Central Jersey football players to watch for 2023
The 2023 high school football season is less than two weeks away, as we kickoff our annual MyCentralJersey.com preview package, covering all 59 teams in the Big Central Conference, as well as our local non-BCC squads.
With our 2023 Football Player to Watch list, we officially get our 2023 preview package started. We will be posting more preview content over the next 10 days, including team-by-team previews – broken down by division – and our preseason rankings. Beat writers Simeon Pincus and Andy Mendlowitz will also be sharing their predictions for a loaded opening-week slate.
While plenty of impact and star players walked the graduation aisle last June, Central Jersey is loaded with returning talent, as yet another group of student-athletes expected to be back with their varsity teams in Hunterdon, Middlesex, Somerset, Union and Warren counties.
More: Big Central Conference week-by-week 2023 varsity football schedule
Central Jersey football players to watch
Alex Altemus, Dayton, Sr., RB
Andrew Avent, Rahway, So., RB/LB
Nfii Bannavti, North Plainfield, Sr., LB/OL
Cameron Baumann, Voorhees, Sr., LT/DL
Ramir Bellazin, North Plainfield, Sr., CB
Al-Khabir Bethune, Plainfield, Jr., WR
Cameron Bohal, Phillipsburg, Sr., DB
AJ Bosch, Woodbridge, Sr., WR
Matt Botvinis, New Providence, Sr., DB/WR
Adam Bowles, South Plainfield, Sr., LB
Kevin Burgess, Phillipsburg, Sr., WR/DB/PR/KR
Jake Caldwell, Bernards, Sr., S/WR/PR/KR
Ryan Carracino, Cranford, Sr., HB/LB
Quinn Carran, Somerville, Sr., WR/DB
Mason Chamberlain, Belvidere, Jr., ATH
Daniel Cordes, Metuchen, Sr., P
Josue Cordoba, Plainfield, Sr., OL/DT
Joel Cordoba, Plainfield, Jr., LB
Matthew D'Avino, Montgomery, Sr., WR/KR/PR
Davion Davis, Elizabeth, Sr., DE
Al-Jamir Davis, Hillside, Sr., WR
Will Deady, Ridge, Sr., FB/S
Jeremy DeCaro, St. Joseph, Sr, DB
Trevor Delapara, Rahway, Sr., LB/RB
Marquis Diggs, Rahway, Sr., WR/DB/WR
Alex Donic, Linden, Sr., LB
Sean Donnelly, New Providence, Jr, TE/DE
Rooke Donohoe, Ridge, Sr., LB
Renick Dorilas, Union, Jr., DB/WR
Nyekir Eato, Edison, Jr., RB
McNaully Erminal, Hillside, Sr., DB
Zamir Evans, Plainfield, Jr., DT
Donea Fish, Rahway, Jr., DL/LS/FB/TE/OL
Robert Gallagher, A.L. Johnson, Jr., QB
Jack Garbolino, North Brunswick, Jr., WR/LB/S
Jett Genovese, Phillipsburg, Jr., QB
Ryan George, A.L. Johnson, Jr., RB
Charlie Gonella, Bernards, Sr., LB/TE
Myles Hamilton, Linden, Sr., LB
Terrence Hanratty, Bernards, Jr., LB/RB
Luke Harris, Summit, Sr., FS
RJ Hart, Hunterdon Central, Sr., QB
Leo Haselmann, Summit, Sr., OL
Sir Hezekiah Ragland, Carteret, Sr., LB
Kordal Hinton, Union, Sr., LB
Antwaun Jackson, Carteret, Sr., DL
Jackson Jankowicz, Hillsborough, Jr., KR/RB/DB
Jaeden Jones, Colonia, Sr., QB/DB
Jack Joyce, St. Thomas Aquinas, Sr., K
Tyler Kessel, Summit, Sr., ILB
Sean Kessock, A.L. Johnson, Sr., OL
Tyrell King, North Plainfield, Jr., WR/CB
Tyler Kinney, Voorhees, Sr., WR/LB
Keiwan Kirkland, Plainfield, Sr., LB
Michael Kollarik, Brearley, Jr, TE/LB
Connor Laverty, Bernards, Sr., QB
Trey Lazar, Spotswood, Sr., QB/WR/DB
Jonathan Lobelo, Hillsborough, Sr., LB
Jayden Loftin, Somerville, Jr., DL
Jon LoStocco, Somerville, Jr., OL
Christian Magliacano, St. Thomas, Sr., LB
Emilio Menicucci, A.L. Johnson, Sr., RB/LB
Zach Menon, Union, Sr., OL/DL
Terrell Mitchell, Somerville, Jr., RB/KR
Julian Montez, Westfield, Sr., DL
Max Nuzzi, Somerville, Jr., LB
Chiekezie Ogbuewu, Dunellen, Sr., RB
Anderson Olcott, Delaware Valley, Sr., LB
Tyrece Parrott, Carteret, Sr., QB/DB
Matt Pierre, South Brunswick, Sr., OL
Timothy Porter, Roselle, Sr., OL/LB
Brady Post, Montgomery, Sr., LB
Logan Ritchie, Bernards, Sr., OG
Caleb Rivera, Phillipsburg, Sr., FB/DE
Max Romano, Westfield, Sr., OL/DL
Matthew Scerbo Jr., Phillipsburg, Jr., WR
Zach Schick, Montgomery, Sr., FS
Michael Schmelzer, Montgomery, Sr., QB
Rahkiem Sheppard, Roselle, Sr., OL/DL
Patrick Smith, South Plainfield, Sr., KR
Joe Spirra, Bridgewater-Raritan, Sr., LB/QB
Brayden Stefan, Belvidere, Jr., LB
Christopher Sullivan, A.L. Johnson, Sr., OL
Garrett Swayhoover, South Hunterdon, Sr., LB
Lucas Szczepanski, Montgomery, Sr., C/NG
Na'quavere Thomas, Manville, Jr., DL
Te'Quan Thomas, Linden, Sr., QB
Jakir Thomas, Carteret, Jr., WR/DB
Jahad Thompson, Carteret, Sr., WR
Connor Walsh, Sayreville, Sr., OL
Ala-Meen Watkins, Plainfield, Jr., QB
Marcus White, Hillside, Sr., DB/WR
Payton Wieczerzak, North Brunswick, Sr., OL
Justin Wistuba, Voorhees, Sr., QB/WR/CB
Zaimer Wright, Sayreville, Sr., RB/DB
Yasir Wyatt, Plainfield, Sr., RB/KR/PR
Jackson Zarinko, New Providence, Sr., QB/WR/RB/DB
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