New Jersey High School Football Team Top 25 Rankings - Prep Redzone (2024)

Prep Redzone releases its initial New Jersey High School Football Team Top 25 rankings for the 2021 season. We’re combining all of the teams, public and non-public, in these rankings.

1. Bergen Catholic
2. St. Peter’s Prep
3. St. Joseph Regional
4. Holy Spirit
5. St. Augustine Prep
6. Don Bosco Prep
7. Delbarton
8. Hun
9. DePaul Catholic
10. St. Joseph Hammonton
11. Williamstown
12. Ocean City
13. Seton Hall
14. Wall Township
15. Milville
16. Somerville
17. Paulsboro
18. Woodrow Wilson
19. Burlington Township
20. Newton
21. Timber Creek
22. Hammonton
23. Delsea
24. Winslow Township
25. Cherokee

COVID-19 shorted the season for a lot of teams in New Jersey last fall. Several teams were able to post an undefeated record last year.

UNDEFEATED TEAMS FROM 2020

Delbarton: 6-0

Holy Spirit: 8-0

Wall Township: 7-0

Somerville: 7-0

Paulsboro: 7-0

Newton: 6-0

West Essex: 6-0

Becton: 6-0

Nutley: 6-0

QUOTABLE ONBERGEN CATHOLIC

Scorebooklive.com on Bergen Catholic. They ranked them as the No. 17 team in the nation:

Bergen Catholic is loaded with talent. Their top players are 2022 cornerback Jaeden Gould Jaeden Gould 6'2" | DB Bergen Catholic | 2022 State NJ , a USC commit, 2022 cornerback Jayden Bellamy Jayden Bellamy 6'1" | DB Bergen Catholic | 2022 State NJ , a Notre Dame commit, and 2022 QB Steve Angeli, a Notre Dame commit. They debut this week, after just missing the cut last week.

QUOTABLES ON SEVERAL USA Today New Jersey FIRST DEFENSIVE PLAYERS FROM TEAMS IN THE TOP 25

Several players from St. Peter’s Prep were named to the USA Today Network 2021 preseason All-New Jersey Defensive Team. Here’s what USA Today had to say about those players.

KJ Miles KJ Miles 6'4" | DL St. Peter's Prep | 2022 State NJ | DL | St. Peter’s Prep

The 6-foot-4, 285-pound Miles is New Jersey’s top-rated senior DL, according to recruiting services. He had 28 tackles last season for the 4-2 Marauders, including 13 solos and 6.5 sacks. He is ranked No. 4 in New Jersey’s Class of 2022 by 247 Sports and No. 5 by Rivals.com. He is committed to Georgia Tech.

Q’yaeir Price Q’yaeir Price 6'3" | DL DePaul Catholic | 2022 State NJ | DL | DePaul

The 6-foot-3, 250-pound Price earned second-team All-New Jersey honors last season for the 3-3 Spartans. As a junior, he had 41 tackles, including 35 solos and 15 for losses, including 5.5 sacks. He is ranked No. 14 in New Jersey’s Class of 2022 by 247 Sports and No. 27 by Rivals.com. He is committed to Syracuse.

DJ Samuels DJ Samuels 6'0" | 240 lbs | DL Bergen Catholic | 2023 State NJ | DL | Bergen Catholic

The 6-foot-1, 242-pound Samuels earned first-team All-New Jersey honors last season and was the North Jersey Defensive Player of the Year. As a sophom*ore, 15 of his 24 tackles were for losses, including 10.5 sacks. He has more than 20 college offers, including from Boston College, Michigan, Penn State and Rutgers.

PJ Cassale | ATH | Delbarton

The Green Wave linebacker returns to the heart of a veteran defense that allowed 9.7 points per game last season. Casale has a tenacious nose for the football, much like his aggressive approach that has led him to be a nationally-ranked wrestler and state champion. Last season, he notched a team-high 53 tackles, two sacks, two forced fumbles and two safeties as part of Delbarton’s perfect 6-0 season.