Zimmer Towers at Notre Dame, as Foy Foils Offenses: Eval Notes

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>FIRST</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- 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. 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:table --> <figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1894283' first='Rowan' last='Foy'] 6'1" 175 LB Brick Memorial</td><td>Comes off the edge in FG block, lays out and extends, gets ball at the kicking point with hands together; puts his full force into tackling; can split two defenders when defndng screens; comes off the edge and off the edge in space; can get reached at times, fights under to set an interior edge; needs to use hands more; not seen him in coverage</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2044310' first='Ryan' last='Valdez'] 5'11" 200 LB Passaic</td><td>OLB, keeps his tackling leverage for the most part; runs through opponents when tackling; has some separation speed, can run. little bit; film is a bit difficult to watch, not a very clips and very hard to find him on tape</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2044355' first='Ryder' last='Willett'] 5'7" 160 LB St. Joseph Academy</td><td>Can leap well and interrupt passing lanes; comes off the edge, tackles low and wraps well; gets lost in the sauce a bit of the trenches; unless stunting, he does not get down hill; plays with decent pad level, gets low when tackling; no real depth to his drop; can be sucked up from PAP</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1417725' first='Tejohn' last='Cooper'] 5'7" 180 LB Pleasantville</td><td>Tackles high; gets off the ball and moves immediately with the snap; does a solid job of finding holes and plugging them; runs absolutely full speed everywhere; hard to find him onf ilm at times; uses his hands, fight sto disengage with blockers; no clips of him in coverage</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1894638' first='Xavian' last='Ali'] 5'10" 185 LB Piscataway</td><td>Does not need an 11 minute highlight tape; pursues backside, attacks the ball; wraps well; fills hole, want to see him get through the gap to make tackles; used in coverage as well, ok; not moving around much; sees ball, gets ball type of linebacker rather than read keys; want to see more shoulder use when tackling; keeps taking his drop, inefficient with movements the deeper he gets</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2044295' first='Max' last='Katsouris'] 5'10" 185 LB/ATH Wall</td><td>Walked down safety, fights hands, not much extension with them; tighter angle needed when scraping down the line; late blitzer, does he read QBs eyes before going? catches a bit when tackling, not driving his feet; no clips of coverage</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1953617' first='Ashton' last='Wall'] 6'0" 205 EDGE Gloucester City</td><td>uses hands, extends, presses to fight and set the edge, works hands above eyes; can get pushed off the spot with defenders who have momentum; with a running start and confidence he blows up defenders; solid gator roll tackle; puts it on assignment when defending option; needs a shed move</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2129870' first='Dwight' last='Mcintosh'] 5'11" 185 LB/WR J.P. Stevens</td><td>Tackles high; has good speed, looks like he reads and will ole/evade blockers, let them go past him, so he can make a tackle; a good front side run defender; played very poor competition; struggles when there is a surge along the OL in his face; no clips of him defending the pass</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1987030' first='James' last='Zimmer'] 6'5" 300 OL Notre Dame</td><td>Left tackle stands upright, towers over opponents; not particularly challenged it appears; does not get an immediate pop on down blocks; does not move fast or quick on film - probably due to competition level; not enough sudden, power, burst on drive blocks as you would like to see</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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