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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.
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Below are the top returning receivers at 6A schools, based on The Dallas Morning News’ top 20 receiving leaders from a season ago (listed in descending order of yards).
Blake Gunter, Southlake Carroll
Stats: 66 catches for 1,224 yards (18.55 average) and 18 TDs
Notable: Gunter is ranked 46th overall in The Dallas Morning News’ top 100 recruits for the Class of 2027 and is the No. 6 overall WR.
Javion Broussard, Duncanville
Stats (while at Kimball): 58 catches for 1,093 yards (18.84 average) and 13 TDs
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Maxwell Nichols, Arlington Bowie
Stats: 61 catches for 1,086 yards (17.80 average) and 13 TDs
Nolan Hawkins, Trophy Club Byron Nelson
Stats: 62 catches for 1,017 yards (16.40 average) and 14 TDs
Trenton Yancey, Duncanville
Stats: 55 catches for 852 yards (15.49 average) and 8 TDs
Notable: Yancey is ranked 16th overall in The Dallas Morning News’ top 100 recruits for the Class of 2027 and is the No. 2 overall WR.
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Brody Knowles, Southlake Carroll
Stats: 40 catches for 849 yards (21.23 average) and 7 TDs
Notable: Knowles is ranked 35th overall in The Dallas Morning News’ top 100 recruits for the Class of 2027 and is the No. 5 overall WR.
Damarion Mays, North Crowley
Stats: 54 catches for 843 yards (15.61 average) and 11 TDs