Georgia high school football: Jordan Triplett of Frederica Academy tops state rushing yardage leaderboard

By Thomas Frey Oct 18, 2023, 1:00pm

Senior Air Force commit coming off 340-yard performance in victory.

According to statistics submitted to MaxPreps, senior Jordan Triplett of Frederica Academy (St. Simons Island) leads Georgia high school football in rushing yardage. See the complete list of the top 50 rushers in the state below.

Triplett has rushed for 1,602 yards and 19 touchdowns this season for the Knights. The Air Force commit has topped 300 rushing yards in a game three times this season, including 340 in a 42-21 win over Robert Toombs Christian Academy on Oct. 5. He is seven rushing touchdowns away from 100 in his career.

South Carolina commit Matthew Fuller of Wayne County (Jesup) finds the No. 2 spot on the list with 1,560 rushing yards in 2023. Fuller was recruited to South Carolina by former NFL running back Montario Hardesty and is coming off a 272-yard rushing game, his fourth 200-plus yard performance of the season.

Five-star Clemson linebacker commit Sammy Brown of Jefferson is also a state leader after topping 1,000 yards in a 41-13 win over Flowery Branch on Friday. The senior multi-sport star ran for a season-high 228 yards.



Leaderboard - Player Rushing Yards
11602
21560
31392
41375
51311
61302
71285
81256
91244
101237
111205
121188
131152
141127
151124
161085
171083
181073
191064
201059
211043
221032
231025
241016
251015
261009
271002
28993
29990
30985
31971
32965
33964
34951
35948
36943
37936
38930
39929
40923
41921
42911
43911
44908
45899
46897
47888
48885
49872
50867