sutomcat
No recent Cali or Iggy awards; Mr Irrelevant
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This is based on all star teams, all state teams, etc.
I don't think this class is as deep as the last couple of years. So far, I know of only 11 players with offers from BCS programs.
Jeremy Ruckert is probably the best prospect in the state. He is a national recruit with tons of offers from big-time schools. Could be Gronk II.
Matt Jones is a great DL prospect with offers from just about everyone. Another national recruit.
Qadir White is the best OL in the state. Has offers from many ACC, B1G and SEC schools, including Syracuse.
Aron Cruickshank plays QB for Erasmus Hall but has elite athletic ability and speed, is seen as a Custis Samuel clone, and has offers from Michigan, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Syracuse and others. Will play WR at the college level.
Paul Woods, Atrilleon Williams, Amad Anderson and Zihir Lacewell are other top prospects at WR from NYS, all have a number of offers from BCS schools and all will be highly recruited.
Gabe Horan is another big guy who can run. Only has an offer from Syracuse so far. Hopefully he will accept that offer soon.
Stevie Scott is the next BCS recruit from the Syracuse CBA football factory. He has an offer from BC and possibly one from SU as well.
The second group of players mostly have offers from schools like UConn and Buffalo. I am particularly fond of Cory Gross out of Brockport, a kid with speed and great grades. Braeden Zenelovic might be the best QB prospect in NY, but unlike 2015 QB Jake Zembiec or 2016 QB Jake Coan, it appears he still doesn't have any major offers.
Keep an eye on Jalin Cooper, a big WR with excellent speed out of Medina. He has an offer from Toledo and it appears Syracuse has serious interest.
I have included my list again below in text format, for people whose eyes are not at the BCS level.
# Name Pos High School Hgt Wgt Comments
Best D1 Prospects in NYS Class of 2018
# Name Pos High School Hgt Wgt Comments
1 Jeremy Ruckert ATH Lindenhurst HS, Lindenhurst 6'6 215 1st team All Long Island, 2nd team USA TODAY All State as a sophomore, offers Bama, FSU, UM, OSU, etc.
2 Matthew Jones DL Erasmus Hall, Brooklyn 6'4 290 1st team USA TODAY All State, 2nd team All NYS class AA as soph, offers from OSU, Clemson, SU, etc.
3 Qadir White OT Cardinal Hayes, Bronx 6'7 291 Offers from BC, Georgia, Miami, Pitt, Syracuse, Maryland, Minnesota, Coastal Carolina and Rutgers.
4 Aron Cruickshank WR Erasmus Hall, Brooklyn 5'10 168 Offers from Syracuse, Michigan, OSU and Wisconsin
5 Paul Woods WR Canisius HS, Buffalo 6'1 160 BC and RU offers.
6 Gabe Horan TE/DE Baker HS, Baldwinsville 6'6 255 1st all All CNY as a junior. Offered by Syracuse
7 Atrilleon Williams ATH Archbishop Stepinac HS, White Plains 6'2 180 Offers from Syracuse, BC and Rutgers
8 Amad Anderson WR Curtis HS, Staten Island 6'1 170 All NYC 2nd team offense as a junior, 46 catches for 697 yards and 8 TDs. Offers from SU, Wagner and RU.
9 Zihir Lacewell WR Tottenville HS, Staten Island 6'3 190 Offers from Pitt, Temple and Rutgers
10 Stevie Scott III RB CBA HS, Syracuse 6'1 220 1st team All CNY as a sophomore, offers from Syracuse and Boston College
11 Dylan McDuffie ATH St Francis HS, Athol Springs 5'11 210 Ran for 1545 yards 17 TDs as a junior. Offer from Buffalo.
12 Messiah Swinson DE/TE Lutheran HS, Glen Head 6'7 213 Offer from Uconn. Interest from Duke. Late father Corey played at Hampton.
