Japan: Holley, Yoshizawa and Cunningham lead X League Premier offensive charts

With five rounds in the books, Obic Seagulls quarterback Pierce Holley leads the X League Premier in passing, Nojima Sagamihara Rise running back Sho Yoshizawa tops the rushing race and Obic receiver Tay Cunningham has moved to the front of the receiving standings.

Holley sets the pace through the air

Holley has thrown for a league-high 1,232 yards through five games while completing 98 of 150 passes, a 65.3 percent completion rate. He has tossed 10 touchdown passes for unbeaten Obic. Tsubasa Takagi of the Fujitsu Frontiers sits second with 1,140 yards and has thrown a league-high 11 touchdowns. Kurt Palandech of the Nojima Sagamihara Rise is third with 922 yards and 11 scores.

Garrett Safron of the SEKISUI Challengers has thrown for 840 yards and eight touchdowns, while Chevin Cordeiro of Fujifilm Ebina Minerva AFC rounds out the top five with 727 yards in three games.

Yoshizawa leads tight rushing race

The battle on the ground is considerably tighter.

Sho Yoshizawa of the Rise leads with 270 yards on 50 carries, averaging 5.4 yards per attempt. Jiya Wright of IBM Big Blue is right behind with 238 yards on only 22 carries, an impressive 10.8-yard average, while Victor Mitchell of the Panasonic Impulse has rushed for 234 yards and a league-high five touchdowns.

Demarcus Levon Irons Jr. of the All Mitsubishi Lions sits fourth with 227 yards and three touchdowns, followed by David Pindell of the Elecom Kobe Finies with 213 yards and three scores.

Cunningham pulls ahead

Cunningham has emerged as the league’s leading receiver, hauling in 31 passes for 529 yards and four touchdowns for Obic. Boogie Knight of the Challengers is second with 474 yards and six touchdowns, while Chase Cota of the Rise has 433 yards and leads the group with eight touchdown catches.

Jason-Matthew Sharsh of Fujifilm Ebina has 353 yards and four scores, while Reece Horn of IBM Big Blue completes the top five with 338 yards and five touchdowns.