Calhoun all-state player takes statewide lead in receiving yardage
Calhoun’s Justin Beasley is the new statewide leader in receiving yards after eight weeks of the GHSA regular season. Winder-Barrow’s M.J. Dowdy retook the rushing lead, and Dalton’s Caine Woods maintained his longstanding lead in passing.
Beasley had six receptions for 181 yards and two touchdowns in a 49-0 victory over Ridgeland last week. He has at least 100 yards and a touchdown in all six Calhoun games. He has 912 receiving yards for the season, a pace that would give him 2,280 if Calhoun played 15 games, as it did in 2024.
Beasley is a three-year starter who made GHSF Daily/AJC all-state last season, when he had 73 receptions for 1,062 yards and 18 touchdowns on a Class 3A championship team.
“Because of his experience, we are able to move him around a lot and find different ways to get him the ball,” Calhoun coach Clay Stephenson said. “He is a great route runner and gets out of his breaks super quick.”
Beasley is 5 feet, 10 inches and 160 pounds. He has offers from Campbell and Shorter.
Dowdy rushed for 252 yards in a 49-8 victory over Loganville last week and raised his season total to 1,528. Dowdy, a senior, has surpassed 200 yards rushing in four games this season and seven in his career.
Woods did not play last week but retained his lead with 1,918 passing yards.
GHSA rushing leaders
1,528 - M.J. Dowdy, Winder-Barrow [Class 5A leader]
1,389 - Keyuntae Phillips, McNair [Class A Division I leader]
1,389 - Mason Hollingsworth, Whitefield Academy
1,332 - Ty Cummings, West Laurens [Class 3A leader]
1,252 - Jayden Johnson, Stephenson
1,173 - Woody Schettini, Northgate
1,169 - Nolan Matthews, Lumpkin County
1,165 - Cooper Bazarsky, North Cobb Christian [Class 2A leader]
1,157 - Hudson Hulett, North Murray
1,144 - Marquel Deering, Greenville [Class A Division II leader]
1,139 - Zay Prince, Athens Academy
1,091 - Donnie Warren, Habersham Central
1,079 - Christian Monfort, Morgan County
1,022 - Ethan Corpus, Allatoona [Class 4A leader]
1,019 - Jaeveon Williams, Pierce County
1,014 - Andre Gianopoulos, New Manchester
1,012 - Brandon Hamilton, Cherokee [Class 6A leader]
999 - Will Rajecki, Sequoyah
992 - Melvin McAdoo, Wilcox County
983 - Kalil Charles, Cass
978 - Deron Foster, Valdosta
973 - Elijah Brown, Liberty County
971 - Chance Ross, Jasper County
967 - Tamari Curry, Westside (Augusta)
956 - Brayden Slaughter, Heritage (Ringgold)
950 - Alvin Ricks, Wheeler County
927 - Amari Latimer, Sandy Creek
927 - Bakari Hamilton, Trinity Christian
918 - Daylan Maxwell, Jackson County
909 - Greg Kendrick, Wheeler
909 - Moonie Gipson, Kell
882 - Gene Watson, Berrien
881 - Reid Giles, Rabun County
875 - Jayden Cruz, Sonoraville
863 - Devon Caldwell, Hebron Christian
859 - Jakeyveon Parker, Macon County
848 - Colin Anderson, Houston County
843 - Henry Pullen, McEachern
843 - Nigel Gardner, Brunswick
840 - Kelston Tarver, Carver (Columbus)
835 - Jayde Beasley, Mill Creek
827 - Jitt Carr, Monroe Area
825 - Myles Mims, Eastside
818 - Keon Childers, Statesboro
813 - Christopher Wilson, KIPP Atlanta Collegiate
811 - Mason Woods, Lowndes
806 - Devonis Lee, Early County
799 - Nigel Newkirk, Gainesville
796 - AB Hilton, Screven County
791 - Christian Lawrence, Thomas County Central
787 - Sadur Salahuddin, Decatur
780 - Shamari King, Johnson (Savannah)
778 - Devion Richardson, Glascock County
777 - Tyler Foreman, Emanuel County Institute
772 - Reante Byrd, Hephzibah
771 - Josiah Gibbons, Brunswick
