Stats alone don’t lead to success in Texas High School football, though piling up the yards and collecting touchdown catches certainly helps.
Last year was last year, and it is hard to predict what will happen based on the previous season’s failures or successes. Still, it’s nice to know which playmakers, game-changers and record-breakers will once again play under the Friday night lights.
Over the next few weeks, we’ll look at the top returning players in terms of passing yards, rushing yards and receiving yards in the 6A, 5A, 4A/others and private school classifications.
Below are the top returning rushers at 4A and lower classification schools, based on The Dallas Morning News’ top 20 rushing leaders from a season ago (listed in descending order of yards).
Stats: 143 carries for 1,208 yards (8.45 average) and 16 TDs
Stats: 111 carries for 1,095 yards (9.86 average) and 13 TDs
Stats: 71 carries for 872 yards (12.28 average) and 4 TDs
Stats: 98 carries for 662 yards (6.76 average) and 7 TDs
Stats: 102 carries for 659 yards (6.46 average) and 3 TDs
4A/Others: Passing | Rushing | Receiving