High School Football America congratulates the student-athletes on our 4th annual Academic All-America team for the state of California. All of the honorees attained a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.7 or higher while being a varsity contributor last season.
Once again, this year, our Academic All-America team is powered by scoutSMART.
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Below you can see this year’s honorees.
2023 California Academic All-Americans
Name | School | Position | Class |
Adrian Aldama | San Pedro | OL | 2024 |
Aidan Houston | Cypress | QB | 2024 |
Alejandro Davalos | San Bernardino | OL | 2024 |
Alonzo Esparza | Los Alamitos | QB | 2025 |
Amir Dutt | Taft | WR/DB | 2024 |
Angel Toscano-Leon | Indio | K | 2024 |
Anthony Bushmeyer | Torrance | LB | 2024 |
Antonio Diaz | Tustin | DL | 2024 |
Arlan Koester | Hesperia Christian | QB | 2024 |
Augie Evans | Palisades | TE | 2026 |
Austin McDanel | Xavier Prep | DB | 2025 |
Ayan Kaushal | The Webb Schools | DB | 2024 |
Battle Gideons | St. Margaret’s | LB | 2024 |
Bear Bachmeier | Murrieta Valley | QB | 2025 |
Benjamin Burns | Westminster | QB | 2024 |
Benjamin Meza | St. Bonaventure | LB | 2024 |
Blake Bryce | Newbury Park | TE | 2025 |
Brayden Booth | Sultana | LB | 2025 |
Brodie Stump | Kearny | QB | 2025 |
Bryce Granger | Centennial – Corona | LB | 2024 |
Brycen Rudd | Vista Murrieta | DB | 2024 |
Caden Barnwell | Enochs | LB | 2025 |
Caleb Glassow | Don Bosco Tech | OL | 2024 |
Caleb Matthews | Justin Garza | QB | 2025 |
Calvin Moore | Orange Vista | DB | 2024 |
Cash Elmquist | Piedmont | LB | 2025 |
Chauncey Davis | Etiwanda | DB | 2024 |
Christian Knoos | Oaks Christian | LB | 2025 |
Christopher Cooper | Beaumont | QB | 2024 |
Cole Owens | Casa Roble | WR | 2024 |
Cole Paxton | Rim of the World | RB | 2024 |
Collin Brasil | Sierra Pacific | WR | 2024 |
Cornell Hatcher | Corona Centennial | RB | 2024 |
Daequan Jones | Sunnyside | LB | 2024 |
Daniel Kamara | Christian Brothers | DB | 2025 |
Daniel Olvera | Shafter | OL | 2025 |
Daniel Rodriguez | Shafter | LB | 2025 |
Danyel Khan | Sage Hill | WR | 2024 |
Darren Jeff | Lemoore | DB | 2025 |
Dash Beierly | Mater Dei | QB | 2025 |
David Goularte | Tracy | DB | 2026 |
Dominic Zante | Mater Dei | K | 2025 |
Donovan Freeman | Knight | RB | 2024 |
Draiden Trudeau | Mission Viejo | QB | 2025 |
Drew Brei | Carmel | K | 2024 |
Drew Henderson | Berkeley | QB | 2024 |
Drew Shanley | San Clemente | WR | 2024 |
Dylan Fingersh | Capistrano Valley | K | 2024 |
Dylan Rubino | San Pedro | WR | 2025 |
Eddie Gill | Burlingame | QB | 2024 |
Ehraim Isaac Miller | San Pedro | OL | 2024 |
Eric Najarro | Glendora | QB | 2024 |
Estevan Flores | Bonita Vista | DB | 2025 |
Ethan Dunlap | Shafter | OL | 2025 |
Ezekiel Osborne | Shafter | QB | 2026 |
Fale Gatoloai | Corona Centennial | OL | 2025 |
Fernando Sandoval | Rancho Cotate | LB | 2025 |
Gilbert Villareal III | Grand Terrace | LB | 2024 |
Hayden Howard | Foothill | OL | 2024 |
Holden Nagin | Yorba Linda | QB | 2025 |
Jackson Askins | Valencia – Valencia | QB | 2024 |
Jackson Kollock | Laguna Beach | QB | 2025 |
Jacob Goldberg | Mira Costa | RB | 2024 |
Jake Garcia | Cantrell Sacred Heart of Mary | QB | 2025 |
Jake Poole | San Clemente | K | 2024 |
Jake Shirley | El Camino Real | DL | 2024 |
James Trevino | Great Oak | WR | 2024 |
Jarret Nielsen | Long Beach Jordan | QB | 2025 |
