In Week 9, the official state leaderboard by the AJC and Georgia High School Football Daily (GHSFD) published the sixth of 10 editions of state leaders. Of those, 11 local players are on the list (the previous high was 14 a week ago).
Rushing Leaders (min 625 yds)
State Leader – Zayden Cook – Chattooga – 1,752 yds
- Tysean Wiggins (Commerce) – 1,113 yds (6th; high of 4th) [Class 1A DI State Leader]
- Reid Giles (Rabun County) – 1,006 yds (15th)
- Connor Schuknecht (Union County) – 694 yds (63rd; high of 58th)
Close (500+): Dustin Barrett (Towns County) – 620 yds (high of 64th); Nolan Matthews (Lumpkin County) – 607 yds (high of 63rd); Jacari Huff (Commerce) – 596 yds (high of 82nd); Donovan Warren (Habersham Central) – 593 yds; Cal Faulkner (Lumpkin County) – 540 yds; Javin Gordon (Stephens County) – 502 yds [high of 76th]
Passing Leaders (min 1,000 yds)
State Leader – Antwann Hill, Jr – Houston County – 2,198 yds
- Tripp Underwood (Stephens County) – 1,570 yds (12th; high of 7th)
- Tripp Nix (White County) – 1,482 yds (17th; high of 10th; Class 3A State Leader)
- Paris Wilbanks (Habersham Central) – 1,433 yds (23rd)
- Kamden Kendrick (Union County) – 1,154 yds (56th; high of 33rd)
Close (400+): Gavin Markey (Jefferson) – 875 yds; Cal Faulkner (Lumpkin County) – 789 yds; Peyton McGaha (Towns County) – 623 yds; Preston Bannister (Dawson County) – 622 yds; Gunnar Weaver (Dawson County) – 487 yds; Ty Truelove (Rabun County) – 417 yds
Receiving Leaders (Min 400 Yds)
State Leader – Cody Bryan – Heritage-Ringgold – 986 yds
- Zeke Whittington (Habersham Central) – 700 yds (11th)
- Davon Swinton (Stephens County) – 512 yds (40th; high of 21st)
- Maddox Young (Union County) – 493 yds (52nd; high of 39th)
- Chatham Burnett (Dawson County) – 424 yds (88th)
Close (275+): Jonah Swinton (Stephens County) – 395 yds; Javin Gordon (Stephens County) – 376 yds (high of 35th); Gaines Clark (White County) – 352 yds (high of 70th); Talan Childress (Jefferson) – 331 yds; Noel Lammers (White County) – 301 yds; AJ Scott (Lumpkin County) – 286 yds; Zach Godfrey (White County) – 281 yds
