High school football: Great Lakes region rushing leaders

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

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Sep 16, 2026, 8:15am

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High School Football: Great Lakes Region Rushing Leaders

Illinois Top 25 Rushers

Leaderboard - Player Rushing Yards
1	Jamere French - Sr Zion-Benton (Zion, IL)	1084
2	TREYLIN COUCH - Sr Charleston (IL)	804
3	Hunter Carley - Sr Richmond-Burton (Richmond, IL)	792
4	Jordan Branson - Sr Warrensburg-Latham (Warrensburg, IL)	776
5	Carter Harris - Jr Highland (IL)	769
6	Jonathan Miller - Sr Carterville (IL)	760
7	Riley Foglesong - Sr Astoria/VIT (Astoria, IL)	750
8	Bo Epperson - Jr Fisher (IL)	734
9	Bryce Riley - Sr West Aurora (Aurora, IL)	706
10	River Deisher - Jr Mt. Carmel (IL)	681
11	David Croom III - Sr Plainfield East (Plainfield, IL)	668
12	Kaleb Lovett - Jr Lake View (Chicago, IL)	649
13	Mekhi Shorter - Jr Roxana (IL)	628
14	Jayden Miranda - Sr St. Patrick (Chicago, IL)	619
15	Chance Crissey - Sr Auburn (IL)	611
16	Joel White - Jr Carlinville (IL)	610
17	Mark Nelms - Sr Geneseo (IL)	604
18	Justin Brown - Sr Streamwood (IL)	572
19	Kyler Johnson - Sr Oakwood (Fithian, IL)	559
20	Eli Gray - Jr Carlyle (IL)	558
21	Jakobe Baldwin - So IC Catholic Prep (Elmhurst, IL)	547
22	Angelo Gatses - Sr Glenbard North (Carol Stream, IL)	544
23	Aiden Dinger - Sr Sullivan (IL)	538
24	Trey Clark - Sr Salem (IL)	531
25	Marcus Hazell - Sr Marion (IL)	521

Indiana Top 25 Rushers

Leaderboard - Player Rushing Yards
1	Levi Crandall - Jr Mississinewa (Gas City, IN)	819
2	Malakai Goodman - Sr Bedford North Lawrence (Bedford, IN)	818
3	Tymothy James - Jr Lowell (IN)	788
4	Keyon Thomas - Sr Warren Central (Indianapolis, IN)	757
5	Miguel Gutierrez - Sr Fairfield (Goshen, IN)	716
6	Levi Murray - Jr Wheeler (Valparaiso, IN)	664
7	Leighton Brown - Sr Jay County (Portland, IN)	663
8	Cade Mauck - Sr North Posey (Poseyville, IN)	659
9	Aiden Reed - Sr Garrett (IN)	650
10	Joel Weaver - Jr Pendleton Heights (Pendleton, IN)	637
11	Job Richman - Sr Eastside (Butler, IN)	623
12	Beckett Langferman - So Milan (IN)	614
13	Jaret Laughlin - Sr Fremont (IN)	613
14	Zane I. Durham - Jr Tipton (IN)	604
15	Landen Musch - Sr Rensselaer Central (Rensselaer, IN)	603
16	Derek Collom - Sr Riverton Parke (Montezuma, IN)	596
17	Ty Benton - Sr South Putnam (Greencastle, IN)	584
18	Lukas Duncan - Jr Columbia City (IN)	568
19	Cori Tonte - Sr Franklin Community (Franklin, IN)	565
20	Amyr Wilford - So Evansville Reitz (Evansville, IN)	561
21	Luke Jacobi - Sr Floyd Central (Floyds Knobs, IN)	560
22	Jack Miller - Sr Lapel (IN)	558
23	Robert Barker - So Charlestown (IN)	556
24	Christipher Rudolph - Jr Gary West Side (Gary, IN)	556
25	Noah Geiger - Jr Columbia City (IN)	555

