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Next Best: A look at N.J.'s top football recruits from the Class of 2018
National Signing Day 2017 is over.
Here is an early look by NJ.com's JJ Conrad at what to look forward one year from now with some of the top New Jersey recruits from the Class of 2018.
Note: This list excludes players who have already offered their verbal commitments.
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Tyler Friday, Don Bosco, DT
6'3 | 260 pounds | 4 stars by 247 and Rivals
Friday has 15 Division I offers and two visits from college coaches - both from Michigan's Chris Partridge. He has unofficially visited Rutgers multiple times and unofficially visited Michigan once. 247sports.com has Friday leaning Michigan.
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Jahan Dotson, The Peddie School, WR
6'0 | 160 pounds | 4 stars by 247 and Rivals
Dotson holds 27 offers from Division I offers and has taken unofficial visits to Ohio State, Rutgers, Michigan State, Michigan, Ohio State, Clemson, Notre Dame. He has also attended Junior Days at Penn State and Rutgers. He currently holds the most offers in N.J.'s Class of 2018.
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Dorian Hardy, St. Joseph (Mont.), DE
6'5 | 245 pounds | 4 stars by 247 and Rivals
Hardy has been active - and highly coveted - in his recruiting process thus far and holds 22 offers from major Division I programs. He has unofficially visited Florida, Rutgers, Michigan State, Michigan, Penn State, Michigan and has attended camps at Penn State and Rutgers. Michigan assistant coach Chris Partridge has also paid a visit to Hardy as well.
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Daniel Dawkins, The Peddie School, C
6’3 | 296 pounds | 4 stars by Rivals, 3 stars by 247
Dawkins holds 10 offers – from Boston College, North Carolina, Missouri, Duke, Syracuse, Indiana, Michigan, Vanderbilt, Old Dominion and Temple – and most recently attended North Carolina’s Junior Day. Despite attending a Rutgers camp and taking one unofficial visit there, the Scarlet Knights have not offered Dawkins yet.
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Kevin Brennan, Don Bosco, S
5'11 | 190 pounds | 3 stars by 247 and Rivals
Brennan currently holds two offers, from Boston College and Bowling Green. Coaches from Clemson, Maryland and Georgia have visited Brennan and Brennan has taken unofficial visits to Rutgers, Princeton, Boston College, Notre Dame, Syracuse and Penn State.
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Iverson Clement, Rancocas Valley, ATH
6'0 | 190 pounds | 3 stars by 247
On Christmas Eve, Clement announced a Top 6 that included Florida, Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State, Rutgers and Tennessee. He holds 12 offers from Division I programs, though Ohio State appear to be the frontrunner to this point.
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Jasiah Provillon, Irvington, ATH
6'2 | 185 pounds | 4 stars by Rivals, 3 stars by 247
Provillon currently holds 11 offers - from Albany, Boston College, James Madison, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Syrcause, Texas State and Wisconsin. He has taken five unofficial visits to Rutgers and received one visit from coach Bill Busch. He has also attended a Penn State camp and unofficially visited Vanderbilt, West Virginia and Penn State.
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Evan Stewart, St. Joseph (Mont.), S
6'1 | 190 pounds | 3 stars by 247
Stewart holds 9 offers from Division I programs, including North Carolina, Northwestern, Rutgers, Virginia, Boston College, North Carolina State, Navy, Syracuse and Temple. Two of Stewart's teammates - Louis Acceus and Joshua Fedd-Jackson - just signed the National Letters of Intent to N.C. State, but 247sports.com has Rutgers as a heavy favorite. Stewart attended both Rutgers and Syracuse's Junior Days.
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Devin Leary, Timber Creek, QB
6'2 | 185 pounds | 3 stars by 247 and Rivals
Leary holds 12 offers - Maryland, Baylor, Boston College, Coastal Carolina, Indiana, Iowa, Massachusetts, Rutgers, Syracuse, Temple, Wake Forest and West Virginia - and interest from over a handful of others, including Michigan, Penn State and Tennessee. He has taken two unofficial visits to Rutgers and visited Maryland twice.
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Elijah McAllister, Rumson/Fair Haven, TE
6’6 | 225 pounds | 3 stars by 247 and Rivals
McAllister holds 11 offers from Tennessee, Rutgers, Virginia, Boston College, Bowling Green, UConn, Maryland, Monmouth, Pittsburgh, Syracuse and Temple, with interest from several more, including Michigan, Notre Dame, N.C. State and Virginia Tech. On Sept. 5, McAllister named Tennessee as the early frontrunner , five days after unofficially visiting the school to see the Vols take on Appalachian State. Since then, he has unofficially visited Rutgers and Penn State. Prior to naming Tennessee the leader, he unofficially visited Virginia Tech, Notre Dame and Northwestern and attended camps at Temple and Rutgers.
