The 2022 high school football season is set to kick off on Friday, Aug. 26 and will end with state championship games in December.Scott Faytok | For NJ Advance Media

When it comes to high school football, New Jersey continues to produce terrific players on both sides of the ball.

Whether it’s a lineman who does the dirty work in the trenches, a running back who always picks up that extra yard or a linebacker ready to deliver a nasty tackle, the Garden State delivers when it comes to high-octane guys whose motor never stops.

As part of our 2022 New Jersey high school football preview, the NJ.com football staff has gone back through last season’s award winners and pulled out the returning players who earned All-State and All-Group honors.

Click on the links below to see the top players back for another season on the gridiron.

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Kevin Minnick covers the West Jersey Football League. He can be reached at kminnick@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @kminnicksports

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