765 - Marquis Fennell, Valdosta
762 - Trevon Rogers, Tattnall County
761 - Alex Baert, Towns County
758 - Cameron Irastorza, Dunwoody
757 - Andrew Beard, Prince Avenue Christian
752 - Zandon Mullins, Parkview
743 - Jamarcus Harrison, East Hall
742 - Haddon Fries, Ringgold
737 - Kamari Holloman, Tift County
720 - Ashton Barton, Peach County
720 - Jackson Pirkle, Cherokee Bluff
715 - Bryson Cole, Fannin County
714 - Christian Kinlaw, New Hampstead
708 - Justin Powell, Toombs County
704 - Khemp Boyd, Haralson County
703 - Tayshaun Franklin, Ware County
690 - Bryson Vincent, ACE Charter
690 - Kentavius Debruce, Coffee
688 - Andrew Davis, West Forsyth
688 - Danarri Brown, Jackson
687 - Jakobe Dorsey, Cedartown
685 - Omari Wilson, Charlton County
682 - Earnest McIntosh, McIntosh County Academy
678 - Albert Gooding, Lithonia
677 - Solomon James, Woodland (Cartersville)
675 - Keyundric Dixon, Bacon County
674 - Khyran White, South Effingham
672 - Layne Vaughn, Gordon Lee
668 - Brandan Ridley, McIntosh
668 - Travion Bostic, Dublin
667 - Lataious Stepp Jr., Carver (Atlanta)
665 - Davian Knox, Banks County
665 - Rashad Montgomery, Mount Zion (Carroll)
663 - Camden Cox, River Ridge
662 - Nate Davis, Rockmart
660 - Gary Walker, Creekside
657 - Brooks Malone, Cambridge
657 - Zach Belyeu, North Cobb
656 - Colby Smith, Southeast Bulloch
651 - Dylan Maina, Hiram
650 - Serjoe Jones, Temple
645 - Wesley Dinkins, Savannah Christian
644 - Dayshon Furlow, Luella
644 - Gavin Nuckolls, Northwest Whitfield
643 - Ma’Khi Watson, Cedar Grove
643 - Mykheal Smith, Richmond Academy
642 - Martin McDonald, Hawkinsville
640 - Lukas Pruitt, East Hall
638 - Austin Drye, King’s Ridge Christian
633 - Jayden Murphy, Southeast Bulloch
628 - Peyton Chancey, Gilmer
GHSA passing leaders
1,918 - Caine Woods, Dalton [Class 4A leader]
1,788 - Alex Schlieman, North Hall [Class 3A leader]
1,768 - Quenterrion Stanford, Wilkinson County [Class A Division II leader]
1,756 - Connor Langford, Cambridge
1,682 - Thomas Winston, Miller Grove [Class 2A leader]
1,676 - Elijah Fudge, Spencer
1,642 - Kain Mincey, Dodge County [Class A Division I leader]
1,616 - Gavin Nuckolls, Northwest Whitfield
1,612 - Chaz Pate, Sonoraville
1,594 - Charlie Baxter, Christian Heritage
1,566 - Grant Moore, Brunswick [Class 5A leader]
1,561 - RayShaun Parks, Peachtree Ridge [Class 6A leader]
1,545 - Willie Jones Jr., Arabia Mountain
1,540 - Ryan Maxwell, Houston County
1,536 - Cannon Robinson, Westlake
1,510 - Jordan Wiggins, Northeast
1,467 - Ashton Clare, Trinity Christian
1,459 - Caden Hight, Heritage (Ringgold)
1,435 - Brodie McWhorter, Cass
1,427 - Shamar Banner, Duluth
1,426 - Kharim Hughley, Gainesville
1,425 - Weston Goodman, North Atlanta
1,422 - Ben Musser, Prince Avenue Christian
1,420 - Brodie Campbell, Newnan
1,420 - Graham Burmeister, Woodstock
1,419 - Aiden Watson, Harrison
1,412 - Cayden Benson, Creekside
1,412 - Tucker Parson, Rockmart
1,411 - Carson Hand, Richmond Academy
1,399 - Leland Holder, Taylor County
1,397 - Brody Fleming, Bleckley County
1,386 - Joshua Scott, Stockbridge
1,385 - Jayden McCullough, North Cobb Christian
1,384 - Darian Keefe, Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe
1,383 - Kamden Patterson, Baldwin
1,380 - Noah Lanford, Lakeside (Atlanta)
1,372 - James Mobley, Calvary Day
1,371 - Trace Hawkins, Calhoun
1,366 - Davis Strickland, Morgan County
1,360 - Chris Miller, Kennesaw Mountain
1,358 - Jordan Do, Archer
1,352 - J.R. Harris, Central (Carrollton)
1,335 - Joseph Owens, Toombs County
