By the Numbers: The top returning quarterbacks in 7A
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By the Numbers: The top returning quarterbacks in 7A

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 7A 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 7A QBs: Completion %

Minimum: 50 attempts

  1. Faizon Brandon, senior, Grimsley — 0.771 Comp.
  2. Maurice Maloy, senior, East Wake — 0.715 Comp.
  3. Gannon Jones, senior, Cardinal Gibbons — 0.684 Comp.
  4. Draeton Nance, sophomore, Davie County — 0.668 Comp.
  5. Terrance McCormick, senior, New Bern — 0.664 Comp.
  6. Evan Hodges, senior, Richmond — 0.631 Comp.
  7. Brody Norman, senior, Mooresville — 0.629 Comp.
  8. Tyson Broadway, junior, Southern Durham — 0.620 Comp.
  9. Aiden Smalls, senior, Clayton — 0.608 Comp.
  10. Tyler Powell, senior, Southeast Raleigh — 0.606 Comp.
  11. Kaden Craft, sophomore, Lake Norman — 0.5897 Comp.
  12. Tre Belcher, junior, Riverside — 0.5894 Comp.
  13. Christian Ormandy, junior, Garner — 0.587 Comp.
  14. Christian Myers, senior, Porter Ridge — 0.578 Comp.
  15. Domonic Tillman, senior, Richmond — 0.570 Comp.

Top Returning 7A QBs: Yards/Gm

Minimum: 7 games

  1. Tyson Broadway, junior, Southern Durham — 249.6 YPG
  2. Gannon Jones, senior, Cardinal Gibbons — 228.1 YPG
  3. Terrance McCormick, senior, New Bern — 209.4 YPG
  4. Tyler Powell, senior, Southeast Raleigh — 206.6 YPG
  5. Draeton Nance, sophomore, Davie County — 202.9 YPG
  6. Brody Norman, senior, Mooresville — 195.6 YPG
  7. Samari Cabell, senior, D.H. Conley — 191.1 YPG
  8. Faizon Brandon, senior, Grimsley — 175.9 YPG
  9. Jamel Perry, junior, Knightdale — 175.0 YPG
  10. Maurice Maloy, senior, East Wake — 174.7 YPG
  11. Aiden Smalls, senior, Clayton — 162.3 YPG
  12. Braden Barberio, senior, Hickory Ridge — 144.8 YPG
  13. Tyler Johnson, senior, South Iredell — 144.3 YPG
  14. Tommy Elrod, senior, R.J. Reynolds — 126.5 YPG
  15. Gavin Stokes, senior, Jack Britt — 124.3 YPG

Top Returning 7A QBs: Yards/Comp.

Minimum: 30 completions

  1. Tyson Broadway, junior, Southern Durham — 22.38 Yds/Comp.
  2. Geronimo Sanchez, senior, Cape Fear — 19.06 Yds/Comp.
  3. Faizon Brandon, senior, Grimsley — 17.06 Yds/Comp.
  4. Kaden Craft, sophomore, Lake Norman — 16.97 Yds/Comp.
  5. Sam Cheeseboro, senior, West Mecklenburg — 16.53 Yds/Comp.
  6. Tyler Powell, senior, Southeast Raleigh — 16.02 Yds/Comp.
  7. Brody Norman, senior, Mooresville — 15.99 Yds/Comp.
  8. Gannon Jones, senior, Cardinal Gibbons — 15.89 Yds/Comp.
  9. Domonic Tillman, senior, Richmond — 15.19 Yds/Comp.
  10. Terrance McCormick, senior, New Bern — 15.15 Yds/Comp.
  11. Aiden Smalls, senior, Clayton — 14.99 Yds/Comp.
  12. Maurice Maloy, senior, East Wake — 13.65 Yds/Comp.
  13. Evan Hodges, senior, Richmond — 13.62 Yds/Comp.
  14. Jamel Perry, junior, Knightdale — 13.57 Yds/Comp.
  15. Tre Belcher, junior, Riverside — 13.48 Yds/Comp.

Top Returning 7A QBs: Yards/Att.

