and Mike Gesicki were two of New Jersey's best high school football players this decade. Now, they're college football All-Americans.
Fitzpatrick, who played at St. Peter's Prep, currently stars in the defensive backfield for preseason No. 1 Alabama. Gesicki, a Southern Regional product, stars at tight end for No. 6 Penn State.
The former Garden State gridiron stars were among the 25 players selected for The Associated Press preseason All-America team on Tuesday.
Fitzpatrick has lived up to the billing as one of the nation's top-rated recruits, adding the AP preseason All-America accolade to a host of other awards, including first-team All-America selections from The AP, the American Football Coaches Association and Pro Football Focus last fall.