High School Football America congratulates the student-athletes on our 4th annual Academic All-America team for the state of Texas. 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 Texas Academic All-Americans
| Name | School | Position | Class |
| Aden Lewis | Greenville | DB | 2025 |
| Aden Self | The Woodlands | WR | 2024 |
| Agape Lawrence | Emerson | LB | 2025 |
| Aidan Hernandez | Hillcrest | WR | 2024 |
| Aidan Nolen | San Marcos Baptist Academy | WR | 2025 |
| Alan Macias | Abernathy | RB | 2024 |
| Alex Marcantoni | Del Valle | QB | 2026 |
| Alexander Hayford | Lone Star | RB | 2024 |
| Ali Scott | LBJ Austin | QB | 2025 |
| Amarion Campbell | Lufkin | WR | 2024 |
| Anthony Frias | Alvarado | DL | 2026 |
| Anthony Miranda | Americas | TE | 2024 |
| Anthony Pellerin | St. Thomas Catholic | OL | 2025 |
| Antoine Martin | Colony | WR | 2025 |
| Antonio “TJ” Pride | DeSoto | WR | 2024 |
| Armstrong Nnodim | Horn | LB | 2024 |
| Asher Randall | Hillcrest | QB | 2026 |
| Ashten Emory | Rockwall | RB | 2024 |
| Austin Price | Lone Star | DB | 2026 |
| Austin Rodriguez | Lone Star | DL | 2025 |
| Ayden Arp | Cedar Park | QB | 2024 |
| BacQuari Murphy | Lufkin | RB | 2024 |
| Ben Monk | Lovelady | DL | 2024 |
| Ben Thomas | Celina | DL | 2024 |
| Bethel Addo | Mansfield Timberview | FB | 2024 |
| Blake Brazier | Lone Star | DB | 2024 |
| Blake Dustin | Celina | OL | 2024 |
| Boone Morris | Mt. Vernon | DL | 2024 |
| Brad Jackson | Reagan | QB | 2024 |
| Braden Blueitt | Colleyville Heritage | WR | 2025 |
| Brady Dalton | Wylie | DB | 2024 |
| Brady Janusek | Liberty Christian | DB | 2025 |
| Brandon Chapa | Ray | RB | 2024 |
| Brandon Spoerle | Caney Creek | DL | 2025 |
| Brandon Ukonu | Strake Jesuit | DL | 2025 |
| Brandyn Muirhead | Lone Star | RB | 2025 |
| Braylon Henry | Lorena | RB | 2024 |
| Brenden Logan | Shoemaker | WR | 2026 |
| Brenden Michael Baker | Lufkin | DL | 2024 |
| Brennan Myer | Wakeland | QB | 2024 |
| Brett Eskildsen | Centennial | WR | 2024 |
| Brock Kuhl | Lorena | TE | 2025 |
| Brock Schlef | Plano | OL | 2026 |
| Brody Lyman | Lone Star | WR | 2026 |
| Bryson Jones | Lone Star | WR | 2025 |
| Cade Balch | La Vega | DL | 2025 |
| Cade Bortnem | Lake Dallas | QB | 2024 |
| Cade Trotter | Highland Park | QB | 2024 |
| Caleb Cruz | Permian | DB | 2027 |
| Caleb Dupree | Sotomayor | LB | 2026 |
| Caleb Santana | Lake Belton | WR | 2024 |
| Cameron Edwards | Celina | WR | 2025 |
| Campbell Pawlak | Bullard | TE | 2025 |
| Camren Gibson | Frisco | QB | 2025 |
| Camron Starks | Haltom | RB | 2024 |
| Cardae Mack | Atascocita | RB | 2026 |
| Carlon Jones | Bay City | LB | 2024 |
| Carlos Quintanar | Cedar Ridge | WR | 2026 |
| Carson Darby | Parish Episcopal | WR | 2025 |
| Carter Whiteley | Flower Mound | LB | 2025 |
| Case Peacock | Ponder | WR | 2024 |
| Casen Cappelletti | Mansfield Timberview | QB | 2025 |
| Cash Hurst | Celina | TE | 2025 |
| Cash Wheeler | Perryton | LB | 2026 |
