Schoen Shows ‘Em How it’s Done, While Russel Wrestles in Trenches

<!-- 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,&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>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='1922175' first='Bruno' last='Vega'] 6'0" 200 QB Westwood</td><td>Running quarterback, struggles to sop on a dime and turn corners; can throw moving to his right, seems to want to throw rather than run; does not follow through on his trhows, sort of flicks it; does a nice job of leading his receivers deep, rather than having them adjust; places the ball between boundary and receiver well; release is a bit late</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2053999' first='Bryce' last='Layade'] 5'7" 175 DB/LB Peddie School</td><td>Can redirect when coming off edge very well to defend wheel; veratile, palyed LB, star; keeps outside arm free when appropriate to make tackle; rolld down as slot corner; needs to hit weight room, can get pushed around closer to scrimmage, but has a motor and keeps working; squares up and gets in position to tackle very well, does not always finish; a hustler with a motor and can play multiple positions; have not seen him cover, tested deep; I think he is asked to do a lot, more coaching and consistency in what is asked of him might make him improve</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='987680' first='Cameron' last='McClain'] 6'0" 175 EDGE Seton Hall Prep</td><td>Played with hand in dirt; has a motor, pursues and hustles to the ball as well; slants, restacks well; hands on, gnetle push; squeezes well with eyes in side; want to see a finished rip, looks like he has long arms and is rangey, hard to fight when slanting; disciplined squeezer; stance needs to get butt up more; matches the hand; surfs, gets to his spot, waits, holds, reacts, attacks well; can play with lower pads</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1907950' first='Carson' last='Schoen'] 6'1" 190 QB Don Bosco</td><td>steps up in pocket on long pass attempts, can get the ball about 45 yards vertically, leading receiver on post; first several plays were deep shots - good play call/design; need to see morequick game and a variety of throws; rolls out of pocket to buy himself time, and escape trouble, rather than set up his throws; will stand in pocket and take a hit; throws are generally in safe places; release is mid, can be quicker but it is not slow; knows hwere he wants to go with the ball; does not look like he takes risky throws</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2044465' first='Cayson' last='Williams'] 6'5" WR Matawan</td><td>Does not come back to the ball on quick game, casually catches the rock with body at times; taller prospect that tracks ball over shoulder well; takes about 5 steps for him to get to full speed; adjusts to underthrown ball very well; too stro ng up top to be takne down by arm tackles; can go top shelf over a defender to come down with the ball; a lot of vertical/fades and quick game, nothing intmermediate</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1354556' first='Chris' last='Badon'] DL/OL St. Joseph Regional</td><td>Interior tackle, needs to get more separation and shed; gets moved off the line at times; he is a load to block at times, manages to get gap arm free</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1151889' first='Christian' last='Vazquez'] 6'2" 270 OL St. Peter's Prep</td><td>JV interior lineman; does a great job of buzzing his feet, appears nimble enough to reach and seal quickly, as well as keep climbing and working opponen t upfield; big body on down blocks, double teams well, looks like he burries his head, eyes not up; works to get hands above eyes, low to high; stout to pick up running blitzers</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1636122' first='Christopher' last='Bailey'] 6'2" 180 DB Notre Dame</td><td>Corner uses length well to stick arm in and break up passes; want to see more drive through contact/to the ball; comfortable in back pedal, does so high; stop and start is not there; physical when redirecting, forces matchup to boundary; crowds peopel well at the goal line; keeps his force responsibility in run support; hips and athleticism makes me think he is a safety; tackling must improve, in order to make that move</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1372160' first='Cole' last='Roddy'] 6'3" 240 OL/DL Pope John XXIII</td><td>RG, pulls gets depth when doing so; plays and comes off the ball high; grabs wide; gives a good, full steam effort; , too much extension in upper body when trying to drive, cannot get movement because too high</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2171514' first='Cole' last='Ware'] 5'11" 195 RB Woodstown</td><td>Upright runner; vision near LOS apparent, will make cuts out of an I formation to weave away from LBs; as contact approaches he shows to run behind his pads; very much so what you see is what you get type of runner, not flasy, effective for a power/I set; teams best athlete, they look to get in the ball; soft hands; returner; best attribute is probably his vision; tendency to fall forward; do not think he is a college RB, but has some place on a college football field</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1011883' first='Colin' last='Russell'] 6'2" 272 DL Sayreville</td><td>Long snapper; nose; fights off double teams, works to extend; reaches and arm tackles, high offensive tackle; verh close to line of scrimmage, can get hands wide rather than half man, plays a lot of two gap it appears; level of competition is mid;shown offensive highlights, more of a defensive player in my opinion</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2116180' first='Connor' last='Leon'] 5'9" 188 LB Middletown South</td><td>tackles low and wraps well, gatr rolls to leverage; shown a variety of tackling techniques, applies full force; evades traffic on the ground when in pursuit to the ball; want to se him use hands better; angles can improve, gets caught up in the trash at times; no film of him depending pass</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></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->