Spence and Co's 2025 RB Ratings

The Best RBs in East Texas. This was a legendary year.

Legacy Players:

KJ Edwards - KJ was simply incredible. A 4 year producer for the Carthage Bulldogs, Edwards did more than just repeat as a state champion. Edwards took his name to the top of the record books for Carthage, and has threatened the Mount Rushmore of East Texas Running Backs. He has matured right in front of our eyes: from speedster on the outside, to bruiser who can finish the long run.

Tradarion Ball has been incredible all 4 years of high school. Credited to his offensive coaches, they've allowed Ball to truly be an athlete, lining up in the slot and running real routes and catching the ball. Ball's size, speed, elusiveness and toughness is a one of a kind package and you'll be hard pressed to name 5 RBs better than Tra Ball in high school.

How bout the state's all time leading rusher? Kaegan Ash ran through opponents for 15 games for a ridiculous 4,562 rushing yards and 67 touchdowns. He ran for a ridiculous 15.2 YPC. Silly. The physical back literally carried Mount Enterprise on his shoulders all season.

On the Rise: 

Rayshaun might not be the best RB prospect coming back, but he's the best RB coming back for 2026. Rayshaun took over the starting role this season and rushed for 1,882 yards and 18 touchdowns in 16 games. His role should be even bigger with the talent at QB and WR graduating.

CaDarius McMiller is the best prospect returning at the RB position. His size, screams he's ready to produce at the next level right away. He looks like a big time back, reminding me of Mark Fletcher Jr. from the Miami Hurricanes.

Incredible Years:

Waters was the Offensive MVP for his district and what a year he had in 2025. Rushing for 1,403 yardsa and 18 total touchdowns, Waters zipped and dashed through defenders all season. He led Lufkin to their 10-2 and 8-4 records the past 2 seasons.

Cooper Bragg was incredible in 2025. He was the Joaquin playoff run, and his 2,146 total yards and 23 touchdowns were the main reason. He's physical, despite his size and will run through some contact. He'll be an important part in 2026 if Joaquin wants to return to state.

Jerrion Hall sat behind Tennyson and Mike Jones, but in 2025 he was the star of the show. Hall took off for 1,615 yards and 24 total touchdowns. Malakoff fell short of their 3rd straight state championship, but Hall was the number 1 catalyst for the Tigers.

Youngsters:

Javontae Giddins - At a 92 overall, Giddins was dangerously close to making the list as a freshman. He's fast and physical, runs through weak tacklers. Giddins looks to be the next great to run the ball for New Boston. 

Carthage	K.J. Edwards	Senior	RB	99
Texas High	Tradarian Ball	Senior	RB	97
Henderson	Jesstin Starling	Senior	RB	97
Center	Jeremy Buford	Junior	RB	96
Mount Enterprise	Kaegan Ash	Senior	RB	96
New Boston	Ashton Rowden	Senior	RB	96
Kilgore	Rayshaun Williams	Junior	RB	95
Tyler High	Cardarius McMiller	Junior	RB	95
Lufkin	Kenneth Waters	Senior	RB	95
Joaquin	Cooper Bragg	Junior	RB/DB	95
Pleasant Grove	Nic Bells	Senior	RB	94.5
Troup	Brett Wells	Junior	RB/LB	94.5
Commerce	Ky'Mani Graham	Junior	RB	94
Arp	Josh Smith	Senior	RB/LB	94
Daingerfield	Ashton Williams	Senior	RB/LB	93
Malakoff	Jerrion Hall	Senior	RB/S	93
New Boston	Javontae Giddins	Freshman	RB	92
Winnsboro	Noree Castleberry	Junior	RB	92
Gladewater	Carsin Cooper	Senior	RB	92
Mount Vernon	Dawson Witherspoon	Senior	RB	92
Texas High	Ahmad Moore	Senior	RB	92
Edgewood	Lucas Pippin	Senior	RB/S	92
Liberty Eylau	Arian Taylor	Junior	RB	91
Overton	Gabe Miller	Junior	RB	90
Tyler High	Markiethian Potts	Sophomore	RB/LB	90
Mount Pleasant	Tony Grant	Senior	RB	89
Garrison	Carter Crawford	Junior	RB/LB	89
Mount Pleasant	Brandon McCoo	Junior	RB/OLB	89
Van	Da'Quavion Williams	Senior	RB	88
Winona	Jayden Mobley	Junior	RB	87
Garrison	Avery Yarbrough	Senior	RB	87
Hallsville	Coulter Evans	Senior	RB	87
West Rusk	Caidon Landry	Junior	RB/LB	87
Jefferson	Tre Moss	Junior	RB	86
Alto	AJ Buckingham	Junior	RB	N/A
Athens	Charli Kiser	Sophomore	RB	N/A
Big Sandy	Evan Jitjaeng	Sophomore	RB	N/A
Cushing	Landon Castillo	Senior	RB	N/A
Harmony	Reece Ellison	Senior	RB	N/A
Prairiland	Austen Gordon	Senior	RB	N/A
Timpson	Jeffrey Richardson	Junior	RB	N/A
Waskom	Montez Thompson	Junior	RB	N/A
Waskom	Bubba JOnes	Senior	RB	N/A
Westwood	Zaiyre Brown	Freshman	RB	N/A
Carthage	Benny Smith	Senior	RB	N/A
Hooks	Kavon Stiger	Junior	RB	N/A
Mount Enterprise	Tanner Wilburn	Senior	RB	N/A
Prairiland	Callan Bridges	Senior	RB/DB	N/A
Beckville	Rudy Watts	Senior	RB/LB	N/A