High School Football America is proud to announce its first-ever New Jersey Academic All-America Team for the 2020 high school football season. Our Academic All-America Team is powered by scoutSMART®, helping student-athletes get noticed at the next level.
New Jersey Academic All-Americans powered by scoutSMART®
| Name | Pos. | School | Class of |
| Enzo Arjona | QB | Northern Highlands | 2022 |
| John Bechtle | TE | Watchung Hills Regional | 2021 |
| Jordan Bird | LB | North Plainfield | 2022 |
| Kai Blair | DB | Jackson Memorial | 2021 |
| Kyle Bratcher | DB | Park Ridge | 2022 |
| Jaiden Brown | RB | Southern Regional | 2022 |
| Alex Buchwald | QB | High Point | 2021 |
| Andrew Butler | QB | DePaul Catholic | 2021 |
| Ryan Butler | RB | Bergen Catholic | 2022 |
| Shakhi Carson | RB | West Orange | 2021 |
| Nicolas Cerbo | DL | Middletown North | 2021 |
| Zion Cheeks | LB | Penns Grove | 2022 |
| Sean Clapp | WR | Ramapo | 2021 |
| Luke Cole | LB | Lenape | 2021 |
| Kai Colon | QB | Paramus Catholic | 2022 |
| Tyler Cosgrove | LB | Ramapo | 2021 |
| Trevin DelGozzo | K | St. Joseph | 2023 |
| Dean Denobile | QB | Morris Catholic | 2022 |
| Charles Deprima | QB | Ramapo | 2021 |
| Jordan Diggs | RB | Montclair | 2021 |
| Luke Doerr-Frederickson | LB | West Morris Central | 2024 |
| Nick Dunneman | WR | Seton Hall Prep | 2022 |
| Cole Freeman | TE | Delbarton | 2021 |
| Connor Friedel | K | Hasbrouck Heights | 2021 |
| Christian Gaviria | K | Paramus Catholic | 2022 |
| Marcus Granadeiro | LB | South River | 2022 |
| Andrew Haas | K | Northern Highlands | 2021 |
| Kyle Hall | DB | Rahway | 2023 |
| Logan Halloran | TE | Middletown North | 2021 |
| James Heard, Jr. | DL | Eastern | 2023 |
| Troy Hernandez | DB | Lakeland Regional | 2021 |
| Trevor Hillier | DB | West Morris Central | 2022 |
| Davison Igbinosun | DB | Union | 2022 |
| Jake Jankowski | LB | Middletown North | 2021 |
| Winston Jordan | DL | Highland Regional | 2021 |
| Kevin Burr Jr. | QB | Rancocas Valley | 2023 |
| Shane Kelly | WR | Watchung Hills Regional | 2021 |
| Kevin Keogh | LB | Cranford | 2021 |
| Adam Klenk | DL | Seneca | 2022 |
| Jack Kudrick | TE | New Egypt | 2022 |
| Austin Kuterka | K | Seton Hall Prep | 2021 |
| Marco Lainez | QB | Montgomery | 2022 |
| Marco Lainez III | QB | Hun | 2023 |
| Casey Larkin | DB | Wall Township | 2021 |
| Sean Levonaitis | RB | Hillsborough | 2021 |
| Steven Lopez | K | Bernards | 2021 |
| Ayden Lyubimov | DL | Lodi | 2021 |
| Chad Martini | QB | Watchung Hills Regional | 2021 |
| TJ McCormack | LB | Lakeland Regional | 2021 |
| Aiden McCullough | LB | Clearview | 2022 |
| Shawn McGraw | DB | Pleasantville | 2021 |
| Shane McLaughlin | RB | Shore Regional | 2021 |
| Miles Mitchell | LB | Paramus Catholic | 2021 |
| Frankie Monte | LB | St. Joseph Regional | 2021 |
| Andrew Myerson | K | Matawan Regional | 2021 |
| Dorian Nowell | QB | Paramus Catholic | 2021 |
| Andre’ Oben | OL | St. Peter’s Prep | 2022 |
| Michael Olivo | RB | Ridge | 2022 |
| Zac Palmer-Smith | DL | Delran | 2022 |
| Mike Petito | LB | Gloucester Catholic | 2023 |
| Campbell Pivnick | QB | Parsippany | 2022 |
| Michael Poinsett | RB | Bordentown | 2023 |
| Matthew Quetel | RB | Phillipsburg | 2021 |
| Vincenzo Rea | K | Manalapan | 2021 |
| Frank Riggio | RB | Verona | 2021 |
| Jake Robbins | QB | Don Bosco Prep | 2021 |
| Antonio Rosato | QB | St. John-Vianney | 2023 |
| Roger Rubinetti | K | Parsippany Hills | 2022 |
| Jaylan Sanchez | DB | St. Peter’s Prep | 2022 |
| Dillon Sheehan | DL | Randolph | 2021 |
| Richie Sica | DB | Ramapo | 2021 |
| Taylor Siciliano | LB | Clayton | 2023 |
| Trey Simmons | DB | Delsea | 2022 |
| Jamal Simon | DL | Teaneck | 2023 |
| John Skead | WR | Ramapo | 2021 |
| Jack Smiechowski | DB | St. Joseph Regional | 2022 |
| Patrick Smith | RB | Peddie | 2022 |
| Tru Styles | QB | Pennsauken | 2022 |
| Nicholas Surdo | LB | New Egypt | 2022 |
| Sebastien Tasko | K | St. Joseph Regional | 2021 |
| John Testa | LB | Wayne Valley | 2021 |
| Will Towns | RB | Jackson Memorial | 2021 |
| Justin Tuli | WR | Hanover Park | 2021 |
| Drew Varlese | RB | Lenape | 2021 |
| John Volker | RB | Rumson-Fair Haven | 2021 |
| Zahir Washington | LB | Pleasantville | 2021 |
| Jaden Wedderburn | DL | Glassboro | 2021 |
| Brock Weissman | LB | Hammonton | 2021 |
| Curtis Whiting | RB | Hackensack | 2022 |
| Cael Zebrowski | QB | Verona | 2022 |
Related: State-by-State Academic All-Americans
Coaches, here’s how you can get involved to honor your student-athletes — simply, nominate any of your players, who are strong in the classroom and on the field by emailing us at [email protected].
For your student-athlete to be added to our Fall 2021 Watch List, please include the following:
- Student’s Name
- High School
- Position
- Class
- GPA
- Test Scores (if available)
- A short description of their contribution on the field and off
scoutSMART® uses its proprietary system that gives high school football student-athletes a scoutSMART FIT Score that analyzes a players’ stats, on-field skills and academics. scoutSMART then provides the information to college football coaches, at all-levels, around the nation.
