McDonell Central receiver Luke Andersen

The first games of the 2026 high school football season are just days away, and we’re excited to get another year off and running. First, it’s time to take a look back at some of the top returning statistical leaders from the 2025 season.

Next we look at the top receivers, sorted by receiving yards. To see the full list of receiving leaders from the 2025 season, click here.

Top Returning Receivers for 2026 Season

Rk

Athlete

Team

Grade

REC

YDS

TDS

1

Kaden Garbe

Delavan-Darien

SR

73

1324

12

2

Amarion Luna

Milwaukee Washington/Fuller

SR

74

1279

19

3

Braedyn McKean

Delavan-Darien

SR

66

1100

13

4

Luke Andersen

McDonell Central

SR

41

1019

20

5

Keegan DeGeorge

Waukesha South

SR

63

979

13

6

Drake Petersen

Saint Croix Falls

SR

53

951

10

7

Josh Taylor

Siren

SR

56

923

11

8

Landon Friesen

Iowa-Grant

SR

47

910

12

9

Beau Spindler

Mondovi

JR

49

899

8

10

Carter Zimmermann

Kohler/Sheboygan Lutheran/Christian

SR

60

883

15

11

Ben Morey

Edgewood

SR

41

876

12

12

Lucas Neuens

Lourdes Academy

SR

62

853

9

13

Jacoby Dobberstein

Fox Valley Lutheran

SR

38

811

9

14

Garrett Bracewell

Marathon

SR

55

804

11

15

Alex Restivo

Hamilton

SR

48

796

4

16

Bennett Nelson

Appleton West

SR

34

778

11

17

Richard Leckie

Waukesha South

SR

56

769

5

18

Antonio Gomez

Wisconsin Dells

SR

42

768

9

19

Mace Miskel

Whitefish Bay

JR

49

756

10

20

Drew Olsson

Hamilton

SR

59

708

4

About the Author

Travis Wilson serves as the Bound Wisconsin Manager. Wilson was selected as part of the Sports 40 Under 40 list by Coach & AD Magazine and the National High School Athletic Coaches Association for 2019. The Wisconsin Football Coaches Association (WFCA) named Travis the 2015 recipient of the Dave McClain Distinguished Service Award. He currently serves on the WFCA Executive Board and is a member of the Executive Board of the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association. A graduate of Richland Center High School and Mount Mercy College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Travis was a three-sport athlete in high school (football, baseball, basketball), inducted to the Richland Center High School Hall of Fame in 2023, and currently resides in Reedsburg. You can follow him on Twitter at @travisBound or reach him at [email protected].