Rankings / Football
District 6-6A Wide Receiver Rankings After Week 2: Zach Williams Takes the Top Spot as Allen Continues to Surge
Allen's explosive sophomore headlines the district after a three-touchdown performance, while Prosper Rock Hill and McKinney Boyd place multiple receivers inside the top seven.
Through two weeks, District 6-6A has already produced a number of receivers worth paying attention to, but one performance separated itself from the rest.
Allen sophomore Zach Williams takes the No. 1 spot in DUB Sports Media's District 6-6A wide receiver rankings after an explosive Week 2 performance.
These rankings are based primarily on Week 2 game film. Production was used as a starting point to identify receivers who warranted deeper evaluation, but catches, yards, touchdowns and recruiting profiles did not determine the order. The film was evaluated through route running, separation ability, explosiveness, movement after the catch, positional versatility, physicality, blocking and overall impact.
Tight ends were excluded from this ranking and will be evaluated separately.
By Branden Northern
DUB Sports Media
· September 6, 2026
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Zach Williams — Allen
WR
Williams was the clearest No. 1 receiver on film this week.
The sophomore finished with four receptions for 99 yards and three touchdowns, but what stood out was how little volume Williams needed to completely change the game.
He is an extremely difficult matchup in the slot because of his combination of route polish and breakaway speed. Against man coverage, defenders have very little margin for error. Williams can separate within the route, but he becomes even more dangerous once the football is in his hands.
A slant, tunnel screen, quick screen or bubble can become six points almost immediately.
Williams showed the type of acceleration that changes how a defense has to approach him. Give him space underneath and he can turn a routine completion into an explosive play. Challenge him in man coverage and his route running and speed give him the ability to create separation.
On an Allen team that has opened the season playing impressive football, Williams has established himself as one of its most explosive offensive weapons.
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Leo Williams — Prosper Rock Hill
WR
If Zach Williams was the most explosive receiver evaluated, Leo Williams was arguably the most complete route runner of the group.
Williams finished Week 2 with seven receptions for 110 yards and a touchdown.
The senior understands spacing at an advanced level.
Against catch-man leverage, Williams does an excellent job eating up a defender's cushion before making his decision. His routes are decisive, and there is very little wasted movement when he reaches the top.
One of his most impressive traits is his ability to suddenly snap down on stop routes. His long speed forces defenders to respect him vertically, which makes his ability to shut a route down quickly especially difficult to defend.
Williams can work from the slot or outside, consistently got behind the defense on film and repeatedly reached the second level quickly.
His combination of speed, route detail, versatility and explosiveness puts him firmly at No. 2.
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Hudson Drake — McKinney Boyd
WR
Hudson Drake brings a different profile than the first two receivers.
Drake has legitimate size, but he does not move like a traditional bigger possession receiver.
His Week 2 film showed a receiver who is difficult to get on the ground.
Drake ran quality routes, consistently created yards after the catch and showed enough change-of-direction ability to make defenders miss despite his frame.
He finished with three receptions for 69 yards, providing explosive production on limited opportunities.
What makes Drake intriguing is that the production may only be scratching the surface. With additional touches, his combination of size, route-running ability and movement after the catch gives him the potential to create even more explosive plays.
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Timothy Karsholt — McKinney Boyd
WR
Timothy Karsholt is difficult to put into one traditional offensive box, and that is part of what makes him valuable.
Karsholt has a running back/wide receiver hybrid skill set, but for these rankings he is being evaluated as a wide receiver because of his usage within the passing game.
He stood out because of his physicality.
Karsholt made difficult catches in the middle of the field, was dynamic after the catch and consistently handled some of the less glamorous responsibilities of playing receiver.
He blocked, worked through traffic and competed in areas where receivers have to be willing to absorb contact.
He also showed the ability to create after the catch and make explosive plays with the football in his hands.
Karsholt may not possess the pure long speed of the receivers at the very top of this ranking, but his combination of strength, versatility, toughness and playmaking ability makes him one of the district's more useful offensive weapons.
- 5
Alijah Adefunmi — Prosper Rock Hill
WR
Alijah Adefunmi gives Prosper Rock Hill a second receiver inside the top five.
Adefunmi finished Week 2 with five receptions for 70 yards.
His game is smooth.
He does not possess the same pure explosiveness as Leo Williams, but his route running is controlled and he looks comfortable with the football in his hands.
Multiple times on film, Adefunmi showed the ability to make defenders miss after the catch and manufacture additional yardage.
He also plays with noticeable strength.
Rock Hill has multiple legitimate receiving options, but Adefunmi's combination of route running and ability after the catch gives him value beyond simply being a complementary target.
- 6
Grant Abercrombie — Allen
WR
Grant Abercrombie's evaluation comes with a significantly smaller Week 2 sample than the receivers ranked above him.
He caught only one pass.
It went for 66 yards.
That explosive play was enough to warrant consideration for the ranking, but the limited volume also makes it difficult to place him ahead of receivers who displayed more of their complete skill sets on Week 2 film.
Abercrombie gets a power-ranking boost because of the environment he is producing in and the potential of Allen's offense, but future opportunities will provide a better look at his complete receiving skill set.
For now, the explosive production earns him the No. 6 position.
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A.J. Stewart — McKinney Boyd
WR
A.J. Stewart rounds out the top seven.
Stewart did not possess the same combination of size and top-end speed as some of the receivers ranked above him, but his value came from maximizing his opportunities.
A significant portion of Stewart's production came later in the game.
As Hudson Drake and Timothy Karsholt made their impact earlier, Stewart became an important complementary option and continued finding openings within the progression.
That matters when evaluating a complete receiving room.
Stewart earns the final spot because he capitalized when opportunities arrived and provided McKinney Boyd with another productive option within a deep receiver group.
District 6-6A showed considerable variety at wide receiver in Week 2.
Leo Williams brings speed, route detail and versatility. Hudson Drake combines size with playmaking ability after the catch. Timothy Karsholt brings physicality and position flexibility, while both Prosper Rock Hill and McKinney Boyd showed legitimate depth within their receiver rooms.
But through Week 2, Zach Williams sits alone at No. 1.
Four catches. Nearly 100 yards. Three touchdowns.
The production was explosive, but the film showed why it happened. Williams possesses the route-running ability to create separation and the breakaway speed to turn short opportunities into touchdowns.
On an Allen team gaining momentum early in the season, one of its youngest weapons is already becoming one of its most dangerous.
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