For the first time ever, we’ve decided to recognize the area football players by way of superlatives. This comes on the heels of Jaden Gibson winning BLITZ Player of the Year. Here are the BLITZ Football Superlatives for 2022.

OFFENSE

Top QB: Keegan Stover – Rabun County SR
Gunslinger: Caiden Tanner – Union County JR
Dual Threat: Cooper Scott – Lumpkin County SR

Top RB: Sammy Brown – Jefferson JR
Bruiser: Javin Gordon – Stephens County SO
Speedy Back: Jaiden Daniels – Commerce SO

Top WR: Jaden Gibson – Rabun County SR
Go-To Target: Zeke Whittington – Habersham Central SO
Reliable Hands: Jensen Goble – Union County JR
Homerun Threat: Cam Lacy – Stephens County SR

Mr. All-Purpose: Andrew Shockley – Banks County SR
Swiss Army Knife: Cal Faulkner – Lumpkin County SO

Top 5 OL:
Braxton Brady – Rabun County SR
Jayden Gragg – Stephens County SR
Bryson Hill – Jefferson SR
Hampton Hutto – Commerce SR
Trenton O’Kelly – White County SR

DEFENSE

Top Defensive Player: Nic Baloga – Rabun County SR LB
Sack King: Aidan Butts – Stephens County JR (16 Sacks, 23 TFL)
Mr. TFL (2x): Chance Schmeltz – Towns County SR (23 TFL) & Nathan Walker – Stephens County SR (23 TFL)
Top Interceptors (2x): Jackson Morris – Commerce SR (6 INT) & Corey Richie – Stephens County SR (5 INT, 9 PBU)
Mr. Disruptive (4x): Cade Adams – Dawson County SR (20 TFL) & Cesar Cruz – Rabun County SR (6 TFL, 2 Sacks, 10 QBH, 2 BLK) & Seth Gillis – Towns County SR (7 TFL, 1 Sack, 2 INT, 2 FF, 2 PBU, 3 QBH) & Gage Barnes – Union County SR (18 TFL, 8 Sacks, 1 FF, 1 FR, 1 INT, 5 PBU)
Turnover Machine (2x): Jasec Smith – Stephens County JR (3 INT, 3 FF, 2 FR, 1 BLK) & Noah Legault – Rabun County SR (5 INT, 2 FF, 1 FR)

Two-Way Player of the Year: Kade Moledor – Dawson County SR

SPECIAL TEAMS

Top Kicker: Dom LeBlanc – Dawson County JR (8/12 FG, Long 37)
Field Flipper (Top Punter): Cooper Scott – Lumpkin County SR (35.9 Yds/Punt; Long 55; 7 IN 20)
Game-Changer (Best K/P Returner): Cam Lacy – Stephens County SR (30.3 yds/return)