In Week 13 (the added bonus week), the official state leaderboard by the AJC and Georgia High School Football Daily (GHSFD) published the 10th of 10 editions of state leaders. In those, 15 local players are on the final list, the most of any week this season.

RUSHING LEADERS (min 950 yds)

STATE LEADER – Zayden Cook – Chattooga – 2,735 yds

  • Tysean Wiggins (Commerce) – 1,437 yds (18th; high of 4th) [former Class 1A DI State Leader]
  • Reid Giles (Rabun County) – 1,257 yds (35th; high of 13th)
  • Nolan Matthews (Lumpkin County) – 1,149 yds (43rd; high of 63rd)
  • Connor Schuknecht (Union County) – 1,081 yds (55th; high of 58th)
  • Dustin Barrett (Towns County) 962 yds (99th; high of 33rd)

CLOSE (700+): Jacari Huff (Commerce) – 946 yds (xxth; high of 82nd); Gavin Markey (Jefferson) – 939 yds; Donovan Warren (Habersham Central) 872 yds (high of 89th); Javin Gordon (Stephens County) – 796 yds [high of 76th]; Cody McBrayer (Dawson County) 758 yds; Jaiden Daniels (Commerce) – 710 yds

PASSING LEADERS (min 1,500 yds)

STATE LEADER – Antwann Hill, Jr – Houston County – 2,874 yds

  • Tripp Nix (White County) – 2,298 yds (19th; high of 10th; Class 3A State Leader)
  • Paris Wilbanks (Habersham Central) – 2,158 yds (24th; high of 23rd)
  • Tripp Underwood (Stephens County) – 1,969 yds (39th; high of 7th)
  • Kamden Kendrick (Union County) – 1,614 yds (92nd; high of 33rd)

CLOSE (700+): Cal Faulkner (Lumpkin County) – 1,237 yds; Gavin Markey (Jefferson) – 1,167 yds; Gunnar Weaver (Dawson County) – 913 yds; Peyton McGaha (Towns County) – 768 yds; Preston Bannister (Dawson County) – 748 yds; Ty Truelove (Rabun County) – 690 yds

RECEIVING LEADERS (min 550 yds)

STATE LEADER – Jaylen Elder – Morgan County – 1,349 yds

  • Zeke Whittington (Habersham Central) – 901 yds (23rd; high of 11th)
  • Maddox Young (Union County) – 689 yds (78th; high of 39th)
  • Jonah Swinton (Stephens County) – 616 yds (106th)
  • Chatham Burnett (Dawson County) – 586 yds (113th; high of 88th)
  • Dylan Edwards (Dawson County) – 560 yds (119th)
  • Gaines Clark (White County) – 553 yds (125th; high of 70th)

CLOSE (430+): Davon Swinton (Stephens County) – 512 yds (high of 21st); AJ Scott (Lumpkin County) – 453 yds; Talan Childress (Jefferson) – 452 yds; Zach Godfrey (White County) – 446 yds; Javin Gordon (Stephens County) – 432 yds (high of 35th)

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