Joey Cleaver, - Prep Redzone

Joey Cleaver

Linebacker/Tight End

2026 Class

6'2" Height

220 Weight

Shawnee School

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About Joey

Joey Cleaver is a 6'2" Linebacker/Tight End in the 2026 class. Cleaver attends Shawnee in New Jersey. Cleaver's Player Profile was created on June 9, 2024. Subscribe to Prep Redzone to see where Joey Cleaver is ranked and what our scouts have written about them.

Expert Analysis

Joey

Cleaver LB/TE

Class

2026

Height

6'2"

Weight

220

HS

Shawnee

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NJ

Joey Cleaver

Closing out is our first defender who I found in my DMs, Shawnee’s Joey Cleaver . Cleaver has...

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Brendan Mankarious

Prep Redzone Lead Scout

Closing out is our first defender who I found in my DMs, Shawnee’s Joey Cleaver Joey Cleaver 6'2" | 220 lbs | LB/TE Shawnee | 2026 State NJ . Cleaver has shown to play off the edge, but is not always sent as a rusher as he covers more time than not. Short passes and play action passes are tough to get by him, as Cleaver does a nice job slipping inside of flat-bound fakers and manages to stay in between them and the quarterback. With urgency, we see Cleaver get to his pass drop, clogging lanes in the process and also taking away the bubble route when he is lined up over a slot receiver. I think Cleaver has some big hit potential to him, as he has shown pop. Additionally, the rising junior has shown to be relatively physical with end men on the line of scrimmage. I think Cleaver has really good potential to be a rare, two-way linebacker at the high school level. He clearly defends the pass well; however, I wish to see more plays of him being more physical, stuffing the run, and more consistent tackling technique before I am, personally, willing to call him that. It is definitely in the cards, however.