In Week 7, the official state leaderboard by the AJC and Georgia High School Football Daily (GHSFD) published the fourth of 10 editions of state leaders. Ten local players are on the list (previously 13).
RUSHING LEADERS (min 500 yds)
STATE LEADER – Zayden Cook – Chattooga – 1,328 yds
- Tysean Wiggins (Commerce) – 755 yds (16th; high of 4th) [former 1A DI State Leader]
- Reid Giles (Rabun County) – 572 yds (60th; high of 39th)
CLOSE (300+): Dustin Barrett (Towns County) – 485 yds (high of 64th); Nolan Matthews (Lumpkin County) – 481 yds (63rd); Jacari Huff (Commerce) – 426 yds [prev 82nd]; Connor Schuknecht (Union County) – 398 yds; Donovan Warren (Habersham Central) – 377 yds; Cal Faulkner (Lumpkin County) – 359 yds; Javin Gordon (Stephens County) – 357 yds [prev 76th]; Cody McBrayer (Dawson County) – 325 yds
PASSING LEADERS (min 800 yds)
STATE LEADER – Kade Smith – Trion – 1,409 yds
- Tripp Nix (White County) – 1,233 yds (13th)
- Tripp Underwood (Stephens County) – 1,171 yds (15th; high of 7th)
- Kamden Kendrick (Union County) – 885 yds (71st)
CLOSE (400+): Paris Wilbanks (Habersham Central) – 742 yds (high of 74th); Cal Faulkner (Lumpkin County) – 717 yds; Preston Bannister (Dawson County) – 622 yds; Peyton McGaha (Towns County) – 572 yds; Gavin Markey (Jefferson) – 552 yds
RECEIVING LEADERS (min 325 yds)
STATE LEADER – Cody Bryan – Heritage-Ringgold – 701 yds
- Maddox Young (Union County) – 411 yds (47th; high of 42nd)
- Zeke Whittington (Habersham Central) – 374 yds (59th; high of 32nd)
- Gaines Clark (White County) – 352 yds (76th)
- Davon Swinton (Stephens County) – 350 yds (77th; high of 21st)
- Javin Gordon (Stephens County) – 348 yds (79th; high of 35th)
CLOSE (200+): Chatham Burnett (Dawson County) – 295 yds; AJ Scott (Lumpkin County) – 243 yds; Brayden Roach (White County) – 239 yds; Jonah Swinton (Stephens County) – 235 yds; Noel Lammers (White County) – 217 yds; Zach Godfrey (White County) – 209 yds; Dustin Barrett (Towns County) – 206 yds; Dylan Edwards (Dawson County) – 203 yds
