Top 25 Georgia High School Football Teams Across All Classifications
Updated 10/4/2025
Starting this week, ITG Next will provide a weekly ranking of the top 25 Georgia high school football teams across all classifications for the remainder of the 2025 season.
The Grayson Rams are the overall No. 1 team in the top 25 Georgia high school football rankings across all classifications. They have proven that they belong at the top by continuing to play at a high level following the untimely loss of starting quarterback Travis Burgess earlier this season. Despite the injury to the four-star standout dual-threat quarterback in the second week of the season, Grayson withstood challenges from defending North Carolina state champion Rabun Gap-Nacoochee and Alabama state champion Thompson, winning both games with junior backup Deuce Smith at quarterback and one of the best defensive units in the state, led by linebacker Tyler Atkinson.
The Buford Wolves are a close second, and football fans can only hope to see these two teams meet up in the Class 6A state playoffs.
The next two teams are another potential dream matchup in Class 5A.
The defending state champion Milton Eagles have also been winning without their starting quarterback, Derek Baker, who was injured in Week 1. In his absence, the Eagles’ offense has operated with Ben Halevi and Trey Hasan at quarterback.
Through it all, Milton head coach Ben Reaves’ group has continued to win through adversity and fittingly deserve their No. 3 spot in the top 25.
Thomas County Central has remained undefeated with a fairly light schedule so far, but the Yellow Jackets will be a strong contender for the Class 5A state championship. Another potential dream matchup for fans would pit the Yellow Jackets from South Georgia against the Eagles of Milton.
Rounding out the top five is North Oconee. The Titans are currently on a 22-game winning streak dating back to and including last year’s perfect 15-0 season, which ended with the school’s first-ever state championship in football.
The Titans aren’t showing any signs of slowing down in 2025, having allowed no more than seven points in a single game through their first seven victories. They have three shutouts so far and have allowed just 6 points in each of their last three contests.
Carver (Columbus) is another team that has picked up where it left off last year. The defending Class 2A state champions are 7-0 and have done it with very little resistance so far.
Rounding out the top 10 teams in our 2025 Georgia high school football rankings are Carrollton, Hughes, Worth County, and Houston County.
Carrollton is undefeated through the first seven games of the season and is looking very strong. Trojans fans are hoping 2025 will be the year that Carrollton head coach Joey King brings home the program’s first-ever state championship.
Despite losing several starters from last year, as well as head coach Daniel Boone Williams, the Panthers are undefeated and are off to their best start since 2022, when they went 15-0 and won the Class 6A state title over Gainesville. They advanced to the state championship game last year but came up short against Milton.
Worth County is undefeated and is off to one of the best starts in years under head coach Jeff Hammond. The Rams are fresh off a remarkable come-from-behind win over rival Thomasville in a game they trailed by three touchdowns in the second half. The Rams are looking every bit the favorite so far in Class 1A-Division I.
Houston County is yet another school enjoying its best start in the history of the program. Head coach Jeremy Edwards’ team is 7-0 and may be considered one of the more pleasant surprises in the state so far.
Houston County graduated four-year starter AJ Hill following the 2024 season, and there was a bit of uncertainty as to who would be taking over for the Memphis-bound quarterback.
Edwards found his answer in sophomore Ryan Maxwell. With virtually no varsity experience entering this season, the 10th-grader has looked like a seasoned veteran running the fast-paced offense that Edwards and Houston County are known for. Maxwell has performed splendidly so far, and Houston County will be one of the teams in Class 5A to challenge Milton and region foe Thomas County Central before it’s over.
Here are the rest of the 2025 Georgia high school football all-classification top 25 rankings:
- Grayson (6A)
- Buford (6A)
- Milton (5A)
- Thomas County Central (5A)
- North Oconee (4A)
- Carver (Columbus) (2A)
- Carrollton (6A)
- Hughes (5A)
- Worth County (1A-DI)
- Houston County (5A)
- Creekside (4A)
- North Gwinnett (6A)
- Lowndes (6A)
- Gainesville (5A)
- McEachern (6A)
- Peach County (3A)
- Roswell (5A)
- Toombs County (1A-DI)
- Colquitt County (6A)
- Valdosta (6A)
- Lee County (5A)
- Thomasville (1A-DI)
- Hebron Christian (2A)
- Sandy Creek (3A)
- Douglas County (6A)
