Demetrio Teniente \/ The Dallas Morning News<\/p>\n
Stats alone don’t lead to success in Texas High School football, though piling up the yards and collecting touchdown catches certainly helps.<\/p>\n
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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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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Below are the top returning passers at 6A schools, based on The Dallas Morning News’ top 20 passing leaders from a season ago (listed in descending order of yards).<\/p>\n
Tre Williams, Aledo<\/p>\n
Stats (While at Lewisville): 210 of 325 (65%) for 2,536 yards, 29 TDs and 11 INTs<\/p>\n
Notable:\u00a0Williams transferred to\u00a0Aledo from Lewisville earlier this year after his family moved cities due to his father\u2019s job. Williams (5-10, 165) was a big part of Lewisville\u2019s 8-3 season in 2025, throwing for 2,536 yards and 29 touchdowns while completing 65% of his passes as a junior. He threw for 236 yards and a touchdown on 20 of 28 passing in Lewisville\u2019s 22-15 first-round playoff loss to five-time state champion Allen.<\/p>\n
Jerry Meyer III, Waxahachie<\/p>\n
Stats: 194 of 315 (62%) for 2,485yards, 33\u00a0TDs and 8 INTs<\/p>\n
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