NJ High School Top Running Back Performers Week 1

Prep Redzone presents Part 1 of the Top running back performers in NJ from Week 1 <strong>Amier Alford |</strong> RB | New Brunswick Alford carried the football 18 times for 97 yards and two touchdowns in a 42-17 win over Rahway. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="183469" first="Kwinten" last="Ives"]</strong> | RB | Palmyra Ives rushed 16 times for 238 yards and two touchdowns in a 15-12 loss to Palmyra. <strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/video/3/15176290/6132d3e35b479d0c349588c2">GAME HIGHLIGHTS LINK</a></strong> <strong>Jahmeir Townsend |</strong> RB | Glassboro Townsend rushed six times for 113 yards and one touchdown. Two of the runs were for 30-plus yards including the touchdown run. In both cases, Townsend did a good job of taking advantage of what looked like some great blocking downfield by the wide receivers. He had a couple of nice runs inside as well. He’ll have to work some more on his speed. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="196702" first="Jayden" last="Shwed"]</strong> | RB | Hawthorne Shwed carried the football 12 times for 119 yards and one touchdown in a 26-0 win over Becton. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="27984" first="Kanye" last="Udoh"]</strong> | RB | St. Augustine Udoh carried the football 18 times for 182 yards and four touchdowns in a 51-17 win over Notre Dame. <strong>Nick Messina</strong> | RB | Pascack Valley Messina carried the football 24 times for 166 yards and three touchdowns in a49-13 win over Hoboken. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="121478" first="Stephen" last="Henry"]</strong> | RB | 5-0 | 190 |Columbia | Henry rushed 14 times for 217 yards and two touchdowns in a 27-7 win over Morristown. He also caught a 6-yard touchdown pass. Henry is a compact back that runs with power and is able to break off 20 and 30 yard runs. He’s a north-south runner who is able to take runs inside and break them to the outside at the second level. Henry has a strong lower body and he keeps his feet moving. He showcases good peripheral vision. <strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/video/3/11498081/613433f5e97a2106104edc75">GAME HIGHLIGHTS LINK</a></strong> <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="196703" first="Steve" last="Burkhardt"]</strong> | RB | 5-9 | 190 | Gloucester Burkhardt ran the football 12 times for 153 yards and three touchdowns in a 42-6 win over Haddon Township. He also caught one pass for 35 yards. His touchdown run was over 40-plus yards and involved him taking an inside handoff and running through an open lane for the score. Burkhardt also scored on an 85-yard kickoff return, once again showcasing his vision. His final run of 27 yards involved him breaking at least five tackles. Impressive. <strong style="font-size: 1rem;">[player_tooltip player_id="196704" first="Yasir" last="Johnson"]</strong><span style="font-size: 1rem;">| RB | 6-0| 195 | New Brunswick</span> Jackson ran for 108 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries in a 42-17 win over Rahway. Johnson’s punishing style of running wore down Rahway’s defense. He was able to get yards in little chunks. Johnson also plays linebacker for New Brunswick. <a href="https://www.hudl.com/video/3/13020071/6132f9f23864ec0a78adbcc5">GAME HIGHLIGHTS LINK</a> Stay tuned to Prep Redzone New Jersey this season for more updates on New Jersey’s top under-the-radar football prospects. &nbsp;