Rahway Indians
2020:
- 5-1
- 175 points scored; 29.17 average
- 118 points allowed; 19.67 average
- Wins: Watchung Hills, St. Joe’s (Metuchen), Sayreville, Summit, Plainfield
- Losses: Somerville
Graduation:
- QB/DB Nasir Arribas – Monroe College (NY JUCO)
- WR/DB Mekhi McFadden – Temple as a walk-on
- RB/DB Rashon Bradford – Bentley
- OL Tyler Phillips – Franklin Pierce
- WR/DB Zaire Crutchfield – Caldwell sprint football
- DE Donnell Doster – Caldwell sprint football
- LB Amajuwan Murray – Caldwell sprint football
- OL Brannon Middleton – JUCO
2021 Captains:
- Kyle Hall, Zaon Lacey
Offense:
- Formation: Multiple
- Returning Starters: 1
Quarterback:
- Amir Wilks, Junior, 5-9, 145 – competing
- Amir Robinson, Junior, 5-11, 170 – competing
Running Back:
- Zaon Laney, Senior, 5-8, 170 – projected starter
H-back:
- Dominic Innocent, Senior, 5-10, 220 – returning starter, but recently injured
- Hunter Piersall, Junior, 6-1, 230 – competing
- Rakhiem Shepherd, Sophomore, 5-11, 205 – competing
- Daniel Blake, Junior, 5-10, 180 – competing
- Matt Guinta, Senior, 5-9 205 – competing
Wide Receiver:
- Kyle Hall, Junior, 6-1, 180 – returning starter
- Khadir Love, Junior, 5-10, 160 – competing
- Savion Gallemore, Senior, 5-9, 150 – competing
- Josh Tilton, Junior, 5-11, 160 – competing
- Jonathan Melo, Junior, 5-11, 160 – competing
Tight End:
- Austin Tilton, Junior, 6-1, 185 – projected starter
Offensive Line:
- Marc Osias, Junior, 6-2, 375 – projected starter at tackle
- Eric Vazquez, Junior, 5-11, 290 – projected starter at center
- Raymond Giacobbe, Sophomore, 6-4, 240 – projected starter at tackle
- Rakhiem Shepherd, Sophomore, 5-11, 205 – competing at guard if he does not play h-back
- Jaylin Dort, Junior, 5-9, 245 – competing at guard
- Jaylin Barnes, Junior, 6-3, 250 – competing at guard
Defense:
- Formation: 4-3 base
- Returning Starters: 1
Defensive Line:
- Hunter Piersall, Junior, 6-1, 230 – competing at end
- Austin Tilton, Junior, 6-1, 185 – competing at end
- Rakhiem Shepherd, Sophomore, 5-11, 205 – competing at end
- Marc Osias, Junior, 6-2, 375 – competing
- Jaylin Barnes, Junior, 6-3, 250 – competing and started several games
- Jaylin Dort, Junior, 5-9, 245 – competing
- Messiah McGatt, Sophomore, 5-11, 250 – competing
Linebacker:
- Kyle Hall, Junior, 6-1, 180 – returning starter; moving from the secondary
- Josh Tilton, Junior, 5-11, 160 – competing
- Trevon Delapara, Sophomore, 5-10, 180 – competing
- Daniel Blake, Junior, 5-10, 180 – competing
- Destine Vincent, Junior, 5-8, 165 – competing
- Jerry Derilus, Junior, 5-8, 165 – competing
Secondary:
- Zaon Laney, Senior, 5-8, 170 – projected starter at cornerback
- The opposite corner has not been decided
- Amir Wilks, Junior, 5-9, 145 – competing at safety
- Khadir Love, Junior, 5-10, 160 – competing at safety
- Savion Gallemore, Senior, 5-9, 150 – competing at safety
Special Teams:
- Senior Roberto Jimenez returns as the punter
- Laney is projected to be the punter
- The return men will be decided in camp
Schedule:
- Friday, 9/3, New Brunswick at home
- Friday, 9/10, Summit at home
- Friday, 9/17, Somerville at home
- Friday, 9/24, at Carteret
- 10/1-2, Bye Week
- Friday, 10/8, Warren Hills at home
- Friday, 10/15, at Donovan Catholic
- Friday, 10/22, at South Plainfield
- Saturday, 10/30, at Hillside
Concerns:
- Inexperience, transfers, and injuries
- Talent in junior and sophomore class, but there was no freshman team last year with COVID – there is one this year
Recruiting:
- Laney is a 1-AA possibility, a high academic school
- Underclassmen:
- Hall and Barnes are 1-A/Power-5 possibilities
- Piersall is talented, but raw
- Osias has size on his side at 6-2, 375 and that is not a misprint
Coach’s Comments:
“We’re very young this year with only five seniors. Losing Dominic Innocent to injury is a big loss to us, but we have a good junior class. We also had a couple of kids transfer out, but we’ve dealt with it before and we’ll deal with it again, and we’ll still win with kids who want to be here. – Head Coach Brian Russo