13 Cory Gross DB Brockport HS, Brockport 6'1 195 First team AGR, 4th team All NYS Class A as a soph, 3rd team class A all state as jr, 3.8 GPA, UB offer
14 Lucas Nunez WR Cardinal Hayes, Bronx 5'8 170 Offers from Buffalo and Rutgers
15 Jalin Cooper WR Medina/Lyndonville, Medina 6'5 180 Toledo offer, interest from Syracuse
16 Braeden Zenelovic QB Wayne HS, Ontario 6'4 200 Interest from Kentucky
17 Dylan Laube RB Westhampton HS, Westhampton 5'11 175 2nd team All Long Island as a sophomore, 1st team class A all state, Joe Cipp Award winner as junior
18 Gavin Casey LB Wantagh HS, Wantagh 6'2 230 3rd team all state class A as a junior
19 Jeremiah Sanders OL Bishop Timon-St Jude HS, Buffalo 6'2 265 First team All Western NY, first team USA Today All State as a sophomore
20 Matt Valecce ATH Fordham Prep, Bronx 6'5 205 All NYC 2nd team as a soph, 2416 yards 27 TDs passing, 2nd team class A all state as jr, Brown offer
21 Dan Fedor OL Southside HS, Elmira 6'7 286 Elmira All Offense as a sophomore
22 Chris Chernak DT Grand Street HS, Brooklyn 6'7 290 One of the biggest players in the state
23 Jake Stanko ATH Burnt Hills HS, Ballston Lake 6'1 200 3rd team all state class A as a junior
24 Matt Myers QB Bishop Timon-St Jude HS, Buffalo 6'4 205 Second team All Western NY as a sophomore
25 Will Loffredo WR Fordham Prep, Bronx 6'4 205 3rd team all state class A as a junior
26 Alex Benson ATH Kennedy Catholic, Somers 5'11 175 2nd team All Hudson Valley special teams as a sophomore, very fast
27 SirVocea Dennis ATH CBA HS, Syracuse 6'0 175 1st team All CNY as a sophomore
28 Logan Wilcox QB Proctor HS, Utica 6'1 185 1st team All CNY as a sophomore
29 Joe Benedict RB Sandy Creek, NY 6'2 205 Ran for over 400 yards in one game in 2016
30 Jason Rodriguez DB Corning PPE HS, Corning 6'1 160 Elmira All Defense first team as a sophomore
31 Casey Rogers LB Westhill HS, Westhill 6'4 240 SU lacrosse commit
32 Brett Makar RB Yorktown HS, Yorktown 6'1 183 2nd team class A all state as junior
33 Michael DeGasperis WR Iona Prep, White Plains 6'2 185 2nd team class A all state as junior
34 Chester Anderson ATH Elmont HS, Elmont 5'8 175 2nd team class A all state as junior
35 Nick Gargiulo OL Somers HS, Somers 6'5 270 2nd team class A all state as junior
36 Rayshauld Smith DB Eastridge HS, Rochester 6'0 185 3rd team all state class A as a junior
37 Ashton Bradley RB Sayville HS, Sayville 5'11 175 4th team all state class A as a junior
38 Eric Thompson III WR Lansingburgh HS, Albany 6'1 150 4th team all state class A as a junior
39 Miles Haynes LB McKinley HS, Buffalo 6'1 190 4th team all state class A as a junior
40 Antonio Vieira DB Somers HS, Somers 5'10 170 4th team all state class A as a junior
41 Tyler Ammirato RB Miller Place HS, Miller Place 5'11 160 5th team all state class A as a junior
42 Brandon Smith RB Indian River HS, Watertown 5'10 200 5th team all state class A as a junior
43 Rayshawn Boswell ATH Monroe/SWW HS, Rochester 5'9 185 5th team all state class A as a junior
44 Khadeem Richards ATH Monticello HS, Monticello 5'9 162 5th team all state class A as a junior
45 Anthony Robinson LB Starpoint HS, Lockport 5'11 230 5th team all state class A as a junior
46 Liam Maloney OT Holy Trinity HS, Troy 6'7 250 3rd team all state class C as a junior
47 Brenden Holcomb LB Cambridge HS, Cambridge 6'3 220 1st team all state class D as a junior
48 Nick Fabrizio LB Maple Grove HS, Bemus Point 6'2 205 1st team all state class D as a junior
49 Brock Blecha DB Franklinville/Ellicottville HS, Franklinville 6'1 175 1st team all state class D as a junior
50 Joseph Connor WR Bishop Ludden HS, Syracuse 6'3 185 2nd team all state class D as a junior
51 Khalil Horton UTL Lackawanna HS, Lackawanna 5'7 170 Second team All Western NY as a sophomore
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