Jordan (Sandy, UT) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Beetdiggers Colors: Maroon/Gray Coach: Eric Kjar League: 5A Region 3 Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #1 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2012 JV Record: 6-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Austin Kafentzis 6'1" 200 Junior QB 4.42 Clay Moss 6'1" 205 Senior RB/LB 4.69 Mason Kruger 6'3" 200 Senior WR/CB 4.62 ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT Christian Shaver 6'3" 215 Senior DE D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION Tyshon Mosley 6'5" 305 Senior OL [Utah State] STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Returning Defensive Starters, Talent At QB, RB Core Team Weaknesses: Replacing Dominant OL RATINGS 2012 Final Power Rating: 65.7 2012 National Rank: #30 2012 State Rank: #1 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.1 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.8 2013 Starting Power Rating: 68.1 2013 National Rank: #20 2013 State Rank: #1 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 46.3 Dynasty National Rank: #177 2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 21.8 Dynasty Record: 44-18 (17-9 in league) HISTORICAL 2012 Overall Record: 12-1 2012 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st) 2012 Points For Average: 47.5 2012 Points Against Average: 17.9 2012 Differential: +29.6 2012 Wins: #193 Syracuse (58-2), #281 Alta (Sandy) (36-24), #382 Lone Peak (Highland) (35-14), #668 Northridge (Layton) (49-13), #994 Brighton (Salt Lake City) (42-14), #1526 Pleasant Grove (56-7), #2604 Cottonwood (Salt Lake City) (35-33), #2684 Fremont (Plain City) (53-12), #3287 Layton (56-14), #3336 West Jordan (48-37), #4388 Kearns (61-29), #7406 Copper Hills (West Jordan) (56-0) 2012 Losses: #23 St. John Bosco (Bellflower, CA) (34-33) 2012 Opponents W-L: 79-68 Recent State Championships: 2012 Recent League Championships: 2012, 2005 (tied for 1st; 5A Region 2) Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: 8 Streak List: 10/5/12 Cottonwood (Salt Lake City) (35-33), 10/12/12 Brighton (Salt Lake City) (42-14), 10/17/12 West Jordan (48-37), 10/26/12 Pleasant Grove (56-7), 11/2/12 Northridge (Layton) (49-13), 11/8/12 Lone Peak (Highland) (35-14), 11/16/12 Syracuse (58-2), 8/23/13 Fremont (Plain City) (40-12) SCHEDULE 2013 Schedule: 8/23 Fremont (Plain City), 8/30 at Cathedral (San Diego, CA), 9/6 East (Salt Lake City), 9/14 Bergen Catholic (Oradell, NJ), 9/20 at Herriman (West Herriman), 9/27 at Copper Hills (West Jordan), 10/4 at Alta (Sandy), 10/11 Bingham (South Jordan), 10/18 at Brighton (Salt Lake City), 10/24 West Jordan Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Bergen Catholic (Oradell, NJ) (63.6), East (Salt Lake City) (51.3), Alta (Sandy) (50.3) Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Copper Hills (West Jordan) (-2.9), Fremont (Plain City) (22.1), West Jordan (24.9) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27 (36.4 overall) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 37 2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +10 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #3 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #112 2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0 2013 Projected League Finish: 1st 2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 65% |