Versatile Benedictine standout now leads state of Georgia in receiving yards

It’s valuable enough that Benedictine senior Eron Mallard leads the state in receiving yards. He took that title with last week’s 216-yard performance, three-touchdown performance against Jenkins in a 37-35 victory.

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Mallard has 831 yards receiving for 11 touchdowns on 35 catches. Add in his 300 rushing yards and 196 return yards, and Benedictine has one of the Georgia’s most versatile weapons.

The role is not new. As a junior, Mallard had 1,424 all-purpose yards — 396 rushing, 657 receiving and 371 returning — with multiple touchdowns in each category.

Mallard, a slotback in Benedictine’s hybrid wing-T spread offense, is committed to Purdue, which loves his speed. Mallard’s personal best in the 100 meters is 10.62 seconds. He finished fourth in the 100 and seventh in the 200 at last year’s Class 4A track-and-field meet.

Here are the GHSA and GIAA rushing, passing and receiving leaders.

GHSA

Rushing

• 1,720 - Quinton Edwards, Calhoun County (Class A leader)
• 1,633 - Jae’Veon Williams, Pierce County (Class 3A leader)
• 1,532 - Cooper Shumate, Monroe Area (Class 4A leader)
• 1,387 - Austin Stinson, Houston County (Class 6A leader)
• 1,380 - Jayden Johnson, Stephenson
• 1,279 - Alex Baert, Towns County
• 1,257 - Peyton Davis, LaGrange (Class 5A leader)
• 1,245 - Danarri Brown, Jackson
• 1,200 - Tyrese Dorsey, Shiloh
• 1,194 - Javarris Warner, Troup
• 1,173 - Donterrius Mincey, Toombs County
• 1,152 - Za’Kian Tobler, Treutlen
• 1,051 - Kyle Johnson, Swainsboro (Class 2A leader)
• 1,017 - Bryson Penson, LaFayette
• 1,016 - Peyton Chancey, Gilmer
• 1,006 - Rae’shawn Clyde, Randolph-Clay
• 996 - Brayden Tyson, Brookwood (Class 7A leader)
• 995 - Bradley Stephens, Dunwoody
• 992 - Keylan Yates, Pike County
• 984 - Antonio Webster, Jordan
• 979 - Jacez Walton, Central (Carrollton)
• 970 - Derrell Brown, Crisp County
• 970 - Jeremiah Frost, Ringgold
• 946 - Nigel Gardner, Brunswick
• 943 - Emmanuel Ajayi, Villa Rica
• 937 - Noah Parker, Macon County
• 925 - Zyion Love, Bleckley County
• 924 - Jamon Ellis, Bacon County
• 898 - Brycen Gault, Evans
• 896 - Brooks Smallwood, East Forsyth
• 888 - LJ Devine, Fitzgerald/Coffee
• 887 - Jeremiah Scott, Johnson County
• 880 - Ashton Barton, Peach County
• 874 - Xiquavian Teal, Cairo
• 871 - Joby McCannon, North Oconee
• 870 - Daylan Maxwell, Jackson County
• 870 - Jeremiah Johnson, Schley County
• 860 - Jaiden Moore, Hillgrove
• 853 - Kingston Caesar, Etowah
• 852 - Stanley Smart, Benedictine
• 832 - Carson Lott, Creekview
• 829 - Kori Mutcherson, Claxton
• 825 - Zandon Mullins, Parkview
• 823 - Solomon James, Woodland (Cartersville)
• 822 - MJ Craft, Blessed Trinity
• 818 - Maliq Washington, McNair
• 811 - Sam Chasteen, Holy Innocents’ (Class 4A-2A Private leader)
