First-Team All-Area
Offense
Deshaun Watson
Quarterback, Jr.
School: Gainesville
Height: 6-3
Weight: 195
Stats: 305/434 passing; 4,021 yards; 50 TDs; 1,430 rushing yards; 24 TDs
Quan Clark
Running back, Sr.
School: Chestatee
Height: 5-10
Weight: 188
Stats: 194 carries;
1,313 yards; 6.8 avg.;
13 TDs
Cedric Harris
Running back, Sr.
School: Johnson
Height: 6-1
Weight: 200
Stats: 264 carries;
1,547 yards; 5.9 avg.;
20 TDs
Dontravious Wilson
Running back, Sr.
School: Buford
Height: 5-11
Weight: 215
Stats: 158 carries;
1,210 yards; 7.7 avg.;
15 TDs
Xavier Harper
Wide receiver, Jr.
School: Jackson County
Height: 6-0
Weight: 185
Stats: 82 receptions;
1,185 yards; 10 TDs
Caleb Hayman
Wide receiver, Sr.
School: Gainesville
Height: 6-2
Weight: 210
Stats: 57 receptions;
885 receiving yards; 15 TDs
Bryant Shirreffs
Athlete, Sr.
School: Jefferson
Height: 6-3
Weight: 220
Stats: 174/257 passing; 2,369 yards; 18 TDs; 1,372 rushing yards; 20 TDs
Collin Anthony
Offensive line, Sr.
School: Jefferson
Height: 6-2
Weight: 225
Stats: Led the way to more than 400 yards per game; Class AA state title
Chandler Bridges
Offensive line, Sr.
School: Flowery Branch
Height: 6-4
Weight: 280
Stats: Leader on offensive line that paved the way to 380 yards per game
Josh Cardiello
Offensive line, Sr.
School: Buford
Height: 6-4
Weight: 285
Stats: Top lineman for a unit that opened holes for 354 yards per game; state title
Avery Easton
Offensive line, Sr.
School: North Hall
Height: 6-3
Weight: 270
Stats: Leader of physical until that led the way to 333 rushing yards per game
Chase England
Offensive line, Sr.
School: Gainesville
Height: 6-3
Weight: 205
Stats: Most consistent lineman on one of the state’s top offenses
First-Team Defense
Mikey Bart
Defensive line, Sr.
School: Buford
Height: 6-3
Weight: 245
Stats: 51 tackles, 21 TFL, 12 sacks, 41 hurries
Damian Grayson
Defensive line, Sr.
School: Gainesville
Height: 5-10
Weight: 230
Stats: 105 tackles, 16 TFL, 8 sacks, 3 hurries, 1 forced fumble
Luther Jones
Defensive line, Jr.
School: Union County
Height: 6-1
Weight: 280
Stats: 71 tackles, 23 TFL,
3 sacks, 6 forced fumbles, 3 fumble recoveries
Jacob Allen
Linebacker, Sr.
School: Flowery Branch
Height: 6-1
Weight: 237
Stats: 113 tackles, 12 TFL, 1 INT; school record holder with more than 400 tackles
Korie Rogers
Linebacker, Jr.
School: Buford
Height: 6-2
Weight: 210
Stats: 110 tackles, 12 TFL, 7 sacks, 14 hurries, 4 INT
Wesley Simonton
Linebacker, Sr.
School: Jefferson
Height: 6-0
Weight: 205
Stats: 189 tackles, 26 TFL, 7.5 sacks, 5 PBU, 1 INT, 1 FF
Will Stonecypher
Linebacker, Sr.
School: White County
Height: 5-11
Weight: 180
Stats: 108 tackles, 31.5 TFL, 19.5 sacks, 21 hurries, 2 forced fumbles
Devan Stringer
Linebacker, Jr.
School: Gainesville
Height: 5-10
Weight: 180
Stats: 179 tackles, 3 TFL, 3 sacks, 1 forced fumble, 3 PBU
Fred Payne
Defensive back, Sr.
School: Gainesville
Height: 5-11
Weight: 185
Stats: 121 tackles, 7 TFL, 8 PBU, 4 INT, 2 fumble recoveries
Andrew Smith
Defensive back, Jr.
School: North Hall
Height: 5-7
Weight: 145
Stats: 138 tackles, 7 TFL, 3 INT, 8 PBU, 2 fumble recoveries
Thomas Wilson
Defensive back, Jr.
School: Buford
Height: 5-11
Weight: 175
Stats: 29 tackles, 11 PBU,
4 INT; 2 punt return TDs
Zack Martin
Athlete, Sr.
