By the Numbers: The top returning quarterbacks in 6A
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By the Numbers: The top returning quarterbacks in 6A

Posted on by Matthew Reynolds

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 6A N.C. High School Athletic Association returning quarterbacks.

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

For quarterbacks, we have yards per game, completion percentage, yards per completion, yards per attempt, touchdown:interception ratio, touchdowns per game, touchdowns per attempt, interceptions per game, and interceptions per attempt.

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Top Returning 6A QBs: Completion %

Minimum: 50 attempts

  1. Jacquez Crawford, senior, Dudley — 0.827 Comp.
  2. Chance Cato, senior, Olympic — 0.717 Comp.
  3. Brayden Jeffries, senior, Dudley — 0.708 Comp.
  4. Jacob Moore, senior, Terry Sanford — 0.664 Comp.
  5. Meek Slydell, senior, Asheville — 0.651 Comp.
  6. Koby Howard, junior, Harnett Central — 0.65 Comp.
  7. Noah Lineberry, senior, Sun Valley — 0.629 Comp.
  8. Grayson Treadway, junior, Oak Grove — 0.608 Comp.
  9. Aiden Poole, senior, Lee County — 0.596 Comp.
  10. Tyler Williams, junior, South Johnston — 0.582 Comp.
  11. Kaleb Sales, senior, North Iredell — 0.569 Comp.
  12. Jaxson Kemp, senior, Northern Guilford — 0.568 Comp.
  13. Nicholas Smith, sophomore, E.E. Smith — 0.557 Comp.
  14. Richard Vanderhost, junior, Westover — 0.554 Comp.
  15. Jimmy Martin, senior, J.H. Rose — 0.546 Comp.

Top Returning 6A QBs: Yards/Gm

Minimum: 7 games

  1. Chance Cato, senior, Olympic — 230.1 YPG
  2. Noah Lineberry, senior, Sun Valley — 213.4 YPG
  3. Koby Howard, junior, Harnett Central — 203.4 YPG
  4. Jimmy Martin, senior, J.H. Rose — 187.1 YPG
  5. TJ Armstrong, senior, Kings Mountain — 180.8 YPG
  6. Jaxson Kemp, senior, Northern Guilford — 173.6 YPG
  7. Jacquez Crawford, senior, Dudley — 160.5 YPG
  8. Tyler Williams, junior, South Johnston — 138.8 YPG
  9. Jacob Moore, senior, Terry Sanford — 133.4 YPG
  10. Meek Slydell, senior, Asheville — 128.8 YPG
  11. Brayden Jeffries, senior, Dudley — 120.9 YPG
  12. Grayson Treadway, junior, Oak Grove — 111.6 YPG
  13. Richard Vanderhost, junior, Westover — 110.4 YPG
  14. Javion Majette, junior, Eastern Guilford — 103.5 YPG
  15. Corbin McGhinnis, senior, South Caldwell — 101.2 YPG

Top Returning 6A QBs: Yards/Comp.

Minimum: 30 completions

  1. TJ Armstrong, senior, Kings Mountain — 17.8 Yds/Comp.
  2. Nathan McNeal, senior, Southern Alamance — 16.9 Yds/Comp.
  3. Brayden Jeffries, senior, Dudley — 16.3 Yds/Comp.
  4. Jacquez Crawford, senior, Dudley — 16.2 Yds/Comp.
  5. Jimmy Martin, senior, J.H. Rose — 15.8 Yds/Comp.
  6. Kaleb Sales, senior, North Iredell — 15.7 Yds/Comp.
  7. Koby Howard, junior, Harnett Central — 15.6 Yds/Comp.
  8. Joshua Smith, senior, White Oak — 15.5 Yds/Comp.
  9. Jaxson Kemp, senior, Northern Guilford — 15.4 Yds/Comp.
  10. AJ McClain, junior, Ashbrook — 15.3 Yds/Comp.
  11. Javion Majette, junior, Eastern Guilford — 14.6 Yds/Comp.
  12. Meek Slydell, senior, Asheville — 14.5 Yds/Comp.
  13. Chance Cato, senior, Olympic — 14.5 Yds/Comp.
  14. Grayson Treadway, junior, Oak Grove — 14.1 Yds/Comp.
  15. Noah Lineberry, senior, Sun Valley — 14.1 Yds/Comp.