• 810 - Mason Woods, Lowndes
• 807 - Jake Orton, North Cobb Christian
• 804 - X’Zabion Jackson, Bainbridge
• 796 - Jase Kelsey, Pike County
• 793 - Matthew Baze, Loganville
• 788 - Zaire Sykes, North Springs
• 788 - Christian Womack, Westlake
• 783 - Bryson Cole, Fannin County
• 782 - Linc Allen, Trion
• 781 - Nick Archer, Carrollton
• 780 - Amos Robinson, Whitefield Academy
• 772 - Trace Washington, Sequoyah
• 770 - Ace Hatcher, ACE Charter
• 764 - Ike Wyngaard, Pickens
• 759 - Christian Hayes, Thomasville
• 757 - Khalif Morgan, Utopian Academy
• 753 - Jmere Doe-Davis, Effingham County
• 743 - Kevin Hartsfield, Newton
• 743 - Calvin Wynn Jr., Washington-Wilkes
• 739 - Kyson Nesbitt, Banks County
• 739 - Kumari Thomas, Putnam County
• 738 - Ryder Furtick-Williams, Walker
• 732 - Demarco Huff, Commerce
• 731 - Ab Hilton, Screven County
• 727 - Gary Walker, Creekside
• 725 - Deron Foster, Valdosta
• 723 - Deuce Thigpen, Alexander
• 718 - Cameron Keeve, Bradwell Institute
• 712 - Zach Belyeu, North Cobb
• 711 - Caden Waye, Ola
• 711 - Aidan McPherson, Thomas County Central
• 709 - Khayel Sam, South Forsyth
• 708 - Cash Perkins, Berrien
• 707 - Tristian Sloane, East Jackson
• 706 - Justin Brown, East Coweta
• 706 - Markyl Allen, Long County
• 703 - Jacob Jackson, Westlake
• 696 - Andrew Beard, Prince Avenue Christian
• 692 - Jay’Andre Brown, Richmond Academy
• 691 - Courey Bryan, Woodland (Stockbridge)
• 687 - Jaiden Knight, Appling County
• 683 - Reante Byrd, Hephzibah
• 680 - Tabrone Ball, Ridgeland
• 679 - Kartavias Gamble, Manchester
• 675 - Quin’traevion Huckaby, Terrell County
• 673 - EJ Nelson, Irwin County
• 671 - Carlos Sing, Alcovy
• 670 - Josh Woelfl, Oconee County
• 664 - Mead McGinnis, Madison County
• 652 - Dreek Wynn, Irwin County
• 652 - Alex Tarboro, Northside (Columbus)
• 651 - Alex Corrias, Morgan County
• 648 - Christon Kennedy, Callaway
• 647 - Charlie Baxter, Christian Heritage
• 644 - Matt Schletty, Roswell
• 643 - Gavin Steele, Mount Vernon
• 641 - Trayvian King, Turner County
• 640 - KJ Hunter, Portal
• 638 - Zeke Percell, Portal
• 637 - Caden Houston, B.E.S.T. Academy
• 636 - Zaden Waller, Montgomery County
• 631 - Zion Ellison, Peach County
• 628 - Laquan Pendleton, Jones County
• 626 - Cannon Holloway, Fannin County
• 624 - Tavares Bexley, Bremen
• 623 - Noel Best, Liberty County
• 622 - Wesley Dinkins, Savannah Christian
• 621 - Bobby Reynolds, Coffee
• 620 - Colton Steele, North Hall
• 618 - Julian Love, McIntosh
• 618 - Jayden Martin, Windsor Forest
• 616 - Malachi Saunders, Brantley County
• 616 - Martin McDonald, Hawkinsville
• 613 - Josiah Gibbons, Brunswick
• 610 - Shane McLendon, Winder-Barrow
• 607 - Jamarcus Knight, Dublin
• 606 - Mathias Fraga, Lambert
• 604 - Aquil Beazer, Lovejoy
• 604 - CJ Menzie, Richmond Hill
• 603 - Rohan Kent, Cedartown
• 600 - Waelyn Baliles, North Murray