| Cassius Johnson | Alvarado | LB | 2024 |
| Cedric Barnes | Clear Brook | RB | 2024 |
| Chase Davis | Dawson | DB | 2025 |
| Chase Lanham | Lone Star | K | 2025 |
| Chaston Ditta | Lake Travis | QB | 2025 |
| Chris Bush | Reedy | DL | 2024 |
| Chris Carrillo | Lubbock Cooper | FB | 2024 |
| Christian Fosbenner | Cibolo Steele | TE | 2024 |
| Christian Mendoza | Azle | WR | 2026 |
| Christian Nwosu | Dekaney High | DL | 2024 |
| Christian Williams | Independence | RB | 2024 |
| Christopher Davis | Bel Air | DB | 2024 |
| Christopher Knauls Jr | Lone Star | DL | 2026 |
| CJ Miller | Anna | LB | 2024 |
| Cody Ford | George Ranch | DL | 2024 |
| Cody Stoever | Wimberley | QB | 2025 |
| Colby Wilson | C.H. Yoe | OL | 2024 |
| Cole Smith | Boyd | LB | 2024 |
| Coleman Paton | Del Valle | DB | 2025 |
| Collin Blackstock | Lone Star | QB | 2024 |
| Colsen Jaggars | Lone Star | DL | 2026 |
| Colten Schmid | La Vernia | WR | 2024 |
| Colton Harrison | Gregory-Portland | WR | 2024 |
| Conner Combs | Azle | WR | 2024 |
| Conner Swonke | Madisonville | LB | 2024 |
| Cooper Case | Round Rock Westwood | OL | 2024 |
| Cooper Davis | St. Thomas Catholic | LB | 2025 |
| Cooper Snyder | Wakeland | RB | 2024 |
| Cooper Stewart | Lone Star | OL | 2025 |
| Cutter Burrow | Palmer | LB | 2024 |
| D.J. Clampitt | Alvarado | DB | 2026 |
| Damon Carr | Ryan | OL | 2024 |
| Daniel Aiyeola | Lebanon Trail | DB | 2024 |
| Daniel Ceniceros | Denver City | LB | 2024 |
| Darius Harkless | Haltom | WR | 2024 |
| David Kabongo | Byron Nelson | DB | 2024 |
| Davion Godley | Fulshear | RB | 2024 |
| Davontrae Kirkland | University | DB | 2027 |
| Daylen Wilson | Duncanville | WR | 2025 |
| Demarcus Belton | Alvarado | RB | 2026 |
| Demarkus Chinn | Lufkin | RB | 2025 |
| Dempsey Spiegel | Lone Star | LB | 2025 |
| DeSean Davis | Dallas HSAA | DL | 2024 |
| Devin Arceneaux | Lutheran South Academy | WR | 2024 |
| Devin Williams | Crosbyton | WR | 2025 |
| Drew Evers | Flower Mound | OL | 2026 |
| Dustin Sharp | Braswell | LB | 2026 |
| Dwayne Thompson | Klein Forest | LB | 2025 |
| Dylan Gonzalez | Del Valle | WR | 2026 |
| Dylan Lamphere | Oak Ridge | WR | 2025 |
| Dylan Plake | Harker Heights | QB | 2024 |
| Ean Carr | Lone Star | DB | 2025 |
| Easton Pulliam | Lone Star | LB | 2025 |
| Ensley Joseph | Royse City | DL | 2025 |
| Eric Davis | White | OL | 2024 |
| Erich Lofye | Lone Star | OL | 2024 |
| Erwin (EJ) Daniels | Cy-Fair | DL | 2024 |
| Ethan Lang | Lone Star | LB | 2025 |
| Evan Johnson | Lone Star | DB | 2025 |
| Evan Klentz | Cypress Ridge | QB | 2024 |
| Evan Lewis | Hillcrest | WR | 2026 |
| Ford Morris | Hillcrest | RB | 2024 |
| Gael Ochoa | Pebble Hills | RB | 2024 |
| Gael Rodriguez | Alexander | RB | 2024 |
| Gage Friedrich | Athens | DB | 2024 |
| Gary Lassley | Lone Star | OL | 2025 |
| Gaurav Muttasseril | Celina | QB | 2026 |
| Gavin Rios | Alvarado | LB | 2024 |
| Gavyn Barnes | Cypress Lakes | LB | 2026 |