Minimum: 50 attempts

  1. Tyson Broadway, junior, Southern Durham — 13.87 Yds/Att.
  2. Faizon Brandon, senior, Grimsley — 13.15 Yds/Att.
  3. Gannon Jones, senior, Cardinal Gibbons — 10.86 Yds/Att.
  4. Terrance McCormick, senior, New Bern — 10.06 Yds/Att.
  5. Brody Norman, senior, Mooresville — 10.05 Yds/Att.
  6. Kaden Craft, sophomore, Lake Norman — 10.01 Yds/Att.
  7. Maurice Maloy, senior, East Wake — 9.76 Yds/Att.
  8. Tyler Powell, senior, Southeast Raleigh — 9.70 Yds/Att.
  9. Geronimo Sanchez, senior, Cape Fear — 9.14 Yds/Att.
  10. Aiden Smalls, senior, Clayton — 9.1 Yds/Att.
  11. Domonic Tillman, senior, Richmond — 8.66 Yds/Att.
  12. Evan Hodges, senior, Richmond — 8.59 Yds/Att.
  13. Tre Belcher, junior, Riverside — 7.95 Yds/Att.
  14. Draeton Nance, sophomore, Davie County — 7.8 Yds/Att.
  15. Sam Cheeseboro, senior, West Mecklenburg — 7.65 Yds/Att.

Top Returning 7A QBs: TD:INT Ratio

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

  1. Faizon Brandon, senior, Grimsley — 17.5:1 TD:INT (35 TDs)
  2. Gannon Jones, senior, Cardinal Gibbons — 7:1 TD:INT (35 TDs)
  3. Maurice Maloy, senior, East Wake — 6.7:1 TD:INT (20 TDs)
  4. Domonic Tillman, senior, Richmond — 4.5:1 TD:INT (9 TDs)
  5. Christian Myers, senior, Porter Ridge — 4.5:1 TD:INT (9 TDs)
  6. Aiden Smalls, senior, Clayton — 3.4:1 TD:INT (24 TDs)
  7. Tyson Broadway, junior, Southern Durham — 3.1:1 TD:INT (22 TDs)
  8. Terrance McCormick, senior, New Bern — 2.8:1 TD:INT (28 TDs)
  9. Jamel Perry, junior, Knightdale — 2.8:1 TD:INT (14 TDs)
  10. Brody Norman, senior, Mooresville — 2.5:1 TD:INT (25 TDs)
  11. Tyler Johnson, senior, South Iredell — 2.3:1 TD:INT (14 TDs)
  12. Jackson Tolbert, senior, Sanderson — 2.3:1 TD:INT (7 TDs)
  13. Tyler Powell, senior, Southeast Raleigh — 2.2:1 TD:INT (11 TDs)
  14. Gavin Stokes, senior, Jack Britt — 2:1 TD:INT (14 TDs)
  15. Evan Hodges, senior, Richmond — 2:1 TD:INT (8 TDs)

Top Returning 7A QBs: TD/Gm

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

  1. Terrance McCormick, senior, New Bern — 2.55 TD/Gm
  2. Gannon Jones, senior, Cardinal Gibbons — 2.50 TD/Gm
  3. Faizon Brandon, senior, Grimsley — 2.2 TD/Gm
  4. Aiden Smalls, senior, Clayton — 2.0 TD/Gm (12 games)
  5. Maurice Maloy, senior, East Wake — 2.0 TD/Gm (10 games)
  6. Brody Norman, senior, Mooresville — 1.9 TD/Gm
  7. Draeton Nance, sophomore, Davie County — 1.87 TD/Gm
  8. Tyson Broadway, junior, Southern Durham — 1.7 TD/Gm
  9. Tyler Johnson, senior, South Iredell — 1.56 TD/Gm
  10. Tommy Elrod, senior, R.J. Reynolds — 1.5 TD/Gm
  11. Jamel Perry, junior, Knightdale — 1.4 TD/Gm (1,750 yards)
  12. Gavin Stokes, senior, Jack Britt — 1.4 TD/Gm (1,243 yards)
  13. Samari Cabell, senior, D.H. Conley — 1.36 TD/Gm
  14. Kaden Craft, sophomore, Lake Norman — 1.2 TD/Gm
  15. Tyler Powell, senior, Southeast Raleigh — 1.1 TD/Gm

Top Returning 7A QBs: TD/Att.

