De Soto (TX) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Eagles Colors: Green/Gold Coach: Claude Mathis League: 5A Region I District 7 (moving from 5A Region II District 11) Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #14 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 2 2011 JV Record: 9-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Dontre' Wilson 5'11" 180 RB 4.30 [Oregon] Taylor Young 5'10" 225 LB 4.60 Sergio Phillips 6'3" 295 OL 5.20 [San Diego State] ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS Myron Turner 6'0" 175 Senior DB 4.40 [Washington State] Rickey Daniels 5'8" 155 Senior WR Taylor Lewis 6'0" 185 Senior CB 4.49 [Kansas] Brandon McDowell 5'9" 170 Senior WR D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION Curtis Riser 6'5" 300 Senior OL 5.20 [Texas] Bryson Echols 5'10" 170 Senior DB 4.50 [Texas] Jalen Mills 6'0" 180 Senior DB 4.50 [LSU] Michael Richardson 6'2" 220 Senior DE 4.80 [Texas A&M] Alex Lyons 6'0" 215 Senior LB 4.80 [Rice] Tony Cook 6'4" 185 Senior WR 4.50 [ULM] Ridge Jones 5'11" 165 Senior WR 4.32 [New Mexico] Devin Rushing 5'9" 170 Senior RB 4.6 [Air Force] STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Leadership, Speed, Discipline Team Weaknesses: Experience On Defense, Depth, P RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 56.9 2011 National Rank: #98 2011 State Rank: #13 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: 54.4 2012 National Rank: #109 2012 State Rank: #19 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 42 Dynasty National Rank: #125 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 12.4 Dynasty Record: 78-32 (42-12 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 10-2 2011 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd) 2011 Points For Average: 46.2 2011 Points Against Average: 17.4 2011 Differential: +28.8 2011 Wins: #317 Cedar Hill (45-13), #586 Mesquite (41-16), #613 Leander (43-3), #941 Horn [Dr. John] (Mesquite) (59-53), #1344 North Mesquite (Mesquite) (28-17), #1368 A&M Consolidated (College Station) (54-10), #2826 Lee [Robert E.] (Tyler) (66-13), #3055 Stony Point (Round Rock) (42-7), #3136 Douglass [Frederick A.] (Oklahoma City, OK) (63-0), #4947 Tulsa NOAH HomeSchool (Tulsa, OK) (61-13) 2011 Losses: #24 Skyline (Dallas) (41-31), #88 Longview (23-21) 2011 Opponents W-L: 78-59 Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st; 5A Region II District 11), 2009 (tied for 1st; 5A Region II District 11), 2008 (5A Region II District 11), 2007 (tied for 1st; 5A Region I District 8), 2004 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Martin [James] (Arlington), 9/8 vs Jenks (OK), 9/15 vs Trinity (Euless), 9/21 Cedar Hill, 9/28 South Grand Prairie (Grand Prairie), 10/12 at Mansfield Timberview (Arlington), 10/19 Midlothian, 10/26 at Duncanville, 11/2 Grand Prairie, 11/8 at Mansfield Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Mansfield Timberview (Arlington) (64.7), Mansfield (60), Cedar Hill (55) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Grand Prairie (3), Midlothian (23.7), South Grand Prairie (Grand Prairie) (26.7) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 32.7 (38.2 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 41.8 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +9.1 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #3 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #39 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2012 Projected League Finish: 4th 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |