Below are football stats leaders for the entire 2023 season, playoffs included. Players are listed by total yards for each category. You can click on any of the stats headers to re-sort. For Regular Season stats leaders, click here.
After a promising sophomore campaign, Notre Dame running back Christian Collins really broke out as a junior, rushing for a state-high 2,503 yards this year with 40 touchdowns on 239 carries, as he averaged an impressive 10.5 yards per carry. Collins went over 200 rushing yards seven times, including a season-high 306 yards against Menasha to help the Tritons capture the FRCC-South crown, as the team advanced to the state semi-finals.
Rank | NAME | TEAM | G | ATT | YDS | TD | YDS/ATT | RUSH YPG |
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1 | Christian Collins | Notre Dame | 13 | 239 | 2503 | 40 | 10.5 | 192.5 |
2 | Owen Carlson | Kewaunee | 13 | 244 | 2375 | 39 | 9.7 | 182.7 |
3 | Colton Brunell | Columbus | 12 | 309 | 2298 | 32 | 7.4 | 191.5 |
4 | Jayden Gordon | Kenosha St. Joseph | 10 | 140 | 2150 | 37 | 15.4 | 215 |
5 | Parker Maney | Reedsville | 12 | 274 | 2091 | 28 | 7.6 | 174.2 |
6 | Aiden Meador | Saint Croix Falls | 13 | 279 | 1968 | 24 | 7.1 | 151.4 |
7 | Karter Butt | Edgar | 14 | 267 | 1945 | 37 | 7.3 | 138.9 |
8 | Koehler Kilty | Stratford | 14 | 275 | 1919 | 20 | 7 | 137.1 |
9(tie) | Chase Matthias | Two Rivers | 12 | 164 | 1904 | 29 | 11.6 | 158.7 |
9(tie) | Peyton Alvarado | Lancaster | 12 | 302 | 1904 | 25 | 6.3 | 158.7 |
11 | Benjamin Timm | Campbellsport | 10 | 221 | 1802 | 17 | 8.2 | 180.2 |
12 | Grant Dean | Neenah | 11 | 244 | 1774 | 25 | 7.3 | 161.3 |
13 | Jonah Severson | River Falls | 10 | 286 | 1747 | 24 | 6.1 | 174.7 |
14 | Logan Rufledt | Tomah | 10 | 305 | 1717 | 17 | 5.6 | 171.7 |
15 | Landon Nottestad | Badger | 14 | 226 | 1670 | 20 | 7.4 | 119.3 |
16 | Terrance Shelton | Franklin | 14 | 240 | 1662 | 28 | 6.9 | 118.7 |
17 | JP Doyle | Badger | 14 | 199 | 1640 | 28 | 8.2 | 117.1 |
18 | Demetrius Bergmann | Pepin/Alma | 11 | 151 | 1638 | 33 | 10.8 | 148.9 |
19(tie) | Jack Wesolowski | New Berlin West | 11 | 207 | 1632 | 19 | 7.9 | 148.4 |
19(tie) | Ayden Price | Fall River | 9 | 238 | 1632 | 19 | 6.9 | 181.3 |
21 | Drew Peterson | Jefferson | 10 | 282 | 1631 | 20 | 5.8 | 163.1 |
22 | Arthur Robinson | Watertown Luther Prep | 11 | 180 | 1623 | 24 | 9 | 147.5 |
23 | Lane Marty | Black Hawk/Warren | 14 | 211 | 1614 | 23 | 7.6 | 115.3 |
24 | Brady Gross | Coleman | 11 | 203 | 1598 | 9 | 7.9 | 145.3 |
25 | Aiden Humphreys | Wrightstown | 13 | 240 | 1566 | 17 | 6.5 | 120.5 |
26 | Tommy Novotny | Marquette | 13 | 242 | 1548 | 28 | 6.4 | 119.1 |
27 | Dylan Bredlow | Johnson Creek | 11 | 199 | 1546 | 28 | 7.8 | 140.5 |
28 | Sam Ersland | Wisconsin Dells | 10 | 241 | 1540 | 16 | 6.4 | 154 |
29 | Ben Ott | Nicolet | 9 | 181 | 1526 | 20 | 8.4 | 169.6 |
30 | Alex Haines | Oconto Falls | 10 | 168 | 1516 | 24 | 9 | 151.6 |
Adam Skifton led the state with 2,944 passing yards as the Hilltoppers ended up sharing the Mississippi Valley Conference crown. The two-year starter completed 66.9% of his passes for with 39 touchdowns and five interceptions, good for a 128.9 passer rating. In two years guiding the Hilltoppers' offense as the starter, Skifton threw for 5,635 yards with 69 touchdowns, finishing with a 127.8 quarterback rating. The Augustana (SD) commit was recently announced as a WFCA Large School All-State selection and the 2023 Dave Krieg Award winner as part of the WSN Senior Football Awards.
