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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Oct 1, 2026, 8:18am

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High School Football: Great Lakes Region Receiving Leaders

Illinois Top 25 Receivers

Leaderboard - Player Receiving Yards
1	Bennett Konkey - Sr Geneva (IL)	961
2	Devin Powell - Sr Round Lake (IL)	841
3	Kaden Wedig - Sr St. Joseph-Ogden (St. Joseph, IL)	771
4	Darin Ashiru - Sr Batavia (IL)	744
5	Antwon Walker - Jr Galesburg (IL)	720
6	Shain Meador - Sr Mt. Carmel (IL)	675
7	Lawrence Carr - Sr Kenwood (Chicago, IL)	671
8	Gavin Johnson - Jr Carterville (IL)	650
9	Grady Farrell - Sr Civic Memorial (Bethalto, IL)	642
10	Bentley Nicklin - Jr Mater Dei (Breese, IL)	629
11	Tashawn Palacio - Sr Chester (IL)	625
12	DJ Hayes - Jr Sparta/Steeleville (Sparta, IL)	608
13	Kyler Norton - Sr Macomb (IL)	592
14	Luke Sickmeir - Sr Wauconda (IL)	576
15	Charlie Larson - Sr Metea Valley (Aurora, IL)	571
16	Javion Oliver - Sr Carbondale (IL)	562
17	Jaden Romeus - Jr Addison Trail (Addison, IL)	552
18	Wyatt Younker - Sr Taylorville (IL)	550
19	Jakhai Dancy - So Sparta/Steeleville (Sparta, IL)	546
20	Noah Ellis - Sr O'Fallon (IL)	543
21	Cooper Hires - Sr Richland County (Olney, IL)	535
22	Kodi Garner - So Plainfield South (Plainfield, IL)	529
23	Owen Crouch - Jr Jacobs (Algonquin, IL)	527
24	Lebron McClelland - Sr Harlem (Machesney Park, IL)	524
25	Cooper Childers - Sr Bloomington (IL)	513

Indiana Top 25 Receivers

Leaderboard - Player Receiving Yards
1	Fielder Melchi - Sr West Lafayette (IN)	781
2	Harry Scheele - Sr Carroll (Fort Wayne, IN)	759
3	Peyton Johnson - Sr Gibson Southern (Fort Branch, IN)	748
4	Nolan Tarrh - Sr Maconaquah (Bunker Hill, IN)	745
5	Bently Hullinger - Sr Eastern (Greentown, IN)	724
6	Jax Wanner - Sr South Adams (Berne, IN)	683
7	Curtis Walker - Jr Merrillville (IN)	669
8	Wyatt Williams - Sr Lafayette Central Catholic (Lafayette, IN)	647
9	Brandon Smith Jr - Jr Calumet New Tech (Gary, IN)	630
10	Luke Manship - Jr Eastern Hancock (Charlottesville, IN)	629
11	Jackson Mikesell - Sr Hamilton Heights (Arcadia, IN)	616
12	Henry Kemper - Sr Triton Central (Fairland, IN)	611
13	Quen-tavious Fly - Jr Bowman Academy (Gary, IN)	605
14	Braylon Gray - Sr Jeffersonville (IN)	598
15	Chase Winkler - Sr Frontier (Chalmers, IN)	580
16	Benjamin Hommell - Sr Greenwood (IN)	572
17	Brayson Hurley - Sr Penn (Mishawaka, IN)	570
18	Tenauri Woods - Sr Beech Grove (IN)	567
19	Taevyn King - Sr Greencastle (IN)	565
20	Hunter Worley - Jr Indian Creek (Trafalgar, IN)	563
21	Quanell Denton - Sr Northeastern (Fountain City, IN)	562
22	Payton Ford - Sr Seeger (West Lebanon, IN)	554
23	Tannon Monden - Sr Lebanon (IN)	547
24	Ameer Daniels - Jr Hammond Morton (Hammond, IN)	546
25	Frankie Verta - Sr Lake Central (St. John, IN)	532

