Alief Taylor (Houston, TX)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Red/White
Coach: J.D. Jordan
League: 5A Region III District 18
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #39

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2012 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Keenan Brown 6'3" 195 WR 4.50
Romello Brooker 6'4" 200 WR 4.50
Chris Hardeman 5'8" 190 CB 4.48

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Joshua Kalu 6'2" 180 Senior DB

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Torrodney Prevot 6'4" 205 Senior DE 4.7 [Oregon]
Ogbonnia Okoronkwo 6'3" 220 Senior DE 4.6 [Oklahoma]
Trevorris Johnson 5'11" 215 Senior RB 4.48 [TCU]
Jonathan Wiggins 6'3" 200 Senior DB 4.5 [Texas A&M]
Duke Ejiofor 6'4" 210 Senior DE 4.6 [Wake Forest]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed, Unity
Team Weaknesses: Size On Lines, OL Experience

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 41.9
2012 National Rank: #611
2012 State Rank: #83
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.3
2013 Starting Power Rating: 41.7
2013 National Rank: #515
2013 State Rank: #79
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 28.8
Dynasty National Rank: #1363
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 12.9
Dynasty Record: 40-19 (23-9 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 8-4
2012 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (tied for 1st)
2012 Points For Average: 23.2
2012 Points Against Average: 15.2
2012 Differential: +8
2012 Wins: #591 Angleton (8-7), #748 Alief Elsik (Houston) (21-16), #1821 Cy-Fair (Cypress) (28-7), #2272 Nimitz [Chester W.] (Houston) (28-7), #4277 Bellaire (29-9), #4810 Aldine (Houston) (35-7), #6311 MacArthur (Houston) (49-21), #7609 Alief Hastings (Houston) (26-0)
2012 Losses: #20 Katy (23-9), #147 Lamar (Houston) (30-14), #2480 Hightower [L. V.] (Missouri City) (33-14), #3920 Eisenhower [Dwight D.] (Houston) (22-17)
2012 Opponents W-L: 87-55
Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st), 2010
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 at Bellaire, 9/6 Katy, 9/13 at Hightower [L. V.] (Missouri City), 9/20 at Angleton, 9/27 Alief Elsik (Houston), 10/11 at Nimitz [Chester W.] (Houston), 10/19 Eisenhower [Dwight D.] (Houston), 10/26 at Aldine (Houston), 11/2 MacArthur (Houston), 11/8 at Alief Hastings (Houston)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Katy (66.9), Angleton (40.6), Hightower [L. V.] (Missouri City) (30.7)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Alief Hastings (Houston) (-6.9), MacArthur (Houston) (6.9), Aldine (Houston) (13.3)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.6 (30.6 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.4
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #163
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1016
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2013 Projected League Finish: 1st
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%