{"id":338099,"date":"2026-09-04T15:18:18","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T15:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/338099\/"},"modified":"2026-09-04T15:18:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T15:18:18","slug":"highest-rated-class-of-2027-football-recruits-from-new-york-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/338099\/","title":{"rendered":"Highest-rated Class of 2027 football recruits from New York | State"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"\"kuzmaphoto \/\/ ShutterstockHighest-rated Class of 2027 football recruits from New York<\/p>\n

The recruiting race for college football is heating up \u2014 not just on the field, but in the increasingly complex ecosystem of modern college football, where NIL (Name, Image, and Likeness) deals are reshaping how programs and players navigate early recruitment. For elite underclassmen, talent alone is no longer the only factor drawing attention; marketability, social media presence, and brand potential are now playing pivotal roles in how offers are extended and decisions are made. The top recruits in the 2027 cycle are not only physically advanced and highly skilled \u2014 they’re entering high school with endorsement potential and media savviness.<\/p>\n

Stacker<\/a> compiled a list of the highest rated Class of 2027 football recruits from New York using data from 247Sports<\/a>. Players are ranked by their 247Sports composite ratings. Here’s the players from New York set to dominate Saturdays (and potentially Sundays) for years to come.<\/p>\n

\"\"Ron Alvey \/\/ Shutterstock#15. Sincere Hester (Edge)<\/p>\n

– National rank: #2,106 (3 stars)<\/p>\n

– Position rank: #161<\/p>\n

– College: Temple<\/p>\n

– Offers: Temple, Syracuse, Coastal Carolina, Morgan State, New Haven<\/p>\n

– High school: Eagle Academy for Young Men (Brooklyn, NY)<\/p>\n

\"\"Stuart Monk \/\/ Shutterstock#14. Jamarr Malcolm (OT)<\/p>\n

– National rank: #1,974 (3 stars)<\/p>\n

– Position rank: #146<\/p>\n

– College: UConn<\/p>\n

– Offers: UConn, UMass, Minnesota, Syracuse, Akron<\/p>\n

– High school: Cardinal Hayes (Bronx, NY)<\/p>\n

\"\"Ron Alvey \/\/ Shutterstock#13. Terrence Barner (S)<\/p>\n

– National rank: #1,830 (3 stars)<\/p>\n

– Position rank: #179<\/p>\n

– College: Buffalo<\/p>\n

– Offers: Buffalo, California, Maryland, Georgia State, Temple<\/p>\n

– High school: James Monroe (Rochester, NY)<\/p>\n

\"\"Hannah Leigh Barnes \/\/ Shutterstock#12. Oakley Keegan (TE)<\/p>\n

– National rank: #1,510 (3 stars)<\/p>\n

– Position rank: #73<\/p>\n

– College: Alabama<\/p>\n

– Offers: Alabama, Boston College, Rutgers, Syracuse, Vanderbilt<\/p>\n

– High school: Liverpool (Liverpool, NY)<\/p>\n

\"\"David Lee \/\/ Shutterstock#9 (tie). Josh Barr (ATH)<\/p>\n

– National rank: #1,285 (3 stars)<\/p>\n

– Position rank: #95<\/p>\n

– College: Syracuse<\/p>\n

– Offers: Syracuse, Arkansas, Buffalo, Rhode Island<\/p>\n

– High school: Irondequoit (Rochester, NY)<\/p>\n

\"\"WoodysPhotos \/\/ Shutterstock#9 (tie). Noah Collins-Howard (WR)<\/p>\n

– National rank: #1,285 (3 stars)<\/p>\n

– Position rank: #163<\/p>\n

– College: Syracuse<\/p>\n

– Offers: Syracuse, Temple, Akron, Buffalo, UMass<\/p>\n

– High school: Rush-Henrietta (Henrietta, NY)<\/p>\n

\"\"Andrew Angelov \/\/ Shutterstock#9 (tie). Mamadee Sangaray (LB)<\/p>\n

– National rank: #1,285 (3 stars)<\/p>\n

– Position rank: #116<\/p>\n

– College: Boston College<\/p>\n

– Offers: Boston College, Duke, Georgia Tech, Minnesota, Pittsburgh<\/p>\n

– High school: Iona Prep (New Rochelle, NY)<\/p>\n

\"\"aspen rock \/\/ Shutterstock#8. Saleh Atariwa (TE)<\/p>\n

– National rank: #1,224 (3 stars)<\/p>\n

– Position rank: #55<\/p>\n

– College: Rutgers<\/p>\n

– Offers: Rutgers, Boston College, Maryland, Michigan State, Syracuse<\/p>\n

– High school: Cardinal Hayes (Bronx, NY)<\/p>\n

\"\"Fabricio Barili \/\/ Shutterstock#7. Joshua Simmons (DL)<\/p>\n

