High school football: Great Lakes region receiving leaders

Current high school football receiving yardage leaders in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

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High School Football: Great Lakes Region Receiving Leaders

Illinois State Receiving Leaders

Leaderboard - Player Receiving Yards
1	Max Hembrey - Sr Grant Community (Fox Lake, IL)	1063
2	Junious Thomas - Sr Marion (IL)	1033
3	Zach Smith - Sr Maroa-Forsyth (Maroa, IL)	1002
4	Cade Cunningham - Sr Normal University (Normal, IL)	979
5	Braylon Berry - Sr Carbondale (IL)	971
6	Marquan Brewster - Sr Fremd (Palatine, IL)	970
7	Tre Hoggard - Sr Tolono Unity (Tolono, IL)	942
8	Tate Duckels - Sr Carlinville (IL)	931
9	Ryan Franze - Jr Johnsburg (IL)	930
10	Jacob Harvey - Sr Mt. Zion (IL)	928
11	Tashawn Palacio - Jr Chester (IL)	893
12	Lucas Gordon - Sr Highland Park (IL)	870
13	Noa Franch - Sr Crystal Lake South (Crystal Lake, IL)	860
14	Tyler Wentink - Sr Hersey (Arlington Heights, IL)	842
15	Tyler Henry - Sr Tolono Unity (Tolono, IL)	834
16	Eli Jackson - Sr Carmel (Mundelein, IL)	834
17	Josh Riggs - Jr Hersey (Arlington Heights, IL)	823
18	Kale Thurman - Sr Springfield (IL)	818
19	Jayden Dau - So Momence (IL)	816
20	Damacio Ortegon - Jr Montini Catholic (Lombard, IL)	804
21	Blake Lehnen - Sr Glenwood (Chatham, IL)	798
22	Dexter Fulton - Sr Newton (IL)	795
23	Luke Sickmeir - Jr Wauconda (IL)	782
24	Taylor Graham - Sr Pittsfield (IL)	780
25	Keilan Winfield - Jr Romeoville (IL)	773

Indiana State Receiving Leaders

Leaderboard - Player Receiving Yards
1	Trevin Long - Sr Greencastle (IN)	1357
2	Bryce Vanostran - Jr Lafayette Jefferson (Lafayette, IN)	1274
3	Jaydon Lineberry - Sr South Bend Washington (South Bend, IN)	1248
4	Vincent Rozzi - Sr Fishers (IN)	1214
5	Wesley Summersett - Jr South Adams (Berne, IN)	1203
6	Jaidon Vanpelt - Sr Carroll (Fort Wayne, IN)	1168
7	Zaire McKinney - Sr Michigan City (IN)	1126
8	Cayden Blodgett - Sr Greencastle (IN)	1081
9	Nolan Tarrh - Jr Maconaquah (Bunker Hill, IN)	1075
10	Bryce Mathis - Sr Indianapolis Scecina Memorial (Indianapolis, IN)	1057
11	Isaiah Johnson Jr - Sr Greenwood Christian Academy (Greenwood, IN)	1044
12	Carter Cummings - Jr Tri-West Hendricks (Lizton, IN)	1044
13	Omar Williams Jr - Sr Lafayette Jefferson (Lafayette, IN)	1028
14	James Linker - Sr Huntington North (Huntington, IN)	997
15	Dakota Garmon - Jr Tipton (IN)	972
16	Landon Cazee - Jr Martinsville (IN)	966
17	Tate Schulte - Sr South Spencer (Rockport, IN)	941
18	Trent Deloney - Jr Northeastern (Fountain City, IN)	939
19	Garrett Boling - Sr Scottsburg (IN)	937
20	D'Shaun Ware - Sr Union City (IN)	935
21	Brody Willard - Jr Knightstown (IN)	929
22	Parker Elmore - Sr Columbus North (Columbus, IN)	927
23	Carter Kennedy - Sr Homestead (Fort Wayne, IN)	904
24	Bently Hullinger - Jr Eastern (Greentown, IN)	898
25	Jerquaden Guilford - Sr Fort Wayne Northrop (Fort Wayne, IN)	889

