2021 Illinois Academic All-America high school football players

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High School Football America is proud to announce its second annual Illinois 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.

Illinois Academic All-Americans powered by scoutSMART®

NamePositionSchoolClass 
Austin BarrettOLSt. Charles East2023
Drew Bartels LBBatavia2022
Jackson BurroughsTEMarmion Academy2022
Jacob CarmackDLFreeburg2022
Danny ChungQBMarmion Academy2022
Gabe CzakoKLockport2022
Colin DohertyQBYork2022
Jerred DurianDLMarmion Academy2022
Maurice EdwardsRBWarren Township2022
Jeffery ElmsDBSpringfield2022
Ethan GallagherLBLockport2022
Thaddeus GianarisTEMaine South2022
Keegan GloverQBBenton2022
Nick GoldenLBMahomet-Seymour2023
Peyton GrannisOLHuntley2023
Quintin HaleDBThornwood2022
Jayson Harris-WoodardDLMarist2022
Dontrell Jackson JrQBMarist2022
Tyler JanseyLBBatavia2023
Nashon JohnsonDBPhillips2022
Jake JuddOLLockport2023
Anthony KucebaKMarmion Academy2022
Bryce LangkanDLMarmion Academy2022
Joe ManzoDBLockport2023
Dan McguireOLMarist2022
Patrick Mchale DBWhitney Young2022
Miles McVayOLEast St. Louis2023
Tucker MillerWRMarist2022
Jacque PaulQBDyett2022
Brady PfeiferQBLockport2023
Jack ReillyQBBrother Rice2025
Allan RichardsLBWilmington2022
Erik Rimas TEVernon Hills2022
Jimmy RolderLBMarist2022
Colten Roswell DLMarquette Catholic2022
Dylan SchmutzlerLBLockport2022
Clay Schultz DBHerscher2022
Josh SearsOLLibertyville2022
Matt SheehanOLMarist2022
Cody SilzerDLLockport2022
Ryan SimsWRMarist2023
Matt SommerdykeQBWheaton-Warrenville South2022
Matthew Tarr LBWest Aurora2022
Carnell TateWRMarist2023
Hayden TimosciekQBLockport2022
Tyler TurnerQBPhillips2022
Sean WhitfieldQBLaSalle-Peru2022
Zeke Williams WRNaperville North2022

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About the Author

Jeff Fisher
Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.