| Geoffrey LeFevre | Donna | QB | 2025 |
| Gibby Alvarado | Holy Cross | QB | 2025 |
| Grady Tucker | Haltom | QB | 2025 |
| Grayson Buchanan | Celina | DL | 2024 |
| Gunther Blencke | St. Thomas Catholic | DB | 2024 |
| Hank Thomas | Celina | DB | 2026 |
| Hova Willford | Allen | LB | 2027 |
| Hunter Navarro | Hargrave | WR | 2026 |
| Hutch Crow | Parish Episcopal | WR | 2024 |
| Isaiah Ivy | Frisco | DL | 2025 |
| Isaiah Massey | Lone Star | RB | 2026 |
| Izzy Bills | Emerson | RB | 2024 |
| Jace Bardwell | Marcus | DL | 2024 |
| Jace Gill | Graham | K | 2026 |
| Jace Rainer | Magnolia | QB | 2027 |
| Jack Williams | Dripping Springs | QB | 2024 |
| Jackson Clowdus | Elgin | LB | 2025 |
| Jackson Cude | Lubbock | LB | 2024 |
| Jackson Gonzales | Saginaw | WR | 2025 |
| Jackson Voris | Frisco | WR | 2026 |
| Jacob Brown | Celina | RB | 2026 |
| Jacob Turner | McKinney North | RB | 2025 |
| Jaden Morris | Hillcrest | RB | 2026 |
| Jadon Bilderback | Caprock | OL | 2025 |
| Jadon Porter | Lorena | WR | 2024 |
| Jalen Davis | Dallas HSAA | DL | 2024 |
| Jamarquis Johnson | Rosebud-Lott | QB | 2024 |
| James Garza | Canyon Lake | RB | 2025 |
| James Kelcher | Wilson – Dallas | WR | 2024 |
| James Peoples | Veterans Memorial | RB | 2024 |
| Jameson Mallon-Echols | Bridgeland | OL | 2024 |
| JaQuavius Pipkin | Lancaster | QB | 2025 |
| Jarvon Coles | North Shore | LB | 2024 |
| Jason Bradford | Temple | DB | 2026 |
| Javion Johnson | Alvarado | WR | 2026 |
| Jaydee Rodriguez | Alamo Heights | DL | 2026 |
| Jayden Avila | Mountain View | DB | 2024 |
| Jayden McCoy | Fort Bend Travis | DB | 2025 |
| Jayden Smart | Silsbee | DL | 2024 |
| Jaydin Pool | Anna | QB | 2025 |
| Jaylen Gaines | The Colony | QB | 2027 |
| Jaylin Sessum | King – Houston | LB | 2024 |
| Jeremy Barajas | Cypress Ridge | DL | 2024 |
| Jesse Luna | Gainesville | WR | 2024 |
| Jesus Nunez | Jacksonville | K | 2024 |
| Jett Walker | Lampasas | RB | 2026 |
| John Mira | Wilson – Dallas | LB | 2026 |
| Jonah Escalante | Denver City | QB | 2024 |
| Jonathan Rodriguez | Adamson | LB | 2024 |
| Jordan Cartwright | Rock Hill | K | 2025 |
| Jordan Davis | Dallas HSAA | DB | 2026 |
| Jorge Alvarado | Alexander | DL | 2024 |
| Joseph McCrea | Angleton | WR | 2024 |
| Josh Green | Whitehouse | QB | 2024 |
| Josiah Fuksa | Reedy | WR | 2025 |
| Josiah Herndon | Barbers Hill | WR | 2024 |
| Jovanni Aguilar | Alvarado | OL | 2024 |
| Kade Caton | Manvel | TE | 2024 |
| Kaden Hooper | Lufkin | LB | 2025 |
| Kaden Wise | Brownfield | LB | 2024 |
| Kagan Davis | Sunray | WR | 2025 |
| Kai Helton | Rockwall | WR | 2024 |
| Kaleem Howard | Jacksboro | WR | 2024 |
| Kam Montgomery | College Park | QB | 2025 |
| Kane Sneed | Haltom | RB | 2025 |
| Karter Lorick | Celina | DL | 2026 |
| Kase Evans | Lexington | QB | 2026 |
| Kase Maedgen | Salado | RB | 2024 |
| Kayden Square | Shadow Creek | DL | 2024 |
| Ke’Vondrick Taylor | Lufkin | WR | 2025 |
| Kelan Brown | Refugio | QB | 2025 |
