The official state leaderboard by Georgia HS Football Daily (SUBSCRIBE HERE) is first published after Week Three. Today marked the ninth leaderboard. The most local players to make the list was 12 in the fourth edition of the leaderboard. This week, 9 players are featured on the board.

Rabun, Towns, and White have 2 apiece, while Commerce, Dawson, and Stephens all have one each. The highest-ranking individuals are Rabun’s Gunner Stockton (1st in passing) and Jaden Gibson (1st in receiving) and Dawson County’s Bailey Dameron (4th in receiving). Both Stockton and Gibson lead their respective classes and the entire state, while Dameron is the 3A leader in receiving.

Rushing Leaders (minimum 975 yds)

State Leader – Keyjuan Brown – South Atlanta – 1,867 yds

8th – 1,438 – Kyle Oakes – Towns County (Season High: 2nd) (former Class 1A Public Leader)
22nd – 1,271 – Jaiden Daniels – Commerce (Season High: 22nd)
55th – 1,007 – Silas Mulligan – White County (Season High: 12th)

Close (585+yds): Tyson Everett (Stephens Co; 771 yds; SEASON HIGH – 46th); Sammy Brown (Jefferson; 753 yds; SEASON HIGH – 41st); Dreylan Martin (Commerce; 685 yds); Lang Windham (Rabun Co; 663 yds)Gunner Stockton (Rabun Co; 630 yds); Simarcus Burney (Habersham Central; 586 yds)

Passing Leaders (minimum 1,650 yds)

State Leader – Gunner Stockton – Rabun County – 3,228 yds

1st – 3,228 – Gunner Stockton – Rabun County (Season High: 1st) (Class 2A Leader) (overall State Leader)

Close (850+yds): Logan Helcher (Union Co; 1,574; SEASON HIGH: 39th); Zach Holtzclaw (Dawson Co; 1,557; SEASON HIGH: 32nd); Ben Stowe (Stephens Co; 1,277; SEASON HIGH: 22nd); Tripp Nix (White Co; 1,264 yds); Connor Chastain (Towns Co; 1,157 yds); Carson Parker (Habersham Central; 1,065 yds); Cooper Scott (Lumpkin Co; 1,014 yds)

Receiving Leaders (minimum 650 yds)

State Leader – Jaden Gibson – Rabun County – 1,497 yds

1st – 1,497 – Jaden Gibson – Rabun County (Season High: 1st) (Class 2A Leader) (overall State Leader)
4th – 1,017 – Bailey Dameron – Dawson County (Season High: 3rd) (Class 3A leader)
19th – 795 – Cam’ron Lacy – Stephens County (Season High: 3rd ) (former Class 3A Leader)
32nd – 753 – Darius Cannon – White County (Season High: 22nd)
61st – 656 – Collin Crowder – Towns County (Season High: 18th)

Close (340+yds): Ethan Clark (Rabun Co; 530 yds; SEASON HIGH: 54th); Griff Young (Union Co; 490 yds); Zeke Whittington (Habersham Central; 466 yds); Baxley O’Brien (Rabun Co; 457 yds); Lang Windham (Rabun Co; 454 yds); Caleb Wade (Habersham Central; 423 yds); Corey Richie (Stephens Co; 379 yds); Keyton Chitwood (Union Co; 348 yds)