The Leaderboard: Capers helping first-year Denmark make its mark

"He's 6-5, about 210 pounds with a lot of speed and just sucks the ball out of the air," Denmark coach Terry Crowder said. "He's a matchup problem one-on-one. He plays free safety too, so he's a tough kid, the best [wide receiver] I've ever coached."

Denmark QB Ben Whitlock also has had a big year. He leads Class AAAA in passing yards with 2,489. He had never played on varsity until the opening of Forsyth County's newest school.

Denmark - which starts 17 sophomores - would need to beat Flowery Branch next week, or for Chestatee to upset West Hall, to make the playoffs. The last first-year program to make the playoffs was Chattahoochee County, with a 5-6 record, in 2006. The last to go .500 or better while playing a region schedule was Rutland, at 5-5, in 2003.

Rushing 

2,551 - Treylon Sheppard, Haralson County (AAA leader)

1,928 - Chandler Byron, Monroe Area

1,850 - Jamious Griffin, Rome (AAAAA leader)

1,813 - A.J. Brown, Harlem (AA leader)

1,359 - Marcuis Fulks, Hiram

1,358 - Rayquan Riley, Hephzibah

1,355 - Keyon Brooks, Kennesaw Mountain (AAAAAAA leader)

1,342 - Murphy Reeves, Fellowship Christian (A leader)

1,338 - Dexter Williams, Mount de Sales

1,335 - Tyrell Robinson, East Paulding

1,328 - Keaton Mitchell, Eagle's Landing Christian

1,308 - Tank Bigsby, Callaway

1,297 - Reese White, Riverwood

1,283 - Travis Tisdale, Lowndes

1,248 - Octavious Griffin, Columbia

1,241 - Kris Coleman, Liberty County

1,240 - Kalen Sims, Starr's Mill

1,231 - Juan Powell, Douglass

1,229 - Christian Charles, Chestatee (AAAA leader)

1,226 - Martize Smith, Decatur

1,213 - Eric Dixon, Emanuel County Institute

1,205 - Christian Singleton, North Cobb

1,179 - Travon Mathews, Marion County

1,171 - Chancellor Lee Parker, Mill Creek

1,165 - Derrian Brown, Buford

1,129 - Cameron Cruver, Northgate (AAAAAA leader)

1,108 - Cade Radam, Creekview

1,098 - M.J. Fuller, Wayne County

1,097 - Jaden Jenkins, Jefferson County

1,082 - Jahmyr Gibbs, Dalton

1,080 - Davian Criss, Mountain View

1,078 - Dyquan Bloodshaw, Washington County

1,049 - Derionte Kemp, Drew

1,039 - Austin Douglas, Mount Vernon Presbyterian

1,035 - Darrell Nichols, Westlake

1,034 - Hagen Willingham, Trion

1,032 - Shun Allen, Elbert County

1,020 - Kamonty Jett, Roswell

1,006 - John Jones, Pierce County

992 - Jeffrey Curtis, Heritage (Ringgold)

976 - Jarvis Washington, Laney

974 - Demetrius Knight, Strong Rock Christian

974 - Lovasea Carroll, Warren County

968 - Zach Jones, Trinity Christian

966 - Kevin Harris, Bradwell Institute

966 - William Caylor, Northview

962 - Quen Wilson, Mary Persons

961 - Christian Gillespie, Southeast Whitfield

952 - Michael Cox, Holy Innocents'

948 - D.J. Lundy, Irwin County

947 - Gary Hawkins, Screven County

944 - Aaron Beasley, Heard County

941 - Tra Sampson, Schley County

941 - D.J. Scott, ACE Charter

935 - Raheem Gaines, Mundy's Mill

926 - Tyshaun Freeman, Westside (Macon)

917 - Max Webb, Chattahoochee

916 - Fredrick Davis Jr., Northside (Columbus)

914 - Aaron Yarbrough, Early County

908 - Jo'quavious Marks, Carver (Atlanta)

904 - Daymon Thomas, Upson-Lee

901 - Nykeem Farrow, Bleckley County

897 - Daimar Ivey, Temple

891 - Cal Dickie, Centennial

882 - C.J. Streicher, Pickens

877 - Terrence Walker, Banks County

871 - Ahmad Kamara, Dawson County

871 - J.Q. Brown, Grovetown

869 - Stellmach Joseph, Pope

868 - Trenton Jones, Dacula

867 - Mason Boswell, Adairsville

865 - Torri Taylor, Richmond Academy

862 - Mike Jones, Tift County

859 - Honus Wagner, North Forsyth

858 - Jakia Thompson, Monroe Area

857 - Gerald Green, East Coweta

852 - Tyler Goodson, North Gwinnett

850 - Jamarion Walker, Cook

847 - Cole Jacobs, Sequoyah

840 - Damozzio Harris, Windsor Forest

838 - Phillip Michael Collins, Cambridge

831 - Nathan Williams, Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe

827 - Cal'von Harris, Harris County

819 - Bo Lawson, Dooly County

815 - Shawn Morris, Lithonia

813 - Quinton Brown, Alexander

813 - Steele Chambers, Blessed Trinity

808 - Brison Beck, Rabun County

806 - Cody Brown, Parkview

803 - Cyrus Zuell, Veterans

802 - K.J. Burton, Chapel Hill

802 - Jack Allen, Mount Paran Christian

Passing 

2,871 - Max Brosmer, Centennial (AAAAAA leader)