Passing

• 2,475 - Ashton Clare, Trinity Christian (Class 4A-2A Private leader)
• 2,112 - JR Harris, Central (Carrollton) (Class 5A leader)
• 2,085 - CJ Cypher, Carrollton(Class 7A leader)
• 1,943 - Jordan Wiggins, Northeast (Class 3A leader)
• 1,894 - Kamden Patterson, Baldwin (Class 4A leader)
• 1,844 - Branson Stowe, Stephens County
• 1,824 - Brodie Campbell, Newnan (Class 6A leader)
• 1,735 - Boston Pierce, Kell
• 1,714 - Charlie Baxter, Christian Heritage
• 1,707 - Elijah Fudge, Spencer
• 1,699 - James Mobley, Calvary Day
• 1,665 - Jayden Whiteside, Marietta
• 1,643 - Christion Peacock, Walton
• 1,638 - Cannon Robinson, Westlake
• 1,620 - Greg Hart, Parkview
• 1,616 - Alex Schlieman, North Hall
• 1,588 - Rex Greene, Flowery Branch
• 1,585 - Tristin Sharpe, Union Grove
• 1,561 - Caden Jones, Lassiter
• 1,561 - Justin Stephenson, Lithia Springs
• 1,543 - Aiden Watson, Harrison
• 1,457 - Tucker Parson, Hart County
• 1,444 - Derrick Baker, Milton
• 1,443 - Caden Hight, Heritage (Ringgold)
• 1,436 - Weston Goodman, North Atlanta
• 1,424 - Khayel Sam, South Forsyth
• 1,421 - Brody Fleming, Bleckley County (Class 2A leader)
• 1,419 - Micah Joyner, Dougherty
• 1,405 - Gary Chatman, Brookwood
• 1,400 - Braylon Carter, Southwest DeKalb
• 1,397 - Evan Jones, Denmark
• 1,391 - Jorden Guinn, Woodland (Stockbridge)
• 1,374 - Jameson Hilton, Wesleyan
• 1,370 - Savoy Nichols, Creekside
• 1,369 - Jax Bowles, East Coweta
• 1,366 - Brinn Robinson, White County
• 1,357 - Ryan Maxwell, Houston County
• 1,349 - Turner Stevenson, Aquinas
• 1,342 - Caden Houston, B.E.S.T. Academy (Class A leader)
• 1,341 - CJ Peoples, South Gwinnett
• 1,338 - Czar Daniels, Columbia
• 1,336 - Noah Bourque, North Forsyth
• 1,335 - Zion Butler, Mountain View
• 1,334 - Jah’Barri Felix, Bradwell Institute
• 1,334 - Brandon Davis II, M.L. King
• 1,310 - Riley Braiden, Providence Christian
• 1,296 - Cason Carrigan, Eagle’s Landing Christian
• 1,295 - Blaine Brown, Villa Rica
• 1,293 - Chris Miller, Kennesaw Mountain
• 1,287 - Omari Burse, Benedictine
• 1,270 - Leland Holder, Taylor County
• 1,258 - Josiah Frazier, Newton
• 1,249 - Braden Stark, North Paulding
• 1,245 - Cohen Lawson, Lee County
• 1,230 - Jamal Ambler, Archer
• 1,221 - Gavin Hollum, Prince Avenue Christian
• 1,209 - Luke Wood, Ringgold
• 1,208 - Clay Hicks, Schley County
• 1,204 - Jody Dudley, East Hall
• 1,196 - Kain Mincey, Dodge County
• 1,186 - Nolan Shakar, Sequoyah
• 1,184 - Smith Browning, Northwest Whitfield
• 1,183 - Deuce Smith, Grayson
• 1,183 - Boone Horn, Jefferson
• 1,181 - Jayden McCullough, North Cobb Christian
• 1,173 - Brody Cato, West Forsyth
• 1,162 - Demond Slaughter, Chattahoochee
• 1,161 - Cannon Holloway, Fannin County
• 1,159 - Caleb Hill, Sandy Creek
• 1,156 - Bode Spence, East Paulding
• 1,155 - Jhamard Cobb, Perry
• 1,150 - RJ Perry, Dacula
• 1,141 - Tanner Bail, Pickens
• 1,140 - Maximus Newson, Discovery
• 1,140 - Ethan Tisdale, Heard County
• 1,138 - Khi Mitchell, Colquitt County
• 1,132 - Ryan Woods, Holy Innocents’
• 1,125 - Eli Brock, Bremen
• 1,120 - Jayden Martin, Windsor Forest
• 1,115 - Landon Ryan, Whitefield Academy
• 1,114 - Cooper Shumate, Monroe Area
• 1,108 - Ryan Dyce, Lambert
• 1,107 - Win Garmany, Dade County
• 1,103 - Marion Luckett, Duluth
• 1,101 - Trayvian King, Turner County
• 1,087 - Joseph Owens, Toombs County
• 1,075 - Lyndon Worthy, Worth County
• 1,054 - Omarion Guilford, Calhoun County
• 1,049 - Brody Sorensen, Dawson County
• 1,048 - Brenten Bell, Model
• 1,046 - Zeke Douglass, Etowah
• 1,045 - Wailer Sands, Jasper County
• 1,043 - Caiden Ivory, Peach County
• 1,042 - CJ Payne, Cherokee Bluff
• 1,035 - Knox Whitworth, Franklin County
• 1,030 - Elam Rahman, North Gwinnett
• 1,020 - AJ Williams, Callaway
• 1,017 - Jordan Singleton, Mary Persons
• 1,017 - Ahmed Ali, Spalding
• 1,014 - Keygan Walker, Brunswick
• 1,012 - Matthew Dillon, Effingham County
• 1,010 - Landon Brown, Centennial
• 1,010 - Zain Belfield, Peachtree Ridge
• 1,008 - Ty Roberts, Tift County
• 1,007 - Zabrian Boler, Stephenson
• 998 - Bryce Puckett, Cairo
• 989 - Jack Gable, Alexander
• 989 - Keirion Tate, Northside (Warner Robins)
• 986 - Marcus Turk, Cambridge
• 983 - John Fair III, Drew
• 981 - Ben Musser, Jackson County
• 981 - Drew Beane, Northview
• 977 - Willie Jones Jr., Miller Grove
• 972 - Tristan Owens, Hampton
• 970 - Sebastian Heard, Carver (Columbus)
• 965 - Aidan McPherson, Thomas County Central
• 963 - Caden Worley, Ola
• 961 - Kharim Hughley, Gainesville
• 960 - Durrell Wilson, Sprayberry
• 959 - Trust Mack, Hephzibah

