Highest-rated Class of 2026 football recruits from New Jersey

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- National rank: #962 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #75
- College: Syracuse
- Offers: Syracuse, Maine, Monmouth, Stony Brook, Temple
- High school: Burlington Township (Burlington, NJ)
#20. Gemaus Sackie (LB)
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- National rank: #923 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #72
- College: Michigan State
- Offers: Michigan State, Rutgers, Bucknell, Cornell, Fordham
- High school: Pascack Valley (Hillsdale, NJ)
#19. Adam Shaw (LB)
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- National rank: #848 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #116
- College: Iowa State
- Offers: Iowa State, Boston College, Buffalo, East Carolina, Syracuse
- High school: St. Thomas Aquinas (Edison, NJ)
#16 (tie). Josiah Zayas (WR)
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- National rank: #848 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #73
- College: Boston College
- Offers: Boston College, Duke, Akron, Arkansas, Army
- High school: St. Peter's Prep (Jersey City, NJ)
#16 (tie). Jordan Rodriguez (S)
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- National rank: #848 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #64
- College: Boston College
- Offers: Boston College, Army, Bryant, Cornell, Delaware
- High school: Westwood (Westwood, NJ)
#16 (tie). Steve Klein (ATH)
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- National rank: #724 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #63
- College: not committed
- Offers: Penn State, Syracuse, Boston College, Buffalo, Florida
- High school: Timber Creek (Sicklerville, NJ)
#12 (tie). Roseby Lubintus (OT)
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- National rank: #724 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #68
- College: Tennessee
- Offers: Tennessee, Boston College, Central Michigan, Duke, Kent State
- High school: St. Joseph (Metuchen, NJ)
#12 (tie). CJ Edwards (Edge)
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- National rank: #724 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #57
- College: Stanford
- Offers: Stanford, Northwestern, Akron, Boston College, Duke
- High school: Malcolm X Shabazz (Newark, NJ)
#12 (tie). Zaiden McDonald (S)
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- National rank: #724 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #44
- College: Buffalo
- Offers: Buffalo, Boston College, Charlotte, Cornell, Dartmouth
- High school: Hun School (Princeton, NJ)
#12 (tie). Chase Enlow (RB)
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- National rank: #662 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #56
- College: North Carolina
- Offers: North Carolina, Temple, Pittsburgh, Minnesota, Army
- High school: Bergen Catholic (Oradell, NJ)
#11. Xavier Jackson (CB)
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- National rank: #629 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #51
- College: not committed
- Offers: North Carolina, Wisconsin, Penn State, Akron, Boston College
- High school: Winslow Township (Atco, NJ)
#9 (tie). Julian Peterson (CB)
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- National rank: #629 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #44
- College: Tennessee
- Offers: Tennessee, Boston College, Central Michigan, Duke, James Madison
- High school: St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, NJ)
#9 (tie). KJ McClain (S)
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- National rank: #506 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #60
- College: Pittsburgh
- Offers: Pittsburgh, Miami, Michigan State, Boston College, Indiana
- High school: DePaul Catholic (Wayne, NJ)
#8. Logan Nagle (DL)
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- National rank: #378 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #36
- College: Penn State
- Offers: Penn State, Washington, Stanford, Illinois, Boston College
- High school: DePaul Catholic (Wayne, NJ)
#7. Marlen Bright (OT)
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- National rank: #375 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #28
- College: Illinois
- Offers: Illinois, Duke, Boston College, Rutgers, James Madison
- High school: Donovan Catholic (Toms River, NJ)
#6. Kai Pritchard (IOL)
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- National rank: #350 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #25
- College: Washington
- Offers: Washington, Alabama, Boston College, Cincinnati, Duke
- High school: DePaul Catholic (Wayne, NJ)
#5. Derek Zammit (QB)
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- National rank: #243 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #31
- College: Texas A&M
- Offers: Texas A&M, Arizona, Auburn, Boston College, Central Michigan
- High school: Bergen Catholic (Oradell, NJ)
#4. Jermaine Kinsler (DL)
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- National rank: #211 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #29
- College: Ohio State
- Offers: Ohio State, Texas, Penn State, Michigan, Auburn
- High school: St. Augustine Prep (Richland, NJ)
#3. Damari Simeon (DL)
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- National rank: #98 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #11
- College: Ohio State
- Offers: Ohio State, San Diego State, Southern Miss, Akron, Alabama
- High school: Bergen Catholic (Oradell, NJ)
#2. Jordan Thomas (CB)
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- National rank: #62 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #8
- College: USC
- Offers: USC, Penn State, Ohio State, Florida, Boston College
- High school: Hun School (Princeton, NJ)
#1. Luke Wafle (Edge)
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