Early Signing Day: Here’s where Big Central football players will be playing at the next level

Wednesday begins the Early Signing period for football players across the country to sign their National Letter of Intent. They have until Friday, or can wait for the Spring period. Here is a team-by-team look at who signed were, with information submitted by their coaches and/or announced on social media.

This list will be updated throughout the day. Please check back often for additions as they come in.

Hillside: The Comets are sending off four players to play Division 1. Out of the offensive backfield, Muwaffaq Parkman has signed to play for Syracuse, racking up 630 yards and seven touchdowns this season, totalling 2,017 yards and 21 TDs in his career. The three others to sign are defensive standouts. They include nose tackle Zamir Hawk, the CJSR “Walk-Off Defender” award winner, who will be going to play at Iowa State; offensive tackle Charles Allen III, who’s off to Stony Brook; and libeacker Darson Jeanty, who’s going to Lafayette. All are going on full scholarships.

St. Thomas Aquinas: The Trojans had two players sign on the Early Signing Day for full rides. Defensive lineman Jeremiah Derilhomme will be going to Sacred Heart. He registered 48 tackles this season, with 6 1/2 sacks and 14 TFLs. Wide reciever Benjamin Bussierre is headed to Lafayette after a senior season that saw him make 47 catches for 759 yards, scoring eight touchdowns.

North Hunterdon: Runningback Kente Edwards – who’s also a track standout – signed on for a full scholarship at Lafayette. After a junior year rushing for 712 yards and eight scores in 2021, Edwards – despite missing most or all of four games late in the season and in the playoffs – rushed for 1,442 yards and 15 touchdowns this year for the North 2, Group 4 champion Lions, and was named part of CJSR’s “Best Backfield Duo” with fellow runningback Alex Uryniak.

Cranford: Kyle Fay – a 6-6, 285 pound offensive lineman – has signed on for a full ride on the Main Line down at Villanova. Coming off a state sectional championship won by a senior-laden team in 2021, the Cougars went 7-3 this year, as he and the O-line paved the way for the team to rush for 2,528 yards and 31 touchdowns in 2022.

North Brunswick: Three Raiders will be getting a full ride to play at the next level. Linebacker Jared Tynes will be going to Maine, after a senior season that saw him register 9 1/2 sacks, 21 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery, while the team’s defense pitched three shutouts and allowed just 13.9 points per game in an 8-2 season. Athlete Zahmir Dawud is headed to Villanova. He rushed for 385 yards and 11 touchdowns this year, adding 41 catches for 722 yards and five scores on the receiving end. And Alani Ajigbotosho has signed on to play at Davidson. The wide receiver/cornerback had 14 catches for 179 yards and a touchdown on offense, while registering two INTs on defense.

Piscataway: Malik Wilson has signed on to continue his college career at Wagner. Wilson was a two-way lineman for the Chiefs, who rebounded off an 0-8 year following a COVID shutdown in 2020 to go 6-3 this year, qualifying for the playoffs. On defense, he registered eight tackles for loss and a half a sack this year. On offense he helped pave the way for a ground game that rolled up 1,615 yards and scored 21 touchdowns.

Somerville: Hashym Hobbs-Harris rushed for 568 yards on 95 carries, with seven touchdowns this season, and will take his talents to Sacred Heart. On defense, he had one interception and a fumble recovery for the Pioneers

Rahway: Wide receiver, safety, and outside linebacker Kyle Hall signed on the dotted line Wednesday afternoon to attend Sacred Heart. He had 22 catches for 361 yards and a half-dozen touchdowns this season for the Indians, capping his career with 1,083 receiving yards and 13 TDs. On defense this year, he logged seven tackles for loss, a forced fumble and an interception.

Other area players:

Jack Bill signed on with Rutgers, coming to The Banks from the Hun School, via Delaware Valley, where he was a wide receiver/linebacker. Bill totalled 1,477 yards receiving on 110 catches with 24 touchdowns in a three-year varsity career at Del Val.

Cameron Chadwick, an Athlete from Immaculata has signed on to play up at UConn. On offense, Chadwick had 30 receptions for 579 yards and eight touchdowns, while carrying 59 times for 216 yards and four scores. He also had an interception on defense.