Highest-rated Class of 2026 football recruits from New Jersey

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- National rank: #972 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #67
- College: Boston College
- Offers: Boston College, Army, Bryant, Cornell, Delaware
- High school: Westwood (Westwood, NJ)
#20. Steve Klein (ATH)
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- National rank: #928 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #82
- College: not committed
- Offers: USF, Boston College, Bowling Green, Duke, East Carolina
- High school: Hun School (Princeton, NJ)
#18 (tie). Seth Clarke (Edge)
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- National rank: #928 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #71
- College: not committed
- Offers: Buffalo, East Carolina, Eastern Michigan, Illinois, Kent State
- High school: Millville (Millville, NJ)
#18 (tie). Jayden Jones (LB)
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- National rank: #900 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #140
- College: not committed
- Offers: Pittsburgh, Boston College, Syracuse, Akron, Buffalo
- High school: Winslow Township (Atco, NJ)
#17. Nyqir Helton (WR)
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- National rank: #863 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #89
- College: not committed
- Offers: Michigan State, NC State, Pittsburgh, Boston College, Indiana
- High school: DePaul Catholic (Wayne, NJ)
#16. Logan Nagle (DL)
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- National rank: #861 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #71
- College: Penn State
- Offers: Penn State, Syracuse, Boston College, Buffalo, Florida
- High school: Timber Creek (Sicklerville, NJ)
#15. Roseby Lubintus (OT)
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- National rank: #855 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #69
- College: not committed
- Offers: Pittsburgh, Minnesota, Michigan State, Purdue, Syracuse
- High school: Bergen Catholic (Oradell, NJ)
#14. Xavier Jackson (CB)
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- National rank: #782 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #51
- College: not committed
- Offers: Rutgers, Akron, Alabama, Appalachian State, Boston College
- High school: Glassboro (Glassboro, NJ)
#13. Amari Sabb (ATH)
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- National rank: #643 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #61
- College: Tennessee
- Offers: Tennessee, Boston College, Central Michigan, Duke, Kent State
- High school: St. Joseph (Metuchen, NJ)
#11 (tie). CJ Edwards (Edge)
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- National rank: #643 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #55
- College: Syracuse
- Offers: Syracuse, Northwestern, Stanford, Ohio State, Akron
- High school: Malcolm X Shabazz (Newark, NJ)
#11 (tie). Zaiden McDonald (S)
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- National rank: #595 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #47
- College: not committed
- Offers: Boston College, Central Michigan, Duke, James Madison, Kent State
- High school: St Joseph Regional (Montvale, NJ)
#10. KJ McClain (S)
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- National rank: #558 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #45
- College: not committed
- Offers: Penn State, Stanford, Illinois, Rutgers, Boston College
- High school: DePaul Catholic (Wayne, NJ)
#9. Marlen Bright (OT)
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- National rank: #489 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #32
- College: not committed
- Offers: Virginia Tech, Boston College, Charlotte, Cornell, Dartmouth
- High school: Hun School (Princeton, NJ)
#7 (tie). Chase Enlow (RB)
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- National rank: #489 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #37
- College: Penn State
- Offers: Penn State, Akron, Boston College, Duke, East Carolina
- High school: Winslow Township (Atco, NJ)
#7 (tie). Julian Peterson (CB)
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- National rank: #408 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #27
- College: Washington
- Offers: Washington, Alabama, Boston College, Cincinnati, Duke
- High school: DePaul Catholic (Wayne, NJ)
#6. Derek Zammit (QB)
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- National rank: #316 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #24
- College: not committed
- Offers: Boston College, Rutgers, Illinois, Duke, Kentucky
- High school: Donovan Catholic (Toms River, NJ)
#5. Kai Pritchard (IOL)
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- National rank: #211 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #27
- College: Texas A&M
- Offers: Texas A&M, Albany State, Arizona, Auburn, Boston College
- High school: Bergen Catholic (Oradell, NJ)
#4. Jermaine Kinsler (DL)
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- National rank: #201 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #26
- College: not committed
- 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: #177 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #16
- College: Ohio State
- Offers: Ohio State, Akron, Alabama, Auburn, Boston College
- High school: Bergen Catholic (Oradell, NJ)
#2. Jordan Thomas (CB)
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- National rank: #54 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #6
- College: not committed
- Offers: Texas, USC, Penn State, Ohio State, Florida
- High school: Hun School (Princeton, NJ)
#1. Luke Wafle (Edge)
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