The Leaderboard: Lanier’s Peyton surges to No. 1 spot in Class 5A rushing
The state's hottest running back is Lanier’s Tojuan Peyton Jr., who is Class 5A’s new rushing leader.
Peyton rushed for 421 yards on 27 carries and scored all six of his team’s touchdowns in a 59-42 loss to Roswell last week.
The week before, Peyton rushed for 283 yards and four touchdowns and scored a fifth touchdown on a kickoff return in a 42-35 victory over Johns Creek.
“He’s really hard to tackle,” Lanier coach Tyler Maloof said. “He’s a compact guy. He’s 5-9, 200 pounds, and it’s hard to bring him down on contact, and once he gets into the secondary, he has the ability to outrun people.”
Peyton is committed to Memphis. Maloof said a handful of new schools have inquired about him after seeing his performances the past two weeks. An outstanding student, Peyton plans to graduate in December and enroll early at Memphis.
Here are the GHSA’s leaders in rushing, passing and receiving through 10 weeks of the regular season.
Rushing
1,959 - Zayden Cook, Chattooga (A-I leader)
1,614 - Bryian Duncan Jr., Cairo (3A leader)
1,543 - Alvin Ricks, Wheeler County (A-II leader)
1,534 - Brayden Tyson, Brookwood (6A leader)
1,489 - Tojuan Peyton Jr., Lanier (5A leader)
1,425 - Emadd Howard, Walnut Grove (4A leader)
1,323 - Demetrius "M.J." Dowdy, Winder-Barrow
1,309 - Dominique Ball, Westover
1,291 - Josiah Allen, Wheeler
1,271 - Darrian Roberts, Atkinson County
1,270 - Malachi Render-Fannin, LaGrange
1,258 - Quinterrius Gipson, Kell
1,253 - Jaylan Aquino, Drew
1,244 - Kadiphius Iverson, Westside-Macon (2A leader)
1,214 - Anddreas McKinny, Bryan County
1,202 - Tysean Wiggins, Commerce
1,164 - Andrew Beard, Prince Avenue Christian
1,156 - Kalil Townes, Lovett
1,121 - Carson Callihan, Fannin County
1,111 - Daniel Smith, Mill Creek
1,107 - Xavier Rucker, Allatoona
1,101 - Shane Marshall, Irwin County
1,098 - Nick Woodford, Northeast
1,090 - Reid Giles, Rabun County
1,085 - Zo Smalls, Savannah Christian
1,083 - Elijah Hayes, West Hall
1,077 - Mark Howard, Woodland-Stockbridge
1,067 - Chris Cole, Brooks County
1,067 - Joshua Troup, Richmond Hill
1,062 - Michael Battle, Pelham
1,061 - Ethan Tisdale, Heard County
1,059 - William Heck, Brunswick
1,031 - Hudson Hulett, North Murray
1,028 - Jacari Barnett, Elbert County
1,021 - Benjamin Plemons, Chestatee
1,008 - Da'Shaun Williams, Hiram
1,005 - Ty Jones, Lakeside-Evans
1,003 - Mason Hollingsworth, Whitefield Academy
1,001 - Kelby Tymes, Marion County
999 - Reante Byrd, Hephzibah
997 - Zion Johnson, Newton
972 - Javen Parker, East Paulding
949 - Jonaz Walton, Central-Carrollton
942 - Zamarcus Lindley, Douglas County
922 - C.J. Gray, Temple
914 - Dustin Barrett, Towns County
900 - Ty Cummings, West Laurens
894 - Lawson Sullivan, Fannin County
891 - Justyn Williams, Spencer
889 - Will Rajecki, Sequoyah
885 - Aaron Bryant, Clinch County
877 - Jamari Welch, Athens Academy
877 - Drew Richardson, East Jackson