2,842 - Dylan Fromm, Warner Robins (AAAAA leader)

2,650 - Harrison Bailey, Marietta (AAAAAAA leader)

2,489 - Ben Whitlock, Denmark (AAAA leader)

2,423 - Tate Rodemaker, Valdosta

2,260 - Lane Rucker, Perry

2,176 - Kobe Hudson, Troup

2,133 - Ross Malmgren, North Paulding

2,133 - Pierson Allison, Union County (AA leader)

2,119 - Brock Vandagriff, Prince Avenue Christian (A leader)

2,001 - Hunter Costlow, Jones County

2,000 - Zach Gibson, Johns Creek

1,830 - Gunner Stockton, Rabun County

1,825 - Donald Wilson, Salem

1,756 - R.J. McDaniel Jr., Locust Grove

1,748 - Kade Youmans, Swainsboro

1,723 - Austin Seymour, South Paulding

1,711 - J.T. Hartage, Mary Persons

1,694 - Ty Fisher, Northwest Whitfield

1,678 - Chad Mascoe, Thomasville

1,667 - Cody Guidry, Crawford County

1,665 - Preston Poag Jr., North Murray (AAA leader)

1,652 - Elijah Gainey, Flowery Branch

1,614 - Tre Luttrell, Habersham Central

1,597 - Carter Peevy, Archer

1,594 - Jalyn Williams, Westlake

1,584 - Cameron Hopkins, Westover

1,579 - Beau Lark, Northview

1,574 - Blake Kytle, Mount Vernon Presbyterian

1,572 - Tyjauan Rogers, Mount Zion (Jonesboro)

1,571 - Tee Webb, Cartersville

1,571 - Eric Phoenix, Windsor Forest

1,553 - Nick Hanson, Heritage (Ringgold)

1,543 - Jarrett Guest, Kennesaw Mountain

1,541 - Kyle Toole, Lee County

1,532 - J'kori Jones, Grayson

1,519 - Gavin Gray, Calhoun

1,517 - Carlos Del Rio Wilson, McEachern

1,516 - Vyshonn Daniel, LaFayette

1,489 - Jordan Williams, Parkview

1,479 - Thomas Williams, Drew

1,467 - Logan Watson, Camden County

1,458 - Justin Fomby, Central Gwinnett

1,453 - Max Rigby, Houston County

1,434 - Parks Harber, Westminster

1,429 - Jordan Yates, Milton

1,427 - Kierston Harvey, Americus-Sumter

1,415 - Louis Williams, Norcross

1,411 - C.J. Ogbonna, Wheeler

1,407 - Ethan Roberts, Roswell

1,399 - Colten Gauthier, Hebron Christian

1,372 - Alex Drazic, Discovery

1,350 - Trenton Folds, Morgan County

1,349 - Donovan Anthony, Washington-Wilkes

1,347 - Peyton Rich, Lambert

1,341 - Christian Charles, Chestatee

1,336 - Austin Kirksey, Walton

1,335 - Deante Maxwell, Carver (Atlanta)

1,327 - Kaleb Sherrer, North Oconee

1,311 - Josh Rose, Greater Atlanta Christian

1,308 - Aaron Graham, Riverwood

1,295 - L.T. Stowers, Newton

1,292 - Christian Palmer, Stratford Academy

1,283 - Trey Cloud, Toombs County

1,277 - Trevor Lovett, North Cobb

1,277 - Nathan Cronic, East Coweta

1,276 - Noah Cook, Eastside

1,276 - Jarrett Jenkins, Dacula

1,274 - Jaycee Harden, Colquitt County

1,273 - J.Ben Haynes, White County

1,269 - Victor Dixon Jr., Westside (Macon)

