In Week 5, the official state leaderboard by the AJC and Georgia High School Football Daily (GHSFD) published the 2nd of 10 editions of state leaders. In those, 9 local players are on the list (previously 7).

RUSHING LEADERS (min 375 yds)

STATE LEADER – Zayden Cook – Chattooga – 849 yds

• Tysean Wiggins (Commerce) – 643 yds (4th) [former 1A DI State Leader]
• Dustin Barrett (Towns County) – 386 yds (64th)
• Nolan Matthews (Lumpkin County) – 380 yds (73rd)

CLOSE (190+): Jacari Huff (Commerce) – 316 yds [prev 82nd]; Javin Gordon (Stephens County) – 305 yds [prev 76th]; Reid Giles (Rabun County) – 292 yds; Dallas Russell (Jefferson) – 269 yds; Cal Faulkner (Lumpkin County) – 265 yds; Donovan Warren (Habersham Central) – 239 yds; Garrett Spence (Banks County) – 231 yds; Tripp Nix (White County) – 199 yds; Paris Wilbanks (Habersham Central) – 194 yds

PASSING LEADERS (min 575 yds)

STATE LEADER – Ben Brown – Wesleyan – 1,242 yds

• Tripp Underwood (Stephens County) – 944 yds (10th)
• Tripp Nix (White County) – 717 yds (38th)

CLOSE (300+): Gavin Markey (Jefferson) – 552 yds; Paris Wilbanks (Habersham Central) – 513 yds; Kamden Kendrick (Union County) – 502 yds; Preston Bannister (Dawson County) – 416 yds; Peyton McGaha (Towns County) – 412 yds; Cal Faulkner (Lumpkin County) – 332 yds; Ty Truelove (Rabun County) – 301 yds

RECEIVING LEADERS (min 240 yds)

STATE LEADER – Cody Bryan – Heritage-Ringgold – 644 yds

• Davon Swinton (Stephens County) – 347 yds (21st)
• Javin Gordon (Stephens County) – 319 yds (35th)
• Zeke Whittington (Habersham Central) – 307 yds (39th)
• Maddox Young (Union County) – 258 yds (65th)

CLOSE (125+): Gaines Clark (White County) – 238 yds; Dustin Barrett (Towns County) – 204 yds; Dalton Dye (Jefferson) – 171 yds; AJ Scott (Lumpkin County) – 159 yds; Noel Lammers (White County) – 155 yds; Talan Childress (Jefferson) – 154 yds; Landyn Savage (Habersham Central) – 142 yds; Reid Giles (Rabun County) – 138 yds