ond own linemen; false steps at times; played very poor competition; climbs to second level well, upright; almost takes a load step</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1698407' first='Nakiem' last='Carson'] 5'9" 160 WR/DB Monmouth</td><td>Slot receiver, takees about 4 or 5 steps to get to full speed after a complete stop; used in the backfield, looks to gain th eedge whend oing so; will attempt to be physical, cracking. LBs on toss/sweeps; can take a shot and hold on to the ball;</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1140114' first='Nasir' last='Richardson'] 6'1" 170 ATH Shabazz</td><td>Corner, plays press and gets hands on, lunges a bit; has enough speed to undercut passes when trailing to make plays on them; high points the ball well; a threat to take it to the house anytime he gets hands on the ball; a legit 6'2", used on a lot of vertical shots; tracks ball very well, can adjust to its flight even better; explosive get off at the line when at WR; trusts his speed to allow WR to get behind him;</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1703699' first='Nate' last='Kimkowski'] 6'5" 205 QB/ATH Vernon</td><td>Lumbers a bit when runninglefty; steps into his throws, strides into them; lefty who loads back and then flicks it; think he was used often to run the ball - maybe a design due to his size and the level of comeptition they played; rolling to right resets feet and will uncork it deep; a lot of running and deep throws, not too miuch quick and immedite; intermediate throws receivers have to stop/slow down to catch the ball</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1450968' first='Nate' last='Stiers'] 6'5" 270 OL St. Joseph Regional</td><td>hands get wide at time, has to steer before driving; on doubles/downs, gets hands into frame, works to reset them; has solid bend on his frame to work up and in to someone; plays everything chest ot chest; struggles at times to get movement on his own, wins a lot by positioning and sealing, effort; not many clips of him in pass protection; does not necessarily seal with head on reaching, but his up close and tight way of playing makes him effective reaching</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1907954' first='Nathaniel' last='Kimkowski'] 6'3" 180 QB Vernon</td><td>Strider, takes a moment to get going when running; Lefty, has to load up to throw the ball; resets feet quickly enough when rolling out to right; throws ducks at times; receivers often have to slow down or stop to receive the ball</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1577628' first='Nolan' last='Escobar'] 5'11" 165 WR DePaul Catholic</td><td>Receiver, pushes upfield; stems, but gets bumped, manages to stack; looks like he played JV; likes to go outside; have not seen him snap hips down; a bit slow with his ability to make people miss, more waits fo rthem to over pursue; has very good straight line speed; can make juggling catches; need to see him on a varsity field for more true understanding of his upside; adjusts to ball very well and uses hands</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2217994' first='Nyshon' last='Jones'] 5'11" 228 LB Millville</td><td>Linebacker, able to shoot back window; playes mostly in the box, gets down hill, then feels with hands, rather than shedding or using shoulder to force issue; want to see more force behind his tackles; everythign on his highlights is between the boxes, not really tested to sideline or in coverage</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='426586' first='Peyton' last='Eveland'] 6'8" 310 OL Hun School</td><td>Works hands low when run blocking, and hten up; really has to bend low, capable of it; pass protection he is so big/wide/long hard for anyone to get around him; controls matchups well, grabs interior cloth; can be very phsical on down blocks; hoenstly, hard for him to get a lot of movement on the line due to his size relative to other opponents; works hard and brings physicality</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2181455' first='Prince' last='Samuel Chukwuemeka'] 5'10" 230 DL/LB West Side</td><td>Reaches when tackliing; stance must improve; has a bit of a burst when coming off the line; too much downward weight in his offensive stance/forcibly low; pursues well when Qb breaks contain; gets through the backfield when backside often</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1695344' first='Ra'shon' last='Kelly'] 5'10" 140 WR Union</td><td>Slot; comes off line with release hard; turns what looks int o a route into a block very nicely; taller receiver, especially for slot; can high point the ball and use his hands well; a safety, not much for tackling at all; takes solid pursuit angle, throws his shoulder</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2116957' first='Richie' last='Bates'] 5'6" 130 DB Union City</td><td>JV film, quick reactions in run support/defending the flat; offset back, runs high but runs his track; can break a tackle when stopped in the backfield an dreverse field; squeezes defender to sideline well at times, , can stack under receivers to defend the run; alwasys eems to put a body on receivers; must grow more to improive his chances at college football</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><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2026/08/schoen-shows-em-how-its-done-while-russel-wrestles-in-trenches">Schoen Shows 'Em How it's Done, While Russel Wrestles in Trenches</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2026/08/show-tell-film-that-i-watched-and-you-must-see-from-a-z-pt-1">Show + Tell: Film that I Watched and You Must See, From A-Z Pt 1</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2026/08/show-tell-film-that-i-watched-and-you-must-see-from-a-z-pt-2">Show + Tell: Film that I Watched and You Must See, From A-Z Pt 2</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2026/08/walker-walks-back-o-linemen-adams-is-a-secondary-ball-hawk">Walker Walks Back O-Linemen, Adams is a Secondary Ball Hawk</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2026/08/granzow-runs-like-a-gazelle-gilardi-guts-defenses">Granzow Runs like a Gazelle, Gilardi Guts Defenses</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2026/08/dipaola-rebman-and-reuter-dominates-inside-the-trenches/">Dipaola, Rebman, and Reuter Dominates Inside the Trenches</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2026/08/show-tell-film-that-i-watched-and-you-must-see-from-a-z-pt-3">Show + Tell: Film that I Watched and You Must See, From A-Z Pt 3</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2026/08/gioia-continues-family-legacy-ketusky-is-more-than-meets-the-eye">Gioia Continues Family Legacy, Ketusky is More than Meets the Eye</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2026/08/hood-is-explosive-off-the-snap-glover-poised-for-timeshare-bump">Hood is Explosive Off the Snap, Glover Poised for Timeshare Bump</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2026/08/brown-finds-green-in-redzone-byrdie-setsback-offenses-pace">Brown Finds Green in Redzone, Byrdie Setsback Offenses' Pace</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2026/08/acs-small-plays-big-tacklers-miss-woodstowns-middlemiss">AC's Small Plays Big, Tacklers Miss Woodstown's Middlemiss</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2026/08/show-tell-film-that-i-watched-and-you-must-see-from-a-z-pt-4">Show + Tell: Film that I Watched and You Must See, From A-Z Pt 4</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2026/08/show-tell-film-that-i-watched-and-you-must-see-from-a-z-pt-5">Show + Tell: Film that I Watched and You Must See, From A-Z Pt 5</a><br><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2026/08/richardson-eveland-are-top-5-talents-of-two-different-pedigrees">Richardson, Eveland are Top-5 Talents of Two Different Pedigrees</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->