Here's a preseason look at the players to watch in the New York metro area:
| [POSITION] NAME | SCHOOL | HT/WT | YEAR |
| [QB] Craig Geoghan | Sachem North | 6-2/185 | Senior |
| [QB] Steve Murphy | Floyd | 6-1/200 | Senior |
| [RB] Tristan Akong | St. Francis Prep | 5-11/180 | Senior |
| [RB] Anthony Brunetti | Holy Trinity | 5-11/215 | Junior |
| [RB] Maurice Easterling | Archbishop Stepinac | 5-8/140 | Junior |
| [RB] Rob Lombardo | Somers | 6-1/220 | Senior |
| [WR] Chris Alfano | Iona Prep | 5-8/160 | Senior |
| [WR] Troy Walker | Long Island City | 6-2/190 | Senior |
| [OL] Cameron Iuliucci | Ward Melville | 6-5/305 | Senior |
| [OL] Tom Lindley | Floyd | 6-3/300 | Senior |
| [OL] Jamal Wilson | South Shore | 6-6/300 | Senior |
| POSITION/NAME | SCHOOL | HT/WT | YEAR |
| [DL] Oday Aboushi | Xaverian | 6-6/300 | Senior |
| [DL] Andre Civil | Sheepshead Bay | 6-4/245 | Senior |
| [DL] Caraun Reid | Mount St. Michael | 6-3/260 | Senior |
| [DL] Cong Tian | Sachem North | 6-3/320 | Senior |
| [LB] Reggie Francklin | Holy Cross | 5-11/235 | Senior |
| [LB] Ryan Hunt | Archbishop Stepinac | 6-0/180 | Senior |
| [DB] Darlos James | Iona Prep | 5-9/175 | Senior |
| [DB] Stephen Obeng-Agyapong | Kennedy | 5-11/185 | Senior |
| [DB] Torian Phillips | Port Richmond | 5-10/170 | Senior |
| [DB] Terrell Williams | Hempstead | 5-9/170 | Senior |
| [DB] Tremayne Williams | New Rochelle | 6-1/195 | Senior |
| NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | YEAR |
| Devonte Brailsford | Dobbs Ferry | RB/DL | Jr. |
| Tom Carson | St. Anthony's | OL | Sr. |
| Siriki Diabate | Lehman | RB/LB | Sr. |
| Darren Dixon | Canarsie | DB | Sr. |
| Bobby Dougherty | St. Francis Prep | RB | Sr. |
| Dominique Easley | Curtis | DL | Jr. |
| Zach Fisher | Patchogue-Medford | RB | Sr. |
| Ozzie Garcia | Kennedy | QB/LB | Sr. |
| Kevin Glueckert | Bethpage | RB/DB | Sr. |
| Thomas Greyer | August Martin | RB/LB | Jr. |
| Onur Gurbuz | Bayside | LB | Sr. |
| Christopher Igneri | Tottenville | OL | Sr. |
| Naykwan Johnson | Curtis | RB | Sr. |
| Seamus Kelly | Xavier | RB | Sr. |
| Kevin Lacey | Floyd | LB | Jr. |
| Guy Lindner | St. John the Baptist | OL | Sr. |
| Kristen Liverpool | Erasmus | RB | Sr. |
| Atiq Lucas | St. Anthony's | RB | Sr. |
| Vaughn Magee | Floyd | RB | Sr. |
| Wayne Magee | Floyd | DL | Sr. |
| James Martin | Mount St. Michael | RB/LB | Sr. |
| Nick Mercurio | St. Anthony's | RB | Sr. |
| Marcus Muelthaler | Floyd | DL | Sr. |
| Anthony Quezada | Sachem North | RB | Sr. |
| Kyle Ramalho | Rye | RB | Sr. |
| Jeremy Ramos | Port Richmond | QB | Sr. |
| Hakim Rice | St. Peter's | RB | Jr. |
| Ian Solomon | New Rochelle | OL | Sr. |
| Najee Tyler | Xaverian | QB | Sr. |
| Ikeem Williams | Grady | RB | Sr. |
PRIME-TIME PLAYERS
TRISTAN AKONG
The Daily News All-City pick from a year ago rushed
for 1,371 yards and had 18 total touchdowns (16
rushing, one receiving, one kick return). Expect
more of the same this season.
JAMAL WILSON
The Rutgers-bound Wilson makes life easy for the
rest of his offense. His massive frame opens up
holes for both the running and passing games and
intimidates the opposition.
ANDRE CIVIL
Civil, a two-year Sheepshead Bay captain, will join
Wilson at Rutgers next year and he'll give the
Scarlet Knights a fierce run-stuffer who had 51 tackles
and seven sacks as a junior.
STEPHEN OBENG-AGYAPONG
The versatile Obeng-Agyapong has committed to
Penn State and legendary coach Joe Paterno,
pledging to the Nittany Lions over offers from the
likes of Iowa and UConn.
COACH'S TAKE
AN AREA COACH ON ANTHONY BRUNETTI:
"Since his freshman year, he walked onto the field
and was physically on par with everyone. I've
never seen a freshman come in and be as bruising
as him. He'd rather go through you than around
you. As a junior and senior, the sky's the limit."
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