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24 Metro Birmingham standouts land on High School Football America’s Academic All-America Team
High School Football America recently released their Alabama Academic All-America team for the 2021 high school football season. Among the 92 Alabama players listed are 24 standouts from the Birmingham Metro area including players from Thompson, Gardendale, Shades Valley, Huffman, Spain Park, Briarwood Christian, Ramsay, Cornerstone Christian, Center Point, Bessemer Academy, Hayden, Corner, Jasper and Southside-Gadsden.
Check out the list of Academic All-Americans from the Birmingham Metro below.
| Player | Position | School | Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| Justus Adams | DL | Cornerstone Christian | 2022 |
| Jeremiah Alexander | DL | Thompson | 2022 |
| Hayden Danford | DB | Corner | 2023 |
| Mitchell Etheridge III | DL | Shades Valley | 2021 |
| Brandon Franklin | RB | Thompson | 2022 |
| Connor Harrell | QB | Thompson | 2022 |
| Makhi Hughes | RB | Huffman | 2022 |
| Broady Johnson | DB | Southside-Gadsden | 2022 |
| Matthew Mason | LB | Bessemer Academy | 2023 |
| PJ McDonald | QB | Bessemer Academy | 2021 |
| Kenneth McShan | LB | Gardendale | 2021 |
| Bennett Meredith | QB | Spain Park | 2022 |
| Eli Moore | DB | Gardendale | 2022 |
| David Moultry Jr. | WR | Spain Park | 2022 |
| Jacob Price | LB | Corner | 2021 |
| Luke Reebals | RB | Briarwood Christian | 2022 |
| Carson Rickels | RB | Hayden | 2021 |
| Spencer Sharpe | DB | Southside-Gadsen | 2022 |
| Zion Sharpe | DL | Ramsay | 2021 |
| Gavin Shipman | DB | Thompson | 2021 |
| Mayson Slaughter | DB | Jasper | 2021 |
| Noah Stein | RB | Center Point | 2021 |
| Drake Taybor | K | Spain Park | 2021 |
| Brodie Vinson | OL | Jasper | 2021 |
Click over to High School Football America to view the entire Alabama Academic All-America Squad.
Photo: Thompson quarterback Connor Harrell (Brant Berry | PrepsNet)
