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 |
| 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 |
| Johnny Limon | Lincoln | QB | 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 |
| 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 |
| Mariyon Sloan | Shafter | WR | 2026 |
| Mark Hyan | Loyola | P | 2024 |
| Markos Lagios | Piedmont | QB | 2025 |
| Max Ruff | St. Margaret’s Episcopal | QB | 2024 |
| Michael Tollefson | JSerra | QB | 2025 |
| 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 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 |
| 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.