Michigan Top 25 Receivers

Leaderboard - Player Receiving Yards
1	Braydin Johnson - Sr Leslie (MI)	800
2	Logan Emerick - Sr Cabrini (Allen Park, MI)	662
3	Alex Rockafellow - Sr Perry (MI)	598
4	David Riddle - Sr Flat Rock (MI)	580
5	Anthony Warchuck - Sr Cranbrook Kingswood (Bloomfield Hills, MI)	541
6	Brett Burak - Sr Okemos (MI)	487
7	Stephan Jones - Sr East Kentwood (Kentwood, MI)	479
8	Conner Lemke - Jr Lutheran Northwest (Rochester Hills, MI)	477
9	Willie Ray - So Evart (MI)	469
10	Kingston Wright - Jr Heritage (Saginaw, MI)	464
11	Treveyon Bush - Jr Denby (Detroit, MI)	462
12	Owen Hunter - Sr West Catholic (Grand Rapids, MI)	458
13	Connor Abuan - Jr New Haven (MI)	425
14	Rocco Cappelino - Sr Grosse Ile (MI)	423
15	Brieon Walton - Sr Christian (Grand Rapids, MI)	418
16	Charles Britton III - Sr Belleville (MI)	402
17	Malik Mobley - Jr Denby (Detroit, MI)	380
18	Carter Bush - Jr Sandusky (MI)	374
19	Zyiare Flowers - So Summit Academy (Romulus, MI)	372
20	Noah Roman - Sr Cabrini (Allen Park, MI)	370
21	Kam Reynolds - Sr Swan Valley (Saginaw, MI)	358
22	Simeon Kober - Sr Michigan Lutheran Seminary (Saginaw, MI)	354
23	Kolton Bodner - Sr Grosse Ile (MI)	353
24	Aidan Jacobs - Sr Traverse City West (Traverse City, MI)	352
25	Jordan Godfrey - Jr Flat Rock (MI)	329

Minnesota Top 25 Receivers

Leaderboard - Player Receiving Yards
1	Nolan Dotzler - Sr Aitkin (MN)	266
2	Ethan Robran - Sr Rockford (MN)	231
3	Tate Krapf - Jr Eden Valley-Watkins (Eden Valley, MN)	209
4	Michael Fields - Sr Andover (MN)	203
5	Elijah Johnston - Sr Blaine (MN)	186
6	George Plum - Jr St. Thomas Academy (Mendota Heights, MN)	180
7	Zaden Kocka - So Park Rapids (MN)	177
8	Rj Houle - Sr Becker (MN)	156
9	Jonathan Deboer - Jr Mayer Lutheran (Mayer, MN)	148
10	Ian Faber - Sr Rockford (MN)	148
11	Wyatt Sunde - Sr Mayer Lutheran (Mayer, MN)	141
12	Tristen Chenoweth - Sr Andover (MN)	139
13	Matthew Heuring - Jr Eden Valley-Watkins (Eden Valley, MN)	139
14	Kellen Walls - Sr Blaine (MN)	132
15	Bryce Neiman - Jr Eden Valley-Watkins (Eden Valley, MN)	131
16	Liam Jennissen - So Staples-Motley (Staples, MN)	127
17	Eli Gieseke - Jr Park Rapids (MN)	125
18	Grady North - Jr Lake Park-Audubon (Lake Park, MN)	123
19	Lucas Ginskey - Jr Owatonna (MN)	109
20	Gavin Mortenson - Sr Lac qui Parle Valley (Madison, MN)	105
21	Eli Jalbert - So Park Rapids (MN)	101
22	Jj Greeley - So St. Thomas Academy (Mendota Heights, MN)	100
23	Chase Zupke - So Mayer Lutheran (Mayer, MN)	98
24	Aiyana Gray - Jr North Community (Minneapolis, MN)	92
25	Ian Turnbow - Sr St. Thomas Academy (Mendota Heights, MN)	85