Minimum: 50 attempts

  1. Faizon Brandon, senior, Grimsley — 0.1636 TD/Att.
  2. Terrance McCormick, senior, New Bern — 0.1223 TD/Att.
  3. Gannon Jones, senior, Cardinal Gibbons — 0.119 TD/Att.
  4. Aiden Smalls, senior, Clayton — 0.1122 TD/Att.
  5. Maurice Maloy, senior, East Wake — 0.1117 TD/Att.
  6. Kaden Craft, sophomore, Lake Norman — 0.1111 TD/Att.
  7. Brody Norman, senior, Mooresville — 0.0988 TD/Att.
  8. Tyson Broadway, junior, Southern Durham — 0.0940 TD/Att.
  9. Domonic Tillman, senior, Richmond — 0.0841 TD/Att.
  10. Christian Myers, senior, Porter Ridge — 0.0826 TD/Att.
  11. Gavin Stokes, senior, Jack Britt — 0.0824 TD/Att.
  12. Zamari Williamson, sophomore, Page — 0.0807 TD/Att.
  13. Draeton Nance, sophomore, Davie County — 0.0721 TD/Att.
  14. Tyler Johnson, senior, South Iredell — 0.0693 TD/Att.
  15. Tommy Elrod, senior, R.J. Reynolds — 0.0676 TD/Att.

Top Returning 7A QBs: INT/Gm

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

  1. Faizon Brandon, senior, Grimsley — 0.125 INT/Gm
  2. Domonic Tillman, senior, Richmond — 0.154 INT/Gm
  3. Christian Myers, senior, Porter Ridge — 0.222 INT/Gm
  4. Maurice Maloy, senior, East Wake — 0.3 INT/Gm
  5. Evan Hodges, senior, Richmond — 0.3333 INT/Gm (12 games)
  6. Jackson Tolbert, senior, Sanderson — 0.3333 INT/Gm (9 games, 144 attempts)
  7. Tre Belcher, junior, Riverside — 0.3333 INT/Gm (9 games, 95 attempts)
  8. Gannon Jones, senior, Cardinal Gibbons — 0.357 INT/Gm
  9. Sam Cheeseboro, senior, West Mecklenburg — 0.444 INT/Gm
  10. Jamel Perry, junior, Knightdale — 0.5 INT/Gm (10 games, 281 attempts)
  11. Tyler Powell, senior, Southeast Raleigh — 0.5 INT/Gm (10 games, 213 attempts)
  12. Brody Norman, senior, Mooresville — 0.539 INT/Gm
  13. Tyson Broadway, junior, Southern Durham — 0.583 INT/Gm
  14. Aiden Smalls, senior, Clayton — 0.6 INT/Gm
  15. Tyler Johnson, senior, South Iredell — 0.667 INT/Gm

Top Returning 7A QBs: INT/Att.

Minimum: 50 attempts

  1. Faizon Brandon, senior, Grimsley — 0.00935 INT/Att.
  2. Maurice Maloy, senior, East Wake — 0.01676 INT/Att.
  3. Gannon Jones, senior, Cardinal Gibbons — 0.01701 INT/Att.
  4. Jamel Perry, junior, Knightdale — 0.01779 INT/Att.
  5. Christian Myers, senior, Porter Ridge — 0.01835 INT/Att.
  6. Domonic Tillman, senior, Richmond — 0.01869 INT/Att.
  7. Jackson Tolbert, senior, Sanderson — 0.02083 INT/Att.
  8. Tyler Powell, senior, Southeast Raleigh — 0.02347 INT/Att.
  9. Evan Hodges, senior, Richmond — 0.02548 INT/Att.
  10. Tyler Johnson, senior, South Iredell — 0.02970 INT/Att.
  11. Sam Cheeseboro, senior, West Mecklenburg — 0.02985 INT/Att.
  12. Tyson Broadway, junior, Southern Durham — 0.02992 INT/Att.
  13. Tre Belcher, junior, Riverside — 0.03158 INT/Att.
  14. Aiden Smalls, senior, Clayton — 0.03271 INT/Att.
  15. Ty Sigler, junior, Hopwell — 0.03774 INT/Att.

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