Receiving

• 831 - Eron Mallard, Benedictine (Class 5A leader)
• 792 - Kaiden Harbin, Stephens County (Class 3A leader)
• 777 - Jarious Hamm, Union Grove
• 774 - Tyler Robinson, Flowery Branch
• 771 - Bryce Bell, Monroe Area (Class 4A leader)
• 755 - Collins Price, Lassiter (Class 6A leader)
• 738 - Kamari Frazier, Lithia Springs
• 733 - Aiden Opore, Walton (Class 7A leader)
• 722 - Jaylen Britt, Newnan
• 698 - Jeffery Thomas, Houston County
• 687 - Roscoe Hayes, Westlake
• 683 - Madoxx Davis, Cartersville
• 681 - Duke Collins, Stephens County
• 680 - Jake Ivester, Central (Carrollton)
• 679 - Jordan Carrasquillo, Milton
• 674 - Brock Burrus, Kell
• 674 - Aaron Graham, M.L. King
• 664 - King Bateman, Turner County (Class A leader)
• 659 - Jackson Nesmith, Marietta
• 653 - Christian Ema, Parkview
• 648 - Aidan Randolph, Trinity Christian (Class 4A-2A Private leader)
• 640 - JD Arnette, Perry
• 635 - Brayden Bailey, Holy Innocents’
• 616 - Luke Thompson, Trinity Christian
• 615 - Jaden Upshaw, Lee County
• 608 - Jayden Juniors, South Gwinnett
• 608 - Qua Pinkard, Taylor County
• 602 - Jakhi Litmon, B.E.S.T. Academy
• 601 - Jordan Peacock, Walton
• 598 - Jordan Christie, Southwest DeKalb
• 585 - Ian Kelly, Whitefield Academy
• 584 - Marlon Knight, Calvary Day
• 584 - Geno Houchins, Wesleyan
• 583 - Jacob Springer, Discovery
• 579 - Cole Cable, North Hall
• 569 - DJ Huggins, Harrison
• 561 - Jett Whitworth, Franklin County
• 559 - Tavares Tinsley Jr., Northeast
• 554 - Quinn Smith, Blessed Trinity
• 551 - Jordan Kendrix, Central (Carrollton)
• 550 - Brandon Stevens, Toombs County
• 549 - Zalen Green, Douglass
• 548 - Tooga Whatley, Paulding County
• 543 - Jason McNulty, Bleckley County (Class 2A leader)
• 542 - Jacobi Pasley, Bradwell Institute
• 542 - Mason Stephens, Mary Persons
• 542 - Brock Teal, Pickens
• 537 - Ty Pinckney, Calvary Day
• 533 - Carlos Robertson Jr., Trinity Christian
• 530 - Carter Ross, South Forsyth
• 523 - Cade Zeman, Northview
• 521 - Jerimiah Burns, Dodge County
• 520 - Dondre Mulligan, Jackson
• 517 - Kurston Curry, Hart County
• 517 - Dextavion Reese, Hephzibah
• 515 - Andrew Spaulding, West Forsyth
• 513 - King Grissom, Mitchell County
• 513 - Kyle Cummings, Northwest Whitfield
• 512 - Justin Burton, Baldwin
• 510 - Kaiden James, Callaway
• 505 - Cameron Matthews, Eagle’s Landing Christian
• 505 - Mason Malone, Providence Christian
• 497 - Neal Sajere, Denmark
• 496 - Mohamed Toure, Dacula
• 496 - Blake Dowler, Trinity Christian
• 494 - Robbie Dunn, Archer
• 494 - Oakleen Padgett, North Cobb Christian
• 489 - Antwan Lockett, Colquitt County
• 488 - Sean Green, Camden County
• 488 - Cornell Watkins, Ridgeland
• 486 - Matis Saint Jean, Lambert
• 484 - Jaquaveon Nelson, Worth County
• 483 - Gunnar Weaver, Dawson County
• 479 - Lyriq Davis, Centennial
• 476 - Cohen Fletcher, Heritage (Ringgold)
• 475 - Darrell McFadden, Carrollton
