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Football offensive stats leaders for 2021 season

12/01/2021, 8:00am CST
By Travis Wilson

Durand running back Simon Bauer led the state in rushing this season

Below are football stats leaders for the entire 2021 season, playoffs included. Players are listed by total yards for each category. You can click on any of the stats headers to re-sort. 

You can see full season statistics by clicking here.

2021 RUSHING LEADERS

Durand's Simon Bauer easily leads the state in rushing this year, with nearly 600 yards more than the next closest player. He has at least 125 yards in every game, with three over 300-yards. In 13 games for the Panthers, he carried the ball 314 times for 2,805 yards with a state-high 43 touchdowns for an average of 8.9 yards per attempt. He also had 21 rushing two-point conversions. He is actually a single-wing quarterback, with 669 yards and seven touchdowns through the air. He went over 5,000 career rushing yards with 80 rushing scores earlier in the playoffs.

Rank NAME TEAM G ATT YDS YDS/ATT TD RUSH YPG
1 Simon Bauer Durand 13 314 2805 8.9 43 215.8
2 Blake Schraufnagel Mayville 14 297 2421 8.2 39 172.9
3 Colton Brunell Columbus 12 253 2221 8.8 31 185.1
4 Cole Berghorn Badger 11 220 2178 9.9 27 198.0
5 Alijah Maher-Parr Arrowhead 11 257 2140 8.3 29 194.5
6 Brycen Cashin Pacelli 10 174 2055 11.8 36 205.5
7 Chase Matthias Two Rivers 10 237 2040 8.6 23 204.0
8 Davontre Smith Menasha 13 191 1916 10.0 25 147.4
9 Eugene Wolff Waterloo 11 285 1866 6.5 26 169.6
10 Isaac VandenBush Luxemburg-Casco 11 227 1853 8.2 33 168.5
11 Ben Wesolowski Wittenberg-Birnamwood 13 174 1847 10.6 20 142.1
12 Daniel Hornacek Notre Dame 11 245 1840 7.5 26 167.3
13 Gabe Klatt Beaver Dam 10 253 1830 7.2 18 183.0
14 Dayo Oye Saint Croix Falls 12 237 1823 7.7 28 151.9
15 Cayden Neri Rhinelander 10 234 1821 7.8 20 182.1
16 Joseph Ollman Homestead 14 294 1816 6.2 22 129.7
17 AJ Korth Menasha 12 203 1768 8.7 25 147.3
18 Leo Brostowitz Wisconsin Rapids 10 229 1740 7.6 19 174.0
19 AJ Pepin Hartford 13 270 1738 6.4 20 133.7
20 Waquon Kelly Wauwatosa West 11 147 1733 11.8 18 157.5
21 Braeden Ott Nicolet 11 206 1722 8.4 16 156.5
22(tie) Reed Breckheimer Hilbert 11 135 1687 12.5 20 153.4
22(tie) Brennen Dvorachek Reedsville 14 148 1687 11.4 26 120.5
24 Jake Adams Mukwonago 13 234 1656 7.1 26 127.4
25 Matt Getgen Wisconsin Dells 11 180 1638 9.1 21 148.9
26 Owen Kinziger Coleman 14 173 1636 9.5 19 116.9
27 Max Grand Ellsworth 13 186 1634 8.8 17 125.7
28 Aiden Gardner Medford 10 236 1631 6.9 17 163.1
29 Joseph Gardner Campbellsport 11 199 1612 8.1 14 146.5
30 Colin Boyarski Altoona 10 266 1594 6.0 19 159.4

2021 Passing Leaders

Myles Burkett took over as the starter in 2019 as a sophomore and has helped the Sabers to great success in his three years on varsity. In his senior season he is completing 71.3% of his passes (190-of-266) for 3,427 yards with 36 touchdowns and just four interceptions. He also has four rushing scores this year. The WFCA Large School Offensive Player of the Year and repeat All-State choice, Burkett led the Sabers to a Division 1 state title, throwing for 276 yards and three touchdowns against Sun Prairie. In his career the Badger recruit and returning WFCA All-State selection has 6,483 passing yards with 71 touchdowns and a passer rating of 129.5. He's added 14 rushing scores as well.