876 - Albert Gooding, Lithonia
876 - Christian “Deuce” Lawrence, Thomas County Central
874 - James Skelly, North Paulding
874 - Rashod Daniel, Putnam County
872 - Braylon Hill, Cass
872 - Peyton Groce, Gordon Lee
869 - Darrius Favors, Manchester
869 - Jeanarion Kamga, Westside-Augusta
868 - Bryson Tarver, Swainsboro
867 - Darius Favors, Manchester
865 - Darius White, Decatur
864 - Jayden Cruz, Sonoraville
862 - Caden McGatha, Pierce County
860 - Roderick Fuller, Treutlen
857 - Jayden Johnson, Stephenson
855 - Robert Henderson, Hapeville Charter
850 - Brandan Ridley, McIntosh
847 - Isaiah Payton, Woodstock
840 - Jitt Carr, Monroe Area
838 - Tyrese Woodgett, Coffee
837 - Antavious Richardson, Greenville
831 - Walker Poyner, Lake Oconee Academy
830 - Carsyn Baker, Hughes
827 - Devon Caldwell, Hebron Christian
826 - Naeem Odeniyi, Westlake
824 - Noah Laban, Denmark
823 - Jamarcus Harrison, East Hall
821 - Ousmane Kromah, Lee County
821 - T.J. Lester, Milton
820 - Connor Schuknecht, Union County
819 - Skyler Williams, Warner Robins
818 - Kobe Caslin, Carver-Columbus
816 - Marquel Deering, Greenville
814 - Kaden Hamilton, Hiram
812 - Willie Batts, Dublin
811 - Jeremiah Frost, Ringgold
808 - A'merre Williams, Burke County
807 - Favian Williford, Apalachee
806 - Reginald Glover, Northeast
804 - Amari Latimer, Sandy Creek
800 - Zachary Manning, Druid Hills
Passing
2,438 - Tanner Savasir, Cherokee (6A leader)
2,397 - Antwann Hill Jr., Houston County (5A leader)
2,259 - Julian Lewis, Carrollton
2,138 - Weston Taylor, Cambridge (4A leader)
2,122 - Matt Pearch, Dunwoody
2,092 - Tucker Perkins, Effingham County
2,087 - Kharim Hughley, Gainesville
2,075 - Davis Strickland, Morgan County (2A leader)
2,061 - Ben Brown, Wesleyan (A-I leader)
2,024 - Lyndon Worthy, Worth County
1,995 - Blake Weldon, Schley County (A-II leader)
1,969 - Tripp Nix, White County (3A leader)
1,962 - Rashawn Truell, New Hampstead
1,952 - Mason Bryant, Paulding County
1,931 - Kade Smith, Trion
1,925 - Devin Edmonds, Jones County
1,842 - Luke Nickel, Milton
1,806 - Harrison Faulkner, North Oconee
1,798 - Darnell Kelly, Peachtree Ridge
1,772 - J.R. Harris, Central-Carrollton
1,750 - Brooks Brien, Cherokee Bluff
1,747 - Armond Parker, Locust Grove
1,738 - Jaylen Johnson, Thomas County Central
1,730 - Luke Priester, Chattahoochee
1,726 - Ethan Spector, River Ridge
1,723 - Carter Triplett, Christian Heritage
1,720 - Hunter Campbell, Centennial
1,719 - Chaz Pate, Sonoraville
1,707 - Braylon Carter, Southwest DeKalb
1,683 - Christian Langford, Hughes
1,671 - Titus Watkins, Oconee County
1,666 - Sean Smith, Westlake
1,640 - Jordan Washington, Monroe
1,639 - Michael Johnson, Dutchtown
1,635 - Caden Hight, Heritage-Ringgold
1,619 - Kaleb Narcisse, Kell
1,616 - Camden Hodge, Winder-Barrow
1,610 - Jaden Duckett, Sprayberry
1,609 - Tripp Underwood, Stephens County
1,594 - Paris Wilbanks, Habersham Central
1,583 - Hampton Johnson, Athens Academy
