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Returning Top 25 Rushing Yardage Leaders

Returning Top 25 Rushing Yardage Leaders

 

Below are the Top 25 returning 2012 Rushing Yardage Leaders for the 93 football teams in Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas, and Polk counties based on rushing stats from MaxPreps,  Hometeam, and PolkPreps.

Name Class School Yds Att Yds/Att TDs
Willie Barrett 2014 Anclote 1405 154 9.1 14
Ray Ray McCloud III 2015 Sickles 1319 162 8.1 12
Keland White 2015 Winter Haven * 1312 85 15.4 22
Jarvis Stewart 2014 Largo 1186 152 7.8 16
Diquan Walker 2014 Clearwater Central Catholic 1161 173 6.7 15
Davion Sutton 2014 Fivay 1147 182 6.3 15
Zeke McGaughy 2016 Indian Rocks Christian 1130 141 8.0 9
Dacorius Law 2014 Haines City 1043 202 5.2 8
Michael Ford 2015 Tarpon Springs 941 128 7.4 6
Rafeal Pressley 2014 Lakeland Christian 918 89 10.3 13
Ish Witter 2014 Alonso 902 165 5.5 6
Kevin Newman 2015 Jesuit 901 137 6.6 8
Chris Atkins 2015 Durant 821 145 5.7 10
Justin Henderson 2015 Lake Wales 809 117 6.9 4
John Hendricks 2014 Newsome 798 111 7.2 4
Christian Trididad 2014 Mitchell 785 132 6.0 10
Tony Jones 2016 St. Petersburg Catholic 783 116 6.8 7
Trayvon Howard 2014 Ridge 756 124 6.1 5
Deangelo Reaves 2014 St. Petersburg 752 122 6.2 4
Jeff Keil 2014 Wharton 701 132 5.3 8
Noah Siegrist 2014 Hudson 656 151 4.3 4
Chris Perez 2014 Strawberry Crest 649 131 5.0 11
Derwin James 2015 Auburndale 641 85 7.5 7
Weston Fordham 2014 East Lake 624 114 5.5 9
TJ Harrell 2014 Tampa Catholic 616 75 8.2 6

 

Eight returning Rushers with over 1,000 Rush Yds in 2012 (3 Pinellas, 2 Pasco, 2 Polk, 1 Hillsborough)

* Played for Landmark Christian in 2012

 

Returning Top 20 Rush Yards per Attempt Leaders (400 Rush Yds Minimum)

Name Class School Yds/Att Yds Att TDs
Keland White 2015 Winter Haven * 15.4 1312 85 22
Rafeal Pressley 2014 Lakeland Christian 10.3 918 89 13
Keith Harrington 2014 Northeast 10.3 535 52 3
Nydarius Roberts 2015 Landmark Christian 9.6 575 60 7
Chris Greene 2014 East Bay 9.4 479 51 3
Jacquan Fuller 2015 St. Petersburg Catholic 9.2 424 46 4
Willie Barrett 2014 Anclote 9.1 1405 154 14
Theo Anderson 2016 Indian Rocks Christian 8.5 407 48 5
Ashton Puesey 2015 Spoto 8.3 431 52 0
TJ Harrell 2014 Tampa Catholic 8.2 616 75 6
Ray Ray McCloud III 2015 Sickles 8.1 1319 162 12
Napoleon Maxwell 2014 Admiral Farragut 8.0 498 62 5
Zeke McGaughy 2016 Indian Rocks Christian 8.0 1130 141 9
Jarvis Stewart 2014 Largo 7.8 1186 152 16
Ra’Quanne Dickens 2014 Seminole 7.8 612 78 5
Jeremy Wood 2015 Calvary Christian 7.8 436 56 8
Derwin James 2015 Auburndale 7.5 641 85 7
Jaime Miranda 2015 Landmark Christian 7.5 595 79 8
Michael Ford 2015 Tarpon Springs 7.4 941 128 6
John Hendricks 2014 Newsome 7.2 798 111 4

 

Incredibly, three returning Rushers averaged more than 10 Yards/Rush in 2012

 

Returning Top 20 Rushing TD Leaders

Name Class School TDs Yds Att Yds/Att
Keland White 2015 Winter Haven * 22 1312 85 15.4
Jarvis Stewart 2014 Largo 16 1186 152 7.8
Diquan Walker 2014 Clearwater Central Catholic 15 1161 173 6.7
Davion Sutton 2014 Fivay 15 1147 182 6.3
Willie Barrett 2014 Anclote 14 1405 154 9.1
Rafeal Pressley 2014 Lakeland Christian 13 918 89 10.3
Ray Ray McCloud III 2015 Sickles 12 1319 162 8.1
Chris Perez 2014 Strawberry Crest 11 649 131 5.0
Jaylyn McKinney  2015 Victory Christian 10 504 83 6.1
Christian Trididad 2014 Mitchell 10 785 132 6.0
Chris Atkins 2015 Durant 10 821 145 5.7
Zeke McGaughy 2016 Indian Rocks Christian 9 1130 141 8.0
Deon Thompson 2014 Tampa Bay Tech 9 587 89 6.6
Weston Fordham 2014 East Lake 9 624 114 5.5
Jeremy Wood 2015 Calvary Christian 8 436 56 7.8
Jaime Miranda 2015 Landmark Christian 8 595 79 7.5
Kevin Newman 2015 Jesuit 8 901 137 6.6
Jeff Keil 2014 Wharton 8 701 132 5.3
Dacorius Law 2014 Haines City 8 1043 202 5.2
Xavier Gaines 2016 Frostproof 8 412 86 4.8

 

Eleven returning Rushers had 10 or more Rushing TDs in 2012

 

Returning Top 20 Rushing Yards per Game Leaders (400 Rush Yds Minimum)

Name Class School Yds/G Yds GP TDs
Keland White 2015 Winter Haven * 145.8 1312 9 22
Davion Sutton 2014 Fivay 143.4 1147 8 15
Willie Barrett 2014 Anclote 140.5 1405 10 14
Ray Ray McCloud III 2015 Sickles 131.9 1319 10 12
Jarvis Stewart 2014 Largo 118.6 1186 10 16
Michael Ford 2015 Tarpon Springs 117.6 941 8 6
Rafeal Pressley 2014 Lakeland Christian 114.8 918 8 13
Zeke McGaughy 2016 Indian Rocks Christian 113.0 1130 10 9
Ervin Micheal 2016 Plant City 106.8 427 4 3
Dacorius Law 2014 Haines City 104.3 1043 10 8
Ish Witter 2014 Alonso 100.2 902 9 6
Christian Trididad 2014 Mitchell 98.1 785 8 10
Kevin Newman 2015 Jesuit 90.1 901 10 8
Diquan Walker 2014 Clearwater Central Catholic 89.3 1161 13 15
Jacquan Fuller 2015 St. Petersburg Catholic 84.8 424 5 4
Tony Jones 2016 St. Petersburg Catholic 78.3 783 10 7
Deangelo Reaves 2014 St. Petersburg 75.2 752 10 4
Chris Atkins 2015 Durant 74.6 821 11 10
Justin Henderson 2015 Lake Wales 73.5 809 11 4
Noah Siegrist 2014 Hudson 72.9 656 9 4

 

Two Freshmen & Three Sophomores averaged more than 100 Rush Yds/Game in 2012; One Freshman had over 1100 Rush Yards

 

 Article by Don Haggard