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Shayne Simon, St. Peters Prep, S/WR
6'3 | 195 pounds | 3 stars by 247 and Rivals
Simon currently holds 16 offers, but has had four coach visits since Dec. 2015. It started with Ohio State's Urban Meyer and Ed Warinner visiting Dec. 2, 2015, then Michigan's Chris Partridge on April 28, 2016. On Jan. 12, 2017, Meyer and Greg Schiano visited Simon and made an offer - then one day later, Rutgers' Chris Ash, Jerry Kill and Bill Busch visited Simon, already having offered him in April '16. Simon has picked up offers from Penn State, Ohio State, UCLA, Wisconsin, Notre Dame, Duke and Stanford since the start of 2017.
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Javar Garrett, The Peddie School, OLB
6’2 | 205 pounds | 3 stars by 247 and Rivals
Garrett holds 5 offers from Rutgers, Temple, Indiana, Monmouth and North Carolina State, but has received interest and shown interest in many others. He unofficially visited Rutgers in October and had a busy June, attending camps at Maryland, Rutgers, Penn State, Indiana, Louisville and Temple. Coaches from Navy, Monmouth, Pittsburgh and UConn have all visited Garrett.
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Taj Harris, Palmyra, WR
6'2 | 175 pounds | 3 stars by 247 and Rivals
Harris holds 3 offers from Rutgers, N.C. State and Temple, with interest also from Penn State, Virginia and Virginia Tech. On Dec. 15, Harrison named Rutgers as the early favorite.
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Johnny Langan, Bergen Catholic, QB
6'3 | 220 pounds | 3 stars by 247 and Rivals
Langan has 3 offers from Boston College, Syracuse and Temple and has received interest from Clemson, Ohio State, Penn State, Rutgers and Wisconsin. He attended Penn State's camp in June of last year.
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Marcellus Earlington, Don Bosco, DE
6'4 | 250 pounds | 3 stars by 247 and Rivals
Earlington holds 7 offers from Boston College, North Carolina, Duke, Syracuse, Rutgers, Pittsburgh, and Minnesota. He was on hand at Penn State for its upset win over Ohio State and caught two Rutgers games live last season. Boston College was the first to offer him in April 2016, but after a breakout junior season, Earlington picked up six of his seven offers since Dec. 1, 2016.
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Kyle Dobbins, St. Augustine Prep, ATH
5’9 | 175 pounds | 3 stars by 247 and Rivals
Dobbins holds 6 offers from Boston College, North Carolina, Northwestern, Rutgers and Temple. He has taken unofficial visits to North Carolina, Notre Dame, Rutgers, Penn State and South Carolina.
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Jarrett Paul, Paramus Catholic, CB
6’1 | 189 pounds | 3 stars by 247 and Rivals
Paul, who played last season at Christ the King (N.Y.), has no offers – yet. Coaches from Penn State and Maryland have visited him recently and he has taken unofficial visits to Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Maryland, Syracuse, Boston College and Penn State. He’s also attended camps at Penn State, Purdue, Rutgers, Temple and Syracuse and Rutgers’ assistant Bill Busch visited him last May.
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Shelton Applewhite, Paramus Catholic, QB
6'4 | 190 pounds | 3 stars by Rivals
In a 2-QB system at DePaul last season, Applewhite threw for 678 yards and rushed for 194 and totaled four TDs. He has since transferred to Paramus Catholic and holds offers from Rutgers and Temple.
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Lancine Turay, Irvington, DE
6’6 | 240 pounds | 3 stars by Rivals, 2 stars by 247
Turay has bigtime size and holds four offers from Rutgers, Maryland, Massachusetts and Syrcause with Penn State showing interest as well. His most recent offer came from Rutgers on Jan. 21, the same day he took an unofficial visit to the school.
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Vincent DePalma, DePaul, LB
6'1 | 215 pounds | 0 stars by 247
DePalma, a tackling machine who made 185 of them last season - including 23 for a loss - while helping lead DePaul to the Non-Public Group 3 final, has been receiving more interest as of late from colleges. Despite having no stars on 247sports, DePalma holds four offers from Boston College, Pittsburgh, Rutgers and Wisconsin.
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