1,583 - Dream Rashad, Mountain View
1,583 - Kaeden Gilstrap, Walton
1,582 - Shane Throgmartin, Mill Creek
1,577 - Ethan Long, Adairsville
1,568 - Julian Shanks, Arabia Mountain
1,560 - D.J. Hudson, Peach County
1,544 - Darien Keefe, Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe
1,543 - Max Walraven, West Forsyth
1,539 - Grant Moore, Brunswick
1,522 - D.J. Bourdeaux, Douglas County
1,519 - Tristan Parks, Hampton
1,502 - James Mobley, Calvary Day
1,483 - Nate Russell, Cartersville
1,474 - Elijah Fudge, Spencer
1,463 - Caleb Hill, Sandy Creek
1,451 - Landon Walker, Woodward Academy
1,443 - Quenterrion Stanford, Wilkinson County
1,423 - Teddy Jarrard, North Cobb Christian
1,420 - Hezekiah Millender, Clarke Central
1,414 - Cayden Benson, Creekside
1,414 - Brodie Campbell, Newnan
1,411 - Connor Langford, Duluth
1,410 - Trey Smith, Roswell
1,404 - Graham Burmeister, Woodstock
1,402 - Weston Bryan, Lee County
1,401 - Junior Burrus, Brooks County
1,400 - Charles Maxell III, Bowdon
1,400 - Ethan Daughtery, Lambert
1,398 - Kolby Martin, Sequoyah
1,386 - Thomas Winston IV, Miller Grove
1,384 - Brock Szakacs, East Forsyth
1,377 - Michael Buhay, Westminster
1,376 - Elijah Seaney, North Forsyth
1,373 - Joshua Scott, Stockbridge
1,370 - Jordan Do, Archer
1,365 - Skylar Hamilton, Landmark Christian
1,359 - David Burgess, Dougherty
1,350 - R.J. Knapp, Jackson County
1,348 - Gavin Nuckolls, Northwest Whitfield
1,339 - Xavier Hill, Harrison
1,335 - Parks Riendeau, Camden County
1,327 - Matthew Baer, Denmark
1,327 - Todd Robinson, Valdosta
1,321 - Jamarcus Harrison, East Hall
1,320 - Jamon Coggins, Lithonia
1,310 - Chase Cromartie, McIntosh
1,308 - Ethan Tisdale, Heard County
1,299 - Mitch Seaman, Lassiter
1,289 - Montavious Banks, Carver-Atlanta
1,282 - Hayden Jones, Pickens
1,280 - Caden McGatha, Pierce County
1,273 - Ryan Hall, North Gwinnett
1,268 - Lawson Sullivan, Fannin County
1,268 - Delancy Alexander, New Manchester
1,263 - Ryan Dean, Mount Pisgah Christian
1,262 - Brandon Wallace, Cross Creek
1,253 - Kamden Kendrick, Union County
1,244 - Mack May, Washington County
Receiving
1135 - Jaylen Elder, Morgan County (2A leader)
1097 - Cody Bryan, Heritage-Ringgold (3A leader)
1092 - Travis Smith Jr, Westlake (6A leader)
1052 - Keyon Standifer, Athens Academy (A-I leader)
995 - Isaiah Mitchell, Houston County (5A leader)
949 - Jaivon Solomon, Jones County (4A leader)
942 - Craig Dandridge, Cambridge
938 - D.J. Avery, Chattahoochee
888 - Ethan Willingham, Trion (A-II leader)
887 - Randy Parker, Lithia Springs
876 - Kamari Maxwell, New Hampstead
866 - Jamarion McKinney, Dutchtown
834 - Kendall Sims, Schley County
794 - D'ontae Fulton, Worth County
785 - Porter Allison, Dunwoody
772 - Zeke Whittington, Habersham Central
753 - K.T. Thompson, Cherokee Bluff
753 - Landon Roldan, North Oconee
752 - Carter Hayes, Wesleyan
750 - Hudson Cocchiara, Cambridge
750 - Ty Tillery, Morgan County
749 - Braylen Still, Dougherty
