2021 New Jersey Academic All-America high school football players

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High School Football America is proud to announce its second annual New Jersey Academic All-America Team for the 2021 high school football season. Our Academic All-America Team is powered by scoutSMART®, helping student-athletes get noticed at the next level.

In order to be considered for our 2021 Academic All-America Team, a player had to be a contributing member of a varsity football program in 2021 and have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale. 

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.

New Jersey Academic All-Americans powered by scoutSMART®

NamePositionSchoolClass
Enzo ArjonaQBNorthern Highlands2022
Christopher (CJ) Banks WRHammonton2023
Michael BetsyOLDon Bosco Prep 2022
Kyle BohmWRDon Bosco Prep 2022
Kyle BratcherDBPark Ridge2022
Alexander BrownQBMater Dei2022
Jaiden Brown RBSouthern Regional2022
Ryan ButlerRBBergen Catholic2022
Zion CheeksTEPenns Grove2022
Jackson CollinsLBSeton Hall Prep2022
Kai ColonQBParamus Catholic2022
Albert D’AlessandroDBJackson Memorial2024
Trevin DelGozzoKSt. Joseph2023
Dean DenobileQBMorris Catholic2022
Nico DuarteK/PSt. Peter’s Prep2023
Nick DunnemanWRSeton Hall Prep2022
Austen FratturaQBSparta2023
Aidan GeisenheimerOLCherokee2022
Isaiah GordonCBSeton Hall Prep2022
Marcus Granadeiro LBSouth River2022
Kyle HallDBRahway2023
James Heard Jr.DLEastern2023
Trevor HillierDBWest Morris Central2022
Davison Igbinosun DBUnion2022
Kevin Burr Jr.QBRancocas Valley2023
James KingTEToms River South2023
Walter King Jr.DLHackensack2022
Adam KlenkRBSeneca2022
Jack KudrickQBNew Egypt2022
Marco LainezQBMontgomery2022
Marco Lainez IIIQBHun2023
Paul LefkowitzRB St. Peter’s Prep2022
Aiden MageeLBDon Bosco Prep 2022
Jaylen McClainSSeton Hall Prep2024
Aiden McCullough LBClearview2022
Nick MinicucciQBDon Bosco Prep 2023
Andre ObenOLSt. Peter’s Prep2022
Zac Palmer-Smith DLDelran2022
Dan ParisiWRDon Bosco Prep 2023
Mike Petito LBGloucester Catholic2023
Campbell PivnickQBParsippany2022
Michael PoinsettRBBordentown2023
Logan RagerLSBergen Catholic2022
Cam RichardsonSSSt. Peter’s Prep2024
Claudy Robinson, Jr. DLDon Bosco Prep 2022
London RobinsonDLSt. Peter’s Prep2023
Israel RodriguezQBEdison2023
Antonio RosatoQBSt. John-Vianney2023
Brayden RossiDBDon Bosco Prep 2022
Roger Rubinetti KParsippany Hills2022
DJ SamuelsDEBergen Catholic2023
Jamei SchenckWRSt. Peter’s Prep2023
Pete SchuhDBSt. Joseph Regional (Montvale)2022
Nicholas SeverinDon Bosco Prep 2023
Taylor SicilianoLBClayton2023
Jamal Simon DLTeaneck2023
Jack SmiechowskiDBSt. Joseph Regional (Montvale)2022
Eric StreckerQBAtlantic City2022
Tru StylesQBPennsauken2022
Nicholas Surdo LBNew Egypt2022
Myles ThomasonRBSeton Hall Prep2022
Sheaquan WaltersDBDon Bosco Prep 2023
Curtis WhitingDBHackensack2022

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About the Author

Jeff Fisher
Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.