1,319 - Jahbari Felix, Bradwell Institute
1,311 - Tyler Niehr, North Paulding
1,306 - Aidan McPherson, Rome
1,300 - Nate Russell, Cartersville
1,291 - Chap Chapman, Athens Academy
1,291 - Lyndon Worthy, Worth County
1,286 - Mac Nelson, Mary Persons
1,267 - Reid Ginn, Perry
1263 - Jamarcus Harrison, East Hall
1,262 - Braylon Carter, Southwest DeKalb
1,261 - Ethan Daughtery, Lambert
1,250 - William Jackson, Camden County
1,243 - Chandler Dyson, Warner Robins
1,232 - Turner Stevenson, Aquinas
1,224 - Trey Smith, Roswell
1,219 - Blaise Thomas, Savannah Christian
1,216 - Caden Worley, Ola
1,206 - Cooper Dean, Cherokee Bluff
1,202 - C.J. Cypher, Carrollton
1,194 - Garrison Cantrell, Dacula
1,193 - Jaylen Johnson, Thomas County Central
1,192 - Skylar Hamilton, Landmark Christian
1,189 - Christion Peacock, Walton
1,177 - Greg Hart, Parkview
1,172 - Brett Strum, Flowery Branch
1,172 - Davin Lemire, Campbell
1,171 - Mitch Seaman, Lassiter
1,167 - R.J. Knapp III, Jackson County
1,150 - Mike Johnson, Douglas County
1,142 - Kolby Martin, Sequoyah
1,139 - Darnell Kelly, Hughes
1,135 - Tristan Parks, Hampton
1,132 - Bode Spence, East Paulding
1,132 - Brody Baker, Elbert County
1,130 - Chase Rhoads, East Forsyth
1,124 - Dominic Larocca, Lanier
1,122 - Michael Miller, Greater Atlanta Christian
1,116 - Patrick McCollough, Wheeler
1,114 - Kaleb Narcisse, Kell
1,109 - Deron Benson, Newton
1,102 - Caleb Hill, Sandy Creek
1,098 - Canaan Bernhardt, Jackson
1,096 - Paris Wilbanks, Habersham Central
1,092 - Deuce Smith, Grayson
1,091 - Corey Fletcher, Carver (Atlanta)
1,091 - Payton Shaw, Eastside
1,090 - Gunnar Weaver, Dawson County
1,080 - Charlie Cannon, Coosa
1,077 - Jaden Duckett, Sprayberry
1,073 - J.R. Rowland, Windsor Forest
1,073 - Lawson Cooley, Crawford County
1,065 - A.J. Glover, Charlton County
1,061 - Sebastian Heard, Carver (Columbus)
1,045 - Ryan Harrigan, Woodward Academy
1,040 - Ty Truelove, Rabun County
1,031 - Cam Hill, Thomasville
1,030 - Max Walraven, West Forsyth
1,029 - Kamden Kendrick, Union County
1,024 - Javion Dobbs, M.L. King
1,023 - Eric Hockman, New Hampstead
1,021 - Antonio Hampton, Salem
1,016 - Jenssen Kaivani, Decatur
1,014 - Ishmael Jones, Sumter County
1,007 - Cohen Lawson, Colquitt County
1,005 - Micah Joyner, Dougherty
GHSA receiving leaders
912 - Justin Beasley, Calhoun [Class 3A leader]
844 - Taurean Rawlins, Mount Vernon [Class A Division I leader]
806 - Jack Rhodes, Aquinas
775 - Craig Dandridge, Cambridge [Class 4A leader]
771 - Rashad Blalock, McNair
764 - Dylan Green, Kennesaw Mountain [Class 5A leader]
749 - Keyon Standifer, Athens Academy
746 - Gavin Green, Rockmart [Class 2A leader]
738 - M.J. Mathis, Houston County
733 - Peyton Echols, Trinity Christian
713 - Terrious Favors, Carver (Atlanta)
704 - Kade Mitchell, Northwest Whitfield
702 - Ty Kemp, North Hall
675 - Collins Price, Lassiter
671 - Aaron Gregory, Douglas County [Class 6A leader]
668 - Jack Ruban, Cherokee
668 - Mason Stephens, Mary Persons
662 - D.J. Huggins, Harrison
647 - Jamere Smith, Greenville [Class A Division II leader]
642 - Ahmontae Pitts, Blessed Trinity
641 - Myles Cobb, Wilkinson County
639 - Jaison McCall, Jackson
638 - Weston Hughes, Savannah Christian
637 - John Matthews, Newnan
633 - Doyle Morrison, Lanier
613 - Jordan Christie, Southwest DeKalb
610 - Havyn Searels, Dalton
596 - Derrick Miller, Newton
595 - Trae Stevenson, Brooks County
594 - Jauriel Bray, Dodge County
590 - Kadine McAlister, Salem
589 - Damien Henderson, Creekside
579 - Wills Campbell, Roswell
