The dust has finally settled on the Class of 2025 football recruiting cycle. As programs look at their finalized rosters, the future landscape of college football is beginning to take shape. From five-star quarterbacks making headlines to underrated defensive linemen poised for breakout careers, this class is loaded with game-changing talent.
Stacker compiled a ranking of the best Class of 2025 football recruits from New Jersey using data from 247Sports. Here's the players from New Jersey set to dominate Saturdays (and potentially Sundays) for years to come.
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1 / 20#20. Stretch Dorilas (CB)
- National rank: #710 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #64
- College: Rutgers
- High school: Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, NJ)
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2 / 20#19. Kole Briehler (DL)
- National rank: #699 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #79
- College: Stanford
- High school: Hun School(Princeton, NJ)
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3 / 20#18. Adam Shovlin (DL)
- National rank: #604 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #67
- College: Stanford
- High school: The Lawrenceville School (Lawrenceville, NJ)
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4 / 20#17. Talibi Kaba (LB)
- National rank: #583 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #62
- College: Rutgers
- High school: Hillside (Hillside, NJ)
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6 / 20#15. Ja'Elyne Matthews (OT)
- National rank: #539 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #40
- College: Rutgers
- High school: Toms River North (Toms River, NJ)
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7 / 20#14. Kamar Archie (LB)
- National rank: #522 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #55
- College: Rutgers
- High school: Hun School(Trenton, NJ)
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8 / 20#13. Cameron Miller (WR)
- National rank: #512 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #75
- College: Kentucky
- High school: Winslow Township (Atco, NJ)
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9 / 20#12. Elijah Burress (WR)
- National rank: #430 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #61
- College: Notre Dame
- High school: DePaul Catholic (Wayne, NJ)
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11 / 20#10. Deshawn Stewart (S)
- National rank: #378 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #34
- College: Ohio State
- High school: DePaul Catholic (Wayne, NJ)
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12 / 20#9. Michael Thomas III (WR)
- National rank: #377 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #53
- College: Rutgers
- High school: Donovan Catholic (Toms River, NJ)
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13 / 20#8. De'Zie Jones (WR)
- National rank: #368 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #51
- College: Ohio State
- High school: DePaul Catholic (Wayne, NJ)
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14 / 20#7. Nolan James Jr. (RB)
- National rank: #301 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #22
- College: Notre Dame
- High school: DePaul Catholic (Wayne, NJ)
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16 / 20#5. Jahmir Joseph (CB)
- National rank: #247 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #26
- College: Penn State
- High school: St. Joseph Regional(Montvale, NJ)
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17 / 20#4. Lotzeir Brooks (WR)
- National rank: #184 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #25
- College: Alabama
- High school: Millville (Millville, NJ)
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18 / 20#3. Darren Ikinnagbon (DL)
- National rank: #94 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #11
- College: Georgia
- High school: Hillside (Hillside, NJ)
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19 / 20#2. Malachi Goodman (OT)
- National rank: #56 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #9
- College: Penn State
- High school: Paramus Catholic (Paramus, NJ)
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