1,262 - Kashif Taylor, Carrollton

1,243 - Lazarus Anderson, Creekside

1,242 - Taylor Jackson, South Effingham

1,241 - Aeneas Dennis, South Cobb

1,227 - Wiley Hartley, North Atlanta

1,223 - Gage Moses, Pepperell

1,221 - Damon Stewart, Chattahoochee

1,213 - J.C. French, Wesleyan

1,204 - Cole Kibler, Ringgold

1,203 - Shamar Taylor, Wayne County

1,195 - C'Darius Kelley, Greene County

1,193 - J.R. Martin, North Gwinnett

1,193 - Gavin Hall, Harrison

1,179 - Michael Maginnis, Newnan

1,177 - Rashod Brockington, Lanier County

1,164 - Jake Davis, Upson-Lee

1,163 - Bo Lawson, Dooly County

1,155 - Matthew Neff, Christian Heritage

1,150 - Aaron Bell, North Springs

Receiving 

1,420 - Marcayll Jones, Warner Robins (AAAAA leader)

1,069 - Ze'vian Capers, Denmark (AAAA leader)

1,030 - Arik Gilbert, Marietta (AAAAAAA leader)

914 - Ty James, Greater Atlanta Christian (AAA leader)

859 - Jalin Strown, Flowery Branch

853 - Seth Pressley, Chestatee

831 - Dayton Wade, Lovejoy (AAAAAA leader)

824 - Tyrek Presley, Drew

802 - Cam Green, Jordan (AA leader)

801 - Jontavis Robertson, Jones County

792 - Mack Simmons, Prince Avenue Christian (A leader)

791 - Dominick Blaylock, Walton

790 - Richard Shaw, Centennial

787 - Kobe Johnson, Discovery

786 - Metrius Fleming, Elbert County

773 - Parker Self, South Paulding

766 - Kendall Alford, Walton

756 - Davion Ross, Perry

749 - Jonathan Baker, Northview

731 - Chandler Lynn, Toombs County

728 - Justin Sanders, North Atlanta

721 - Malik Washington, Parkview

717 - Xavier Roberts, Rome

694 - Ramel Keyton, Marietta

682 - Drake Mason, Centennial

674 - Robert Lewis, Newton

672 - Sawyer Drake, Union County

668 - Brysen Boone, South Cobb

666 - Dre Lester, Washington-Wilkes

666 - Nolan Letzgus, Heritage (Ringgold)

660 - R.J. Phillips, Swainsboro

659 - Luke Smith, Lumpkin County

652 - Tommy Stewart, Mountain View

648 - Deanthony Ball, Carver (Atlanta)

646 - Donovan Curry, Habersham Central

632 - Nick Hassan, Strong Rock Christian

628 - Aalah Brown, Valdosta

623 - Giovanni Dyer, Johns Creek

606 - Micah Davis, Harrison

606 - Tre Young, Riverwood

605 - Deon Fountain, Brooks County

604 - Ricky White, Wheeler

601 - Braylen Weems, Archer

600 - Tyler Ajiero, Tift County

600 - Tyler Smith, Salem

599 - Parker Wroble, Mill Creek

589 - Jeffrey Saturday, Hebron Christian

588 - Terrence Morton, Mays

586 - Jadon Haselwood, Cedar Grove

585 - Kyle Hamilton, Marist

583 - Taji Johnson, Marietta

582 - Jayden Thomas, Pace Academy

581 - Kevin Cochran, Thomasville

574 - Anthony Jackson, Westover

563 - Jakarius Tillman, Thomasville

560 - Kenyon Jackson, Grayson

560 - Keontae Reeves, Crawford County

560 - Orri Roberts, Henry County

558 - Michael King, Coahulla Creek

557 - Jacob Jarrett, Roswell

557 - Ja'Marquis Johnson, Berrien

555 - Isaiah Wilson, Norcross

550 - John Robert Sess, Mount Paran Christian

545 - John Copenhaver, Roswell

545 - Justin Robinson, Eagle's Landing Christian

543 - Taariik Brett, Mount Zion (Jonesboro)

536 - Jamari Thrash, Troup

536 - Jaylon Barden, Westside (Macon)

535 - Kellan Autenrieth, North Paulding

532 - Joshua Webb, Crawford County

529 - Abraham Camara, West Forsyth

522 - Austin Jones, Rabun County

522 - Jordyn Williams, Westover

520 - Jordan Huff, Morgan County

517 - Joko Willis, Troup

516 - Michael Mathison, Newton

515 - Jamontae Jean, Therrell

514 - Maleek Wooten, Jones County

513 - Isaiah Lancaster, Carrollton

512 - Shawn Hardy, Camden County

510 - Brayden Carey, East Coweta

508 - Christian Parrish, Prince Avenue Christian

507 - Kyle Morlock, Union County

506 - Dalton Pearson, Johns Creek

506 - Nah'Shawn Hezekiah, Stone Mountain

505 - Gamarion Carter, Stephens County

504 - Kobie Phillips, Macon County

502 - Lennox Bowie, Salem

500 - Jordan Brewer, Fellowship Christian

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