2022 scoutSMART All-Academic Team
GHSF Daily, in conjunction with scoutSMART, has announced a football student-athlete of the week each Friday this season. Want to get recruited to play college sports? Become a scoutSMART recruit so coaches can find you!
Round 1 Student-Athlete of the Week: Woodward Academy’s River Hanson
River Hanson, a 6-foot-1, 200-pound senior free safety at Woodward Academy, is the scoutSMART Student-Athlete of the Week. Hanson has accounted for 58 total tackles, two tackles for losses, one interception, five pass break-ups and one fumble recovery for the 10-1 War Eagles this season.
Week 12 Student-Athlete of the Week: Lincoln County’s Trey Huff
Trey Huff, a 5-foot-10 senior quarterback and defensive back at Lincoln County, is the scoutSMART Student-Athlete of the Week. Huff has passed for 742 yards and six touchdowns and rushed for 632 yards and nine touchdowns for the 8-2 Red Devils.
Week 11 Student-Athlete of the Week: Rome’s Reece Fountain
Reece Fountain, a 6-foot junior quarterback at Rome, is the scoutSMART Student-Athlete of the Week. Fountain has passed for 2,101 yards and 20 touchdowns this season for the Wolves, who are 8-1 and ranked No. 6 in Class 6A.
Week 10 Student-Athlete of the Week: Marist’s Jackson Hughes
Jackson Hughes, a 5-foot-11, 225-pound junior fullback at Marist, is the scoutSMART Student-Athlete of the Week. Hughes has run for 317 yards and seven touchdowns on 61 carries.
Week 9 Student-Athlete of the Week: Ware County’s Nikao Smith
Nikao Smith, a 6-foot-1 junior quarterback at Ware County, is the scoutSMART Student-Athlete of the Week. Smith has a 4.3 GPA and has received interest from Harvard, Yale and Dartmouth.
Week 8 Student-Athlete of the Week: Roswell’s Stone Smith
Stone Smith, a senior linebacker at Roswell, is the scoutSMART Student-Athlete of the Week. Smith has a 4.0+ GPA while taking 11 AP classes, a 1570 SAT score and a 35 ACT score.
Week 7 Student-Athlete of the Week: Shaw’s Amari Wilson
Amari Wilson, a senior offensive tackle at Shaw High School in Columbus, is the scoutSMART Student-Athlete of the Week. Wilson has a 4.09 GPA while being in the school’s Communication magnet program.
Week 6 Student-Athlete of the Week: Cherokee Bluff’s Jacob Benjamin
Jacob Benjamin, a 6-foot-5, 270-pound senior offensive lineman at Cherokee Bluff, is the scoutSMART Student-Athlete of the Week. Benjamin, a Class 4A preseason all-state pick by GHSF Daily, has a 4.3 GPA and is committed to play football at the United State Military Academy.
Week 5 Student-Athlete of the Week: Peachtree Ridge’s John Dutton
John Dutton, a 6-foot-2 senior defensive end and tight end at Peachtree Ridge, is the scoutSMART Student-Athlete of the Week. Dutton is a captain for three sports, has a 4.0 GPA and is involved in numerous clubs at the school.
Week 4 Student-Athlete of the Week: Christian Heritage’s Daniel Geil
Daniel Geil, a 6-foot-3 senior defensive end at Christian Heritage, is the scoutSMART Student-Athlete of the Week. Geil, a preseason GHSF Daily all-state selection, has a 4.4 GPA, a near perfect score on the ACT and scholarship offers from Shorter and Erskine.
Week 3 Student-Athlete of the Week: McIntosh’s Ian Fisher
Ian Fisher, a 6-foot-4, 290-pound senior offensive lineman at McIntosh, was a GHSF Daily preseason first-team all-state selection in Class 5A and is a two-time Fayette County Super 12 pick.
Week 2 Student-Athlete of the Week: Brunswick’s Jayden Drayton
Jayden Drayton, a senior wide receiver at Brunswick, has a 4.2 GPA and has run for 103 yards and two touchdowns on 13 carries and caught four passes for 71 yards and a touchdown in the first two games.
Week 1 Student-Athlete of the Week: North Forsyth’s Aiden Ruckh
Aiden Ruckh, a senior wide receiver at North Forsyth, has a 4.0 GPA and is one of the team’s leading returning receivers.