By The Numbers: East Texas Football’s Top Yards-Per Playmakers
The East Texas stat leaders have been updated according to all the teams that have submitted stats to ETSN.fm so far this week, but we'd like to take a little more in-depth look at what these stats mean.
Last week, we simply examined who was atop the leaderboards in each respective statistical category, sometimes pointing out pass-catch combos that had accounted for the majority of each other's stats. But today's installment of "By The Numbers" looks at yards per attempt, whether that attempt is a pass, a carry, or a reception.
The following is a breakdown of East Texas' biggest playmakers from a per attempt basis, starting with passing. The players come from the East Texas stat leaders, but you'll notice that some average more yards per completion/carry/reception than others who may be ahead of them in total yardage.
We'll continue update the East Texas stat leaders, but based on what the coaches have submitted to us so far this week, here's the breakdown of the biggest offensive playmakers through the first four weeks:
Yards per completion
Patrick Mahomes' strong arm and fleet of receivers have helped him to almost 18 yards per completion, which is quite a feat for a quarterback who averages 28.0 pass attempts per game. Tyler Grace's Blake White and Garrison's Cameron Rodriguez are the only other East Texas quarterbacks averaging at least 17.0 yards per completion, and each benefits from one of the top yards-per-catch receivers in the region -- Grace's Kade Clayton and Garrison's Hunter Key.
(minimum 15 passes per game)
- Patrick Mahomes, Whitehouse -- 17.8
- Blake White, Tyler Grace -- 17.4
- Cameron Rodriguez, Garrison -- 17.2
- Greg Ward, John Tyler -- 16.4
- Montravious James, Mount Pleasant -- 15.9
- Dalton Horton, Center -- 15.9
- J.R. Hill, Tenaha -- 15.1
- Garrett Truitt, Pittsburg -- 14.3
- Blake Bogenschutz, Carthage -- 14.2
- Chaston Bennett, Rusk -- 17.4
- Damien Haskins, New Boston -- 14.1
- Garrett Barton, New Diana -- 12.4
- Kevin Shorter, Newton -- 10.9
- Wyatt Hairgrove, Joaquin -- 9.7
- Gunner Baker, Carlisle -- 9.7
- Joshua Jackson, Big Sandy -- 9.6
- Jeffrey Wilson, Elkhart -- 9.0
- Haden Bryant, Bullard -- 24.0
- Dylan Cantrell, Whitehouse -- 20.8
- Kade Clayton, Tyler Grace -- 19.7
- Keontas Davis, Tenaha -- 19.7
- Fred Ross, John Tyler -- 19.6
- Hunter Key, Garrison -- 18.8
- Sakorey Chandler, Mount Vernon -- 17.9
- Connor Eiland, Canton -- 17.5
- Tee Goree, Carthage -- 17.4
- Jake Parker, Whitehouse -- 16.8
- Shawn Hooks, Daingerfield -- 16.2
- K.D. Cannon, Mount Pleasant -- 16.1
- Colton Wise, Sulphur Springs -- 15.5
- Jaylon Dews, Whitehouse -- 15.1