Michigan Top 25 Rushers

Leaderboard - Player Rushing Yards
1	JOHN MILKS - Sr Jonesville (MI)	756
2	Raymon Watson-jones - Sr Glenn (Westland, MI)	625
3	Wyatt Protasiewicz - Sr Manistee (MI)	599
4	Noah Kelley - Jr Quincy (MI)	596
5	Zavior Skog - Sr Napoleon (MI)	512
6	Jaycee Foster - Sr Shrine Catholic (Royal Oak, MI)	446
7	Kaelin Tate - Sr Paw Paw (MI)	439
8	Luke Bruggeman - Jr Adrian (MI)	428
9	Brennan Hudson - Jr Carlson (Gibraltar, MI)	413
10	Anthony Hawkins - Sr Trenton (MI)	388
11	Brayden Crosley - Sr Fremont (MI)	388
12	Ali Saad - Jr Dearborn (MI)	386
13	Collin Abram - Sr West Catholic (Grand Rapids, MI)	377
14	Brayden Harasewicz - So Watervliet (MI)	374
15	BOSTON BROWN - Jr Birch Run (MI)	364
16	Paulino Perez - Sr Central (Bay City, MI)	357
17	Brandon Holman - Sr Zeeland West (Zeeland, MI)	352
18	Dallas Moody - Sr East Kentwood (Kentwood, MI)	334
19	Liam Ondras - Sr East Grand Rapids (Grand Rapids, MI)	327
20	Danny O'Neil - Sr Northville (MI)	315
21	Espen Rushing - So Denby (Detroit, MI)	311
22	Will Forberg - Sr Seaholm (Birmingham, MI)	297
23	Dominic Nauss - Jr Brighton (MI)	290
24	Cole Wyatt - Sr Armada (MI)	290
25	Dean Hammoud - Sr Fordson (Dearborn, MI)	286

Minnesota Top 25 Rushers

Leaderboard - Player Rushing Yards
1	Ben Lindesmith - Sr Mayer Lutheran (Mayer, MN)	352
2	Mac Voth - So Lake Park-Audubon (Lake Park, MN)	215
3	Carsyn Kleffman - Sr Elk River (MN)	204
4	Jameson Niska - Sr Blaine (MN)	197
5	Landon Hosmer - So Barnum (MN)	188
6	Ryan Collins - Sr Albert Lea (MN)	188
7	Parker Fulton - Sr Aitkin (MN)	185
8	Tristan Karl - Sr St. Thomas Academy (Mendota Heights, MN)	159
9	Derrick Obwaya - Sr Blaine (MN)	157
10	Grant Bjerke - Sr Lac qui Parle Valley (Madison, MN)	153
11	Jordan Borowicz - Sr Roseau (MN)	145
12	Aedyn Dahl - Sr Dawson-Boyd (Dawson, MN)	143
13	Kingston Jean - Jr International Falls (MN)	137
14	Brecken Wacholz - Sr Albert Lea (MN)	131
15	Jackson Davis - Jr Elk River (MN)	129
16	Payten Remer - Sr Sauk Rapids-Rice (Sauk Rapids, MN)	127
17	Braedon Becker - Sr Elk River (MN)	119
18	Jace Daline - Sr Lac qui Parle Valley (Madison, MN)	113
19	Nolan Michaelson - So Park Rapids (MN)	112
20	Charles Steer - Sr Hawley (MN)	106
21	Evan Hardy - Sr Sauk Rapids-Rice (Sauk Rapids, MN)	102
22	miles leida - 7th Edina (MN)	99
23	Owen Gruchow - Sr West Central Area (Barrett, MN)	98
24	Brady Hirt - Sr Park Rapids (MN)	92
25	Jack Jacobson - Sr Aitkin (MN)	81

