Despite being so highly coveted, if you ever talk to him, you’ll see that he’s not like most recruits with huge offer lists and big heads. At Matawan, Malone benefited from the various high school coaches who would visit practices and games to see the team as its reputation grew. You can see some of them in action in 2016 via these highlights: Ethan Hunt | Paul Lefkowitz-2016 | Jayden Bellamy-2016 | Jaeden Gould | Antonio Rosato-2016. And another defensive lineman with Power 5 upside who no longer plays named Gabe Melvin. And once he took off, he’s never looked back. Baseball being his first love, football is still fairly new to Malone, and he has yet to scratch the surface of what he can become. All rights reserved (About Us). Bergen Catholic | BC Crusaders' Tywone Malone (29) makes a tough grab on the pop fly against Delbarton | Tidal Wave during the North Region semifinal of the 'Last Dance' World Series 2020 at TD Bank Ballpark on 7/28/20.Tom Horak | For NJ Advance Media. I also got to coach the kid who turned out to be the top player in New Jersey’s 2021 class. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. He promotes his teammates and team first and is honest when asked to assess his performances. Todderick Hunt may be reached at thunt@njadvancemedia.com. Coronavirus cases among members of the Rutgers University football team have nearly doubled from 15 to 28 cases as of Monday night. But in eighth grade, he was reintroduced to the game with us. Registration on or use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your California Privacy Rights (each updated 1/1/20). © 2020 Advance Local Media LLC. “I’ve been focusing on football way more," Malone said Tuesday. The Rutgers representation in the NFL has been highlighted by players on the Patriots over the last decade and this season begins with the Patriots having the most RU players. Very few players in the history of Rutgers have been selected to the first team and every major news outlet had Battaglia as the best. St. Peter’s Prep running back/linebacker Paul Lefkowitz, 6-2, 310-pound Holmdel offensive lineman Gary Alaimo, Red Bank Catholic wide receiver Lenny Loria Jr. and linebacker Daniel Brewton, St. Joseph (Metuchen) running back/linebacker Gabriel Suarez-Diaz and 2023 standout quarterback now at St. John Vianney (Holmdel, N.J.), Antonio Rosato, round out the notable names in the group. The team went undefeated throughout the regular season and N.J. playoffs, earning a trip to Orlando for the AYF national championship tournament. While there aren’t any former Rutgers Football players in that game, there are a total of 11 former Scarlet Knights players who made … The school announced on July 25 that they would halt all workouts after six players tested positive for the virus. He would make big grabs down the field and players from opposing teams couldn’t get him on the ground after the catch. Rutgers has had at least 30 football players test positive for COVID-19 since the team returned to campus in mid June. That Matawan team also featured Rakim Cooper, who attends Mater Dei and is committed to Temple. "I train to be a good pass rusher and run stopper at defensive tackle and defensive end. Toward the end of a practice my first week, I saw this big kid who looked like Bruce Smith taking a knee -- Bergen Catholic four-star defensive lineman Tywone Malone. That appetite would grow throughout the season as he’d compete daily against talented players as we worked to refine his hands and feet. Four days later on July 29, 15 were positive. The players had returned to campus to begin voluntary workouts on June 15, and only two tested positive at the time. I accepted the challenge, put the time in and helped develop them. Players have been tested every two days since the start of the outbreak in late July, and the team has been put in a dorm to quarantine. (Photo courtesy of Malone). His position group is coached by N.J. football royalty Greg Toal and Darnell Carter at Bergen Catholic, and Malone has worked throughout the offseason with South Jersey defensive line trainer Leroy Thompson. Rutgers competes as a member of the East Division of the Big Ten Conference.Prior to joining the Big Ten, the team was a member of the American Athletic Conference (formerly the Big East Conference) from 1991 to 2013. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. I knew he’d ultimately grow into a three-technique who can do a lot of different things due to his quickness, hands and versatility as a two-sport athlete. When he and Malone went head-to-head, Ethan won the rep, but I had seen all I needed to see. Malone was a man among boys, and Rogers using him in the passing game proved a good way to get him going. You’ve got to get the offensive guards off you, offensive tackles off you and give the all-around effort to get my body right and keep moving well.”. I mostly work on getting my footwork together, getting faster off the ball, hand placement, quick hands. New Jersey State Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli blamed the recent outbreak among the players on a party attended by numerous athletes. Coronavirus cases among members of the Rutgers University football team have nearly doubled from 15 to 28 cases as of Monday night. Along with Georgia Tech and NFL running back Charlie Rogers, former Rutgers star Jay Bellamy, who had a 14-year NFL career, former Rutgers linebacker Scott Gould, and colleagues Ralph Fierro and Jamil Hill, I helped coach a stacked Matawan Huskies youth football team in 2016. The team boasted other top players from the state, too, like Bergen Catholic defensive backs Jaeden Gould and Jayden Bellamy, center Joe Matone, and 2023 offensive tackle Armend Uruci. Subscribe to NJ.com », Todderick Hunt | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com. Malone grew throughout the experience and became one of the team’s key players. Top 10 photos from Week 5 of the 2020 Season Week 5 of the 2020 season saw it's fair share of drama. We squeezed every last bit of juice out of that team which, ultimately, was beaten by an all-star team. He played tight end and defensive end and came into his own. That, in addition to his God-given gifts, dedication to his crafts and work ethic, give Malone a good chance to play on Sundays … if he’s not blasting baseballs on a diamond somewhere near you. Then he started coming on defensively, part of one of the most disruptive youth fronts in the country. The Huskies went 2-1, finishing third in the country, with wins against teams from North Carolina and Illinois. Please consider supporting NJ.com with a subscription. Another two tested positive in early July during the routine testing program administered by the school. On Thursday night, the NFL will kick off their 2020 season with a matchup between the Houston Texans and the Kansas City Chiefs. I knew his frame, athleticism and upside would make him one of the top recruits in the country and he is now the top player in the NJ.com Top 50 and a top 100 recruit nationally. Note to readers: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links we may earn a commission. Before I knew it, the coaches were working with the skill players and the linemen suddenly were parked with me. We’d ultimately lose in the semifinals to the Virginia Hurricanes, a team composed primarily of Power 5 recruits. Our journalism needs your support now. Ethan specializes in unearthing guys and driving off the ball low, fast and hard. He was relatively unknown in football circles heading into high school. Tell us your coronavirus story or send a tip here. He is a humble-yet-confident, coachable young man, always willing to learn. So, I used him as a barometer to see what we had. That squad competed in the AYF Shore Conference and was ranked the third-best 14U team in the country, despite the majority of the team being 13-year olds. Several staff members have also been diagnosed with the virus. The Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represents Rutgers University in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA). Malone was not only big and athletic, but a competitor. Rutgers coach Greg Schiano said Friday that at least 30 football players have tested positive for the coronavirus since the team returned to campus in mid-June. Several … He got tougher each week. Malone had played youth football but suffered a leg injury in sixth grade and concentrated on baseball from that point on. But we fought and earned a much closer loss than most analysts expected – around 10 points or so. The team boasted other top players from the state, too, like Bergen Catholic defensive backs Jaeden Gould and Jayden Bellamy, center Joe Matone, and 2023 offensive tackle Armend Uruci. Bergen Catholic's Tywone Malone is the top recruit in New Jersey.Tom Horak | For NJ Advance Media. Thank you for relying on us to provide the journalism you can trust. He was invited back to Orlando for the AYF All-American game. I hadn’t planned to coach but came to practice one day with my son, Ethan, and Rogers asked me to demonstrate offensive and defensive line techniques.
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