New York Top 25 Receivers

Leaderboard - Player Receiving Yards
1	Rocco Natale Jr - Sr Amsterdam (NY)	457
2	Jesse Jablonsky - Jr Pittsford (NY)	440
3	Carter Chrystie - So Waverly (NY)	439
4	Silas Nellis - Sr Eden/North Collins (Eden, NY)	404
5	Drake Sapp - Sr Greece Arcadia (Rochester, NY)	389
6	Thomas Levans - Sr University Prep (Rochester, NY)	373
7	Zion Knight - Jr St. Mary's (Lancaster, NY)	366
8	Greg Peck - Jr Allegany-Limestone (Allegany, NY)	360
9	Noah Schorling - Jr Pine Bush (NY)	358
10	Justin Weathers - Sr Eastridge (Rochester, NY)	354
11	Bryce Tesseyman - So Washingtonville (NY)	354
12	Ezequiel Santiago - Sr Gloversville (NY)	349
13	Cooper Holland - Jr Plattsburgh (NY)	342
14	Aiden Hopwood - Sr St. Francis (Hamburg, NY)	336
15	Julian Jackson-Rodriguez - So St. Mary's (Lancaster, NY)	334
16	Aiden Banks - Sr Lancaster (NY)	326
17	Davonte Brown - Sr Ramapo (Spring Valley, NY)	321
18	Sean Perez (CAPT) - Sr Warwick (NY)	314
19	Gavin White - Sr University Prep (Rochester, NY)	312
20	Devin Beirfeldt - Sr Nyack (Upper Nyack, NY)	312
21	JT VOGEL - Sr Christian Brothers Academy (Albany, NY)	311
22	Rocco Bellofatto - Sr North Rockland (Thiells, NY)	305
23	Brien Walker - Sr Monroe (Rochester, NY)	303
24	Robert Carter - Sr Rush-Henrietta (Henrietta, NY)	290
25	Ryan Callen - Jr Allegany-Limestone (Allegany, NY)	285

Ohio Top 25 Receivers

Leaderboard - Player Receiving Yards
1	Zander South - Sr North Baltimore (OH)	1087
2	Garrett Reiter - Sr Conotton Valley (Bowerston, OH)	905
3	Jeff Williams - Jr Lima Senior (Lima, OH)	886
4	Daeveon Gaines - Jr Lakeside (Ashtabula, OH)	740
5	Alex Meek - Jr Worthington Kilbourne (Columbus, OH)	715
6	Tysin Weaver - Sr Anderson (Cincinnati, OH)	694
7	Shawn Rice - Jr Worthington Kilbourne (Columbus, OH)	675
8	Colt Joynson - Sr Toronto (OH)	662
9	Maddux McFarlin - Jr Kenton (OH)	635
10	Cam Schumaker - Sr Eastwood (Pemberville, OH)	628
11	Carson Tootle - Sr Logan (OH)	611
12	Brandt Clippinger - Sr Triway (Wooster, OH)	607
13	Ryan Becker - Sr Strasburg-Franklin (Strasburg, OH)	600
14	RJ Higgenbotham - So Conotton Valley (Bowerston, OH)	568
15	Isaiah Clark - So Bath (Lima, OH)	564
16	Tylar Robinson - Sr University School (Hunting Valley, OH)	563
17	Drew Wenninger - Jr Norwayne (Creston, OH)	559
18	Josiah Clark - Sr Bath (Lima, OH)	555
19	Noah Slattery - Jr Copley (OH)	554
20	Gavin Meade - Sr Fairview (Sherwood, OH)	548
21	Brayden Gainey - Sr Leetonia (OH)	548
22	Braxton Thurman - Sr Lakota East (Liberty Township, OH)	541
23	Logan Berwald - Sr Mentor (OH)	533
24	Logan Olinger - Sr Fairview (Sherwood, OH)	525
25	Cj Lloyd - So Springfield (Holland, OH)	518