New York Top 25 Rushers

Leaderboard - Player Rushing Yards
1	Craig Jacobs Jr. - Sr Peekskill (NY)	449
2	Grant Michalski - Sr Griffith Institute (Springville, NY)	378
3	Kam Clarke - Sr Hudson (NY)	372
4	Ryan McGrath - Sr Adirondack (Boonville, NY)	345
5	Sam Huckans - Jr Fonda-Fultonville (Fonda, NY)	340
6	Ernie DaCosta - Jr Schuylerville (NY)	320
7	Mason Colgan - Sr Windsor Central (Windsor, NY)	294
8	Robert Murphy - Sr O'Neill (Highland Falls, NY)	286
9	Jai Phillips - Sr Proctor (Utica, NY)	276
10	Jayden Nelson - So Irondequoit (Rochester, NY)	268
11	Talon Immel - Jr Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake (Burnt Hills, NY)	261
12	Ruben Simpson - Sr Pine Bush (NY)	257
13	Jakob Page - Jr Massena (NY)	249
14	Jason Montgomery - Sr Valley Central (Montgomery, NY)	237
15	Jalon Morgan - Jr Spackenkill (Poughkeepsie, NY)	233
16	Brailon Johnson - Sr Eastridge (Rochester, NY)	232
17	Christian Justafort - Sr Washingtonville (NY)	231
18	Vincenzo Mullett - So St. Mary's (Lancaster, NY)	230
19	Kaliem Smith - Sr Aquinas Institute (Rochester, NY)	228
20	Landen Nagel - Jr Attica (NY)	214
21	Owen Kicinski - Sr St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute (Buffalo, NY)	212
22	Lee Kittle - Sr Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk (Ravena, NY)	207
23	Ethan Maldonado - Sr Monroe-Woodbury (Central Valley, NY)	203
24	Everett Fix - Jr Lancaster (NY)	202
25	Avery Jones - Sr Shaker (Latham, NY)	201

Ohio Top 25 Rushers

Leaderboard - Player Rushing Yards
1	Kenyon Norman - Sr Lakota West (West Chester, OH)	800
2	Xavier Hendon - Jr Columbia (Columbia Station, OH)	776
3	Dawaun Moody - Sr Liberty (Youngstown, OH)	771
4	Julian Baker - Sr Miami Trace (Washington Court House, OH)	751
5	Brice Johnson - Sr Zane Trace (Chillicothe, OH)	750
6	Colby Schrader - Sr East Canton (OH)	692
7	Ryan Sager - Sr Johnstown-Monroe (Johnstown, OH)	677
8	Chase Maurer - Sr Jackson (Massillon, OH)	669
9	Mj Macy - Sr Arcanum (OH)	603
10	Parker Lovell - Sr Bluffton (OH)	598
11	Carter Luzader - Sr Margaretta (Castalia, OH)	596
12	Jalen Owens - Sr Copley (OH)	593
13	Jamon Holmes - Sr Whitmer (Toledo, OH)	588
14	Logan Fincham - Sr Streetsboro (OH)	567
15	Chace Clonch - Sr Newton Falls (OH)	549
16	Weston Shaffer - Jr Pleasant (Marion, OH)	549
17	Robarje Magnus - Sr Independence (Columbus, OH)	549
18	Ryder Cain - Jr Garfield (Garrettsville, OH)	546
19	Archer Johnston - Sr Elgin (Marion, OH)	546
20	Ethan Layne - So Steele (Amherst, OH)	540
21	Trevor Walter - Sr North Baltimore (OH)	535
22	Asher Wilmink - Jr University School (Hunting Valley, OH)	534
23	Braylon Griffith - Sr Hilliard Darby (Hilliard, OH)	523
24	Brody O'Banion - Sr Edgewood (Trenton, OH)	512
25	Mark Miller - Sr Ravenna (OH)	505

