By TJ Hunt
New Jersey Scouting Director

Taking into consideration the late fall, winter season and national events such as the Super 60 scouted over the last couple of months, we have updated the New Jersey 2017 rankings once again. This crop of seniors features plenty of high-end arms with impressive overall depth.

Over the course of the last few months, this senior class has continued to strengthen. There are legitimate First Team All-State candidates up and down the rankings. 

Looking at the Top 10, RHP Brad Dobzanski (Delsea HS, NJ) remains at the top of the list in New Jersey. The 6-foot-3 185-pounds right hander sits 88-89 touching 90-91 routinely with command of an 11/5 breaking ball at 80-81.

UPenn recruit, LHP Brendan Bean (Gloucester Catholic HS, NJ) moved his way up into the Top 25. Bean has a strong 6-foot-1, 212-pound frame, big strong lower half, One of the top Left Handed Pitchers in South Jersey. Fastball is 85-87 mph with arm side run, Changeup he uses as an out pitch at 75-76 with good downward movement and slight arm side run. Slider was 78-79 with 2/7 break with swing and miss potential, especially to right handed hitters

The Top 20:

RANK	NAME	STATE	SCHOOL	CLASS	POS	COMMITMENT
1	Brad Dobzanski	NJ	Delsea	2017	RHP	Kentucky
2	Devin Ortiz	NJ	St. Joseph's Montvale	2017	RHP	Virginia
3	Drew Wilden	NJ	West Deptford	2017	LHP	Maryland
4	Nick Egnatuk	NJ	Immaculata	2017	3B	Pittsburgh
5	Brandon Jenkins	NJ	Sterling	2017	RHP	Campbell
6	Andrew Papantonis	NJ	Delbarton	2017	SS	Virginia
7	Buddy Kennedy	NJ	Millville	2017	3B	North Carolina
8	Eric Heatter	NJ	Monroe Twp.	2017	LHP	Rutgers
9	Davis Schneider	NJ	Eastern Regional	2017	3B	Rutgers
10	Collin Kiernan	NJ	Verona	2017	RHP	Rutgers
11	Zachary Dreznin	NJ	Northern Highlands	2017	RHP	Notre Dame
12	David LaManna	NJ	Bergen Catholic	2017	C	Notre Dame
13	Justin Willis	NJ	Memorial WNY	2017	RHP	Vanderbilt
14	Tommy Sheehan	NJ	Manasquan	2017	LHP	Notre Dame
15	Harry Rutkowski	NJ	Woodbridge	2017	LHP	Rutgers
16	Will Schaffer	NJ	Summit	2017	LHP	Pennsylvania
17	Jordan Winston	NJ	Allentown	2017	LHP	Oklahoma State
18	Ryan McLinskey	NJ	Don Bosco	2017	RHP	Seton Hall
19	Kyle Angel	NJ	Saint Joseph's, Metuchen	2017	RHP	Northeastern
20	Aaron McLaughlin	NJ	Barnegat	2017	SS	Rutgers

 The Breakdown
Rutgers has seemed to put their stamp on NJ's 2017 class, with five of the Top 20 going to play on the Banks of the Raritan next year. The next highest signees are to Notre Dame (3: Dreznin, LaManna, Sheehan) and Virginia (2: Ortiz, Papantonis).

Of the Top 10, the Big Ten and ACC are tied with four recruits apiece from the Garden State - with the SEC (Dobzanski) and Big South (Jenkins) coming in with one recruit each.

The Top 20: High School Conferences
Big North: 4
Greater Middlesex: 3
Colonial: 2
Shore: 2
Tri-County: 1
Colonial Valley: 1
Skyland: 1 
Northwest Jersey: 1
Cape-Atlantic: 1
Olympic: 1
Super Essex: 1
Hudson County Interscholastic: 1
Union County Interscholastic: 1
 
The Top 20: Commitments
Rutgers: 5
Notre Dame: 3
Virginia: 2
Kentucky: 1
Campbell: 1
Pittsburgh: 1
North Carolina: 1
Vanderbilt: 1
Pennsylvania: 1
Oklahoma State: 1
Seton Hall: 1
Northeastern: 1
Maryland: 1