Rank | NAME | TEAM | G | COMP | ATT | COMP % | YDS | TD | INT | RATE |
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1 | Adam Skifton | Onalaska | 12 | 216 | 323 | 66.9 | 2944 | 39 | 6 | 127.6 |
2 | Tyler Hatcher | Sussex Hamilton | 13 | 186 | 274 | 67.9 | 2848 | 26 | 15 | 110.8 |
3 | Brady Hilgart | Grafton | 14 | 211 | 302 | 69.9 | 2755 | 28 | 6 | 120.9 |
4 | Kasey Helgeson | Mount Horeb/Barneveld | 12 | 158 | 231 | 68.4 | 2719 | 29 | 3 | 142.3 |
5 | Drew Kavanaugh | Sun Prairie East | 13 | 182 | 303 | 60.1 | 2551 | 37 | 7 | 117.2 |
6(tie) | Joseph Kallay | Franklin | 14 | 150 | 247 | 60.7 | 2457 | 22 | 6 | 113.7 |
6(tie) | TJ Pink | Platteville | 11 | 195 | 289 | 67.5 | 2457 | 27 | 8 | 113.3 |
8 | Cal Smith | Baldwin-Woodville | 12 | 145 | 218 | 66.5 | 2443 | 30 | 4 | 136.1 |
9 | Danny Lodl | Sturgeon Bay | 10 | 156 | 275 | 56.7 | 2383 | 26 | 9 | 103.3 |
10 | Drew Viney | Stoughton | 13 | 174 | 313 | 55.6 | 2337 | 21 | 13 | 84.6 |
11 | Max Ronsmann | Luxemburg-Casco | 14 | 159 | 246 | 64.6 | 2279 | 11 | 11 | 90.8 |
12 | Kade Rosenow | Clintonville | 10 | 183 | 327 | 56 | 2259 | 23 | 7 | 92 |
13 | Matt Buckman | Cambridge | 10 | 145 | 251 | 57.8 | 2229 | 24 | 7 | 107.5 |
14 | Finnley Doriot | Kaukauna | 13 | 157 | 269 | 58.4 | 2204 | 20 | 5 | 101.9 |
15 | Tyler Link | Mauston | 10 | 164 | 313 | 52.4 | 2183 | 24 | 14 | 81.7 |
16 | Reece Kamrath | Watertown | 9 | 143 | 293 | 48.8 | 2155 | 20 | 12 | 79.1 |
17 | Wade Lindahl | Lourdes Academy | 11 | 206 | 294 | 70.1 | 2131 | 25 | 8 | 107.7 |
18 | Cal Moreau | Monona Grove | 11 | 145 | 283 | 51.2 | 2123 | 23 | 17 | 78.1 |
19 | Vance Johnson | Waunakee | 14 | 121 | 163 | 74.2 | 2086 | 27 | 3 | 147.9 |
20 | Max Mitchell | DeForest | 10 | 137 | 229 | 59.8 | 2051 | 21 | 9 | 103.4 |
21 | Duke Shovald | West De Pere | 11 | 125 | 215 | 58.1 | 2014 | 19 | 4 | 111.3 |
22 | Easton Arendt | De Pere | 10 | 139 | 226 | 61.5 | 2012 | 20 | 11 | 99.6 |
23 | Charlie Darrow | University School | 9 | 139 | 207 | 67.1 | 2003 | 18 | 11 | 105.2 |
24 | Carter Isenberger | Stanley-Boyd | 11 | 137 | 232 | 59.1 | 1990 | 20 | 11 | 96 |
25 | Mason Lane | Lodi | 14 | 114 | 179 | 63.7 | 1976 | 26 | 2 | 136.1 |
26 | Teddy Bernick | Prescott | 9 | 126 | 192 | 65.6 | 1959 | 19 | 5 | 121.4 |
27 | Justin Klinkner | Two Rivers | 12 | 117 | 169 | 69.2 | 1956 | 24 | 2 | 142.7 |
28 | Peter McDevitt | Marquette | 14 | 148 | 242 | 61.2 | 1937 | 17 | 7 | 97.8 |
29 | A.J. Curtis | Waukesha North | 9 | 140 | 247 | 56.7 | 1911 | 12 | 8 | 84.3 |
30 | Tyson Lucas | Cameron | 12 | 122 | 195 | 62.6 | 1884 | 21 | 5 | 119.7 |
Nick Kihn of Sussex Hamilton was a very good receiver as a junior last season but has stepped up as one of the state's best as a senior. After hauling in 47 passes for 567 yards in 12 games last year, Kihn eclipsed that this season, catching 80 passes for 1,181 yards and five touchdowns, averaging 14.8 yards per reception. He also had more than 500 return yards and a rushing touchdown this season as the Chargers tried to get the ball into his hands in a multitude of ways. Onalaska's Brodie Mickschl led the state with 86 receptions this season.