Pennsylvania Top 25 Rushers

Leaderboard - Player Rushing Yards
1	Vinnie Feliciano - Sr Mercyhurst Prep (Erie, PA)	782
2	Gavin Zillman - Sr Harbor Creek (Harborcreek, PA)	689
3	Beau Kosmalski - Jr Great Valley (Malvern, PA)	678
4	Wesley Bard - Jr Solanco (Quarryville, PA)	624
5	Brady Ryan - Sr Northern Lebanon (Fredericksburg, PA)	617
6	Brock Williams - Sr Neshaminy (Langhorne, PA)	606
7	Logan Troup - Sr Pine Grove (PA)	596
8	Jahsir Newsome - Sr West Philadelphia (Philadelphia, PA)	559
9	Landon Barlow - Sr Strath Haven (Wallingford, PA)	536
10	Tj Lawrence - Sr Parkland (Allentown, PA)	528
11	Kole Kupper - Jr Conrad Weiser (Robesonia, PA)	525
12	Jaylen Delaney - Sr Mount Carmel (PA)	513
13	Xaivion Allen - Sr Central Dauphin (Harrisburg, PA)	510
14	Tyler Price - Jr Marian Catholic (Tamaqua, PA)	506
15	Jake Jeckell - Sr Crestwood (Mountain Top, PA)	503
16	Grant Johnson - Jr Gettysburg (PA)	499
17	Terrence McDowell Jr. - Jr Tamaqua (PA)	499
18	Prince Wratto - Jr Elizabethtown (PA)	498
19	Colton Reber - Sr Schuylkill Haven (PA)	474
20	Grady Garcia - Jr Southern Columbia Area (Catawissa, PA)	456
21	Michael Price - Sr Central Bucks East (Doylestown, PA)	455
22	Kamden Fragale - Sr Cameron County (Emporium, PA)	451
23	Dijoun Dickson - Jr Northeastern (Manchester, PA)	446
24	Chrys Black Jr. - Jr Central Catholic (Pittsburgh, PA)	440
25	Cooper Karycki - Sr Mount Carmel (PA)	433

Wisconsin Top 25 Rushers

Leaderboard - Player Rushing Yards
1	Kingston Allen - Sr Notre Dame Academy (Green Bay, WI)	1276
2	Ronald Hatch - Sr Webster (WI)	1000
3	Eli Maier - Sr Mount Horeb/Barneveld (Mount Horeb, WI)	553
4	Brady Bauer - Sr Lourdes Academy (Oshkosh, WI)	523
5	Miles Waldvogel - Sr Wausau West (Wausau, WI)	436
6	Kai Haines - Jr Deerfield (WI)	432
7	Dax Paquin - Jr Black Hawk/Warren IL (South Wayne, WI)	417
8	Kainan Strong - Sr West De Pere (De Pere, WI)	348
9	Beau Podnar - Sr Black Hawk/Warren IL (South Wayne, WI)	335
10	Cooper Schabo - So West De Pere (De Pere, WI)	309
11	Kolton Peters - Sr Coleman (WI)	299
12	Josiah Evans - Jr St. Francis (WI)	273
13	Wyatt Bieber - Sr Coleman (WI)	273
14	Kenny Schwendeman - Sr Webster (WI)	263
15	Ashton Vanbeek - Sr Neenah (WI)	260
16	Trevor Bartlett - Jr River Falls (WI)	260
17	Cooper Wiltz - Sr Waukesha South (Waukesha, WI)	242
18	Brody Argall - Sr Black Hawk/Warren IL (South Wayne, WI)	231
19	Willy McGregor - Sr University School of Milwaukee (Milwaukee, WI)	211
20	Tyler Behnke - Sr Chippewa Falls (WI)	207
21	Nico Yttre - Sr Kettle Moraine (Wales, WI)	207
22	Matthew Downey - So Chippewa Falls (WI)	205
23	Camden Plotz - Jr Winneconne (WI)	194
24	Aiyden Parr-mitchell - So Watertown (WI)	193
25	Luke Saari - Jr Wausau West (Wausau, WI)	184

High school football: Great Lakes region rushing leaders

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

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