Naperville Central (Naperville, IL)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Red Hawks
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Mike Stine
League: DuPage Valley
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2015 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Trevor Campbell 6'5" 275 Senior OL 5.01
Fabian Kratz 6'5" 290 Senior OL 5.11
Laddie Skarecky 6'1" 215 Senior LB 4.75

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Luke Turner 6'0" 190 Senior S

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Emmanuel Rugamba 6'1" 175 Senior ATH

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defensive Front 7 Experience, Quality OL Experience
Team Weaknesses: Skill Position/Secondary Inexperience

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 43.8
2015 National Rank: #601
2015 State Rank: #21
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.4
2016 Starting Power Rating: 35.6
2016 National Rank: #1158
2016 State Rank: #41
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 37.4
Dynasty National Rank: #323
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.8
Dynasty Record: 97-48 (62-29 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 10-2
2015 League Record/Finish: 7-1 (1st)
2015 Points For Average: 24
2015 Points Against Average: 12.2
2015 Differential: +11.8
2015 Wins: #813 Batavia (34-14), #821 Neuqua Valley (Naperville) (14-7), #841 Glenbard North (Carol Stream) (13-12), #1748 Wheaton North (Wheaton) (34-14), #1918 Warren (Gurnee) (49-28), #2149 Lake Park (Roselle) (28-7), #2291 Bolingbrook (14-7), #2555 Metea Valley (Aurora) (27-7), #3672 Naperville North (Naperville) (41-10), #3791 Wheaton-Warrenville South (Wheaton) (20-8)
2015 Losses: #581 Waubonsie Valley (Aurora) (15-14), #581 Waubonsie Valley (Aurora) (17-0)
2015 Opponents W-L: 67-58
Recent State Championships: 2013 (8A)
Recent League Championships: 2015, 2014
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 Glenbard North (Carol Stream), 9/2 at Neuqua Valley (Naperville), 9/9 at Metea Valley (Aurora), 9/16 Waubonsie Valley (Aurora), 9/23 at Wheaton-Warrenville South (Wheaton), 10/1 at St. Edward (Lakewood, OH), 10/7 vs Naperville North (Naperville), 10/14 at Wheaton North (Wheaton), 10/21 Lake Park (Roselle)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: St. Edward (Lakewood, OH) (77.1), Neuqua Valley (Naperville) (49.4), Waubonsie Valley (Aurora) (43.8)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Wheaton-Warrenville South (Wheaton) (13.8), Naperville North (Naperville) (16.1), Metea Valley (Aurora) (22.2)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.8 (32.5 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 36.5
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +9.7
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #2
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #206
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2016 Projected League Finish: 5th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%