Top Returning 6A QBs: Yards/Att.

Minimum: 50 attempts

  1. Jacquez Crawford, senior, Dudley — 13.4 Yds/Att.
  2. Brayden Jeffries, senior, Dudley — 11.5 Yds/Att.
  3. Chance Cato, senior, Olympic — 10.4 Yds/Att.
  4. Koby Howard, junior, Harnett Central — 10.2 Yds/Att.
  5. Meek Slydell, senior, Asheville — 9.5 Yds/Att.
  6. TJ Armstrong, senior, Kings Mountain — 9.3 Yds/Att.
  7. Kaleb Sales, senior, North Iredell — 8.91 Yds/Att.
  8. Noah Lineberry, senior, Sun Valley — 8.86 Yds/Att.
  9. Jaxson Kemp, senior, Northern Guilford — 8.7 Yds/Att.
  10. Jimmy Martin, senior, J.H. Rose — 8.61 Yds/Att.
  11. Grayson Treadway, junior, Oak Grove — 8.58 Yds/Att.
  12. Joshua Smith, senior, White Oak — 7.98 Yds/Att.
  13. Javion Majette, junior, Eastern Guilford — 7.90 Yds/Att.
  14. AJ McClain, junior, Ashbrook — 7.8 Yds/Att.
  15. Tyler Williams, junior, South Johnston — 7.6 Yds/Att.

Top Returning 6A QBs: TD:INT Ratio

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

  1. Jacquez Crawford, senior, Dudley — 13.5:1 TD:INT (27 TDs)
  2. Grayson Treadway, junior, Oak Grove — 12:1 TD:INT (12 TDs)
  3. Joshua Smith, senior, White Oak — 9:1 TD:INT (9 TDs)
  4. Brayden Jeffries, senior, Dudley — 5:1 TD:INT (20 TDs)
  5. Noah Lineberry, senior, Sun Valley — 4.3:1 TD:INT (30 TDs)
  6. Meek Slydell, senior, Asheville — 3.8:1 TD:INT (15 TDs)
  7. Jaxson Kemp, senior, Northern Guilford — 3.6:1 TD:INT (18 TDs)
  8. Jacob Moore, senior, Terry Sanford — 3.3:1 TD:INT (20 TDs)
  9. Richard Vanderhost, junior, Westover — 3:1 TD:INT (9 TDs)
  10. TJ Armstrong, senior, Kings Mountain — 2.9:1 TD:INT (20 TDs)
  11. Aiden Poole, senior, Lee County — 2.7:1 TD:INT (8 TDs)
  12. Koby Howard, junior, Harnett Central — 2.6:1 TD:INT (31 TDs)
  13. Nathan McNeal, senior, Southern Alamance — 2:1 TD:INT (8 TDs)
  14. Nicholas Smith, sophomore, E.E. Smith — 2:1 TD:INT (6 TDs)
  15. Javion Majette, junior, Eastern Guilford — 1.9:1 TD:INT (15 TDs)

Top Returning 6A QBs: TD/Gm

Minimum: 7 games, ties broken by most games, the most yards

  1. Koby Howard, junior, Harnett Central — 2.82 TD/Gm
  2. Noah Lineberry, senior, Sun Valley — 2.5 TD/Gm
  3. Jacquez Crawford, senior, Dudley — 1.93 TD/Gm
  4. Meek Slydell, senior, Asheville — 1.88 TD/Gm
  5. Jaxson Kemp, senior, Northern Guilford — 1.8 TD/Gm
  6. TJ Armstrong, senior, Kings Mountain — 1.67 TD/Gm (12 games, 2,169 yards)
  7. Jacob Moore, senior, Terry Sanford — 1.67 TD/Gm (12 games, 1,601 yards)
  8. Chance Cato, senior, Olympic — 1.64 TD/Gm
  9. Jimmy Martin, senior, J.H. Rose — 1.57 TD/Gm
  10. Brayden Jeffries, senior, Dudley — 1.43 TD/Gm
  11. Javion Majette, junior, Eastern Guilford — 1.36 TD/Gm
  12. Grayson Treadway, junior, Oak Grove — 1.2 TD/Gm
  13. AJ McClain, junior, Ashbrook — 1 TD/Gm
  14. Richard Vanderhost, junior, Westover — 0.9 TD/Gm
  15. Nicholas Smith, sophomore, E.E. Smith — 0.86 TD/Gm

Top Returning 6A QBs: TD/Att.

