Paterson Eastside Ghosts 

June 27, 2026

2025: 

• 3-8 
• Lost to Union in the consolation round 
• Wins included Clifton, Edison, and Kennedy 
• Losses included Passaic Tech, East Orange, Bayonne, Hackensack, and Passaic 
• Scored 210 points for a 19.09 average 
• Allowed 263 points for a 23.91 average 

Graduation: 

• RB/LB Tyrik Maddo – Kean 
• OL/DL Nehemiah Boreland – William Paterson 
• QB David Gonzalez – Albright (Pa.) 
• C Joel Garcia – Keystone (Pa.) 

*College choices are good until they enter the transfer portal 

Offense:  

• Formation: Multiple Spread 
• Returning Starters: 4 

Statistics courtesy of nj.com 

Quarterback:  

• Johnee Green, Sophomore, 5-9, 175 – frontrunner 

Running Back:  

• Quadir Smith, Senior, 6-1, 210 – projected starter; started on defense  

Wide Receiver: 

• Rashad McCants, Senior, 5-7, 160 – projected starter 
• Lamier Reed, Sophomore, 6-0, 175 – projected starter 
• Darius Burke, Senior, 6-3, 200 – projected starter; started on defense 

Tight End: 

• Dolston Gordon, Senior, 6-2, 230 – returning starter 

Offensive Line: 

• Zachai Mitchell-Curry, Junior, 6-3, 270 – 3-year starter at left tackle 
• Yandel Rosario, Junior, 6-6, 260 – returning starter at left guard 
• Timothy Harper, Senior, 5-10, 240 – projected starter at center 
• Matthew Rodriguez, Junior, 6-1, 240 – projected starter at right guard 
• Victorious Rollins, Junior, 6-3, 230 – 3-year starter at right tackle 

Defense:  

• Formation: Multiple 4-2-5 
• Returning Starters: 4 

Defensive Line:  

• Darius Burke, Senior, 6-3, 200 – 3-year starter at end 
• Ayden Dilyard, Sophomore, 6-1, 230 – projected starter at the opposite end 
• Yandel Rosario, Junior, 6-6, 260 – returning starter at tackle 
• Joshua Lora, Sophomore, 6-0, 230 – projected starter at tackle 

Linebacker:  

• Dolston Gordon, Senior, 6-2, 230 – returning starter 
• Quadir Smith, Senior, 6-1, 210 – returning starter 

Secondary: 

• Christopher Porter, Junior, 5-9, 155 – projected starter at cornerback 
• Marcus Lucas, Junior, 5-9, 160 – projected starter at cornerback 
• Lamier Reed, Sophomore, 6-0, 175 – projected starter at safety 
• Samir McClellan, Junior, 6-0, 220 – projected starter at safety 
• Jacob Telledo, Junior, 6-1, 170 – projected starter at the rover 

Special Teams: 

• The kicking game is undecided 
• Reed and others will be the return game 

Schedule: 

• Thursday, 8/27, Lincoln at home 
• Thursday, 9/3, Fair Lawn at home 
• Friday, 9/11, at Clifton 
• Friday, 9/18, at Ridgewood 
• Friday, 9/25, Union City at home 
• Friday, 10/2, at Columbia 
• Friday, 10/9, Passaic at home 
• Friday, 10/16, Hackensack at home 
• Friday, 10/23, at Orange 

Concerns:  

• Quarterback play 
• Play the run better on defense 
• How tough and resilient can they be? 

Recruiting: 

• Gordon is talented with good grades and is only in his third year playing football, and needs a couple of good games 
• Others may play D3 
• Underclassmen: 
• Rosario has interest from Rutgers 
• Rollins has interest from American International 
• Mitchell-Curry has an important junior year ahead of him 
• The juniors in the secondary have a chance to play college football 
• In the Sophomore class, Reed has interest from Syracuse and Temple 

Coach’s Comments:   

“We have to play tough. We need to come out early and take the bull by the horns. We lost three games last year in the last minute, and it killed our season.” – Head Coach James Magazine