#TN2023 Running Backs: Returning Stat Leaders
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Continuing our look at the in-state 2023 crop of running backs, here we dive deep into the numbers and look at some of the top returning backs for the Fall football season based on statistics. Leading Rushers 2023 RB’s DeSean…
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Continue ReadingContinuing our look at the in-state 2023 crop of running backs, here we dive deep into the numbers and look at some of the top returning backs for the Fall football season based on statistics.
Leading Rushers
2023 RB’s
DeSean Bishop
DeSean
Bishop
5'11" | 190 lbs | RB
Karns | 2023
State
TN
(5’11 190) – Karns (State Leader)
– 441 carries for 3,179 yds w/ 34 TD’s & 8 fumb. (Avg. 7.2 yds per carry); 19 rec. for 248 yds & 3 TD’s
Malaki Dowell
Malaki
Dowell
5'10" | 185 lbs | RB
White Co. | 2023
State
TN
(5’10 180) – White Co.
– 192 carries for 2,029 yds w/ 22 TD’s & 2 fumb. (Avg. 10.6 yds per carry); 5 rec. for 111 yds & 1 TD
Thomas Wills (6’1 210) – McEwen (DE/LB on Def.)
– 144 carries for 1,596 yds w/ 3 TD’s (Avg. 11.1 yds per carry)
Brax Lamberth
Brax
Lamberth
5'10" | 185 lbs | RB
Green Hill | 2023
TN
(5’10 185) – Green Hill
– 270 carries for 1,566 yds w/ 15 TD’s & 0 fumb. (Avg. 5.8 yds per carry); 7 rec. for 68 yds
Mason Bowman
Mason
Bowman
5'11" | 190 lbs | RB
Monterey | 2023
State
TN
(5’11 185) – Monterey
– 183 carries for 1,501 yds w/ 13 TD’s & 0 fumb. (Avg. 8.2 yds per carry); 5 rec. for 78 yds
Konor Heaton
Konor
Heaton
5'8" | 175 lbs | RB
Coffee Co. | 2023
TN
(5’8 165) – Coffee. Co. Central
– 268 carries for 1,398 yds w/ 10 TD’s & 0 fumb. (Avg. 5.2 yds per carry); 27 rec. for 218 yds
Layden Grant
Layden
Grant
5'10" | 190 lbs | RB
Fairview | 2023
TN
(5’10 190) – Fairview
– 180 carries for 1,392 yds w/ 16 TD’s & 0 fumb. (Avg. 7.7 yds per carry); 19 rec. for 165 yds & 1 TD
Kameron Boyd (5’5 150) – Jackson Christian
– 202 carries for 1,328 yds w/ 21 TD’s & 5 fumb. (Avg. 6.6 yds per carry); 1 rec, 9 yds
Lamarious Daniels Lamarious Daniels 5'10" | 175 lbs | RB Springfield | 2023 TN (5’10 170) – Springfield
– 176 carries for 1,240 yds w/ 11 TD’s & 0 fumb. (Avg. 7.0 yds per carry); 4 rec. for 41 yds
Marcellus Jackson
Marcellus
Jackson
5'9" | 155 lbs | WR
Fulton | 2023
State
TN
(5’9 170) – Fulton (Athlete)
– 115 carries for 1,235 yds w/ 17 TD’s & 5 fumb. (Avg. 10.7 yds per carry); 33 rec. for 465 yds & 4 TD’s
Ontario Price
Ontario
Price
6'0" | 205 lbs | RB
McCallie | 2023
State
TN
(5’11 200) – McCallie
– 143 carries for 1,154 yds w/ 12 TD’s & 4 fumb. (Avg. 8.1 yds per carry); 1 rec., 10 yds
Maliek Campbell Maliek Campbell 5'9" | 180 lbs | RB Overton | 2023 TN (5’10 200) – Cane Ridge
– 149 carries for 1,113 yds w/ 9 TD’s & 2 fumb. (Avg. 7.5 yds per carry); 22 rec. for 161 yds & 2 TD’s
