Columbus Academy's Reinaldo Perez voted top high school football junior in central Ohio

Columbus Academy's Reinaldo Perez is the fans' choice for the top high school football junior in central Ohio.

Perez is a 6-foot-5, 250-pound offensive tackle and defensive lineman who owns 20 Division I college offers, including from Ohio State and Ohio University. He finished first in a poll that accompanied The Dispatch's look at the top 25 juniors in the Columbus area entering the 2025 season.

The top-ranked junior in central Ohio per both 247Sports and Rivals, Perez made 67 tackles with 10 for loss and eight sacks and earned second-team all-district in Division V last season. He also helped pave the way for 2,819 rushing yards and 1,237 passing yards as the Vikings went 10-2.

Perez received 10,458 of 33,607 votes (31.1%), finishing ahead of Harvest Prep quarterback Collin Boff (8,229 votes; 24.5%) and Olentangy Liberty offensive lineman Ed Nichols (5,433 votes; 16.2%).

Academy's Gabe Davis-Ray won the fan vote for the top senior in central Ohio entering the season.

Here is Academy's 2025 schedule: Aug. 22 at Northland, Aug. 29 at Jonathan Alder, Sept. 5 vs. Heath, Sept. 12 at Dover, Sept. 19 vs. Worthington Christian, Sept. 26 at Bexley, Oct. 3 vs. Franklin Heights, Oct. 10 at Buckeye Valley, Oct. 17 vs. Ready and Oct. 24 vs. Whitehall.

Get more high school sports news by listening to our podcasts

High school sports editor Andy Resnik can be reached at [email protected] and at @DispatchPreps on X.

This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: High school football: Columbus Academy's Perez voted top junior