High School Football America is proud to announce its first-ever North Carolina Academic All-America Team for the Spring 2021 high school football season. Our Academic All-America Team is powered by scoutSMART®, helping student-athletes get noticed at the next level.
North Carolina Academic All-Americans powered by scoutSMART®
| Name | Pos. | School | Class of |
| Grant Adams | WR | Franklin | 2022 |
| Denzel Aligwekwe | LB | Cuthbertson | 2022 |
| Trevaun Allen | DL | Jack Britt | 2022 |
| Jamieson Alston | LB | Seventy-First | 2022 |
| Kesler Atkinson | K | Pinecrest | 2022 |
| Noah Atkinson | DL | South Brunswick | 2021 |
| John Balas | LB | Providence | 2022 |
| Jordan Bass | DL | Wake Christian Academy | 2021 |
| Julian Bastarrechea | DL | Wake Christian Academy | 2021 |
| Nick Beason | LB | Crest | 2022 |
| Dalton Beck | LB | Alexander Central | 2022 |
| Jackson Bennett | DB | Hickory | 2022 |
| Matthew Bivins | LB | Northern | 2023 |
| Shelton Bocook | RB | South Brunswick | 2022 |
| Connor Bradley | DL | Union Academy | 2023 |
| Dylan Brady | LB | Hough | 2022 |
| Keyonte Bronson | DL | Hoke County | 2021 |
| Josh Brumfield | QB | Bartlett Yancey | 2022 |
| Griffin Bryson | K | Hibriten | 2021 |
| Amare Caines | WR | Swansboro | 2024 |
| Brevin Caldwell | WR | Independence | 2021 |
| Daniel Cancro | DB | Bishop McGuinness | 2021 |
| John Caramanico | DL | Cardinal Gibbons | 2021 |
| Tate Carney | RB | Davie | 2022 |
| Preston Carr | DL | Person | 2021 |
| Tyson Clawson | DL | Independence | 2021 |
| Damon Coleman | WR | Eastern Guilford | 2021 |
| Jadyn Coleman | DL | Northwest Guilford | 2023 |
| Andrew Conrad | K | East Forsyth | 2022 |
| Sam Cornacchione | TE | Pine Lake Preparatory | 2021 |
| Chase Cox | DL | High Point Christian Academy | 2021 |
| Khamari Crumpler | WR | E.E. Smith | 2022 |
| Luke Culver | RB | Dixon | 2022 |
| Jack Curtis | QB | Ardrey Kell | 2022 |
| Braylon Cushinberry | WR | Havelock | 2022 |
| Ben Cutter | LB | East Lincoln | 2023 |
| Luke Dale | LB | Jordan | 2023 |
| Henry Daniel | DL | South Granville | 2021 |
| Caleb Decker | K | West Craven | 2023 |
| Matthew Dennis | K | Myers Park | 2021 |
| Kristian Eanes | DL | Hillside | 2022 |
| Ashton Edstrom | RB | Mooresville | 2021 |
| Sterling Fair | DB | Glenn | 2022 |
| Jalen Fairley | RB | Southeast Guilford | 2021 |
| Albert Fleming IV | WR | Olympic | 2022 |
| Russell Frasier | DL | Alexander Central | 2022 |
| Andrew Frazier | QB | Havelock | 2023 |
| Sterling Gabriel | DB | Providence Day | 2021 |
| Jerry Garcia, Jr | RB | Gray’s Creek | 2021 |
| Nevaeh Gattis | DL | Southern Alamance | 2022 |
| Walt Gerard | RB | Washington | 2021 |
| Quentin Glass | DB | Northern | 2022 |
| Landon Glezen | LB | East Lincoln | 2023 |
| Anthony Goodloe | LB | Cuthbertson | 2022 |
| Myles Gowens | DB | Grimsley | 2021 |
| Kedrick Green | DB | Glenn | 2022 |
| Nate Hampton | QB | Davie | 2021 |
| Malaki Hamrick | DL | Shelby | 2022 |
| Josh Harrelson | LB | Hoke County | 2021 |
| Tyler Hendley | WR | Charlotte Latin | 2023 |
| Troy Hoilman | QB | Avery County | 2021 |
| Charles Holbrooks | DB | Stuart Cramer | 2021 |
| Kentrayle Holloway | RB | Person | 2021 |
| Caleb Hood | TE | Richmond | 2021 |
| Gavin Hudson | LB | West Stanly | 2022 |
| Christian Hunter | DB | Mountain Island Charter | 2021 |
| Ian Hutter | WR | Marvin Ridge | 2021 |
| Angeni Jacobs | LB | Christ School | 2022 |
| Brandon Johnson | DB | Newton-Conover | 2021 |
| Kyron Jones | RB | Charlotte Christian | 2023 |
| Brennen Jones | LB | Mount Pleasant | 2022 |
| Alan Josephson | K | Apex Friendship | 2021 |
| Cj Joyner | RB | Hunt | 2022 |
| Elijah Kennedy | RB | High Point Central | 2021 |
| Jayden Kibler | LB | Central Cabarrus | 2023 |
| Jaxon King | DB | Hoggard | 2022 |
| Shaleak Knotts | WR | Monroe | 2022 |
| Will Kobuszewski | DB | Lake Norman | 2021 |
| Anthony Lam | DL | Southern Alamance | 2022 |