Kohler/Sheboygan Lutheran/Christian senior Robby Michael had the most touchdown passes in the state this season with 39.

Rank NAME TEAM G COMP ATT COMP % YDS TD INT YDS/ATT PASS YPG RATE
1 Myles Burkett Franklin 14 206 289 71.3 3427 36 4 11.9 244.8 144.7
2 Jackson Flottmeyer Aquinas 14 151 213 70.9 2879 34 4 13.5 205.6 145.0
3 Logan Arrowood Cedar Grove-Belgium 11 177 265 66.8 2641 27 10 10.0 240.1 117.5
4 Robby Michael Kohler/Sheb. Lutheran/Christian 11 190 282 67.4 2596 39 7 9.2 236.0 125.8
5 Jerry Kaminski Sun Prairie 14 182 304 59.9 2559 30 6 8.4 182.8 111.7
6 Quentin Keene Waunakee 13 152 232 65.5 2493 27 7 10.7 191.8 127.7
7 Trevor Garski Mosinee 10 199 294 67.7 2484 34 6 8.4 248.4 123.7
8 Nate Kollath Sussex Hamilton 11 153 276 55.4 2392 32 10 8.7 217.5 107.9
9 Carson Popp Shawano 10 154 252 61.1 2365 21 9 9.4 236.5 105.0
10 Trevor Syse Belleville 13 145 215 67.4 2335 28 2 10.9 179.6 139.2
11 Beau Kopp Cuba City 12 146 244 59.8 2143 24 12 8.8 178.6 100.8
12 Luke Novotny Marquette 11 146 239 61.1 2129 24 10 8.9 193.5 106.1
13 Maddux Allen Cumberland 9 150 207 72.5 2027 21 5 9.8 225.2 127.0
14 Eli Laube Fall Creek 9 174 324 53.7 2025 19 11 6.2 225.0 78.3
15 Evan Voss Black River Falls 9 127 234 54.3 1996 22 11 8.5 221.8 94.6
16 Joe Hartlieb Edgewood 11 117 188 62.2 1983 27 3 10.5 180.3 130.8
17 Ben Wesolowski Wittenberg-Birnamwood 13 105 199 52.8 1967 29 10 9.9 151.3 105.9
18 Ayden Larson Onalaska 11 157 235 66.8 1959 21 2 8.3 178.1 118.7
19 Rory Fox Catholic Memorial 14 121 169 71.6 1958 24 6 11.6 139.9 134.8
20 Chase Spellman Kettle Moraine 12 124 209 59.3 1945 27 10 9.3 162.1 109.9
21 Riley Warzynski Stevens Point 10 144 252 57.1 1933 22 4 7.7 193.3 104.2
22 Caden Belling Lake Mills 11 182 298 61.1 1920 22 9 6.4 174.5 91.8
23 Luke Haertle Lake Country Lutheran 11 108 169 63.9 1882 31 5 11.1 171.1 129.0
24 Spenser Lehman Mauston 9 147 229 64.2 1881 20 8 8.2 209.0 104.4
25 Erik Decker Kenosha Christian Life 9 117 209 56.0 1847 19 9 8.8 205.2 97.9
26 Drew Mears Fox Valley Lutheran 10 157 314 50.0 1843 9 13 5.9 184.3 60.5
27 Mason Keyes DeForest 11 119 195 61.0 1814 33 1 9.3 164.9 129.1
28 Boone Kirst Ashwaubenon 9 125 205 61.0 1806 13 5 8.8 200.7 100.6
29 Vito Massa River Falls 11 94 178 52.8 1803 26 5 10.1 163.9 116.2
30 Nate Olson Kenosha Bradford 10 113 200 56.5 1797 23 8 9.0 179.7 108.3

2021 Receiving Leaders

Cedar Grove-Belgium senior Sam Peiffer led the state in receptions with 96 and receiving yards with 1,404. He also caught 15 touchdowns this year as the Rockets shared the Big East Conference title. He saw an excellent arc to his career, starting with quality time on varsity as a sophomore when he caught 19 passes for 374 yards and five touchdowns. In just five games as a junior, he caught 33 passes for 623 yards and an astounding 15 touchdowns (that's an average of three scores per game).

