Entering Week Nine, the official state leaderboard by the AJC and Georgia High School Football Daily (GHSFD) published the sixth edition of state leaders. In those, 8 local players, up one from the 7 last week. The most on the board this season was 11, and 7 was the fewest. Rabun County has a pair on the list, with Banks, Commerce, Lumpkin, Union, Jefferson, and Habersham Central all repped with one person.

RUSHING LEADERS (min 750 yds)

STATE LEADER – Nick Woodford – Northeast – 1,619 yds

• Andrew Shockley (Banks County) – 1,065 yds (16th; high of 9th)
• Jaiden Daniels (Commerce) – 939 yds (25th; high of 21st)
• Mason Sullens (Lumpkin County) – 817 yds (45th; high of 45th)

CLOSE (440+): Sammy Brown (Jefferson; high of 16th) – 737 yds; Javin Gordon (Stephens County) – 638 yds; Seth Gillis (Towns County) – 531 yds; Blayden Rader (Union County) – 498 yds; Lang Windham (Rabun County) – 479 yds; Kade Moledor (Dawson County) – 457 yds;Tysean Wiggins (Commerce) – 440 yds

PASSING LEADERS (min 1,200 yds)

STATE LEADER – Tate Morris – McIntosh – 2,126 yds

• Keegan Stover (Rabun County) – 2,034 yds (2nd; high of 2nd; current Class 1A DI leader)
• Caiden Tanner (Union County) – 1,211 yds (51st; high of 23rd)

CLOSE (800+): Ben Stowe (Stephens County; high of 70th) – 1,041 yds; Cooper Scott (Lumpkin County) – 1,038 yds; Max Aldridge (Jefferson) – 865 yds

RECEIVING LEADERS (min 475 yds)

STATE LEADER – Jaden Gibson – Rabun County – 1,078 yds

• Jaden Gibson (Rabun County) – 1,078 yds (1st; high of 1st; current Class 1A-DI & overall state leader)
• Eljiah Dewitt (Jefferson) – 594 yds (24th; high of 9th)
• Zeke Whittington (Habersham Central) – 570 yds (29th; high of 18th)

CLOSE (400+): Cal Faulkner (Lumpkin County) – 471 yds; Jensen Goble (Union County) – 456 yds (high of 50th); Cam Lacy (Stephens County) – 447 yds (high of 44th); Dom LeBlanc (Dawson County) – 439 yds (high of 46th); Noah Legault (Rabun County) – 402 yds