After almost two years since the last high school pitch was thrown, it's almost time to commence the 2021 spring season in New Jersey.

We are still a couple weeks away, but there's no better time than now to release our class by class New Jersey player rankings with "Rankings Week."

The first set of rankings will be with the current senior class, the class of 2021.

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The Top 10

RANK	NAME	STATE	SCHOOL	CLASS	POS	COMMITMENT
1	Chase Petty	NJ	Mainland	2021	RHP	Florida
2	Anthony Solometo	NJ	Bishop Eustace	2021	LHP	North Carolina
3	Pierce Coppola	NJ	Verona	2021	LHP	Florida
4	Shane Panzini	NJ	Red Bank Catholic	2021	RHP	Virginia
5	Mike Bello	NJ	Pope John XXIII	2021	OF	Auburn
6	Aries Samek	NJ	Teaneck	2021	3B	Clemson
7	Ian Petrutz	NJ	Bishop Eustace	2021	OF	Maryland
8	Jack Findlay	NJ	Roxbury	2021	LHP	Notre Dame
9	Justin Szestowicki	NJ	Kingsway	2021	SS	North Carolina
10	Sean Hard	NJ	St. Joseph's Montvale	2021	RHP	Boston College

No surprise at the top, with Petty, Solometo, Coppola, and Panzini in the top four. The first four players in these rankings are arguably the most talented crop of arms that the Garden State has ever seen. All four of these guys are legitimate draft options, and could be scooped up pretty high in the draft depending on their signabilitiy.

The lone newcomer to the top 10 is Boston College commit, RHP Sean Hard (St. Joseph's Montvale). Hard has a projectable 6-foot-5 frame with long, loose levers and a fastball up to 94-95. Expect Hard to be the anchor of a deep pitching staff at St. Joe's this year.

With the draft slated for mid-July and only being 20 rounds, I expect the bulk of the 2021 crop to make it on to campus. However, the first four in this group will certainly make it interesting come July. All told, it should be a very exciting spring season and I can speak for the entire high school  baseball community that we are all raring to go.