School: Dawson County
Height: 5-11
Weight: 225
Stats: 129 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 INT; 612 rushing yards, 10 TDs
First-Team Specialists
Matt Bonadies
Kicker, So.
School: Buford
Height: 6-1
Weight: 160
Stats: 64/67 PATs, 12/16 FGs, 52 percent of kickoffs were touchbacks
Carman Hicks
Punter, Jr.
School: Banks County
Height: 6-1
Weight: 160
Stats: 37 punts, 12 downed inside 20, 38.8-yard average
Second-Team All-Area
Offense
Tyler Dominy
Quarterback, Sr.
Dawson County
178/284 passing; 2,823 yards;
31 TDs; 6 ints
Justin Curry
Running back, So.
Flowery Branch
1,267 rushing yards; 13 TDs;
290 receiving yards; 3 TDs
Dustin Scott
Running back, Sr.
Jackson County
1,200 rushing yards; 13 TDs;
325 receiving yards; 4 TDs
T.J. Tate
Running back, Sr.
North Hall
1,174 rushing yards; 7.2 avg.;
13 TDs; 153 receiving yards; 3 TDs
Bruce Clark
Wide receiver, Sr.
Dawson County
45 receptions; 787 yards; 13 TDs
Rodney Lackey
Wide receiver, So.
Gainesville
69 receptions, 981 yards, 15 TDs
Devonte Benton
Offensive line, Sr.
East Hall
Two-time first team All Region 7-AAA selection
Johious Cantrell
Offensive line, Sr.
Chestatee
Leader of line that opened holes for nearly 350 rushing yards per game
Patrick Chappell
Offensive line, Sr.
North Hall
62 pancake blocks, allowed zero sacks
Chance McClure
Offensive line, Jr.
Commerce
86 percent grade on the year;
38 pancake blocks
Jacob Roach
Offensive line, Sr.
White County
90 percent grade; First team
7-AAA
Jackson McDonald
Athlete, Jr.
Flowery Branch
1,627 passing yards; 15 TDs; 819 rushing yards; 17 TDs
Max Muldoon
Kicker, Jr.
Dawson County
2/4 on field goals; 56/56 on PATs
Second-Team All-Area
Defense
Cody Humphries
Defensive line, Sr.
Chestatee
82 tackles; 11 tackles for loss;
5 sacks
Montana Ogbu
Defensive line, Sr.
Riverside Military
87 tackles, 8 sacks, 8 hurries,
4 forced fumbles
Thor Smith
Defensive line, Jr.
Flowery Branch
68 tackles, 19 tackles for loss;
5 sacks
Destin Bennett
Linebacker, Jr.
North Hall
113 tackles; 7 tackles for loss;
3 sacks; 1 forced fumble, 1 INT
Xavier Hughey
Linebacker, Sr.
East Hall
111 tackles; 19 TFL; 3 sacks
Kody McDonald
Linebacker, Sr.
Jefferson
173 tackles; 14 TFL; 4 sacks
Michael Pittman
Linebacker, Sr.
Gainesville
97 tackles; 10 tackles for loss;
3 sacks, 5 hurries, 3 PBU
Kris Smith
Linebacker, Sr.
Flowery Branch
103 tackles, 21 TFL, 12 sacks
Will Cape
Defensive back, Jr.
North Hall
119 tackles, 6 PBU, 2 INT, 4 TFL
Keyshaun Curry
Defensive back, So.
Jackson County
85 tackles, 3 INTs; 3 return TDs
Quinton Mayfield
Defensive back, Sr.
Flowery Branch
60 tackles, 3 INT
Darius Curry
Athlete, Sr.
Flowery Branch
443 yards of total offense, 4 TDs, 41 tackles, 1 INT
Ian Wheeler
Punter, Sr.
Habersham Central
50 punts, 36.3 avg.
