Niko Carestia, - Prep Redzone

Niko Carestia

Running Back/Linebacker

2026 Class

5'9" Height

205 Weight

Schuylkill Haven School

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Pat Weider

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Niko Carestia Niko Carestia 5'9" | 205 lbs | RB/LB Schuylkill Haven | 2026 State PA played as a fullback in Schuylkill Haven’s wing-t offense. Even though he played as a fullback, he showed legit tailback skills as well. He has good speed and can score anytime he gets in the open field. Several of his long rushing touchdowns, he takes the pitch and hits the hole outside, and he is off to the races. He is also a physical runner who is hard to bring down. He has several runs where he just plows through hopeless defenders trying to tackle him. Carestia is a good running back who has a good chance of playing College Football in the future.

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— Niko Carestia Niko Carestia 5'9" | 205 lbs | RB/LB Schuylkill Haven | 2026 State PA (@CarestiaNiko) April 13, 2025

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Dylan Callaghan-Croley

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The Schuylkill Haven running back had 177 rushing attempts this season for 1,371 yards and 12 touchdowns. Carestia has very good size at 5-foot-10 and 200-pounds, he may be a lienbacker at the next level but as a running back he’s quite impressive. He moves well for his size and shows impressive agility as well as the ability to make sharp cuts in order to hit open holes. Good speed with the ability to pull away as well. We’ve seen Schuylkill County running backs in similar molds to Carestia go on to have success at the next level and he could very well be the next in line.

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