Michigan State Receiving Leaders

Leaderboard - Player Receiving Yards
1	Shane Slanec - Sr Croswell-Lexington (Croswell, MI)	1213
2	Braydin Johnson - Jr Leslie (MI)	1212
3	Willie Ray - Fr Evart (MI)	1029
4	Aiden Moore - Sr Linden (MI)	998
5	Kam Reynolds - Sr Swan Valley (Saginaw, MI)	962
6	Charles Britton Iii - Jr Belleville (MI)	912
7	Jaylen Maddox - Sr Fitzgerald (Warren, MI)	888
8	Alex Rockafellow - Jr Perry (MI)	882
9	Cole Getz - Sr Watervliet (MI)	882
10	Adam Darwish - Sr Fordson (Dearborn, MI)	794
11	Bryce Marszalek - Jr Milford (Highland, MI)	773
12	Tory Robinson - Jr Mott (Waterford, MI)	769
13	Lander Emerick - Sr Cabrini (Allen Park, MI)	760
14	Cortez Porter - Sr Davison (MI)	733
15	Julian Hayes - Jr Cousino (Warren, MI)	732
16	Jamison Pelt - Sr Swan Valley (Saginaw, MI)	698
17	Evan Szalay - Sr Flat Rock (MI)	694
18	Samson Gash - Sr Catholic Central (Novi, MI)	682
19	Jordan White - Sr Mott (Waterford, MI)	661
20	Micah Kemp - Sr Grand Blanc (MI)	649
21	Caseton Sendry - Sr Grand Blanc (MI)	649
22	Jacob Adkins - Sr Perry (MI)	647
23	Eric McFarland - Jr Walled Lake Central (Walled Lake, MI)	643
24	Nathaniel Tovar - So Sandusky (MI)	621
25	Jj Hollister - Sr Richmond (MI)	619

Minnesota State Receiving Leaders

Leaderboard - Player Receiving Yards
1	Brayden Becker - Sr Eden Valley-Watkins (Eden Valley, MN)	735
2	Aidan Wiegert - Sr Andover (MN)	653
3	Zach Youso - Sr International Falls (MN)	618
4	Carter Conn - Sr Albert Lea (MN)	567
5	Cayden Ban - Sr Anoka (MN)	563
6	Parker Hunter - Sr Park Rapids (MN)	555
7	Brody Lakanen - Sr Anoka (MN)	456
8	Beau Sathre - Jr Southland (Adams, MN)	455
9	Kaden Gartner - Sr Park Rapids (MN)	447
10	Owen Baumgartner - Sr B O L D (Olivia, MN)	398
11	Michael Fields - Jr Andover (MN)	395
12	Cael Smith - So Southland (Adams, MN)	381
13	Tate Goergen - Jr Southland (Adams, MN)	381
14	Carter Line - Sr International Falls (MN)	369
15	Ethan Robran - Jr Rockford (MN)	369
16	Carson Crandall - Jr International Falls (MN)	362
17	Tanner Jude - Jr Mounds View (Arden Hills, MN)	341
18	Sean Asangwe - Sr Rockford (MN)	335
19	Godson Rufus-Okomhanru - Sr Mounds View (Arden Hills, MN)	335
20	Elijah Johnston - Jr Blaine (MN)	328
21	Nolan Dotzler - Jr Aitkin (MN)	314
22	Ben Lindsmith - Jr Mayer Lutheran (Mayer, MN)	313
23	Royce Jax - Sr Southland (Adams, MN)	312
24	Wyatt Sunde - Jr Mayer Lutheran (Mayer, MN)	305
25	Leif Shervey - Sr Lake Park-Audubon (Lake Park, MN)	302

