The 1,000-yard rusher once was a staple of a winning team in Georgia. Now, it's almost as important to have a 1,000-yard receiver. Most of these 10 high school players surpassed 1,000 yards receiving in 2014, and those that didn't made their presence felt in several areas of the game.
*Darion Anderson, Houston County (6-1, 170) - Anderson caught 55 passes for 1,262 yards and 18 touchdowns for a 10-3 team that reached the Class AAAAA quarterfinals. He also plays in the secondary and made 44 tackles last season and returned a punt and an interception for touchdowns. Rated the consensus No. 26 senior recruit overall in the state, Anderson is committed to Georgia.
*WR Major Bellamy, Central Gwinnett (5-8, 155) - Bellamy caught 77 passes for 1,220 yards and eight touchdowns last season for a 7-5 team that advanced in the playoffs for the first time since 2005. Bellamy was named the Gwinnett County Touchdown Club receiver of the year ahead of the more highly recruited players on this list. He has been timed in less than 4.4 seconds in the 40-yard dash, but his height has kept him a mid-major recruit to this point.
*Jai Creamer, Rome (6-3, 205) - Creamer is the most prolific Georgia wide receiver who isn't getting heavy recruiting interest. He had 71 receptions for 1,246 yards and 16 touchdowns in only nine games last season for a 3-6 team. Creamer might play safety in college, or even basketball. He averaged 14 points and nine rebounds in that sport while racking up co-region player-of-the-year honors.
*Kyle Davis, Archer (6-2, 210) - Davis, the most highly recruited pure wide receiver in Georgia, caught 63 passes for 1,183 yards and nine touchdowns for the Class AAAAAA runner-up team. He's rated the No. 1 receiver recruit nationally by 247Sports (No. 4 consensus). His leaders reportedly are Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee.
*Josh Imatorbhebhe, North Gwinnett (6-2, 205) - Imatorbhebhe, who is committed to Southern Cal, caught 58 passes for 1,072 yards and 15 touchdowns last season. He's rated the No. 14 prospect in Georgia and No. 24 receiver nationally. Imatorbhebhe has a long wing span and 40-inch vertical jump.
*Sam Letton, Walton (6-3, 235) - Letton is the probably the state's top pure tight end prospect. He caught 42 passes for 651 yards and 10 of his team's 11 touchdown passes last season. Letton reportedly favors Kentucky.
*Demetris Robertson, Savannah Christian - Robertson, the consensus No. 4 senior recruit in Georgia, missed the first seven games of 2014 waiting to win his appeal of eligibility after transferring from another Savannah school. On top of that, Savannah Christian's offense was built around the run, so Robertson's statistics are limited, albeit impressive. He scored 10 touchdowns on only 34 touches, one on a 75-yard kick return. His college leaders are Alabama, Georgia and Stanford.
*Tyler Smith, McEachern (5-10, 165) - The only junior (or non-senior) on this list, Smith caught 65 passes for 1,291 yards and 20 touchdowns last season for a 10-4 team that reached the Class AAAAAA semifinals. He's rated the consensus No. 24 junior prospect in Georgia and has offers from Alabama, Auburn, Georgia and several others.
*WR Lorenzo Smothers, Marion County (5-8, 170) - Smothers has an impact in more areas of the game than perhaps any other player in the state. He had 51 receptions for 835 yards, but also 869 rushing yards, 48 tackles, five interceptions and 34 touchdowns total (17 rushing, 13 receiving, three returning punts and one returning an interception). Recruiting interest has been slow for a small-sized player at a small school. Marion County is 34-5 during Smothers' three seasons.
*Charlie Woerner, Rabun County - Woerner had 45 catches for 659 yards and seven touchdowns, but it would be more if his team left him to catch passes only. Instead, he's also a running back who rushed for 1,187 yards and a safety who had more than 100 tackles. Woerner is committed to Georgia.
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