Stats leaders after Week 5

Five weeks in and the individual races are heating up. The numbers are getting bigger, the gaps are getting tighter and some real storylines are emerging across every category. Here is where things stand after another action-packed week of AFLE football.

Passing yards

1. Jakeb Sullivan, Berlin Thunder – 1,487 yards
2. Ben Holmes, Vienna Vikings – 1,266 yards
3. Karé Lyles, London Warriors – 1,080 yards
4. Jameson Wang, Panthers Wroclaw – 959 yards
5. Kenji Bahar, Rhein Fire – 905 yards

Passing touchdowns

1. Ben Holmes, Vienna Vikings – 14 TDs
2. Jameson Wang, Panthers Wroclaw – 13 TDs
3. Jakeb Sullivan, Berlin Thunder – 12 TDs
4. Karé Lyles, London Warriors – 10 TDs
5. Kenji Bahar, Rhein Fire – 8 TDs

Rushing yards

1. Jonathan Scott, Rhein Fire – 390 yards
2. Albert Wiesigstrauch, Vienna Vikings – 328 yards
3. Dawid Brzozowski, Panthers Wroclaw – 326 yards
4. Tomiwa Oyewo, Berlin Thunder – 306 yards
5. Karri Pajarinen, Vienna Vikings – 286 yards

Rushing touchdowns

1. Jonathan Scott, Rhein Fire – 6 TDs
2. Ben Holmes, Vienna Vikings – 5 TDs
3. Jameson Wang, Panthers Wroclaw – 4 TDs
4. Karri Pajarinen, Vienna Vikings – 3 TDs
5. Albert Wiesigstrauch, Vienna Vikings – 2 TDs

Receiving yards

1. Jon Cole, Berlin Thunder – 663 yards
2. Mike Harley Jr., Panthers Wroclaw – 420 yards
3. Kaylon Geiger, Rhein Fire – 378 yards
4. Harlan Kwofie, Rhein Fire – 317 yards
5. Bais Kouanda, Berlin Thunder – 314 yards

Receiving touchdowns

1. Jon Cole, Berlin Thunder – 7 TDs
2. Mike Harley Jr., Panthers Wroclaw – 7 TDs
3. Kaylon Geiger, Rhein Fire – 5 TDs
4. Yannick Mayr, Vienna Vikings – 4 TDs
5. Bais Kouanda, Berlin Thunder – 3 TDs

Sack leaders

1. Alejandro Fernandez, Vienna Vikings – 5 sacks
2. Marvin Wappl, Vienna Vikings – 2.5 sacks
3. Michael Keshinro, Berlin Thunder – 2 sacks
4. Deshon Hall, Panthers Wroclaw – 2 sacks
5. Quelly-Jonson Sousa, Firenze Red Lions – 2 sacks

Tackle leaders

1. Kadel King, London Warriors – 50 tackles
2. Oluwaferanmi Okunlola, Alpine Rams – 47 tackles
3. Marius Kensy, Rhein Fire – 43 tackles
4. Pablo de Diego, Berlin Thunder – 38 tackles
5. Tiberio Calbucci, Paris Lights – 36 tackles

Interceptions

1. Valentin Gnahoua, Paris Lights – 2 INTs
2. Noel Swancar, Vienna Vikings – 2 INTs
3. Christian Matthew, Rhein Fire – 2 INTs
4. Marloshawn Franklin Jr., Vienna Vikings – 1 INT
5. Emmanuel Falola, London Warriors – 1 INT

Kicking leaders

1. Sebastian Van Santen, Rhein Fire – 27 points, 90.5%
2. Dennis Tasic, Vienna Vikings – 18 points, 84.2%
3. Nils Schauerte, Berlin Thunder – 16 points, 66.7%
4. Boris Bede, Paris Lights – 11 points, 70%
5. Reiss Ormonde-Cunningham – 9 points, 83.3%

With the season now approaching its halfway point, the individual battles are becoming just as compelling as the team races. Sullivan and Holmes are locked in a tight fight at the top of the passing charts, Jon Cole and Mike Harley Jr. are level on receiving touchdowns and Kadel King is quietly building one of the most impressive tackle tallies in the league. Week 6 cannot come soon enough.