| Kellen LeCronier | Cinco Ranch | TE | 2025 |
| Kendron Penson | Fort Bend Willowridge | QB | 2024 |
| Kennedy Shoulders | Wilson – Dallas | RB | 2026 |
| Kian Pucek | Bastrop | DB | 2026 |
| Kingston Beyer | All Saints Episcopal | TE | 2027 |
| KJ Edwards | Carthage | RB | 2025 |
| Kody Fuentes | Barbers Hill | QB | 2024 |
| Konner Brown | Heights | DB | 2025 |
| Lance Beeghley | New Braunfels | WR | 2024 |
| Lance Sansom | Alvarado | WR | 2025 |
| Lane Stockton | Tomball Memorial | QB | 2024 |
| Larry Benton III | St. Thomas Catholic | WR | 2024 |
| Larry Tre Brown | Summer Creek | WR | 2027 |
| Levi Griffin | Lone Star | TE | 2025 |
| Leyton Riviere | Savio | QB | 2024 |
| Locke Comer | Lone Star | LB | 2025 |
| Logan Woolard | Alvarado | LB | 2026 |
| Lucas Davis | Brewer | QB | 2027 |
| Lucas Sawyer | Pearce | QB | 2026 |
| Luke Edgecomb | St. Thomas Catholic | WR | 2024 |
| Luke Johnson | Veterans Memorial | DB | 2024 |
| Luke Maldonado | Abernathy | LB | 2025 |
| Luke McDow | Little Cypress-Mauriceville | LB | 2024 |
| Luke Seder | North Mesquite | QB | 2024 |
| Luke Stevenson | Hillcrest | WR | 2025 |
| Luke Thompson | Sanger | RB | 2025 |
| Luke Ullrich | Colleyville Heritage | QB | 2024 |
| Luke Watkins | Prosper | WR | 2025 |
| Marcus Vaughn | Lone Star | QB | 2025 |
| Mark Mukiibi | Bel Air | WR | 2024 |
| Markavious Justice | White | LB | 2024 |
| Marvin Duffy | DeSoto | RB | 2024 |
| Mason Johnson | Lone Star | OL | 2025 |
| Mason Johnson | Palo Duro | RB | 2026 |
| Mason Notaro | Cuero | DB | 2024 |
| Mason Stallons | Frisco | K | 2024 |
| Matthew Ellis | Frisco | TE | 2026 |
| Max Gerlich | Anderson | QB | 2025 |
| Micah Strickland | Brownsboro | DB | 2025 |
| Michael Dennis | Copperas Cove | LB | 2026 |
| Michael Martin | Dallas Jesuit | OL | 2025 |
| Michael Taylor II | St. Thomas Catholic | K | 2026 |
| Mo Russolillo | Lone Star | LB | 2024 |
| Myles Lopez | Vela | QB | 2025 |
| Nathan Alvarez | Clemens | QB | 2024 |
| Nathan Mabon | Mansfield Timberview | DL | 2024 |
| Nathen Lewis | Elgin | QB | 2024 |
| Nick Clark | Heritage – Frisco | RB | 2025 |
| Nico Viveros | Lone Star | LB | 2026 |
| Noah Long | Liberty Hill | RB | 2024 |
| Noah Lugo | V.R. Eaton | QB | 2024 |
| Noah Moringlane | Rockwall | DL | 2024 |
| Noah Wheeler | McKinney Christian Academy | TE | 2024 |
| Nolan Hansard | Lufkin | K | 2025 |
| Obi Udom | Heritage | LB | 2024 |
| Obinna Umeh | St. Thomas Catholic | DL | 2026 |
| Ontario Hewitt | Mansfield Timberview | DL | 2025 |
| Oscar Pulaski | Alvarado | OL | 2025 |
| Owen Whistler | Guyer | DB | 2026 |
| Paden Maass | Elgin | K | 2024 |
| Parker Jones | Holliday | LB | 2025 |
| Patrick Crayton | Hebron | QB | 2025 |
| Pedro Acevedo | Haltom | DB | 2024 |
| Preston Kyle | St. Pius X | K | 2024 |
| Quinn Murphy | Regents | QB | 2026 |
| Quintaelyn Joyner | Bastrop | QB | 2025 |
| Raider Morua | Lampasas | DL | 2025 |
| Reece Madigan | Pieper | DB | 2024 |
