No Kidd-ing – Logan Sets the Edge for Pascack Valley: Eval Notes

<!-- 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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does not highlight himself pre snap; good movement on back blocks, gets shoulders totally turned, thus turning the opponents'; will slam low diving defenders ot the ground; doubles are a bit out of control, need a better base; a lot of pancakes happen at LOS, think slipping might go on; no clips of him in pass protection</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1264374' first='Logan' last='Kidd'] 6'3" 205 EDGE Pascack Valley</td><td>Edge player, has a motor, comes at you with all he has got; needs a shed move when fiting reach and diengaging with blocks; motoring player, very disruptive; keeps gap arm free to defend his gap; matchesd hand and gets to tip one time and again; gets off the ball good; raw, effort based player, needs to be coached up on technical side of game</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1517243' first='OJ' last='Walker'] 5'11" 245 OL Manchester Township</td><td>guard; has a tell when pulling; needs to play lower, pulls upright; cocks, punches, recoils hands in pass protection; gets belly to belly; hands need to be mroe nside when drive blocking; doe snot finish his kick out blocks; head on a swivel in pass protection;</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1733688' first='Pete' last='Harteveld'] 6'2" 255 OL St. Joseph Regional</td><td>Center, reaches with good feet, but needs to win with his head; snaps and steps at the same time; more bend will help him get mor eimmeidate movement; has head on a swivel and understands what is happening on any given play; plays through the whistle; palyed some guard, solid skip pull technique; uses push/pull leverage well when reach blocking; not neough finsih on his kick outs</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1855175' first='Sebastian' last='Azofeifa'] 5'11" 275 OL St. Thomas Aquinas</td><td>very thick and stout, a thick body to initiate contact; plays to the whistle, looks to level opponents on kickouts; holds point of attack well in pass protection; must win with his head more consistently; a bit slow, trots when filling a hole; clearer vision needed when wrapping; film is difficult to see/watch</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1905860' first='Tomas' last='Santos'] 5'11" 270 P/K Old Bridge</td><td>Heels on own 35, 4 second hang time, ball lands on opponents 25; has not shown to directionally punt the ball into a corner, everything is very much so between the hashes</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='402197' first='Bryce' last='Carter'] 6'4" 215 QB Burlington Township</td><td>Ball tends to sail a bit high over the middle; throws ar enot on target to hisreceiver, they behind, not leading; when they should; have not seen him truly zip one in there; athletic, gobut not strong enough just yet - needs more weight room to be twitchier, more explosive; solid HS player; hard runner with ball in his hands</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1894286' first='Cameron' last='Desfosse'] 6'2" 178 QB Manalapan</td><td>Accurate throws on the run, leads receiver deep well when rolling to his right; gets loft on the ball, maybe when not necessary - quite often too; long legs, not very thick prospect; first minute on film were deep lofts; have not seen him zip one; used a lot on PAP, might have limited arm strength deep due to how he lofts the ball, question it; used a lot on PAP and fakes, a rythm type of player; no lower half torque; throws not all that accurate</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1894285' first='Carson' last='Abbato'] 6'1" 190 QB Southern Regional</td><td>Good placement on ball down field, in tbetween the hashes; sort of flicks the ball when he throws it, release is awkward; one read off of PAP; not enough zip on slant, did not like placement or throw on it; not enough mustard on ball, does not protect recievers, gets them hit immediately</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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