Rivals 2025 New Jersey high school football Player of the Year honors

The high school football season around the country is wrapping up and with that comes honors for coaches and players from the 2025 season. One state that’s hungry for anytime teams hit the gridiron is that of New Jersey high school football.

We continue into the Garden State of New Jersey as Rivals was on hand for the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) state championships and got to see some of the state’s top talents go at it. Who were the best players for the 2025 season, though?

Rivals give you the New Jersey high school football honorees for the 2025 season.

Player of the Year: Lukas Prock, QB, Hun School

Heading up the state’s player of the year is a sophomore signal caller that though he doesn’t play within the state’s NJSIAA, went up against some of the best competition throughout the country this 2025 campaign. Prock went up against the likes of teams in Archbishop Spalding (Md.), The St. James Academy (Md.), St. Frances Academy (Md.), The First Academy and IMG Academy. The quarterback finished the season completing 226 of 309 passes for 4,330 yards and 41 touchdowns. There was plenty of worthy candidates from the state, but for who exactly Prock did it up against and the kind of production he did it versus was the reason why we think he’s the New Jersey high school Player of the Year.

Offensive Player of the Year: Amari Sabb, ATH, Glassboro

The three-star senior athlete helped lift the Glassboro Panthers to the Public Group 1 state championship, capping what ended up being an undefeated 14-0 season. What was impressive about it, however, was that Sabb was just under the 1,000-yard plateau in both the rushing and receiving department for Glassboro. Every week, the offensive dynamo was making plays all over for the Panthers and proved himself worthy of being the state’s Offensive Player of the Year as he had the numbers to back it up. Sabb on the ground rushed for 823 yards on just 65 carries and scored 14 touchdowns. Through the passing game, Sabb hauled in 53 passes for 916 yards and scored 12 times. Arguements can be made for several others, but looking at Sabb’s body of work, he did it all the way through the season and it culminated with a state title.

Defensive Player of the Year: Brandon Simmons Jr., DL, Glassboro

Another player from Glassboro winning an award? With the type of numbers Brandon Simmons Jr. was posting on the defensive side of the ball, it’s difficult to really see this honor going any other way. Simmons Jr., who is signed with Eastern Michigan, dominated in the trenches for the Panthers as they made their run to the Public Group 1 state crown. As Sabb did on the offensive side of the ball, Simmons Jr. did so on the defensive end for Glassboro. The 6-foot-1, 260 defensive tackle tallied 110 tackles, 41 of those went for a loss and 30 sacks. We also considered Hun School’s Luke Wafle here, who also had a huge campaign for the Raiders, but we went with Simmons Jr. here as his totals ranked among not only the best in the state of New Jersey. According to MaxPreps, Simmons Jr. is No. 1 in the country in the sack department.

Coach of the Year: Augie Hoffmann, St. Joseph Regional

It wasn’t Bergen Catholic or Don Bosco Prep holding the NJSIAA Non-Public A state championship when it was all said and done. It was Augie Hoffmann and the St. Joseph Regional Green Knights hoisting the trophy at MetLife Stadium when it was all said and done, solidifying his team’s spot as the No. 1 team in the state of New Jersey. After starting the season off 4-0, Hoffmann’s bunch lost two in a row to St. Peter’s Prep and Don Bosco Prep by a combined four points. Instead of going into any sort of rut, Hoffmann and his staff righted the ship and kept the players focused on the task at hand and that was winning the state’s highest honor out of the NJSIAA. St. Joseph Regional later on defeated Bergen Catholic in a 43-42 thriller, which really proved to be the turning point in the season. Hoffmann then in the playoffs guided his team to wins over both St. Peter’s Prep and Don Bosco Prep, avenging both regular season losses in the process.

How to Follow New Jersey High School Football

For New Jersey high school football fans looking to keep up with scores around the nation, staying updated on the action is now easier than ever with the Rivals High School Scoreboard. This comprehensive resource provides real-time updates and final scores from across the Garden State, ensuring you never miss a moment of the Friday night frenzy. From nail-biting finishes to dominant performances, the Rivals High School Scoreboard is your one-stop destination for tracking all the high school football excitement across the state of New Jersey.