While the Maxwell Ratings reflect team strength, the simulation highlights the impact of the season’s structure as defined by games, region alignments and playoff brackets.

The projections are a combination of the current Maxwell ratings and actual scoring patterns.

Jae’Veon Williams got the single-game rushing recored last week with his 382 rushing yards and four touchdowns on 32 carries in a 35-7 victory over Swainsboro.

North Oconee’s regular-season winning streak, ended last week by Jackson County, ranks tied for fifth all-time, according to the Georgia HSFHA.

The AJC Varsity/GHSF Daily Offensive Line of the Week is Monroe Area, which paved the way 519 yards rushing and produced Georgia’s first 1,000-yard rusher of the season.

AJC Varsity highlights the top Georgia high school football performances from around the state in Week 4.

Caden Waye rushed for 157 yards and two touchdowns and intercepted three passes, returning one for a touchdown, in Ola’s 54-0 victory over Starr’s Mill.

Class 7A saw no change among its rankings.

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Throughout the 2026 Georgia high school football season, the Maxwell Ratings will rank the 463 teams of the GHSA, GIAA and GAPPS.