National Leaders from the Box State

Being among the state’s top leaders in stats is a major accomplishment that players work hard to earn. One thing that is better than being among the top players in the state is being a top player in the country. The players listed below have put in work that has paid off enough for their names to be amongst the top 100 players in the nation throughout various stat categories listed on MaxPreps. <img class="wp-image-90063 alignright" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/redzone/uploads/2020/12/Keegan-Patterson-Longmont-300x288.jpg" alt="" width="286" height="274" /> Passing Yards [player_tooltip player_id="206494" first="Bekkem" last="Kritza"] (2025) | Fairview - 2,203 passing yards (33rd) [player_tooltip player_id="22726" first="Keegan" last="Patterson"] (2022) | Longmont - 2,137 passing yards (38th) and 2,525 total yards (24th) [player_tooltip player_id="150189" first="Tyler" last="Kubat"] (2023) | Fossil Ridge - 1,912 passing yards (82nd)   Receiving Yards [player_tooltip player_id="242109" first="Rashad" last="Caldwell"] (2023) | Denver South - 855 yards (59th) [player_tooltip player_id="153694" first="Josh" last="Dunn"] (2022) | Broomfield - 829 yards (72nd) <img class=" wp-image-85841 alignright" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/redzone/uploads/2020/12/Josh-Dunn-Broomfield-300x264.jpg" alt="" width="291" height="256" />   Sacks [player_tooltip player_id="241233" first="Marcus" last="Howard"] (2022) | Aurora Central - 16 sacks (T-3rd) [player_tooltip player_id="209833" first="Nathan" last="Hallmark"] (2022) | Fossil Ridge - 16 sacks (T-3rd) [player_tooltip player_id="62241" first="Blake" last="Purchase"] (2023) | Cherry Creek - 11 sacks [player_tooltip player_id="58932" first="Nunie" last="Tuitele"] (2022) | Regis Jesuit - 11 sacks There are 24 players in the nation who have recorded 11 sacks on the season to this point.   <img class="size-medium wp-image-80717 alignright" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/redzone/uploads/2020/12/Blake-Purchase-Cherry-Creek-2-300x202.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="202" />Interceptions Michael Riser (2023) | Gunnison - 6 [player_tooltip player_id="22763" first="Isacc" last="Gomez"] (2023) | Thornton - 6 Parker Gazdik (2023) | Severance - 5 Kanon Padilla (2022) | University - 5 Geovanni Mendoza (2022) | Valley - 5 (19th in INT return yards with 193 total) [player_tooltip player_id="22713" first="Cash" last="Cheeks"] (2022) | Mesa Ridge - 5 (25th in INT return yards with 181 total) Hunter Johnson (2022) | Englewood - 39th in INT return yards with 160 from three picks. Logan Trosper (2023) | Skyline - 91st in INT return yards with 132 from three picks. There are 46 players with six INTs and 119 players with five INTs.   Punt Return Yards Xavier Martinez (2023) | Florence - 255 total (24th), 15.9 avg (65th) [player_tooltip player_id="153695" first="Evan" last="Johnson"] (2022) | Grandview - 242 total (28th), 20.2 avg (30th) Remington Larson (2022) | Cherry Creek - 241 total (29th), 17.2 avg (55th) Brady Rockwell (2022) | Limon - 228 total (38th), 22.8 avg (19th) [player_tooltip player_id="230267" first="Dante" last="Capolungo"] (2022) | Dakota Ridge - 210 total (53rd), 21.0 avg (24th) [player_tooltip player_id="153690" first="Blake" last="Haggerty"] (2022) | Castle View - 174 total (87th), 17.4 avg (52nd) Ean Lee (2022) | Arvada West - 174 total (89th), 17.4 avg (53rd)   <img class="size-medium wp-image-216443 alignright" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/redzone/uploads/2021/10/55FD6D9A-2C8D-46AC-9F16-B9F1197A7A5B.jpeg" alt="" width="300" height="200" />Scoring [player_tooltip player_id="150210" first="Noah" last="Triplett"] (2023) | Dakota Ridge - 132 total points (47th) and 22 total TDs (37th) Evan Atkin (2023) | Moffat County - 127 total points (57th) and 21 total TDs (42nd) [player_tooltip player_id="22667" first="Gavin" last="Sawchuk"] (2022) | Valor Christian - 19 total TDs (101st) Ten players have 22 total TDs, 15 players have 21 total TDs, and 33 players have 19 total TDs.   Kickers [player_tooltip player_id="150425" first="Chase" last="Brion"] (2023) | Golden - 10 of 11 FGs (T-2nd) [player_tooltip player_id="41289" first="Louden" last="Harger"] (2022) | Fort Collins - 6 of 9 FGs <img class="size-medium wp-image-80719 alignright" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/redzone/uploads/2020/12/Boden-Page-Cherry-Creek-300x276.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="276" />Landon Giebler (2023) | Dakota Ridge - 41 of 43 extra points (41st) Max Lindenbaum (2023) | Denver South - 37 of 38 extra points (86th) Eight players have made 10 field goals, 44 players have made six field goals, 11 players have made 41 extra points, and 11 players have made 37 extra points.   Punters Tate Byrum (2022) | Liberty - 53.5 yards per punt (2nd), 1,498 total yards (4th) Zandon Mitchell (2023) | Buena Vista - 42.2 yards per punt (63rd) Dylan Mercer (2022) | Doherty - 42.1 yards per punt (66th) Gavyn Helm (2024) | Windsor - 42.0 yards per punt (67th) [player_tooltip player_id="58964" first="Boden" last="Page"] (2022) | Cherry Creek - 41.9 yards per punt (71st)