Jason Robinson Jr | Long Beach Poly | WR | 2024 |
Jeff Vander Poel | Shafter | OL | 2024 |
Jerod Bubba Smith | Fowler | QB | 2025 |
Jesus Figeuroa | Shafter | WR | 2024 |
Jimmy Voorhies | College Park | DB | 2025 |
JJ Johnson | Enterprise | QB | 2025 |
Joe Dexter | Casa Roble | OL/LB | 2024 |
Johnny Limon | Lincoln | QB | 2024 |
Jon Class | Mission Hills | TE/DE | 2024 |
Jordan Alemania | Piedmont | DL | 2025 |
Joseph Hunt | Steele Canyon | OL | 2024 |
Josiah Campbell | Christian Brothers | LB | 2025 |
JP Mialovski | Millikan | QB | 2025 |
Julian Sandoval | Hillcrest | WR | 2025 |
Justin Sayin | Carlsbad | QB | 2024 |
Kingston Tisdell | Birmingham | QB | 2025 |
Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa | St. John Bosco | LB | 2024 |
Leo Hannan | Servite | QB | 2025 |
Luka Mardesich | San Pedro | WR | 2024 |
Luke Baker | San Ramon Valley | QB | 2024 |
Luke Buggs | Long Beach Poly | WR | 2024 |
Luke Whitfield | Laguna Hills | K | 2025 |
Malik White | Rancho Cucamonga | OL | 2026 |
Manoouel Saka | Steele Canyon | LB | 2024 |
Mario Crocitto | Marin Catholic | DE | 2024 |
Mariyon Sloan | Shafter | WR | 2026 |
Mark Hyan | Loyola | P | 2024 |
Markos Lagios | Piedmont | QB | 2025 |
Max Gonzales | San Clemente | DB | 2024 |
Max Ruff | St. Margaret’s Episcopal | QB | 2024 |
Michael Tollefson | JSerra | QB | 2025 |
Miles Reid | West Covina | LB/WR | 2024 |
Mosese Afemui | Summit | DL | 2025 |
Mylan Sockwell | Antelope Valley | OL | 2024 |
Nate Richie | Capistrano Valley Christian | QB | 2025 |
Nicholas Patterson | Escondido Charter | RB | 2024 |
Nonso Ndukwe | King | DB | 2024 |
Oracio Macias Romero | Glenn | LB | 2024 |
Owen Long | La Serna | RB | 2024 |
Patrick Lauifi | Helix | DB | 2024 |
Phoenix Lawrence | Edison | QB | 2024 |
Preston Jernegan | St. Francis | TE | 2024 |
Riley Beaucaire | Beaumont | DB | 2024 |
Robert Marnani | San Pedro | WR | 2024 |
Robert McDaniel | Hughson | QB | 2025 |
Rome Thomas | Sultana | LB | 2025 |
Ryan Isenhart | Capistrano Valley | TE | 2024 |
Sam Green | Martin Luther King (Riverside) | LB | 2024 |
Sam Shelby | Piedmont | WR | 2025 |
Sammy Silvia | Culver City | QB | 2024 |
Santiago Rivera | San Pedro | QB | 2024 |
Seth Shigga | Chaminade | QB | 2025 |
Sharky Tamale | McClymonds | LB | 2025 |
Sione Vailea | McClymonds | OL | 2025 |
Smith Hilfiker | Holtville | OL | 2025 |
Steele Pizzella | Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks) | QB | 2025 |
Tanishq Dwivedi | Kennedy – La Palma | QB | 2024 |
Thomas Felix | Eisenhower | RB | 2025 |
Tommy Acosta | Capistrano Valley | QB | 2025 |
Tony Gutierrez | Bishop Montgomery | QB | 2024 |
Travis Leonard | Serra | OL | 2024 |
Tre People | Norco | QB | 2025 |
Tristan Bobadilla | Willows | QB/CB | 2024 |
Troy Taber | Oak Ridge | LB | 2026 |
Tusitala Ili | Orange Lutheran | LB | 2024 |
Tyus Miller | Clovis East | QB | 2025 |
Urial Garibay | Rubidoux | TE | 2024 |
Weston Jones | Avalon | QB | 2024 |
Weston Port | San Juan Hills | LB | 2025 |
William Halapua | Bellarmine College Prep | LB | 2024 |
Wyatt Becker | Sierra Canyon | QB | 2025 |
Xavier Flores | Barstow | LB | 2024 |
Zack Rodriguez | Loara | QB | 2024 |
Zain Bhakta | Huntington Beach | QB | 2024 |
Zeke Bussiere | Agoura | TE | 2024 |
The 2023 HSFA Academic All-America team is made-up of over 4,000 student-athletes. Over the first four years, we honored more than 14,000 student-athletes from across the nation.