New York State Receiving Leaders

Leaderboard - Player Receiving Yards
1	Henry Shoemaker - Sr Rye (NY)	1117
2	Silas Nellis - Jr Eden/North Collins (Eden, NY)	1082
3	Rocco Natale Jr - Jr Amsterdam (NY)	1047
4	Nicholas Skutnik - Sr Iroquois (Elma, NY)	987
5	Isaiah Nellis - Sr Eden/North Collins (Eden, NY)	943
6	Messiah Hampton - Sr Monroe (Rochester, NY)	859
7	James Tesi - So John Jay (Cross River, NY)	802
8	Kalman Dolgos - Sr Avon (NY)	673
9	Cameron Grasso - Sr Niskayuna (NY)	669
10	Walter Phillips - Sr Proctor (Utica, NY)	657
11	Kieran Doody - Sr Goshen Central (Goshen, NY)	645
12	Greyson Cabrera - Sr Northport (NY)	640
13	Jonah Lavarnway - Sr St. Mary's (Lancaster, NY)	627
14	Quenten Liciaga - Sr Warwick (NY)	624
15	Kieran Fitzgerald - Jr Pearl River (NY)	613
16	Sebastian Lewis - Sr Rye (NY)	613
17	Cole Thorpe-MacArthur - Sr Kingston (NY)	613
18	Hudson Stehle - Sr Roosevelt (Hyde Park, NY)	605
19	Thomas Levans - Jr University Prep (Rochester, NY)	601
20	Trey Porpora - Sr Palmyra-Macedon (Palmyra, NY)	595
21	Devin Hewes - Sr Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Brocton (Mayville, NY)	587
22	Gilbert Onwe - Sr Sleepy Hollow (NY)	579
23	Dayshawn Preston - Jr Pittsford (NY)	563
24	Malcolm Dillehay - Jr New Paltz (NY)	562
25	Robert Paschal - Sr Red Hook (NY)	552

Ohio State Receiving Leaders

Leaderboard - Player Receiving Yards
1	Evan O'Leary - Sr Lehman Catholic (Sidney, OH)	2422
2	Cooper Clark - Sr North Baltimore (OH)	1402
3	Aden Osborne - Jr Washington (Washington Court House, OH)	1292
4	TJ Blair - Sr Fairfield Christian Academy (Lancaster, OH)	1241
5	Boston Webb - Jr Eastern (Beaver, OH)	1218
6	Blake Parker - Sr Perkins (Sandusky, OH)	1174
7	Charlie Mallett - Jr Hawken (Gates Mills, OH)	1158
8	Owen Steele - Sr Grove City (OH)	1133
9	Andrew McKnight - Sr Copley (OH)	1098
10	Jack Smolenski - So Worthington Christian (Worthington, OH)	1069
11	Jacoby Newman - Sr Northeastern (Springfield, OH)	1062
12	Micah Cowan - Jr Van Wert (OH)	1038
13	Zayne Perkins - Sr Kenton (OH)	1038
14	Griffin Richards - Jr Tri-Village (New Madison, OH)	1036
15	Tristin Hughes - Jr Rocky River (OH)	1000
16	Kamden Wright - Sr Conotton Valley (Bowerston, OH)	989
17	Ryder Ingold - Sr Norwayne (Creston, OH)	949
18	Brodey Reisinger - Jr Indian Lake (Lewistown, OH)	949
19	Coen Grandstaff - Sr Bishop Rosecrans (Zanesville, OH)	941
20	Colton Teepe - Sr Urbana (OH)	932
21	Caleb Staley - Sr Huron (OH)	924
22	Will Allen - Sr Fairview (Fairview Park, OH)	918
23	Cj Olding - Sr Lehman Catholic (Sidney, OH)	911
24	Brandon Proffitt Jr - Sr Cincinnati Country Day (Cincinnati, OH)	908
25	Maddux McFarlin - So Kenton (OH)	896

