Colbert County (Leighton, AL)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Indians Colors: Black/Gold Coach: Dale Jeffreys League: 3A Region 8 Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #5 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2015 JV Record: 5-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Malik Hamiton 6'3" 190 Senior RB/FS 4.6 KeAndre Smith 5'11" 170 Senior QB/SS 4.5 Chance Bates 6'0" 245 Junior MLB 5.1 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience, Most Of Key Players Return Defensively From Semi-Final Team Team Weaknesses: Depth Early In Season RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 24.6 2015 National Rank: #2659 2015 State Rank: #79 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -5.6 2016 Starting Power Rating: 26.1 2016 National Rank: #2292 2016 State Rank: #75 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 17.4 Dynasty National Rank: #2945 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.7 Dynasty Record: 111-56 (69-22 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 10-5 2015 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd) 2015 Points For Average: 28.7 2015 Points Against Average: 18.3 2015 Differential: +10.4 2015 Wins: #3039 Brooks (Killen) (62-28), #3613 Lauderdale County (Rogersville) (39-20), #3749 Glencoe (20-7), #4472 Winfield (26-20), #7065 Lexington (39-21), #7480 Deshler (Tuscumbia) (18-13), #9773 Sheffield (49-14), #10063 Colbert Heights (Tuscumbia) (35-6), #12021 Clements (Athens) (43-16), #13595 West Morgan (Trinity) (54-21) 2015 Losses: #814 Piedmont (14-0), #1752 Madison Academy (Madison) (20-13), #1884 Russellville (14-7), #3613 Lauderdale County (Rogersville) (16-6), #3864 Tanner (45-20) 2015 Opponents W-L: 117-63 Recent League Championships: 2008 (tied for 1st), 2007, 2006, 2005 (tied for 1st), 2003 Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1 Streak List: 9/2/16 East Lawrence (Trinity) (45-6) SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/26 Sheffield, 9/2 at East Lawrence (Trinity), 9/9 Elkmont, 9/16 at West Morgan (Trinity), 9/23 at Deshler (Tuscumbia), 9/30 at Clements (Athens), 10/7 Colbert Heights (Tuscumbia), 10/14 Lexington, 10/21 at Lauderdale County (Rogersville), 10/28 Russellville Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Russellville (36.7), Lauderdale County (Rogersville) (13.7), Deshler (Tuscumbia) (8.5) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: West Morgan (Trinity) (-34.6), East Lawrence (Trinity) (-23.2), Elkmont (-20.4) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.3 (13 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.9 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -9.2 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #272 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9797 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1 2016 Projected League Finish: 1st 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 11%