738 - Brady Marchese, Cartersville
715 - Kenyan Glasper, Winder-Barrow
699 - Kaiden Prothro, Bowdon
699 - Cam Nixon, Cross Creek
696 - George Lamons, Brooks County
695 - John Stuetzer, Pope
695 - Samuel Turner, Southwest DeKalb
693 - McCord Purdy, Pickens
691 - M.J. Mathis, Houston County
685 - Danny Boden, Dunwoody
675 - Jeremiah Ware, Gainesville
673 - Caylen Brunson, Spencer
654 - Elijah Green, Marietta
649 - Derrick Mimms, Locust Grove
643 - Gus Anderson, Newnan
638 - Christian Ward, Walton
633 - Jahsaun Clarke, Norcross
628 - Zach Stair, Riverwood
628 - Josiah Abdullah, Woodward Academy
627 - Lincoln Delaere, Starr's Mill
625 - Braydan Jones, Dade County
624 - Cayman Reynolds, Sonoraville
620 - C.J. Wiley, Milton
619 - Mark Manfred, Sprayberry
608 - Grant Hollier, River Ridge
601 - Zion Hudson, Peach County
599 - Thomas Blackshear, Calvary Day
598 - Chris Hutchinson, Alexander
595 - Demarcus Horne, Spencer
593 - Gabe Daniels, Greater Atlanta Christian
591 - Daijon Hayes, Tift County
590 - Casani Bartlett, Lovett
587 - Kiel Sparks, Perry
587 - Harrison Spencer, South Forsyth
585 - Colby Alexander, Archer
584 - Elyiss Williams, Camden County
583 - Mason Hall, Oconee County
582 - Christian Smith, Lambert
581 - Brice Whitely, ACE Charter
580 - Kory Pettigrew, Perry
578 - Edward Coleman, Calvary Day
576 - Aaron Savage, Winder-Barrow
574 - Wyatt Tash, Cherokee
574 - Xavier Buckner, Mount Zion-Carroll
573 - Kishaun Taylor, Ringgold
572 - Maddox Young, Union County
571 - Kobe Lewis, Kennesaw Mountain
569 - Jo'Van Freeney, Landmark Christian
568 - Tyler Lynch, M.L. King
566 - Taz Smith, Gainesville
562 - Jaden Jackson, Washington County
561 - Bubba Frazier, Benedictine
561 - Jackson Stanley, Creekview
561 - George Sabb, New Manchester
560 - Jacques King, Effingham County
556 - Kamarui Dorsey, Hampton
554 - Charlie Idom, Christian Heritage
554 - Larry Hudson, Dutchtown
552 - Israel Conway, Cherokee
548 - Ryan Mosley, Carrollton
548 - Kobe Adeleke-Hokes, Peachtree Ridge
547 - Steele Ingram, North Cobb
545 - Malik Brightwell, Newton
538 - Chasen Jones, East Hall
538 - Jarvis Mathurin, Hebron Christian
535 - Mikeal Grissom, Lakeside (Evans)
535 - Andre Gianopoulos, Paulding County
530 - Geno Houchins, Mount Pisgah Christian
529 - Tre Winters, Adairsville
529 - Gaines Clark, White County
527 - Ryan Wells, Effingham County
525 - Brady Holbrook, North Forsyth
519 - Jamarious Towns, Brunswick
516 - Seven Rashad, Mountain View
515 - Matt Patchin, South Paulding
512 - Xavious Nalls, Adairsville
512 - Jack Griggs, Greater Atlanta Christian
512 - Davon Swinton, Stephens County
512 - Jayden Farley, Worth County
510 - Brody Cofield, Heard County
507 - Aaron Gregory, Douglas County
507 - Anthony Bell, Paulding County
506 - Alijah Patillo, Collins Hill
506 - Austin Perry, Harrison
504 - Ethan Pajot, Mount Vernon
503 - Peyton Zachary, Carrollton
503 - Jorden Edmonds, Sprayberry
501 - Ethan Barbour, Milton