Daveon Shenault Daveon Shenault 5'9" | 160 lbs | ATH Fulton | 2023 TN (5’8 155) – Fulton
– 179 carries for 1,092 yds w/ 14 TD’s & 6 fumb. (Avg. 6.1 yds per carry); 3 rec, 11 yds
Braylon Cato Braylon Cato 5'11" | 190 lbs | RB Fayette Ware | 2023 State TN (5’11 200) – Fayette Ware
– 122 carries for 1,013 yds w/ 9 TD’s & 0 fumb. (Avg. 8.3 yds per carry)
Desi Hemphill (5’10 210) – Freedom Prep
– 106 carries for 1,003 yds w/ 6 TD’s & 0 fumb. (Avg. 9.5 yds per carry)
Terrance Dedmon
Terrance
Dedmon
5'11" | 190 lbs | ATH
Upperman | 2023
State
TN
(5’10 190) – Upperman
– 133 carries for 1,000 yds w/ 5 TD’s & 0 fumb. (Avg. 7.5 yds per carry); 1 rec., 4 yds
(QB)
Devon Crenshaw
Devon
Crenshaw
6'3" | 225 lbs | QB
Springfield | 2023
State
TN
(6’2 220) – Springfield
– 153 carries for 990 yds w/ 13 TD’s & 0 fumb. (Avg. 6.5 yds per carry)
Cade Russell Cade Russell 5'10" | 180 lbs | RB Elizabethton | 2023 TN (5’10 180) – Elizabethton
– 178 carries for 986 yds w/ 11 TD’s & 0 fumb. (Avg. 5.5 yds per carry); 8 rec. for 114 yds
Arion Carter
Arion
Carter
6'1" | 210 lbs | LB
Smyrna | 2023
State
TN
(6’1 210) – Smyrna
– 144 carries for 962 yds w/ 16 TD’s & 1 fumb. (Avg. 6.7 yds per carry); 16 rec. for 121 yds & 1 TD
(QB/Ath)
Jayden Miller
Jayden
Miller
6'1" | 200 lbs | ATH
McMinn Co. | 2023
State
TN
(6’1 200) – McMinn Co.
– 151 carries for 932 yds w/ 19 TD’s & 0 fumb. (Avg. 6.2 yds per carry)
Jamol Blamo (5’11 180) – Unaka
– 124 carries for 883 yds w/ 11 TD’s & 0 fumb. (Avg. 7.1 yds per carry); 11 rec. for 112 yds & 1 TD
Ahmad Miller
Ahmad
Miller
6'0" | 205 lbs | RB
Whitehaven | 2023
State
TN
(6’0 200) – Briarcrest Chrst.
– 145 carries for 873 yds w/ 10 TD’s & 1 fumb. (Avg. 6.0 yds per carry); 17 rec. for 200 yds & 1 TD
Braylon Dowlen Braylon Dowlen 6'0" | 180 lbs | DB Portland | 2023 State TN (6’0 180) – Portland
– 115 carries for 869 yds (Avg. 7.6 yds per carry); 11 rec. for 204 yds
Aidan Littles Aidan Littles 5'10" | 190 lbs | ATH Pigeon Forge | 2023 State TN (5’11 190) – Pigeon Forge
– 96 carries for 846 yds w/ 9 TD’s & 1 fumb. (Avg. 8.8 yds per carry);
Touchdown Leaders
1.
DeSean Bishop
DeSean
Bishop
5'11" | 190 lbs | RB
Karns | 2023
State
TN
(Karns) – 34
2.
Malaki Dowell
Malaki
Dowell
5'10" | 185 lbs | RB
White Co. | 2023
State
TN
(White Co.) – 22
3. Kameron Boyd (JC) – 21
4.
Jayden Miller
Jayden
Miller
6'1" | 200 lbs | ATH
McMinn Co. | 2023
State
TN
(McMinn Co.) – 19
5.
Marcellus Jackson
Marcellus
Jackson
5'9" | 155 lbs | WR
Fulton | 2023
State
TN
(Fulton) – 17
6.
Layden Grant
Layden
Grant
5'10" | 190 lbs | RB
Fairview | 2023
TN
(Fairview) – 16
7.
Arion Carter
Arion
Carter
6'1" | 210 lbs | LB
Smyrna | 2023
State
TN
(Smyrna) – 16
8.
Brax Lamberth
Brax
Lamberth
5'10" | 185 lbs | RB
Green Hill | 2023
TN
(GH) – 15
9. Daveon Shenault Daveon Shenault 5'9" | 160 lbs | ATH Fulton | 2023 TN (Fulton) – 14
10.