Honorable Mentions
OL Will Alford, Sr., Habersham Central
WR Will Anglin, Sr., Dawson County
TE Hunter Atkinson, Jr, West Hall
LB Chase Barnett, So., Union County
ATH T Bentley, Sr., Union County
WR Andrew Bergin, Sr., White County
OL Major Borders, Sr., Johnson
DE Tyler Bowen, Jr., Jefferson
LB Evan Breakspear, Jr., Jackson County
WR Ben Brissey, Sr., Jackson County
ATH Brad Brown, Sr., North Hall
OL Eli Brown, Jr., Dawson County
ATH Will Brock, Sr., White County
DL River Bryant, Sr., Jackson County
RB Michael Byrd, So., Gainesville
DL Connor Calvert, Sr., Gainesville
LB Eric Camacho, Jr., West Hall
TE Khalil Cantrell, Jr., Chestatee
DB Micah Carpenter, So., Jefferson
RB Kevin Christmas, Sr., North Hall
DB Lewis Cousins, So., Gainesville
K Modesto Cruz, Sr., North Hall
QB Kyle Daniel, Sr., Jackson County
ATH Jordan Degraff, Sr., Chestatee
WR McKay Dickens, Sr., Jefferson
LB Quez Dukes, Jr., Gainesville
OL Micah Eason, Sr., Commerce
OL Jake Etheridge, Sr., White County
RB Caleb Faulkner, Sr., Lakeview
RB Wes Faulkner, Jr., Banks County
OL Tyler Flatt, Sr., Lumpkin County
DL Chris Foster, Sr., Jackson County
OL Dylan Freeman, Sr., White County
RB Jay Gaudlock, Jr., Gainesville
WR Jonathan Gilreath, Jr., Lumpkin County
LB Eric Gonter, Sr., North Hall
WR Tray Harrison, Sr., Gainesville
TE Donnie Hatfield, Jr., Jefferson
DL Logan Hayes, Jr., Dawson County
LB Logan Head, Sr., Lumpkin County
DB Gunner Hedden, Jr., Habersham Central
ATH Luis Hernandez, Jr., Johnson
OL Hunter Holland, So., Buford
ATH Elijah Holyfield, Fr., Riverside
RB Tyler Hubbard, Sr., Banks County
ATH Adrian Humphrey, Sr., Riverside
OL Gilbert Ibarra, Sr., Gainesville
OL Josh Ingram, Sr., Jackson County
RB Tristen Jackson, Jr., Jefferson
WR Chase Jarrard, Sr., West Hall
LB Deion King, Jr., Buford
DB Chase Ledbetter, Sr., Commerce
LB Daivon Ledford, Sr., Jackson County
WR Lahius Leverette, Sr., Gainesville
OL Johnathan Long, Sr., Hab. Central
ATH Zack Little, Sr., North Hall
LB John-Mark MacFarlane, Jr., Riverside
RB Austen Mahaffey, Sr., East Hall
OL Thomas Marchman, Jr., North Hall
LB Jose Martinez, Sr., Johnson
ATH Daniel McCrary, Jr., Lumpkin County
DL Blake McDaniel, Sr., Dawson County
OL Andrew Miles, Jr., Flowery Branch
ATH AJ Millwood, Sr., Johnson
DB Isaac Mize, Jr., East Hall
DB TK Mize, Sr., Gainesville
WR Tre Neal, Jr., Buford
DB Chandler Newton, Jr., Gainesville
DB Noel Padmore, Jr., Flowery Branch
TE Tony Patman, Jr., Commerce
DB Tradd Porter, So., Jefferson
DT Matt Pratte, Sr., North Hall
DB Jackson Putnam, Jr., Dawson County
ATH Trevor Price, Sr., Lakeview
DL Colton Quinones, Jr., Gainesville
RB Terrick Ramsey, Sr., Commerce
ATH Ted Reynolds, Sr., Lakeview
ATH Chris Sayler, Jr., Dawson County
K Chandler Schlutow, Sr., Jefferson
LB Ryan Seabolt, Sr., Banks County
RB A.J. Sijiye, So., Chestatee
K Chase Slocumb, Sr., Lumpkin County
LB Eli Smallwood, Sr., Banks County
DB Trent Sorrells, So., Jefferson
LB JD Sosebee, So., Gainesville
DB Tyquan Statham, So., West Hall
WR Jamaad Stephens, Sr., Flowery Branch
DB Mitchell Stephens, Sr., Lumpkin Co.
OL Caleb Stepp, Jr., Lumpkin County
LB Keaton Toal, Jr., Dawson County
OL Jordan Tyler, Jr., Jefferson
K Gage Turner, Jr., Gainesville
OL Harley Vaughn, Sr., Dawson County
DB Devin Watson, So., East Hall
OL Johnathan West, Sr., Chestatee
WR Milton Whelchel, Jr., East Hall
RB Sammy Williams, So., Jefferson
LB Tucker Williams, So., Hab. Central
OL Chase Wilson, Jr., Dawson County
DB Gunner Wood, So., Lumpkin County