– National rank: #1,155 (3 stars)<\/p>\n

– Position rank: #131<\/p>\n

– College: Wake Forest<\/p>\n

– Offers: Wake Forest, Boston College, Duke, Minnesota, Syracuse<\/p>\n

– High school: Iona Prep (New Rochelle, NY)<\/p>\n

\"\"Bobby Stevens Photo \/\/ Shutterstock#6. Alijah Jones (IOL)<\/p>\n

– National rank: #1,086 (3 stars)<\/p>\n

– Position rank: #77<\/p>\n

– College: Rutgers<\/p>\n

– Offers: Rutgers, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia Tech, Kentucky<\/p>\n

– High school: James Monroe (Rochester, NY)<\/p>\n

\"\"Andrew Angelov \/\/ Shutterstock#5. Brien Walker (WR)<\/p>\n

– National rank: #987 (3 stars)<\/p>\n

– Position rank: #126<\/p>\n

– College: Buffalo<\/p>\n

– Offers: Buffalo, Minnesota, Penn State, Temple, James Madison<\/p>\n

– High school: James Monroe (Rochester, NY)<\/p>\n

\"\"SEALANDSKYPHOTO \/\/ Shutterstock#4. Trent Buttles (S)<\/p>\n

– National rank: #846 (3 stars)<\/p>\n

– Position rank: #85<\/p>\n

– College: Rutgers<\/p>\n

– Offers: Rutgers, Temple, Akron, Army, Buffalo<\/p>\n

– High school: St. Francis (Hamburg, NY)<\/p>\n

\"\"HY-DP \/\/ Shutterstock#3. Xavier Bala (RB)<\/p>\n

– National rank: #652 (3 stars)<\/p>\n

– Position rank: #43<\/p>\n

– College: Boston College<\/p>\n

– Offers: Boston College, Syracuse, Alabama, Illinois, Minnesota<\/p>\n

– High school: St. Anthony’s (Long Island City, NY)<\/p>\n

\"\"Guzel Studio \/\/ Shutterstock#2. Elijah Kimble (RB)<\/p>\n

– National rank: #366 (4 stars)<\/p>\n

– Position rank: #24<\/p>\n

– College: Syracuse<\/p>\n

– Offers: Syracuse, Indiana, North Carolina, Arizona State, Arkansas<\/p>\n

– High school: Canisius (Buffalo, NY)<\/p>\n

\"\"zoff \/\/ Shutterstock#1. Zahmar Tookes (DL)<\/p>\n

– National rank: #290 (4 stars)<\/p>\n

– Position rank: #35<\/p>\n

– College: Florida<\/p>\n

– Offers: Florida, Boston College, Georgia, Kentucky, Minnesota<\/p>\n

– High school: Brighton (Rochester, NY)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"kuzmaphoto \/\/ ShutterstockHighest-rated Class of 2027 football recruits from New York The recruiting race for college football is…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":338100,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[126985,4241,126975,126978,3912,53045,113,6352,2307,4458,1757,9267,867,28517,62094,9984,20311,126976,37074,18185,126979,126984,126980,18186,126981,9985,9854,9711,126977,126986,26791,126982,9,24,11,10,49,51,50,11277,8738,115,126983,17064,85673,5384,10633,28518,2352,7524,3943,2238,101605,126987],"class_list":["post-338099","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-akron","tag-albany","tag-albuquerque","tag-asheville","tag-binghamton","tag-bismarck","tag-buffalo","tag-burlington","tag-canton","tag-charlotte","tag-cincinnati","tag-cleveland","tag-columbus","tag-dayton","tag-durham","tag-elmira","tag-fargo","tag-farmington","tag-fayetteville","tag-glens-falls","tag-goldsboro","tag-grand-forks","tag-greensboro","tag-greenville","tag-hickory","tag-ithaca","tag-jacksonville","tag-kingston","tag-las-cruces","tag-lima","tag-mansfield","tag-new-bern","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-new-york-headlines","tag-new-york-news","tag-new-york-state","tag-new-york-state-headlines","tag-new-york-state-news","tag-poughkeepsie","tag-raleigh","tag-rochester","tag-rocky-mount","tag-santa-fe","tag-springfield","tag-syracuse","tag-thestacker","tag-toledo","tag-utica","tag-watertown","tag-white-plains","tag-wilmington","tag-winston-salem","tag-youngstown"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/338099","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=338099"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/338099\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/338100"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=338099"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=338099"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=338099"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}