With all local teams set to open the season with scrimmages, we release the Top 5 tacklers entering 2026. Subscribe to BLITZ Exclusive (monthly or annual) to view the Top 5. We do list the projected leaders below for all local teams. NOTE: players are ranked based solely on 2025 statistics.

PROJECTED LEADING TACKLERS

• BANKS COUNTY – Haiden Williamson
• COMMERCE – Rivers West
• DAWSON COUNTY – Josiah Holtzclaw
• FRANKLIN COUNTY – Elliott Harbin
• HABERSHAM CENTRAL – CJ Davis
• JEFFERSON – Max Brown
• LUMPKIN COUNTY – Weston Veater
• RABUN COUNTY – Brock Brady
• STEPHENS COUNTY – Zoonk Patterson
• TOWNS COUNTY – Sam Sarafin
• UNION COUNTY – Micah Wallace
• WHITE COUNTY – Zach Godfrey