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FOR THE 2023 SEASON

As the 2023 season is just right around the corner, we present the top 10 stat leaders for returning football players throughout New Mexico (11 man). The categories include, passing, rushing, receiving, tackles, sacks, and interceptions.

NMAA TOP 10 Returning Passers

RANK	NAME	YEAR	POS	YARDS	SCHOOL
1	Nye Estrada	24	QB	3,425	Artesia
2	Trel Griego	24	QB	2,887	Farmington
3	Elijah Brody	24	QB	2,454	West Mesa
4	Paxton Culpepper	25	QB	2,290	Portales
5	Dean Marquez	24	QB	2,190	Atrisco
6	Elijah Melancon	26	QB	2,182	Eunice
7	CJ Perea	25	QB	2,016	West Las Vegas
8	Brandon Olivas	24	QB	1,647	Eldorado
9	Kaleb Rodriguez	24	QB	1,601	Loving
10	Julian Butkivich	25	QB	1,303	Valley

NMAA Top 10 Returning Rushers

RANK	NAME	YEAR	POS	YARDS	SCHOOL
1	Josh Calhoon	24	RB	1,360	Estancia
2	Trey Archuleta	24	QB	951	Escalante
3	Luka Torrez	24	RB	919	Escalante
4	Santaiago Chavez	24	RB	917	Moriarty
5	Ryan Alfaro	25	RB	890	Deming
6	Ray Long	24	RB	809	Thoreau
7	Jesse James Gonzalez	25	RB	768	Robertson
8	Elijah Brody	24	QB	765	West Mesa
9	Diego Avila	24	RB	739	Belen
10	Kash Roberts	24	RB	735	Clovis

NMAA Top 10 Returning Receivers

RANK	NAME	YEAR	POS	YARDS	SCHOOL
1	Peyton Greathouse	24	WR	1,309	Artesia
2	Drew Perez	24	WR	1,102	Bloomfield
3	Jackson Hix	24	WR	1,054	La Cueva
4	Michael Beck	25	WR	1,005	Farmington
5	Logan Sandoval	24	WR	945	Ruidoso
6	Latavious Morris	25	WR	811	Atrisco
7	Ashton Thomson	24	WR	770	Eunice
8	Fabian Trujillo	24	WR	749	Los Lunas
9	Zane Mayberry	24	WR	731	Portales
10	Mason Espinda	24	WR	712	Bernalillo

NMAA Top 10 Returning Tacklers

RANK	NAME	YEAR	POS	TCKS	SCHOOL
1	Nicolas Chavez	24	MLB	144	Santa Rosa
2	Manny Chavez	25	MLB	137	Portales
3	Daan Cano	25	OLB/MLB	137	Gadsden
4	Baylor Seabolt	24	DB	130	Aztec
5	Isaac Foutz	24	MLB	129	Farmington
6	Zaeden Mcpherson	24	OLB/SS	113	Hobbs
7	Leon Sutulov	24	MLB	108	St. Pius X
8	Diego Wesson	24	OLB	107	Artesia
9	Eli Darnell	24	OLB	105	Manzano
10	Brody Whitaker	24	MLB/DE	105	Abq. Academy

NMAA Top 10 Returning QB Sacks

RANK	NAME	YEAR	POS	SACKS	SCHOOL
1	Jacob Baca	24	DL	13	Hope Christian
2	Brody Whitaker	24	MLB	13	Abq. Academy
3	Garret Gonzalez	26		10	Dexter
4	Mason Posa	25	MLB	9	La Cueva
5	Diego Molinar	24	OLB	8	Bernalillo
6	Demarcus Thompson	24	DE/OLB	7.5	Lovington
7	Jackson Blair	24	DE/OLB	7	Los Alamos
8	Dalton Logan Lee	24	OLB/CB	7	Abq. Academy
9	Psalmon Kegler	25	DE/DT	6.5	Cleveland
10	Kevin Coffeen	24	CB	6	Espanola Valley

NMAA Top 10 Returning Interceptions

RANK	NAME	YEAR	POS	INTS	SCHOOL
1	George Rascon Jr.	24	DB	8	Bloomfield
2	Drew Perez	24	DB	8	Bloomfield
3	Eli Dominguez	25	OLB	8	Capital
4	Stetson Perry	25		7	Thoreau
5	D’andre Martin	24	CB	6	Alamogordo
6	Diego Montano	24	CB/SS	6	Rio Rancho
7	Isaiah Quintana	24	DB	6	Moriarty
8	Jesse Armendariz	24	FS	6	Artesia
9	Jykub Gage	24	CB	6	Santa Rosa
10	Logan Sandoval	24	DB	6	Ruidoso

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