2023 Rankings Biggest Risers: Defense
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Ian Strong NY #4 ATH #1 HEIGHT 6'4" WEIGHT 180 POS ATH CLASS 2023 View Profile Ian Strong State: New York School: St. Anthony's Ian Strong Ian Strong 6’4″ | 180 lbs | ATH St. Anthony’s | 2023 State NY…
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Continue ReadingIan Strong Ian Strong 6’4″ | 180 lbs | ATH St. Anthony’s | 2023 State NY is an incredible athlete and has really shown some elite success on both sides of the ball. One of the of the best athletic profiles in this class Strong has the length to perform at a high level in college. He has incredible length for the safety position and ability to make plays on the ball in the secondary is some of the best in this class. He jumps all the way to #10 making it one of the most significant jumps in our rankings.
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A leader on a stacked University Prep squad Dehkari Carter the ultimate do it all player. At the next level Carter projects as the ideal H-back/Tight End or as a Linebacker. He is a really solid athlete who excels on both sides of the ball. However, at the high school level Carter is a dominant defensive end and linebacker. He has the ability to play defense in college too and with more weight could be a really solid edge rusher.
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Miles Mcgoy Miles Mcgoy 6’2″ | 160 lbs | DB Curtis | 2023 State NY is one of the best cover guys in all of New York. He has elite length standing 6’2 and uses that with his athleticism to clamp down on the outside. He does a great job of being physical with receivers and making them work to gain separation.
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JT Krivinskas JT Krivinskas 6’1″ | 205 lbs | LB Archbishop Stepinac | 2023 State NY is one of the best linebackers in all of the Northeast. He does all the dirty work and is willing to make all sorts of plays. A great run stopper Kirvinskas has a nose for the football and really can lead a defense. Kirvinskas also has solid coverage skills. He consistently faces high octane passing attacks in the NYCHFL so he has the run and pass pedigree modern linebackers need.
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Andrew Cordero Andrew Cordero 6’0″ | 215 lbs | LB Erasmus Hall | 2023 NY is a very well rounded athletic linebacker who patrols the middle for a fantastic Erasmus Hall defense. He has really solid block shedding ability which allows him to make plays around the line of scrimmage consistently.
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Jack Donahoe Jack Donahoe 6’3″ | 180 lbs | DB Archbishop Stepinac | 2023 State NY rises up almost 25 spots in our rankings. Donahoe is the last line of defense for a really good Archbishop Stepinac team and there is a reason that Stepinac has one of the best defenses in New York. Donahoe is a really solid athlete and both has the hard hitting ability to come downfield and clean up any broken plays while also being able to play really good coverage as a safety.
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Jayden Platt Jayden Platt 6’1″ | 175 lbs | DB St. Anthony’s | 2023 State NY is an extremely physical talented cornerback for St. Anthony’s. He does a fantastic job of using his strength at the line of scrimmage to keep wide receivers from getting clean release. In coverage he has shown the skills to hang with anyone in New York. His physicality and athleticism are standout traits that should garner some college interest.