| Carter Lindsay | WR | A.C. Reynolds | 2021 |
| Grantt Logan | QB | Providence Day | 2022 |
| Chance Lyons | WR | Mount Tabor | 2022 |
| Connor Lyons | WR | Hickory Ridge | 2023 |
| Jake Marion | K | North Davidson | 2021 |
| Laith Marjan | K | Enloe | 2021 |
| Langdon McCall | LB | East Lincoln | 2021 |
| Patryk McCallie | TE | Southwest Onslow | 2023 |
| Cj McDonald | DL | Richlands | 2023 |
| Bryce McFerson | P | Metrolina Christian Academy | 2022 |
| Adam McIntosh | QB | East Carteret | 2022 |
| Josh Medlin | TE | Forestview | 2021 |
| Tommy Miller | LB | Metrolina Christian Academy | 2022 |
| CJ Mims | DL | West Craven | 2022 |
| Demetrius Moore | DB | Southern Durham | 2021 |
| George Moretz | LB | Enloe | 2022 |
| Jaycob Neely | LB | Forestview | 2022 |
| Danny Parker | RB | North Raleigh Christian Academy | 2022 |
| Sawyer Parker | LB | Erwin | 2022 |
| Kobe Paysour | WR | Kings Mountain | 2021 |
| Andrew Phelps | WR | Lincolnton | 2024 |
| Reese Pinckney | DB | Charlotte Christian | 2022 |
| Todd Pledger | K | Mountain Island Charter | 2021 |
| Holden Poindexter | QB | Mount Airy | 2021 |
| Evan Powell | DB | Eastern Alamance | 2021 |
| Jamar Price | RB | Providence | 2022 |
| Evan Pryor | RB | Hough | 2021 |
| Andreau Rastia | DB | Cuthbertson | 2021 |
| Avery Raynor | TE | South Caldwell | 2021 |
| Ethan Rhodes | QB | Maiden | 2022 |
| Painter Richards-Baker | WR | Cedar Ridge | 2021 |
| Max Riley | WR | Cannon | 2024 |
| Jahvaree Ritzie | DL | Glenn | 2021 |
| Justin Rocquemore | QB | Stuart Cramer | 2023 |
| Bryce Sain | RB | Swain County | 2021 |
| Joseph Sammon | LB | South Iredell | 2022 |
| Joey Sammon | LB | South Iredell | 2022 |
| Lukas Schramm | LB | Apex | 2022 |
| Jaxon Sellers | K | East Lincoln | 2022 |
| Allan Shade | RB | Newton-Conover | 2021 |
| Aj Simpkins | QB | Christ School | 2022 |
| Wyatt Singletary | DL | West Johnston | 2024 |
| Nigel Slanker | K | Orange | 2021 |
| Landin Sledge | QB | Southeast Raleigh | 2021 |
| Trent Smith | DB | East Lincoln | 2021 |
| Brodie Smith | WR | Davie | 2023 |
| Vashaun Smith | RB | Hertford County | 2021 |
| Cameron Smith | RB | Olympic | 2021 |
| Dylan Smith | WR | Fuquay – Varina | 2022 |
| Joshua Sosanya | DB | Wakefield | 2021 |
| Leron Sparks | DB | Cleveland | 2022 |
| Dorien Starnes | DB | Burns | 2021 |
| Dustin Stephens | WR | Smoky Mountain | 2021 |
| Danny Stevens | LB | Charlotte Christian | 2023 |
| Zamari Stevenson | DB | Statesville | 2022 |
| Brody Stovall | QB | Central Davidson | 2021 |
| Coen Sutton | WR | Hough | 2021 |
| Dean Swift | K | Ravenscroft | 2021 |
| Christian Tant | RB | Sanderson | 2022 |
| Arnold Taylor | QB | Phillip O. Berry Academy of Technology | 2021 |
| Micah Taylor | LB | Tarboro | 2021 |
| Lon Teachey | K | Wallace-Rose Hill | 2022 |
| D’Andre Tolson | DB | Northeastern | 2022 |
| Trevor Tucker | QB | South Stanly | 2022 |
| Dakota Twitty | WR | Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy | 2022 |
| Elijah Veale | WR | Wake Christian Academy | 2021 |
| Jaden Watkins | WR | Asheville School | 2022 |
| Mack West | K | Richmond | 2021 |
| Amontae White | DB | Statesville | 2022 |
| Tyler Williams | DB | Jack Britt | 2021 |
| Isaac Wooten | RB | Swansboro | 2022 |
| Remington Workman, Jr. | LB | Westover | 2022 |
| Stephon Wright | LB | Charlotte Country Day School | 2022 |
| Owen Zalc | K | Green Hope | 2023 |
Related: State-by-State Academic All-Americans
Coaches, here’s how you can get involved to honor your student-athletes — simply, nominate any of your players, who are strong in the classroom and on the field by emailing us at [email protected].
For your student-athlete to be added to our Fall 2021 Watch List, please include the following:
- Student’s Name
- High School
- Position
- Class
- GPA
- Test Scores (if available)
- A short description of their contribution on the field and off
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.
