Franklin (Elk Grove, CA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Silver/Black/Purple
Coach: Mike Johnson
League: Delta Valley
Section: Sac-Joaquin
Playoff Division: I-VI
Playoff Division Rank: #12

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2013 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Lamar Jackson 6'3" 200 Junior QB 4.60
Rahsaan York 6'0" 220 Junior FB/LB 4.90
Patrick Walker 6'1" 215 Senior RB/LB 4.70

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Joey Banks 5'9.5" 180 Senior DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Team Speed, Depth, Off-Season Work Ethic
Team Weaknesses: Physically Undersized

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 39.8
2013 National Rank: #795
2013 State Rank: #88
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 37.6
2014 National Rank: #819
2014 State Rank: #97
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 21.6
Dynasty National Rank: #1983
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 17.3
Dynasty Record: 68-52-1 (33-28 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 8-4
2013 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2013 Points For Average: 29.1
2013 Points Against Average: 21.2
2013 Differential: +7.9
2013 Wins: #434 Elk Grove (28-21), #2040 Pitman [John H.] (Turlock) (44-27), #2402 Atwater (28-12), #2437 Tracy (45-14), #2547 Cosumnes Oaks (Elk Grove) (28-7), #3286 Monterey Trail (Elk Grove) (35-24), #4921 Davis (47-7), #7940 Laguna Creek (Elk Grove) (38-0)
2013 Losses: #43 Folsom (49-16), #228 Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills) (21-13), #435 Jesuit (Carmichael) (42-7), #845 Grant (Sacramento) (30-20)
2013 Opponents W-L: 96-47
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st), 2012, 2006 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/29/14 Atwater (29-0)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Atwater, 9/5 vs Bellarmine (San Jose), 9/12 at Casa Grande (Petaluma), 9/26 at Grant (Sacramento), 10/3 vs Sheldon (Sacramento), 10/10 at Monterey Trail (Elk Grove), 10/17 vs Davis, 10/24 vs Jesuit (Carmichael), 10/31 at Elk Grove, 11/7 vs Pleasant Grove (Elk Grove)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Grant (Sacramento) (51.9), Jesuit (Carmichael) (47), Elk Grove (45.4)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Davis (1.3), Sheldon (Sacramento) (9.5), Monterey Trail (Elk Grove) (16.2)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.2 (34.6 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 30.2
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #92
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #497
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2014 Projected League Finish: 5th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%