578 - Jamario Rice, Ware County
570 - Elliot Hamilton, Social Circle
564 - Jerimiah Burns, Dodge County
564 - Mahki Johnson, Wilkinson County
563 - Peyton Zachary, Carrollton
563 - Ryan Mosley, Carrollton
563 - Rylan Hubbard, Woodstock
555 - Santiago Bizzell, Bacon County
553 - Tre Shields, Flowery Branch
552 - Sam Gritton, East Coweta
544 - Carter Hayes, Wesleyan
544 - Kamarion Johnson, Clinch County
542 - Xavier Cannon, Warner Robins
539 - Cole Cable, North Hall
535 - Toby Martin, North Cobb Christian
528 - Jaris Sinkfield, Thomson
525 - Amauri Couch, Spencer
522 - Jaden Upshaw, Lee County
522 - Lo’than McBride, Richmond Academy
521 - Dallas Dickerson, North Oconee
519 - Kenneth Gladden Jr., Miller Grove
519 - Tramayne Beliard, Miller Grove
516 - Jahlil Abdullah-Kortney, Cass
515 - Dai’jon Hayes, Tift County
510 - Ty’quavion Pinkard, Taylor County
504 - Prince Jean, Valdosta
503 - J.J. Winston, Rome
503 - Langston Butler, Sonoraville
500 - Ty’Lil Terrell, South Cobb
497 - Bryson Roberts, Trion
496 - Dawson Quarterman, Grayson
496 - Jack Ellenburg, North Atlanta
492 - Walker Hughes, Etowah
488 - Banks DeMore, Briarwood Academy
486 - Jaylen Britt, Newnan
484 - Oakleen Padgett, North Cobb Christian
481 - Elias Gandy, Westlake
481 - Ja’darius Hinton, Ridgeland
481 - Jordan Hudson, Spencer
479 - Reid Giles, Rabun County
478 - Jacoby Parker, Ola
474 - Isaac Kareem-Maman, Dacula
474 - McCord Purdy, Pickens
474 - Michael Palmieri, Denmark
472 - Jay Feltus, Habersham Central
471 - Jordan Peacock, Walton
469 - Bubba Frazier, Benedictine
468 - Collin Mason, Arabia Mountain
465 - Cody Bryan, Heritage (Ringgold)
464 - Jaquez Kelly, Montgomery County
464 - Nick Buggs, Campbell
462 - Canon Davis, Lakeside (Atlanta)
460 - Matthew Franatovich, Lambert
456 - Davon Swinton, Stephens County
455 - Robbie Dunn, Archer
450 - Cash Martin, North Forsyth
450 - Jamarion McKinney, Hughes
448 - H Garmany, Dade County
446 - Dylan Edwards, Dawson County
445 - Chasen Jones, East Hall
445 - Cohen Fletcher, Heritage (Ringgold)
445 - Isaac Summey, Dalton
445 - Jaleel Parham, Parkview
444 - Deshaun Fedd, Crisp County
442 - David Coleman Jr, Camden County
442 - Jabari Watkins, Thomas County Central
441 - Zion Hudson, Peach County
438 - Malcolm Millsap, Cherokee Bluff
437 - Philip Williams, Gainesville
435 - Jo’Van Freeney, Landmark Christian
431 - Cade Zeman, Northview
431 - Nigel Pittman, Thomasville
427 - Ben Wright, Richmond Academy
427 - Jalen Hicks, Calvary Day
425 - M.J. Knight, Calvary Day
425 - Ty Tillery, Morgan County
GIAA rushing leaders
1,155 - Tyler Stephens, Stratford Academy
1086 - Jake Johnson, Strong Rock Christian
894 - Jaxon Bone, King’s Academy
795 - Adian Grady, Bethlehem Christian
770 - Wade Register, Trinity Christian (Dublin)
709 - Kamari Jackson, Valwood
GIAA passing leaders
1,653 - Lane Sceals, Deerfield-Windsor
1,513 - Braxton Wilkinson, Calvary Christian
1,433 - Broughton Branch, Brookstone
1,337 - Kylan Fryar, Loganville Christian
1,266 - Cutler Fleming, Brentwood
1,069 – Lewis Cheney, John Milledge Academy
1,064 – Brock Johnson, Westfield
GIAA receiving leaders
702 - Win Hoots, Westfield
667 - Gabe Daniel, Deerfield-Windsor
655 – Jason Kelly, Brookstone
602 – Banks DeMore, Briarwood Academy
482 – Asa Wall, John Milledge Academy
470 - David Hutchins, Deerfield-Windsor
About the Author
Todd Holcomb has been a contributor to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution since 1985. He is currently co-founder and editor of Georgia High School Football Daily.