Brett Rogers
Brett
Rogers
6'1" | 175 lbs | QB
Silverdale Academy | 2023
TN
(Silverdale) – 14
Avg. Per Carry
1. Thomas Wills (McEwen) – 11.1
2.
Marcellus Jackson
Marcellus
Jackson
5'9" | 155 lbs | WR
Fulton | 2023
State
TN
(Fulton) – 10.7
3.
Malaki Dowell
Malaki
Dowell
5'10" | 185 lbs | RB
White Co. | 2023
State
TN
(White Co.) – 10.6
4. Desi Hemphill (Freedom Prep) – 9.5
5.
Mark Smith
Mark
Smith
5'6" | 155 lbs | RB
Ensworth | 2023
TN
(Ensworth) – 9.0
6. Aidan Littles Aidan Littles 5'10" | 190 lbs | ATH Pigeon Forge | 2023 State TN (Pigeon Forge) – 8.8
7. Braylon Cato Braylon Cato 5'11" | 190 lbs | RB Fayette Ware | 2023 State TN (FW) – 8.3
8.
Mason Bowman
Mason
Bowman
5'11" | 190 lbs | RB
Monterey | 2023
State
TN
(Monterey) – 8.2
9.
Ontario Price
Ontario
Price
6'0" | 205 lbs | RB
McCallie | 2023
State
TN
(McCallie) – 8.1
10.
Layden Grant
Layden
Grant
5'10" | 190 lbs | RB
Fairview | 2023
TN
(Fairview) – 7.7
Yards Per Game
1.
DeSean Bishop
DeSean
Bishop
5'11" | 190 lbs | RB
Karns | 2023
State
TN
(Karns) – 264.9 yds
2.
Malaki Dowell
Malaki
Dowell
5'10" | 185 lbs | RB
White Co. | 2023
State
TN
(White Co.) – 225.4 yds
3. Thomas Wills (McEwen) – 199.5 yds
4.
Mason Bowman
Mason
Bowman
5'11" | 190 lbs | RB
Monterey | 2023
State
TN
(Monterey) – 166.8 yds
5.
Ontario Price
Ontario
Price
6'0" | 205 lbs | RB
McCallie | 2023
State
TN
(McCallie) – 128.2 yds
6.
Konor Heaton
Konor
Heaton
5'8" | 175 lbs | RB
Coffee Co. | 2023
TN
(Coffee Co.) – 127.1 yds
7. Braylon Cato Braylon Cato 5'11" | 190 lbs | RB Fayette Ware | 2023 State TN (FW) – 126.6 yds
8.
Layden Grant
Layden
Grant
5'10" | 190 lbs | RB
Fairview | 2023
TN
(Fairview) – 126.5 yds
9. Maliek Campbell Maliek Campbell 5'9" | 180 lbs | RB Overton | 2023 TN (CR) – 123.7 yds
10. Kameron Boyd (JC) – 120.7 yds
Receiving Yards
1. Nick Hall (Sale Creek) – 626 yds
2.
Damian Anthony
Damian
Anthony
5'9" | 175 lbs | ATH
Freedom Prep | 2023
MS
(Freedom Prep) – 586 yds
3.
Marcellus Jackson
Marcellus
Jackson
5'9" | 155 lbs | WR
Fulton | 2023
State
TN
(Fulton) – 465 yds
4.
Jai Hundley
Jai
Hundley
5'9" | 195 lbs | RB
Oak Ridge | 2023
State
TN
(Oak Ridge) – 291 yds
5. Reggie Goodloe, Jr (CR) – 270 yds
6.
DeSean Bishop
DeSean
Bishop
5'11" | 190 lbs | RB
Karns | 2023
State
TN
(Karns) – 248 yds
7.
Konor Heaton
Konor
Heaton
5'8" | 175 lbs | RB
Coffee Co. | 2023
TN
(Coffee Co.) – 218 yds
8. Braylon Dowlen Braylon Dowlen 6'0" | 180 lbs | DB Portland | 2023 State TN (Portland) – 204 yds
9. Nate Stephens (Elizabethton) – 202 yds
10.
Ahmad Miller
Ahmad
Miller
6'0" | 205 lbs | RB
Whitehaven | 2023
State
TN
(Briarcrest) – 200 yds