Minimum: 50 attempts

  1. Jacquez Crawford, senior, Dudley — 0.161 TD/Att.
  2. Koby Howard, junior, Harnett Central — 0.141 TD/Att.
  3. Meek Slydell, senior, Asheville — 0.138 TD/Att.
  4. Brayden Jeffries, senior, Dudley — 0.136 TD/Att.
  5. Javion Majette, junior, Eastern Guilford — 0.104166666666667 TD/Att.
  6. Noah Lineberry, senior, Sun Valley — 0.1038 TD/Att.
  7. Joshua Smith, senior, White Oak — 0.099 TD/Att.
  8. Nathan McNeal, senior, Southern Alamance — 0.095 TD/Att.
  9. AJ McClain, junior, Ashbrook — 0.0942 TD/Att.
  10. Jacob Moore, senior, Terry Sanford — 0.09345 TD/Att.
  11. Grayson Treadway, junior, Oak Grove — 0.092 TD/Att.
  12. Jaxson Kemp, senior, Northern Guilford — 0.09 TD/Att.
  13. TJ Armstrong, senior, Kings Mountain — 0.0855 TD/Att.
  14. Chance Cato, senior, Olympic — 0.074 TD/Att.
  15. Jimmy Martin, senior, J.H. Rose — 0.072 TD/Att.

Top Returning 6A QBs: INT/Gm

Minimum: 95 attempts, ties broken by games played, then most attempts

  1. Joshua Smith, senior, White Oak — 0.091 INT/Gm
  2. Grayson Treadway, junior, Oak Grove — 0.1 INT/Gm
  3. Jacquez Crawford, senior, Dudley — 0.143 INT/Gm
  4. Aiden Poole, senior, Lee County — 0.25 INT/Gm
  5. Brayden Jeffries, senior, Dudley — 0.286 INT/Gm
  6. Richard Vanderhost, junior, Westover — 0.3 INT/Gm
  7. Nathan McNeal, senior, Southern Alamance — 0.364 INT/Gm
  8. Corbin McGhinnis, senior, South Caldwell — 0.4 INT/Gm
  9. Nicholas Smith, sophomore, E.E. Smith — 0.429 INT/Gm
  10. Jacob Moore, senior, Terry Sanford — 0.5 INT/Gm (12 games)
  11. Meek Slydell, senior, Asheville — 0.5 INT/Gm (8 games)
  12. Kaleb Sales, senior, North Iredell — 0.5 INT/Gm
  13. Noah Lineberry, senior, Sun Valley — 0.583 INT/Gm (289 attempts)
  14. Jaxson Kemp, senior, Northern Guilford — 0.583 INT/Gm (199 attempts)
  15. Jack Blakeslee, junior, Piedmont — 0.6 INT/Gm

Top Returning 6A QBs: INT/Att.

Minimum: 50 attempts

  1. Grayson Treadway, junior, Oak Grove — 0.0077 INT/Att.
  2. Joshua Smith, senior, White Oak — 0.0109 INT/Att.
  3. Jacquez Crawford, senior, Dudley — 0.0119INT/Att.
  4. Richard Vanderhost, junior, Westover — 0.0191 INT/Att.
  5. Aiden Poole, senior, Lee County — 0.0221 INT/Att.
  6. Noah Lineberry, senior, Sun Valley — 0.0242 INT/Att.
  7. Jaxson Kemp, senior, Northern Guilford — 0.0251 INT/Att.
  8. Brayden Jeffries, senior, Dudley — 0.0272 INT/Att.
  9. Jacob Moore, senior, Terry Sanford — 0.0280 INT/Att.
  10. Corbin McGhinnis, senior, South Caldwell — 0.0284 INT/Att.
  11. TJ Armstrong, senior, Kings Mountain — 0.0299 INT/Att.
  12. Nicholas Smith, sophomore, E.E. Smith — 0.0309 INT/Att.
  13. Meek Slydell, senior, Asheville — 0.0367 INT/Att.
  14. Josiah Borton, junior, West Brunswick — 0.0373 INT/Att.
  15. Jack Blakeslee, junior, Piedmont — 0.0375 INT/Att.

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