| Reid Pearson | Wilson – Dallas | LB | 2026 |
| Reign Broadway | Lake Ridge | WR | 2024 |
| Rhett Steppe | Westlake | LB | 2024 |
| Rhys Bulham | Lone Star | LB | 2024 |
| Robbie Burslem | Savio | LB | 2024 |
| Rogelio Huitron | Elgin | DL | 2024 |
| Ross Norman | Lone Star | OL | 2025 |
| Roy Bey | Lone Star | OL | 2025 |
| Royal Capell | Steele | WR | 2025 |
| Ryan Inlow | Kennedale | K | 2024 |
| Ryan Reemts | Celina | LB | 2024 |
| Ryder Harrison | Gregory-Portland | WR | 2026 |
| Ryder King | Frisco | TE | 2025 |
| Ryder Mix | Lone Star | TE | 2026 |
| Sam Mattingly | Magnolia West | WR | 2024 |
| Samartha Bapat | Plano West | DB | 2025 |
| Sammy Khoury | St. John XXIII | WR | 2025 |
| Sawyer Chalk | Rockdale | DB | 2025 |
| Seafan Girma | Lone Star | DL | 2024 |
| Seyi Joseph | Fort Bend Bush | DL | 2024 |
| Shamar Cotton Jr | Cypress Ranch | LB | 2025 |
| Sheldon Rice | Fulshear | DL | 2025 |
| Silas Wilson | Flower Mound | RB | 2025 |
| Slaton Smith Jr | Lone Star | LB | 2024 |
| Stephen Fuqua | Westlake | WR | 2024 |
| Stetson Sarratt | Midlothian Heritage | WR | 2024 |
| Taize Fajardo | Harker Heights | WR | 2025 |
| Taye Moran | Jasper | LB | 2024 |
| Terrance ‘Tee’ Thomas | Dobie | DB | 2024 |
| Terrell Jackson | King – Kingsville | WR | 2024 |
| Tice Legend-Williams | Conroe | WR | 2024 |
| Timothy J Hammond | Lufkin | QB | 2024 |
| Toric Goins | Brazosport | WR | 2024 |
| Trace Langin | St. Thomas Catholic | DL | 2025 |
| Trae Williams | Ryan | DB | 2025 |
| Tripp Davis | Barbers Hill | WR | 2026 |
| Tripp Holley | Lake Highlands | QB | 2024 |
| Trishtin Glass | Copperas Cove | WR | 2025 |
| Tristan Compton | Hutto | DL | 2024 |
| Tristen Shandy | Alief Hastings | OL | 2024 |
| Troy Thompson | Lake Country Christian | RB | 2025 |
| Ty Domel | East Bernard | LB | 2025 |
| Ty Hughes | Celina | OL | 2025 |
| Tyler Allen | Plano West | DL | 2024 |
| Tyler Johnson | Harker Heights | WR | 2025 |
| Tyler Madison | Mansfield Timberview | WR | 2025 |
| Tyler Madsen | Trinity Christian – Lubbock | K | 2024 |
| Tyler Mercer | Prosper | OL | 2024 |
| Tyler Ortiz | Thrall | LB | 2025 |
| Tyler Strumila | Mansfield Timberview | P | 2024 |
| Tyler Vincent | Celina | DB | 2024 |
| Tyson Timms | Aledo | WR | 2024 |
| Vans Holland | Lone Star | LB | 2025 |
| Victor Cantarero | Irving | DL | 2024 |
| Walker Diharce | Johnson – San Antonio | LB | 2024 |
| Wayne Shanks Jr | Cypress Woods | RB | 2027 |
| Will Edwards | Coronado | LS | 2024 |
| Wyatt Villarreal | Lovejoy | WR | 2026 |
| Xavier Parker | Lone Star | OL | 2024 |
| Xavier Rodriguez | Lake Dallas | LB | 2024 |
| Zach Groux | Klein | K | 2024 |
| Zach Hare | Lebanon Trail | QB | 2024 |
| Zach Parish | Clear Springs | DB | 2025 |
| Zachary White | Callisburg | OL | 2024 |
| Zachary Yang | St. Marks School of Texas | QB | 2025 |
| Zander Hancock | Lone Star | OL | 2026 |
| Zane Borland | China Spring | LB | 2025 |
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.