• 472 - Timothy Woodson, Carver (Columbus)
• 472 - Taurean Rawlins, Mount Vernon
• 469 - Asher Adams, Mt. Bethel Christian
• 469 - Jordan Hudson, Spencer
• 469 - Kenderzous Wylie, Washington-Wilkes
• 468 - Beau Moore, Christian Heritage
• 466 - Javon Swanigan, Cross Creek
• 461 - Jabari Wade, Banneker
• 456 - Ja’Londi O’Hara, Ware County
• 455 - Robert Van Alstyne, Sequoyah
• 454 - Luc McClendon, Pope
• 448 - Jeremiah Mathis, Douglas County
• 448 - Jeremiah Mathis, Northeast
• 446 - Brad Sanders, Hampton
• 446 - Ta’Shawn Poole, Howard
• 445 - David Burgess, Dougherty
• 443 - Isaiah Alford, East Coweta
• 442 - Waseem Murray, Brunswick
• 442 - Deion Saunders, Mountain View
• 438 - Canyon Carter, Bremen
• 437 - Kyron Pipes, Alpharetta
• 437 - Austen Kitchings, Jefferson
• 434 - Curt Walker, Kennesaw Mountain
• 432 - Brody Archie, Marietta
• 432 - Bryant Marshall, Ringgold
• 431 - Walker Hughes, Etowah
• 431 - Dwane Franklin, Windsor Forest
• 430 - Dylan Haley, Cherokee Bluff
• 430 - Evan Hawkins, North Gwinnett
• 430 - Jason Horne, Parkview
• 428 - Derrick Simelton, Mount Zion (Jonesboro)
• 428 - Lo’than McBride, Richmond Academy
• 427 - Isaiah Brown, Effingham County
• 427 - Noah Norwood, Jackson County
• 426 - William Bucey, Savannah Christian
• 424 - Gabriel Tatum, Christian Heritage
• 423 - Toby Martin, North Cobb Christian
• 423 - Scottavian Thomas, Northeast
• 423 - Dai’jon Hayes, Tift County
• 422 - Kayden Logue, Baconton Charter
• 419 - Bryce Henry, Chattahoochee
• 419 - Jasper Williams, Flowery Branch
• 419 - Braxton Palmer, Peachtree Ridge
• 417 - Dara Esamagu, Mountain View
• 417 - Cash Martin, North Forsyth
• 416 - Zach Godfrey, White County
• 414 - Duke Sanders, Sequoyah
• 411 - Andrew Cochran, Blessed Trinity
• 411 - Jacoby Parker, Ola
• 408 - Eli Grant, Richmond Hill
• 408 - Gavin Green, Rockmart
• 407 - Brayden Stoker, Heritage (Ringgold)
• 407 - Demetric Johnson Jr., Lithia Springs
• 405 - Jack Floyd, Dade County
• 404 - Barry Curry, Gordon Central
• 402 - Josiah Walker, Villa Rica
• 401 - Jaylin Logan, Calhoun County

GIAA

Rushing

• 1,310 - JJ Blackwell, Riverside Military
• 1,276 - Jake Johnson, Strong Rock Christian
• 1,248 - Bryse Peachey, Terrell Academy
• 1,040 - Dillon Terry, Brookstone
• 1,021 - Noah Hickman, Edmund Burke Academy
• 1,005 - Reid Jackson, Bethlehem Christian
• 914 - Seth Royal, Tiftarea Academy
• 767 - Jamel Cooper, John Milledge Academy
• 734 - Evan Stasney, John Milledge Academy
• 725 - Jaquan Lewis, Windsor Academy
• 713 - Orin Wynn, Briarwood
• 705 - Jack Ballard, Flint River Academy
• 682 - Jordan Turner, Bethesda Academy
• 680 - Sam Hickman, Edmund Burke Academy
• 654 - Thomas Holland, Savannah Country Day
• 626 - Asa Wall, John Milledge Academy
• 626 - Kamari Jackson, Valwood
• 620 - Micah Clyde, Tattnall Square
• 606 - Donovan Colvin, St. Anne-Pacelli
• 601 - Tristan Robinson, Brentwood

Passing