High School Football America congratulates the student-athletes on our 4th annual Academic All-America team for the state of Kentucky. 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 Kentucky Academic All-Americans
| Name | School | Position | Class |
| Anderson Mitchell | Lexington Christian | WR | 2024 |
| Andrew Roberts | North Laurel | OL | 2024 |
| Asher Adkins | Ashland Blazer | WR | 2024 |
| Baron Hardesty | Bullitt East | DL | 2026 |
| Benen Lo | Atherton | OL | 2025 |
| Braden Carpenter | Frederick Douglass High | OL | 2024 |
| Brady Hensley | Lexington Christian | RB | 2024 |
| Brauck Strunk | McCreary Central | LB | 2026 |
| Broderick Price | DeSales | WR | 2024 |
| Brooks Kerwin | Lexington Christian | OL | 2025 |
| Bryce Button | South Warren | QB | 2025 |
| Buddy Collins | Scott County | DB | 2025 |
| Caden Bowling | Breathitt County | RB | 2024 |
| Caleb Conway | Ashland Blazer | QB | 2026 |
| Carter Conley | Johnson Central | RB | 2024 |
| Chris Wright | Frederick Douglass High | DB | 2025 |
| Cole Carpenter | Madison Southern | QB | 2024 |
| Cole Hodge | Christian Academy of Louisville | QB | 2024 |
| Cole Mays | DeSales | LB | 2024 |
| Collin Wilson | Murray | QB | 2024 |
| Connor Franklin | Christian Academy-Louisville | LB | 2024 |
| Cooper Ranvier | Frederick Douglass High | K | 2024 |
| Dane Parsley | Warren East | QB | 2025 |
| Daniel Thomas | Bell County | RB | 2024 |
| Dylan Duckwyler | Ashland Blazer | WR | 2026 |
| Eli Phelps | Rockcastle County | OL | 2027 |
| Elijah Collins | Lloyd Memorial | WR | 2025 |
| Evan Caise | Frederick Douglass High | DL | 2024 |
| Evan Hoard | DeSales | DB | 2024 |
| Faustin Luka | Frederick Douglass High | OL | 2026 |
| Garrett Crum | Boyd County | WR | 2024 |
| Garrett Hale | Frederick Douglass High | OL | 2025 |
| Hayes Preston | Lexington Christian | OL | 2025 |
| Ismail Naji | Frederick Douglass High | LB | 2025 |
| Jackson Dillow | Lexington Christian | WR | 2025 |
| Jackson Stephens | Lafayette | DB | 2025 |
| Jasiah Clay | Frederick Douglass High | LB | 2024 |
| Jaxon Ramsey | Frederick Douglass High | DL | 2026 |
| Jaxon Strautman | Frederick Douglass High | QB | 2026 |
| Jayden Taylor | Lexington Christian | LB | 2024 |
| Jaydon Abbott | Frederick Douglass High | LB | 2024 |
| Jeremiah Lowe | Frederick Douglass High | QB | 2024 |
| Jones Gowing | Frederick Douglass High | LB | 2025 |
| Jullian Seymour | Green County | RB | 2024 |
| Kace Eastridge | Campbellsville | QB | 2026 |
| Kadin Thompson | West Carter | RB | 2026 |
| Kamari Giglio | McCreary Central | WR | 2025 |
| Karsten Busch | St. Xavier | TE | 2026 |
| Kolter Smith | Male | QB | 2024 |
| LaBryant Strader | Ashland Blazer | QB | 2025 |
| Landon Blount | DeSales | OL | 2024 |
| Landon Menifee | Frederick Douglass High | DB | 2024 |
| Layne Alford | Franklin-Simpson | LB | 2025 |
| Logan Busson | Frederick Douglass High | LB | 2025 |
| Lucas Corliss | Ashland Blazer | DL | 2026 |
| Major Brown | Lexington Christian | LB | 2024 |
| Marcus Jones | Frederick Douglass High | OL | 2026 |
| Matthew Lord | Frederick Douglass High | TE | 2026 |
| Maverick Ashby | Ashland Blazer | RB | 2027 |
| Michael Mulvihill | Cooper | LB | 2025 |
| Nate Barnhardt | Lexington Christian | WR | 2024 |
| Nate Freize | Ashland Blazer | TE | 2024 |
| Parker Chaney | Lexington Christian | WR | 2024 |
| Qwynton Christopher | Frederick Douglass High | DL | 2024 |
| Sam Lyons | Ashland Blazer | WR | 2026 |
| Saxton Howard | Lexington Christian | QB | 2025 |
| Seandre Maxberry | Frederick Douglass High | DL | 2025 |
| Spencer Combs | Owensboro | LB | 2024 |
| Steven Aranda | Frederick Douglass High | OL | 2025 |
| Terrion Curry Hicks | Frederick Douglass High | DB | 2024 |
| Trefor Thomas | Lexington Christian | OL | 2025 |
| Trevor Morgan | Lexington Catholic | QB | 2024 |
| Tristan Robertson | Floyd Central | QB | 2024 |
| Will Bivens | Lexington Christian | DL | 2024 |
| Will Rich | Lexington Christian | TE | 2024 |
| Xander Contreras | Glasgow | DL | 2026 |
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.
