High School Football America is proud to announce its second annual South Dakota 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.
South Dakota Academic All-Americans powered by scoutSMART®
| Name | Position | School | Class |
| Taylen Ashley | QB | Jefferson | 2023 |
| Brenden Begeman | DB | Hrttrif/Selby | 2022 |
| Jaxton Eck | DB | Brookings | 2023 |
| Josh Grosdidier | DB | Mitchell | 2022 |
| Jacob Knuth | QB | Harrisburg | 2022 |
| Gavin Ross | RB | Harrisburg | 2023 |
| Jarrett Theisen | OL | Watertown | 2023 |
| Ayden Viox | DE/FB | Harrisburg | 2022 |
College coaches can search over 75K Recruits on scoutSMART’s® FirstView Mobile App by clicking here
High school football players can create a free profile on scoutSMART.
We were also helped by GMTM, a social network for athletes, coaches, trainers and industry staff. GMTM enables athletes from all over the world to connect directly with the industry’s top organizations and professionals.
By creating a free profile on the GMTM website, athletes can compete in exclusive online events like virtual combines and online tryouts, virtually visit their favorite teams or work with elite trainers and other athletes who can help level up their game. High performing athletes can monetize their brand by offering online events and training of their own.