Rank | NAME | TEAM | G | REC | YDS | TD | YDS/REC | YPG |
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1 | Nick Kihn | Sussex Hamilton | 13 | 80 | 1181 | 5 | 14.8 | 90 |
2 | Madden Mahr | Stanley-Boyd | 11 | 54 | 1158 | 14 | 21.4 | 105 |
3 | Ethan Feldner | University School | 9 | 81 | 1146 | 10 | 14.1 | 127 |
4 | Connor Stauff | Sun Prairie East | 13 | 82 | 1129 | 17 | 13.8 | 86 |
5 | Brodie Mickschl | Onalaska | 12 | 86 | 1105 | 19 | 12.8 | 92 |
6 | Chris Kiel | Mount Horeb/Barneveld | 12 | 52 | 1073 | 13 | 20.6 | 89 |
7 | Ryan Ferguson | Germantown | 11 | 38 | 1062 | 11 | 27.9 | 96 |
8 | Boden Frosch | Sauk Prairie | 9 | 63 | 1047 | 12 | 16.6 | 116 |
9 | Evan Olson | Pepin/Alma | 11 | 70 | 1029 | 18 | 14.7 | 93 |
10 | David Emerich | Waunakee | 14 | 48 | 1004 | 9 | 20.9 | 71 |
11 | Gavin Sell | Baldwin-Woodville | 12 | 49 | 982 | 11 | 20 | 81 |
12 | Noah Taylor | Palmyra-Eagle | 9 | 58 | 980 | 13 | 16.9 | 108 |
13 | Sam Wegener | Clintonville | 9 | 59 | 963 | 12 | 16.3 | 107 |
14 | Brock Massey | Mauston | 9 | 53 | 938 | 13 | 17.7 | 104 |
15 | Jacques Brooks | Franklin | 14 | 58 | 908 | 7 | 15.7 | 64 |
16 | Zach Scher | Watertown | 8 | 42 | 887 | 11 | 21.1 | 110 |
17(tie) | Nolan Girdaukas | Kohler/Sheb. Lutheran/Christian | 10 | 53 | 878 | 11 | 16.6 | 87 |
17(tie) | Tommy Teberg | Burlington | 10 | 55 | 878 | 12 | 16 | 87 |
19 | Mike Valitchka | Verona | 11 | 53 | 874 | 11 | 16.5 | 79 |
20 | Mark Leidel | Slinger | 11 | 58 | 872 | 11 | 15 | 79 |
21 | Hayden May | De Pere | 11 | 54 | 866 | 10 | 16 | 78 |
22 | Caden Wold | Boyceville | 12 | 32 | 861 | 16 | 26.9 | 71 |
23 | Langdon Nordgaard | West De Pere | 10 | 52 | 850 | 6 | 16.3 | 85 |
24 | Bryce Plzak | Sturgeon Bay | 10 | 57 | 848 | 13 | 14.9 | 84 |
25 | Pierson MacDonald | D.C. Everest | 10 | 51 | 822 | 8 | 16.1 | 82 |
26 | Keagen Jirschele | Mosinee | 10 | 44 | 818 | 9 | 18.6 | 81 |
27 | Trace Schoenebeck | Luxemburg-Casco | 14 | 59 | 814 | 4 | 13.8 | 58 |
28 | Lucas Ludlum | Platteville | 11 | 61 | 797 | 7 | 13.1 | 72 |
29 | Gabe Torres | Greendale | 9 | 37 | 787 | 11 | 21.3 | 87 |
30 | Tucker Grundahl | DeForest | 10 | 55 | 784 | 9 | 14.3 | 78 |
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