New Jersey’s Top Class of 2022 Defensive Backs
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Prep Redzone will release an updated list of the top Class of 2022 New Jersey High School football players during the month of May. In the meantime, we will spend the next several weeks doing research on prospects. Prep Redzone…
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Continue ReadingPrep Redzone will release an updated list of the top Class of 2022 New Jersey High School football players during the month of May. In the meantime, we will spend the next several weeks doing research on prospects. Prep Redzone New Jersey is always open to hear from coaches. If you know of a Class of 2022 defensive backs that should be considered for this list, email us at easternparecruits@gmail.com.
No. 13 Ahsin Jacobs Ahsin Jacobs 5'9" | 180 lbs | DB Eastside | 2022 NJ /5-9/180/S/Eastside
Jacobs has an offer from UMass.
No. 12 Curtis Whiting/5-11/185/CB/Hackensack
Whiting has an offer from Army.
No. 11 Francesco Barone/6-1/195/S/Hun School
Barone has FBS offers from Air Force, Navy, and Army.
No. 10 Ty Bartrum/6-1/195/S/Cherokee
Bartrum has an offer from Bowling Green and Toledo.
No. 9 Nasir Hill Nasir Hill 6'1" | DB St. Augustine | 2022 State NJ /6-1/190/S/St. Augustine Prep
Hill has offers from Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Temple, and UMass. It’s worth noting that he’s being recruited as an athlete too. Hill made 22 total tackles and caught three interceptions on defense last season. Offenisvely, he caught 18 passes for 318 yards and four touchdowns.
No. 8 Christian LeBrun Christian LeBrun 6'1" | DB St. Peter's Prep | 2022 State NJ /6-1/210/S/St. Peter’s Prep
Boston College, Maryland, UMass, Nebraska, and Old Dominion are among his 10-plus offers.
No. 7 Thomas Amankwaa Thomas Amankwaa 6'0" | 180 lbs | DB Hillsborough | 2022 State NJ /6-0/180/CB/Hillsborough
Amankwaa has FBS offers from Akron, Ball State, Kent State, UMass, Pittsburgh, South Alabama, Syracuse, and Western Michigan. He was impressive on the offensive side of the football during the 2020 season. Amankwaa caught 27 passes for 558 yards and five touchdowns last season.
No. 6 Nicholas Alvarado Nicholas Alvarado 6'2" | DB Don Bosco | 2022 State NJ /6-0/190/S/Union City
Alvarado’s 10-plus offers include Pittsburgh, Boston College, Virginia Tech, Syracuse, Temple, and Indiana.
No. 5 A’Khoury Lyde A’Khoury Lyde 5'10" | 170 lbs | DB DePaul Catholic | 2022 State NJ /6-0/170/CB/DePaul Catholic
Boston College, Wisconsin, Akron, Buffalo, and Duke are among Lyde’s 15-plus offers. Lyde had a productive season on the offensive side of the football in 2020. He caught 20 passes for 405 yards and three touchdowns in six games.
No. 4 Avery Powell Avery Powell 5'10" | 170 lbs | DB St. Peter's Prep | 2023 State NJ /5-10/170/CB/St. Peter’s Prep
Powell is one of several cornerbacks on this list with a crazy amount of offers. Mississippi State, Rutgers, Nebraska, Ole Miss, Penn State, and Wisconsin are among Powell’s 35-plus offers. He played in four out of six games last year. Statistically, it wasn’t a great season for Powell. But then again, who in their right mind would throw to the side of one of the top cornerbacks in the nation?
No. 3 Davison Igbinosun Davison Igbinosun 6'2" | DB Union | 2022 State NJ /6-3/185/CB/Union
Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Boston College, and Central Michigan are among his 15-plus offers. Igbinosun racked up an impressive 71 tackles in the 12 games he played in last season.
No. 2 Jayden Bellamy Jayden Bellamy 6'1" | DB Bergen Catholic | 2022 State NJ /6-1/175/CB/Bergen Catholic
Notre Dame, Penn State, Ohio State, Boston College, and Rutgers are among the 20-plus offers for Bellamy. He recently picked up an offer from Clemson.
No. 1 Jaeden Gould Jaeden Gould 6'2" | DB Bergen Catholic | 2022 State NJ /6-2/190/CB/Bergen Catholic
Gould earned a first-team selection on the Super Football Conference post-season team as a defensive back. He has over 35-plus reported offers that include Penn State, Michigan, Rutgers, USC, and Alabama.