Aquinas' Quinn Miskowski was tops in the state with 19 receiving touchdowns this year.

Rank NAME TEAM G REC YDS TD YDS/REC YPG
1 Sam Peiffer Cedar Grove-Belgium 10 96 1404 15 14.6 140
2 Casey Verhagen Kohler/Sheb. Lutheran/Christian 11 76 1194 15 15.7 108
3 Frankie Collopy Marquette 11 72 1087 15 15.1 98
4 Keagan Jirschele Mosinee 10 77 1082 17 14.1 108
5 Reese Osgood Franklin 14 58 1082 13 18.7 77
6 Jackson Trudgeon Edgewood 11 50 1060 15 21.2 96
7 Quinn Miskowski Aquinas 14 40 1041 19 26.0 74
8 Drew Wagner Kettle Moraine 13 50 1021 15 20.4 78
9 Carter Olson Cuba City 12 60 999 14 16.6 83
10 Davion Thomas-Kumpula Racine St. Catherine’s 10 49 970 10 19.8 97
11 Ashton Henning Shawano 10 59 966 11 16.4 96
12 Gavin Zawicki Racine Lutheran 11 55 947 7 17.2 86
13 Rhett Jonas Ashwaubenon 10 52 946 7 18.2 94
14 Brady Potaczek Stanley-Boyd 9 50 933 12 18.7 103
15 Keaton Arendt Franklin 14 54 930 11 17.2 66
16 Anthony Nolden Belleville 13 38 901 13 23.7 69
17 Alex Eichmann Sussex Hamilton 11 47 897 14 19.1 81
18 Carl Travis Kenosha Christian Life 9 50 894 5 17.9 99
19 Andre Corn Menominee Indian 8 44 891 3 20.2 111
20 Nick Ferge Marquette 10 50 879 10 17.6 87
21 Andrew Keller Waunakee 13 51 863 7 16.9 66
22 Alex Belongia Rice Lake 13 37 851 12 23.0 65
23 Colin Girdaukas Kohler/Sheb. Lutheran/Christian 11 58 846 17 14.6 76
24 Dylan Guckenberger Waukesha South 9 47 839 10 17.9 93
25 Gavin Jarchow Cumberland 9 69 838 11 12.1 93
26 Chase Keller Ithaca 9 35 829 9 23.7 92
27 Michael Skemp Onalaska 11 51 826 9 16.2 75
28 Jesse Martin Platteville 10 57 822 9 14.4 82
29 J.J. Douglas Janesville Parker 9 45 810 5 18.0 90
30 Ashten Quade Ellsworth 12 32 805 10 25.2 67

About the Author

Travis Wilson serves as the WisSports.net General Manager, Football Editor, and contributing writer for other parts of the site. Wilson was selected as part of the Sports 40 Under 40 list by Coach & AD Magazine and the National High School Athletic Coaches Association for 2019. The Wisconsin Football Coaches Association (WFCA) named Travis the 2015 recipient of the Dave McClain Distinguished Service Award. He currently serves on the WFCA Executive Board and is a member of the Executive Board of the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association. A graduate of Richland Center High School and Mount Mercy College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Travis was a three-sport athlete in high school (football, baseball, basketball), inducted to the Richland Center High School Hall of Fame in 2023, and currently resides in Reedsburg. You can follow him on Twitter at @travisWSN.

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