Pennsylvania State Receiving Leaders

Leaderboard - Player Receiving Yards
1	Jaxson Hanzely - Sr DuBois (PA)	1590
2	Nickayus Zenon - Sr Middletown (PA)	1131
3	Thomas Pollock - Jr Shikellamy (Sunbury, PA)	1121
4	Gavin Anders - Sr Abington Heights (Clarks Summit, PA)	1093
5	Landen Murray - Sr Mifflinburg (PA)	1085
6	John Richards - Sr Wyoming Valley West (Plymouth, PA)	1062
7	Quinton Olsen - Jr Armstrong (Kittanning, PA)	1036
8	Jaxon Huffman - Sr Redbank Valley (New Bethlehem, PA)	1035
9	Troy Slovinsky - So Marion Center (PA)	1032
10	Justin Williams - Sr Pocono Mountain East (Swiftwater, PA)	1005
11	Brendyn Smith - Sr Central York (York, PA)	1001
12	Shawn Moorefield Jr - Sr Gateway (Monroeville, PA)	971
13	Gabe Hein - Sr Mars (PA)	952
14	Thomas Cahill - Fr Saucon Valley (Hellertown, PA)	946
15	Cohen Zechman - Sr Warrior Run (Turbotville, PA)	920
16	Philip Marino Jr. - Sr Beaver (PA)	918
17	Zyaire Davis - Jr Liberty (Bethlehem, PA)	915
18	Arnold Mugerwa - Jr Richland (Johnstown, PA)	887
19	Jamere Christian - Jr Richland (Johnstown, PA)	885
20	Daryus Dixon - Sr Manheim Township (Lancaster, PA)	884
21	Jack Ricciuti - Jr Waynesburg Central (Waynesburg, PA)	880
22	Dalton Schadel - Sr Line Mountain (Herndon, PA)	876
23	Elias Coke - Sr Harrisburg (PA)	873
24	Jake Pukszyn - Sr Liberty (Bethlehem, PA)	868
25	Justin Schell - Jr Greenville (PA)	853

Wisconsin State Receiving Leaders

Leaderboard - Player Receiving Yards
1	Dominic Rinaldi - Sr St. Joseph (Kenosha, WI)	1042
2	Judeah Kniskern - Sr West De Pere (De Pere, WI)	958
3	Landon Friesen - Jr Iowa-Grant (Livingston, WI)	902
4	Gavin Weissenburger - Sr Living Word Lutheran (Jackson, WI)	837
5	Mason Novak - Sr River Falls (WI)	791
6	Lucas Neuens - Jr Lourdes (Oshkosh, WI)	720
7	Mason Meimann - Jr Black River Falls (WI)	680
8	Donovan Pettis - Sr Living Word Lutheran (Jackson, WI)	659
9	JJ Ethen - Jr Abundant Life/St. Ambrose Academy (Madison, WI)	653
10	Aaron Solberg - Sr Eau Claire North (Eau Claire, WI)	644
11	Mo Aeschlimann - Jr Abundant Life/St. Ambrose Academy (Madison, WI)	637
12	Hayden Anderson - Sr Mount Horeb/Barneveld (Mount Horeb, WI)	630
13	Mace Miskel - So Whitefish Bay (WI)	626
14	Todd Benedict - Sr River Falls (WI)	612
15	Xavier Edwards - Sr D.C. Everest (Schofield, WI)	598
16	Luke Peltier - Sr Indian Trail (Kenosha, WI)	569
17	Abrian Allen - Fr Green Bay East (Green Bay, WI)	554
18	Ryan Heiman - Sr Arrowhead (Hartland, WI)	548
19	Finlei Krcmar - Jr Nekoosa (WI)	537
20	Larenzz Pratt - Jr Kenosha Bradford (Kenosha, WI)	535
21	Bryce VanRaalte - Sr Black Hawk/Warren IL (South Wayne, WI)	534
22	Reggie Hart - Sr Whitefish Bay (WI)	531
23	Ryan Quigley - Jr Winneconne (WI)	527
24	Levi Whitfield - So Kewaskum (WI)	520
25	Shea Jones - Sr Wausau West (Wausau, WI)	506

High school football: Great Lakes region receiving leaders

Current high school football receiving yardage leaders in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

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