Four weeks of New Mexico high school football have been played! Here’s a look at some of the stat leaders throughout the state regardless of classification.

All stats used for this post are from MaxPreps. Here’s a link if you would like to keep track of the stat leaders throughout the season: click here. Here is a timestamp of when stats were checked: 9/15/26, 2:19 p.m. MT.

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Passing yards

1. Cleveland QB Michael Denison- 1,258 yards
2. Hope Christian QB Nicholas Miller Jr.- 1,165 yards.
3. Eunice QB Isaac Melancon- 1,141 yards.
4. Roswell QB Andruw Fuentez- 1078 yards.
5. Valley QB Jeremiah Garcia- 924 yards.

Passing touchdowns

1. Cleveland QB Michael Denison- 17 TDs
2. TIE: Hope Christian QB Nicholas Miller Jr. (14), and Gadsden Rosalio Gomez Jr. (14)
3. TIE: Roswell QB Andruw Fuentez (13), Eunice QB Isaac Melancon (13), and Valley QB Jeremiah Garcia (13).
4. TIE: Volcano Vista QB Jude Herrera (12), and Portales QB Jacoby Bamforth (12)
5. St. Pius X QB Isaiah Carpenter (10)

Rushing yards

1. Newcomb RB Jared Hawley- 734 yards.
2. Raton RB Cael Walton- 645 yards.
3. Estancia RB Devon Chavez- 625 yards.
4. Organ Mountain RB Romeo Jones- 589 yards.
5. Clayton QB Eli Ritchie- 555 yards.

Receiving yards

1. Cleveland WR Evan Nanez- 708 yards.
2. Hope Christian WR Darrien Williams- 633 yards.
3. Albuquerque Academy WR Logan Hague- 556 yards.
4. Valley WR Gabriel Gonzales- 507 yards.
5. Los Lunas WR Tayson Gaxiola- 505 yards.

Catches

1. Hope Christian WR Darrien Williams- 49 catches.
2. Roswell WR Kasyn Flores- 38 catches.
3. Albuquerque Academy WR Logan Hague- 34 catches.
4. Los Lunas WR Tayson Gaxiola- 28 catches.
5. Cleveland WR Evan Nanez- 26 catches.

Total TDs (no QBs)

1. Santa Rosa WR Preston Muniz- 13 touchdowns.
2. TIE: St. Pius X RB Hershul Olloway Jr. (11), Portales RB Slade Segovia (11), and Eunice RB Adan Baeza (11).
3. TIE: Newcomb RB Jared Hawley (10), Cleveland WR Evan Nanez (10), Hope Christian WR Darrien Williams (10), and Estancia RB Devon Chavez (10)
4. Organ Mountain RB Romeo Jones (9).
5. TIE: Chapparal RB Raul Lopez (8), and Deion Torres (8).

Total tackles

1. Las Cruces LB Denton Walter- 56 tackles.
2. TIE: Los Lunas LB Brad Mallory (55), and Eunice LB Haziel Goitia (55).
3. Eunice LB Ben Olivarez- 50 tackles.
4. Carlsbad LB Colton McKibben- 48 tackles.
5. TIE: Las Cruces LB Hunter Parmeter (46), and Raton LB Colt Ayon (46).

Sack

1. Bernalillo LB Dusty DeBeer- 10 sacks.
2. Chapparal LB Raul Lopez- 7 sacks.
3. Bernalillo DE Ulisses Castro- 6 sacks.
4. Valley DE Troy Arp- 5 sacks.
5. TIE: Sandia DE Carter Strauss (4.5), and Legacy Academy DE Grady Dlugonski (4.5)

Tackles for loss

1. Bernalillo LB Dusty DeBeer- 16 TFLs.
2. Questa LB Diego Ortega- 14 TFLs.
3. Eunice LB Jesse Ornelas- 11 TFLs.
4. Las Cruces LB Denton Walter- 10 TFLs.
5. Hope Christian DL Cooper Cecil- 7 TFLs.

Interceptions

1. TIE: Volcano Vista safety Aiden Gonzales (4), and Cobre Noah Rodriguez (4)
2. TIE: Organ Mountain DB Elean Navarrete (3), St. Michael’s DB Victor Corral (3), Crownpoint DB Kurnell Denet (3), Silver DB Kingston Lee (3), Lovington DB Edgar Zubia (3), and Gadsden DB Deion Torres (3).
3. 23 PLAYERS TIED WITH 2.
4. N/A
5. N/A

Kick scoring

1. Volcano Vista kicker Santiago Nunez- 24 points.
2. Eunice kicker Leonardo Martinez- 20 points.
3. Roswell kicker Benjamin Vera- 19 points.
4. Cleveland kicker Sean Henry- 18 points.
5. Centennial kicker Jayden Lujan- 17 points.

Punts inside the 20-yard line

1. NMMI punter Tri Nguyen (5)
2. Carlsbad punter Marley Munoz (4)
3. Belen punter Jeremiah Lord (3)
4. N/A
5. N/A