Here is an updated list of my top 31. I think 18 players already have at least one scholarship offer for football. A number also play lacrosse and are going to play that sport in college.
The big moves are Cullen Coleman, who has emerged as a national recruit with offers from almost everyone, Ibrahim Tratore, an OT from NYC and Steven Mahar, an good looking TE out of Aquinas in Rochester. Tratore and Mahar came out of nowhere...didn’t see them on any all star lists from the 2018 season. But they clearly are BCS level talents.
Erasmus Hall has 4 of the top 11 prospects in the state. Pretty remarkable for a small school in Brooklyn.
Coleman is the only player in th top 13 who is not from NYC, which has become the epicenter for D1 prospects in NYS. Some of that is legit but I think a lot of schools recruiting the AA level players there stumble upon other players with talent. If you have talent and play in NYC thes days you are going to get attention.
# Player Name High School Pos Hometown Hgt Wgt Comments
1 Tirek Murphy Jr Christ the King RB Queens 6’1 205 #23 RB in class of 2020, cbs sports all American, 23 offers to date, including Syracuse
2 Cullen Coleman Rye Country Day ATH Rye 6’3 220 Big, strong, fast. 1st team all state offense class B. Offers from mult ivies, UMass, Temple, RU, UM, ND, Neb, OSU, Bama, Purdue, BC & Syracuse
3 Lamy Constant Poly Prep RB Brooklyn 6’0 190 Top 100 players in NYC as soph, offers from Syracuse, BC, UMd, Mich, LSU, UM, RU. Loves ND.
4 Sofian Mousaud Cardinal Hayes ATH Brooklyn 6’2 185 3rd team class AA all state, 1st team All NYC, passed for 3106 yards, 32 TDs, offers from Syracuse, BC, UVa
5 William Mohan Erasmus Hall ATH Brooklyn 6’1 190 Offers from Michigan, Syracuse and Tennessee, 1st team all NYS as junior
6 Israel Abanikanda Lincoln RB Brooklyn 5’11 182 Offers from Syracuse, BC, Temple, Rutgers and UB. One of the fastest players in the state.
7 Justin Bellido Erasmus Hall WR Brooklyn 5’10 170 Led PSAL in receptions as junior. Great hands. Offers from Syracuse, Boston College, Temple and FAU.
8 AJ Roberts Tottenville LB Staten Island 6’2 210 3rd team all state defense class A. Offers from LSU, Rutgers, UMass, BC, Pitt, Temple, Dartmouth, Purdue & Syracuse
9 Ibrahim Traore Frederick Douglas OT Harlem 6’5 290 Best offensive lineman in the state? Offers from Tennessee and Buffalo.
10 Elijah Gaines Erasmus Hall ATH Queens 6’3 200 Transfer from Alexandria, VA. Offered by Pitt, V Tech, UVa
11 Andre Hines Jr Erasmus Hall ATH Brooklyn 6’2 205 HM All NYC, as a soph, 4.5 40, 245 lb bp, big, fast transfer from St Peters, offers from BC, SUNY Albany, Florida Atlantic & Kent State.
12 Michael Tetteh Cardinal Hayes DL Bronx 6’4 260 Offers from Temple and Buffalo
13 Zephron Lester Christ the King DT Middle Village 6’1 265 Offers from Temple, Army, Penn and Morgan State
14 Steven Mahar Jr Aquinas Institute TE Rochester 6’5 225 Very athletic, can get yards after catch. Offers from Buffalo, Fordham and SUNY Stony Brook
15 Jordan Dunbar Iona Prep DB New Rochelle 6’1 183 1st team all NYS as junior, offers from Florida Atlantic, Fordham, Georgetown, Penn and Princeton, 4.47 40, 3.8 gpa
16 Xavier Arline Shoreham-Wading River ATH Shoreham 5’9 170 Fifth team all state offense class A, ran for 2275 yards (tops in NYS) and 33 TDs as a junior. 4.43 40. Offer from SUNY Stony Brook
17 Jordan Francois Bridgton Academy SS Valley Stream 5’10 210 Doing post grad season in New England, offer from Wagner, big Syracuse fan
18 Nate Carter Bishop Kearney RB Rochester 5’10 180 First team preseason All Greater Rochester, great tackler, excellent speed, tough and exciting player, Syracuse interest
19 Haydon Broockmann Ichabod Crane TE Valatie 6’4 215 First team all NYS, 37 catches, 716 yards, 11 TDs as junior, agile, good hands
20 Dominick Barbuto Lynbrook DE/LB Lynbrook 6’3 235 All Long Island second team as a junior, Newsday says D1 player, violent hitting, turnover generator, coming off a knee injury that caused him to miss most of his junior season. 3.8 gpa
21 Liam Scheuer Williamsville North DE Williamsville 6’2 250 1st team class A all state, 109 tackles, 23 TFL 11 sacks as soph. QB demo machine, love his film. 3.3 gpa
22 Tyrese Weeks Midwood RB Brooklyn 6’0 222 4th team all state offense class AA, 315 bp, power back who can catch it too. ‘Iron Head’-like game, leading rusher in PSAL as jr
21 Sunkonmi Agyunioye Lindenhurst DE Lindenhurst 6’5 230 3rd team all state defense class AA, good athlete, very physical, will probably end up at DT
23 Justin Lacks Moore Catholic RB Staten Island 6’0 205 5th team all state (class B) as a frosh, ran for 1251 yards, 11 TDs as a soph, US Army AA as junior
24 D’Jae Perry Bennett RB Buffalo 5’10 185 1st team All WNY, 4th team all state offense class AA, averaged 14.2 ypc, ran for 1175 yards and 10 TDs as junior
25 Hugh Kelleher MacArthur ATH Levittown 6’2 190 2nd team all state defense class A, All Long Island first team as a junior. Fast, tackles well, projects as SS, verbaled to Cornell for lacrosse
26 Mike Glinski West Seneca West LB West Seneca 6’2 215 First team all state class A, All WNY as sophomore and junior. Also one of the best HS hockey players in NYS.
27 Christian Tait Monsignor Farrell WR Staten Island 6’4 185 2nd team all state offense class AA, 58 catches for 775 yards and 5 TDs. Classic possession WR.
28 John Mack Minisink Valley WR Slate Hill 6’3 190 Tall, rangy, 2nd team All section as junior despite missing half of season w/ injury
29 Colbie Young Binghamton WR Binghamton 6’3 180 6th team class AA all state as soph, 1st team All Southern Tier as soph & junior. D1 talent.
30 Gio Fabi Owego DL Owego 6’2 260 Elite 24 (All Southern Tier) as junior, very agile and versatile
31 Justin Brown Half Hollow Hills West ATH Dix Hills 6’0 180 1st team all state offense class A, All Long Island first team as a junior, ran for over 1300 yards, UConn offer, committed to Michigan for lacrosse
32 Nick Wamp Skaneateles WR Skaneateles 6’2 204 First team All CNY as a soph & junior, 7th all time in receiving yards in NYS history, also all region lacrosse player
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