East Orange Jaguars  

July 31, 2026 

2025: 

• 9-2 
• Lost to Passaic Tech in the North Jersey Section 1 Group 5 semifinals and beat Bloomfield in the quarterfinals 
• Wins included Livingston, Bloomfield, and Montclair 
• Their other loss was to West Orange 
• Scored 344 points for a 31.27 average 
• Allowed 97 points for an 8.82 average, including five shutouts 

Graduation: 

• WR/DB Alex Hanks – Temple 
• WR/DB Robert Minter – Assumption (Mass.) 
• OL Karl Clarke – Hampton 
• OL/DL Shaheem Dezonie – Monroe (NY) 
• LB Abdoul Kafando – Montclair State 
• OL Michael Wicker – Albright (Pa.) 
• LB Quadir Parrish – East Coast Prep (Mass.) 
• DB Nymir Johnson – East Coast Prep (Mass.) 
• TB Tyshaun Sewell – CAPP Academy (NJ) 

*College choices are good until they enter the transfer portal 

Offense:  

• Formation: Multiple Spread 
• Returning Starters: 4 

Statistics courtesy of nj.com 

Quarterback:  

• Zachary Concepcion, Senior, 6-2, 185 – returning starter; passed for 1.004 yards and 14 touchdowns-to-5-interceptions, and rushed for 107 yards and 4 touchdowns 

Running Back:  

• Jaleel Halsey, Senior, 5-7, 155 – returning starter; rushed for 853 yards and 12 touchdowns 
• Tarike Bryan-Maloney, Senior, 5-10, 160 – will spell Halsey and saw action; rushed for 245 yards and 3 touchdowns 

Wide Receiver: 

• Jezi Lewis, Junior, 6-2, 175 – projected starter 
• Musa Wittingburg, Junior, 6-1, 160 – projected starter 
• Donavon Ottey-Campbell, Junior, 5-7, 145 – projected starter 
• Eric Wilkins, Senior, 5-11, 150 – will see action as part of the rotation 
• Kamari Anderson, Senior, 6-0, 160 – will see action as part of the rotation 

Tight End (situational): 

• Joel Martinez, Senior, 5-10, 195 – will see action 
• Abdur-Raman Ali, Senior, 6-3, 220 – will see action    

Offensive Line: 

• Malick Ndiaye, Senior, 6-3, 230 – returning starter at tackle 
• Sadiq Dues, Senior, 6-1, 225 – returning starter at center 
• Michael Davis, Senior, 5-11, 300 – projected starter; played often 
• Zion Mosley, Senior, 6-0, 250 – projected starter, played often and started on defense 
• Jaylen Snipes, Junior, 6-3, 275 – projected starter 
• Others will emerge in the preseason 
• Positions will be decided in camp 

Defense:  

• Formation: Multiple 4-3 
• Returning Starters: 6 

Defensive Line:  

• Esa Wittingburg, Senior, 6-3, 235 – returning starter at end 
• Sadiq Dues, Senior, 6-1, 225 – returning starter at the opposite end 
• Abdur-Raman Ali, Senior, 6-3, 220 – will see action at end and linebacker 
• Kadyn Jno-Charles, Senior, 5-10, 175 – part of the tackle rotation 
• Michael Davis, Senior, 5-11, 300 – part of the tackle rotation 
• Zion Mosley, Senior, 6-0, 250 – part of the tackle rotation 
• Malick Ndiaye, Senior, 6-3, 230 – part of the tackle rotation 
• Kevene Harris, Senior, 6-5, 300 – part of the tackle rotation; Don Bosco transfer 

Linebacker:  

• Tarike Bryan-Maloney, Senior, 5-10, 160 – returning starter and part of the rotation 
• Abdur-Raman Ali, Senior, 6-3, 220 – part of the rotation; saw action and may play at end 
• Ryan Marshall, Junior, 5-11, 200 – part of the rotation; saw action 
• Joel Martinez, Senior, 5-10, 195 – part of the rotation 

Secondary: 

• Eric Wilkins, Senior, 5-11, 150 – returning starter at cornerback 
• Esaiah Lawrence, Junior, size unavailable – competing at cornerback 
• Rashad Sercey, Senior, 5-6, 145 – competing at cornerback 
• Jezi Lewis, Junior, 6-2, 175 – competing at safety 
• Musa Wittingburg, Junior, 6-1, 160 – competing at safety 
• Elijah Chance, Senior, 5-10, 155 – competing at safety 

Special Teams: 

• Senior Joel Martinez is the kicker, while the punter will be either junior Jezi Lewis or junior Chris Miller 
• Ottey-Campbell and others are the return men 
• Junior Ryan Marshall will be the long snapper 

Schedule: 

• Saturday, 8/29, Piscataway at home 
• Friday, 9/4, at Bloomfield 
• Friday, 9/11, at Union City 
• 9/17-19, Bye Week 
• Friday, 9/25, at West Orange 
• Saturday, 10/3, Livingston at home 
• Saturday, 10/10, at Montclair 
• Saturday, 10/17, Irvington at home 
• Saturday, 10/24, Newark Central at home 
• Thursday, 11/26, at Barringer 

Concerns:  

• Stay healthy 
• Inexperienced kids filling the void 

Recruiting: 

• Wittingburg gave a verbal commitment to Wake Forest
• Wilkins gave a verbal commitment to New Haven 
• Ndiaye has an offer from Pace
• Others will emerge 
• Underclassmen: 
• Lewis has an LIU offer 
• Others need more film 

Coach’s Comments:   

“We have an exciting group of kids. They have shown strong work habits, and we’re excited to be going into August.” – Head Coach John Jacobs