Pennsylvania Top 25 Receivers

Leaderboard - Player Receiving Yards
1	Demarcus Murray - Jr Central York (York, PA)	631
2	Marcus Evans - Jr Uniontown (PA)	612
3	Donovan Huzinec - Jr Seneca (Erie, PA)	587
4	Jaiyon Lewis - Sr Harrisburg (PA)	582
5	Thomas Pollock - Sr Shikellamy (Sunbury, PA)	568
6	Kareem Nichols - Sr Columbia (PA)	564
7	Brady Brennan - Jr Mars (PA)	551
8	Semaj Robinson - Jr Plum (Pittsburgh, PA)	511
9	Chase Golden - Sr East (West Chester, PA)	511
10	Kellen Veilleux - Sr Port Allegany (PA)	504
11	Jadon Phillips - Sr Hickory (Hermitage, PA)	481
12	CARTER RHINEHART - Jr Jersey Shore (PA)	477
13	CONNOR WINTERS - Jr Jersey Shore (PA)	475
14	Braydon Miller - Greensburg Salem (Greensburg, PA)	468
15	Owen Kaufman - Sr Karns City (PA)	460
16	Nathan Rogers - Sr Muncy (PA)	460
17	Nasiere Ingram - Sr East Pennsboro (Enola, PA)	445
18	Kymani Bass - Sr Olney (Philadelphia, PA)	440
19	Stephon Hill Goodman - Sr Greater Johnstown (Johnstown, PA)	435
20	Jaylen Walker - Sr Lewisburg (PA)	430
21	Potter Brozeski - Sr Norwin (North Huntingdon, PA)	429
22	Roman Cimarolli - Sr Canon-McMillan (Canonsburg, PA)	426
23	Kole Luckenbill - Jr Blue Mountain (Schuylkill Haven, PA)	426
24	Sean McPeek - Sr Easton Area (Easton, PA)	426
25	Chase Guers - Sr Blue Mountain (Schuylkill Haven, PA)	425

Wisconsin Top 25 Receivers

Leaderboard - Player Receiving Yards
1	Keegan DeGeorge - Sr Waukesha South (Waukesha, WI)	421
2	Ryan Quigley - Sr Winneconne (WI)	385
3	Sonny Young - Jr Indian Trail (Kenosha, WI)	374
4	Chip Fox - Sr Living Word Lutheran (Jackson, WI)	374
5	Carter Ladd - Fr Living Word Lutheran (Jackson, WI)	364
6	RIchie Leckie - Sr Waukesha South (Waukesha, WI)	349
7	Colton Neuens - Sr West De Pere (De Pere, WI)	318
8	Parker Diedrich - Jr West De Pere (De Pere, WI)	302
9	Truxton Becker - Sr Auburndale (WI)	287
10	Alex Restivo - Sr Hamilton (Sussex, WI)	279
11	Nolen Quiroz - Sr Indian Trail (Kenosha, WI)	278
12	Kellan Larkin - Jr Brookfield Central (Brookfield, WI)	253
13	Bennett Nyquist - Sr Lodi (WI)	252
14	Drew Olsson - Sr Hamilton (Sussex, WI)	248
15	Darian Acevedo-Ortiz - Sr West De Pere (De Pere, WI)	243
16	Charlie Burke - Sr River Falls (WI)	241
17	Matthew Trepte - Sr Living Word Lutheran (Jackson, WI)	207
18	Will Akins - Sr Auburndale (WI)	204
19	Eli Maier - Sr Mount Horeb/Barneveld (Mount Horeb, WI)	202
20	Trent Bidlingmaier - Sr Black Hawk/Warren IL (South Wayne, WI)	198
21	Morgan Mertens - Sr West De Pere (De Pere, WI)	198
22	Christopher Vargas - Sr Indian Trail (Kenosha, WI)	197
23	Henry DeRosier - Sr Mount Horeb/Barneveld (Mount Horeb, WI)	181
24	Larenzz Pratt - Sr Kenosha Bradford (Kenosha, WI)	176
25	David Howard - Fr Living Word Lutheran (Jackson, WI)	172

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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