Alief Taylor (Houston, TX)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Red/White
Coach: J.D. Jordan
League: 6A Region III District 23
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #175

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
2014 JV Record: 5-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Benjie Franklin 5'11" 165 Senior 4.4
Emon Pought 5'7" 185 Junior 4.4
Kobie Whiteside 6'1" 310 Junior 5.1

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Kenneth McGruder 6'2" 205 Senior DB 4.5
Anu Somoye 6'1" 185 Senior WR
Jaleel Carter 6'2" 295 Senior DT
Joseph Ozougwu 6'3" 205 Senior WDE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Team Speed
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 17.2
2014 National Rank: #4033
2014 State Rank: #423
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 10.2
2015 National Rank: #5410
2015 State Rank: #525
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 21.7
Dynasty National Rank: #1997
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 11.5
Dynasty Record: 80-53 (48-30 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 6-5
2014 League Record/Finish: 5-3 (tied for 4th)
2014 Points For Average: 25.3
2014 Points Against Average: 25.5
2014 Differential: -0.2
2014 Wins: #4745 Austin [Stephen F.] (Sugar Land) (19-14), #5860 Bush [George] (Richmond) (7-0), #7068 Alief Hastings (Houston) (35-7), #7448 Clements (Sugar Land) (50-44), #7620 Kempner (Sugar Land) (45-30), #10123 Dulles [John Foster] (Sugar Land) (52-29)
2014 Losses: #339 Dickinson (49-7), #1795 Clear Creek (League City) (30-14), #2451 Travis (Richmond) (28-20), #2662 Alief Elsik (Houston) (28-10), #3258 Hightower [L. V.] (Missouri City) (21-19)
2014 Opponents W-L: 59-60
Recent League Championships: 2013 (5A Region III District 18), 2012 (tied for 1st; 5A Region III District 18), 2010 (5A Region III District 18)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 2
Streak List: 9/12/15 Travis (Richmond) (37-3), 9/18/15 Alief Elsik (Houston) (27-0)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 Bush [George] (Richmond), 9/4 at Clear Creek (League City), 9/12 at Travis (Richmond), 9/18 Alief Elsik (Houston), 9/25 at Alief Hastings (Houston), 10/2 Dulles [John Foster] (Sugar Land), 10/17 at Kempner (Sugar Land), 10/23 Hightower [L. V.] (Missouri City), 10/29 at Austin [Stephen F.] (Sugar Land), 11/5 Clements (Sugar Land)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Clear Creek (League City) (36.1), Alief Elsik (Houston) (35.5), Hightower [L. V.] (Missouri City) (33.6)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Clements (Sugar Land) (-6.2), Dulles [John Foster] (Sugar Land) (-3.8), Kempner (Sugar Land) (-3.5)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.4 (18.8 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.5
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.1
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #422
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3279
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2015 Projected League Finish: 5th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%