AAF Stat Leaders: Week 5

Four games into the inaugural AAF season, we can see who the contenders and pretenders are from both a player and team perspective. Led by Garrett Gilbert, the Orlando Apollos are now the only unbeaten team, while the bottom of the standings is now less gloomy, with every team having at least one win. There were some big performances in Week 4. Let’s see how they affected the AAF stat leaders heading into the fifth week.

Passing Leaders

PLAYER	ATT	COMP	COMP%	YARDS	TD	INT
Garrett Gilbert, ORL	113	70	61.9	1,071	6	0
Luis Perez, BIR	141	79	56	797	0	3
John Wolford, ARI	104	63	60.6	780	8	3
Logan Woodside, SA	123	61	49.6	735	2	5
Matt Simms, ATL	102	61	59.8	647	2	6
Josh Woodrum, SL	75	48	64	442	2	1
Zach Mettenberger, MEM	37	27	73	294	3	0
Aaron Murray, ATL	40	24	60	292	0	1

The first 1,000-yard passer of the season is the Apollos’ Garrett Gilbert, who continues to prove he deserves to be on an NFL roster. He’s also the only four-game starter without an interception, and he adds another 69 rushing/receiving yards and two touchdowns.

The other quarterback on this list without an interception is the Express’ Zach Mettenberger, who started his first game after taking over for Hackenberg the previous week. He has given Memphis great efficiency at quarterback, with his NFL experience shining through.

Rushing Leaders

PLAYERS	ATT	YARDS	AVG	TD
Ja'Quan Gardner, SD	44	287	6.5	3
Kenneth Farrow II, SA	66	280	4.2	2
Jhurell Pressley, ARI	54	266	4.9	0
Zac Stacy, MEM	62	232	3.7	1
Branden Oliver, SL	54	210	3.9	1
D'Ernest Johnson, ORL	34	202	5.9	1
Joel Bouagnon, SL	47	184	3.9	3
Terrell Watson, SD	40	175	4.4	0
Trent Richardson, BIR	67	160	2.4	7
Justin Stockton, ARI	19	124	6.5	1

The AAF rushing leader continues to be the Fleet’s Ja’Quan Gardner, though this past week’s performance didn’t help him extend his lead. He gained just six yards on the ground on nine attempts. Aside from his rushing totals, he also has seven catches for 58 yards this season for San Diego.

Week 4’s rushing leader was the talented Ja’Quan Gardner, running for 142 yards for the Commanders. The touchdown leader continues to be Trent Richardson, and he also continues to struggle with efficiency. However, he is catching the ball well. Richardson has 15 catches for 105 yards for the Iron this season.

Receiving Leaders

PLAYER	REC	YARDS	TD
Charles Johnson, ORL	23	410	1
Rashad Ross, ARI	19	295	5
Mekale McKay, SA	13	226	1
Quinton Patton, BIR	13	226	0
Jalin Marshall, ORL	11	177	2
Josh Huff, ARI	11	163	0
Dontez Ford, SD	9	159	1
Reece Horn, MEM	12	158	0
De'Mornay Pierson-El, SL	15	149	1
Malachi Jones, ATL	8	145	1
Gavin Escobar, SD	14	144	0
Rannell Hall, ORL	10	144	1

The league’s best quarterback continues to benefit from having Charles Johnson on his team. Johnson put together another 100-yard performance in Week 4, catching nine passes for 105 yards.

Down in Arizona, Rashad Ross is proving you don’t need to be a big-bodied receiver to lead the league in touchdowns. The six-foot, 179-pound Arizona State product added another one to his total this past week, along with four catches for 74 yards.

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