Week 3 in the inaugural AAF season brought upsets, big performances, and exciting plays. Let’s take a look at the AAF stat leaders heading into the fourth week.

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Passing Leaders

PLAYER ATT COMP COMP% YARDS TD INT Garrett Gilbert, ORL 81 48 59.3 827 5 0 Logan Woodside, SA 98 50 51 629 2 5 Matt Simms, ATL 101 60 59.4 614 2 6 John Wolford, ARI 73 46 63 596 7 3 Luis Perez, BIR 102 60 58.8 596 0 1 Phillip Nelson, SD 65 36 55.4 403 2 3 Josh Woodrum, SL 53 32 60.4 281 2 1 Christian Hackenberg, MEM 62 32 51.6 277 0 3

Through three weeks, Apollos quarterback Garrett Gilbert has without a doubt been the league’s best. He is the only passer in the top ten without an interception, yet has five touchdowns through the air. Gilbert also has 58 yards and a touchdown on the ground, and he even notched a touchdown catch in the first week.

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Rushing Leaders

PLAYERS ATT YARDS AVG TD Ja'Quan Gardner, SD 35 281 8 3 Zac Stacy, MEM 45 188 4.2 1 D'Ernest Johnson, ORL 26 171 6.6 1 Jhurell Pressley, ARI 40 155 3.9 0 Joel Bouagnon, SL 39 154 3.9 2 Trent Richardson, BIR 59 145 2.5 6 Branden Oliver, SL 37 139 3.8 1 Kenneth Farrow II, SA 36 138 3.8 2 Terrell Watson, SD 30 132 4.4 0 Justin Stockton, ARI 16 113 7.1 1

After a terrific 122-yard Week 3 performance, Ja’Quan Gardner has raced to the top of the league. His league-leading 281 yards is even more impressive when considering he only has 35 attempts. Gardner also has five catches for 45 more yards.

Leading the league in rushing touchdowns by a mile is Trent Richardson, with six. However, his inefficiency from his time in the NFL has carried over to the AAF, shown by his 2.5 yards per carry average. Richardson is also the second-best receiver on the Iron, with ten catches for 68 yards.

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Receiving Leaders

PLAYER REC YARDS TD Charles Johnson, ORL 14 305 1 Rashad Ross, ARI 15 221 4 Quinton Patton, BIR 11 209 0 Mekale McKay, SA 11 207 1 Jalin Marshall, ORL 7 150 2 Seantavius Jones, ATL 10 138 0 De'Mornay Pierson-El, SL 13 125 1 Josh Huff, ARI 7 120 0 Nelson Spruce, SD 9 119 2 Gavin Escobar, SD 10 118 0 Brian Brown, SD 10 107 0 Alonzo Moore, SA 7 106 0

The league’s best quarterback has certainly benefited from having Charles Johnson on his team. Averaging over 100 yards per game, Johnson is a terrific deep threat for the Apollos. He is joined by teammate Jalin Marshall in the top ten, and three others with over 50 receiving yards. The passing game has been a work in progress for most of the league this season.

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