In the month of April, HSOT Insiders will receive daily articles to preview the 2025 high school football season in North Carolina.

Today, we have a breakdown of the 5A N.C. High School Athletic Association returning receiving threats.

Since players often don’t play the same number of games, we break our stats down into averages.

For wideouts and tight ends, we have yards per game, yards per reception, touchdowns per game, and touchdowns per reception.

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Top Returning 5A Receivers: Yards Per Game

Minimum: 6 games, ties broken by most touchdowns

1. Lawson Reynolds, senior, Erwin — 93.2 YPG
2. Aaryn Tate, senior, Northeast Guilford — 71.0 YPG
3. Michael Edwards, senior, Crest — 67.2 YPG
4. Tyler Clouatre, senior, Richlands — 61.3 YPG
5. Jay Murray, senior, West Carteret — 58.9 YPG
6. Majay Thompson, junior, Crest (transfer from Shelby) — 53.3 YPG
7. Jakelan Littlejohn, junior, Hunter Huss — 51.6 YPG
8. Jakhi Purcell, senior, St. Pauls — 48.6 YPG
9. Brennon Stevenson, senior, West Rowan — 46.7 YPG
10. William Parham, senior, Enka — 46.3 YPG (7 games, 4 touchdowns)
11. Mason Hughes, senior, Cedar Ridge — 46.3 YPG (7 games, 2 touchdowns)
12. Jamian Johnson, junior, Northside-Jacksonville — 45.5 YPG
13. Reginald Gray III, sophomore, Northside-Jacksonville — 43.1 YPG
14. Asa Ostman, senior, West Henderson — 38.9 YPG
15. Zamarius Gladden, senior, Hunter Huss — 38.7 YPG

Top Returning 5A Receivers: Yards Per Reception

Minimum: 15 receptions

1. Tyler Clouatre, senior, Richlands — 36.06 Yds/Rec.
2. Luka Britt, senior, Currituck County — 23.73 Yds/Rec.
3. Jakelan Littlejohn, junior, Hunter Huss — 23.46 Yds/Rec.
4. Brennon Stevenson, senior, West Rowan — 23.33 Yds/Rec.
5. Jalen Mitchell, senior, Douglas Byrd — 20.63 Yds/Rec.
6. Jalen Fletcher-McLean, senior, East Lincoln — 19.25 Yds/Rec.
7. Ja’Mih Tucker, senior, West Rowan — 18.2 Yds/Rec.
8. Aaryn Tate, senior, Northeast Guilford — 17.75 Yds/Rec.
9. Asa Ostman, senior, West Henderson — 17.29 Yds/Rec.
10. Bryson Simpkins, senior, Monroe — 17.29 Yds/Rec.
11. Mason Hughes, senior, Cedar Ridge — 17.05 Yds/Rec.
12. Kenneth Best, junior, Atkins — 16.73 Yds/Rec.
13. Jakhi Purcell, senior, St. Pauls — 16.72 Yds/Rec.
14. Majay Thompson, junior, Crest (transfer from Shelby) — 16.22 Yds/Rec.
15. Lawson Reynolds, senior, Erwin — 15.75 Yds/Rec.

Top Returning 5A Receivers: Touchdowns per Game

Minimum: 6 games, ties broken by most games, then most yards

1. Lawson Reynolds, senior, Erwin — 1.25 TD/GM
2. Jay Murray, senior, West Carteret — 0.8 TD/GM
3. Jakelan Littlejohn, junior, Hunter Huss — 0.7 TD/GM
4. Jakhi Purcell, senior, St. Pauls — 0.636 TD/GM
5. Tyler Clouatre, senior, Richlands — 0.6 TD/GM (10 games, 613 yards)
6. Jaxon Dollar, junior, East Lincoln — 0.6 TD/GM (10 games, 224 yards)
7. Aaryn Tate, senior, Northeast Guilford — 0.583 TD/GM (12 games, 852 yards)
8. Bubba Sims, senior, Southeast Alamance — 0.583 TD/GM (12 games, 442 yards)
9. William Parham, senior, Enka — 0.571 TD/GM (7 games, 324 yards)
10. Brady Ross, senior, Rockingham County — 0.571 TD/GM (7 games, 169 yards)
11. Riley Robinson, senior, Croatan — 0.546 TD/GM
12. Majay Thompson, junior, Crest (transfer from Shelby) — 0.5 TD/GM (14 games)
13. Khimani Nolan, senior, Havelock — 0.5 TD/GM (10 games, 312 yards)
14. Corben Farrow, senior, South Brunswick — 0.5 TD/GM (10 games, 271 yards)
15. Reginald Gray III, sophomore, Northside-Jacksonville — 0.5 TD/GM

Top Returning 5A Receivers: Touchdowns per Reception

Minimum: 10 receptions, ties broken by most receptions, then most yards

1. Riley Robinson, senior, Croatan — 0.5 TD/Rec.
2. Peyton McCarn, senior, South Point — 0.375 TD/Rec.
3. Tyler Clouatre, senior, Richlands — 0.3529 TD/Rec.
4. Jakelan Littlejohn, junior, Hunter Huss — 0.3182 TD/Rec.
5. William Parham, senior, Enka — 0.3077 TD/Rec.
6. Luka Britt, senior, Currituck County — 0.2667 TD/Rec.
7. Corben Farrow, senior, South Brunswick — 0.25 TD/Rec. (20 receptions)
8. Jalen Mitchell, senior, Douglas Byrd — 0.25 TD/Rec. (16 receptions, 330 yards)
9. Jalen Fletcher-McLean, senior, East Lincoln — 0.25 TD/Rec. (16 receptions, 308 yards)
10. Zack McMinn, senior, West Henderson — 0.25 TD/Rec. (12 receptions)
11. Ryan Moffatt, senior, North Buncombe — 0.2308 TD/Rec.
12. Malikah Locklear, junior, St. Pauls — 0.2308 TD/Rec.
13. Drew Easter, junior, Southeast Alamance — 0.2222 TD/Rec.
14. Jakhi Purcell, senior, St. Pauls — 0.2188 TD/Rec.
15. Lawson Reynolds, senior, Erwin — 0.2113 TD/Rec.

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