Onate (Las Cruces, NM)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Coach: Brent Jaquess
League: 6A District 3
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2015 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Forest McKee 6'1" 225 Senior LB/FB 4.59
James Martin 6'3.5" 225 Senior TE/DE 4.68
Matt Young 6'4" 230 Senior LB/FB 4.78

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning 17 Starters, Great Experience, Good Athleticism
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 18.1
2015 National Rank: #3827
2015 State Rank: #17
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 25.3
2016 National Rank: #2410
2016 State Rank: #11
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 12.8
Dynasty National Rank: #4122
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 12.5
Dynasty Record: 62-76 [63-75 on the field] (23-28 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 4-6
2015 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (3rd)
2015 Points For Average: 28.8
2015 Points Against Average: 25.4
2015 Differential: +3.4
2015 Wins: #6479 Deming (37-6), #7852 West Mesa (Albuquerque) (49-0), #10632 Gadsden (Anthony) (38-0), #12872 Rio Grande (Albuquerque) (54-0)
2015 Losses: #159 Cleveland [V. Sue] (Rio Rancho) (52-0), #1077 Las Cruces (54-19), #1322 Centennial (Las Cruces) (36-28), #1500 Mayfield (Las Cruces) (31-24), #2015 Eastlake (El Paso, TX) (34-18), #2118 Hobbs (41-21)
2015 Opponents W-L: 70-47
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st; 5A District 3), 2003 (tied for 1st; AAAA District 3)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/3/16 Atrisco Heritage Academy (Albuquerque) (14-6)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/27 vs Cleveland [V. Sue] (Rio Rancho), 9/3 vs Atrisco Heritage Academy (Albuquerque), 9/9 vs Sandia (Albuquerque), 9/16 vs Rio Rancho, 9/23 vs Gadsden (Anthony), 9/30 at Mayfield (Las Cruces), 10/7 vs Carlsbad, 10/21 vs Hobbs, 10/28 vs Las Cruces, 11/5 vs Centennial (Las Cruces)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Cleveland [V. Sue] (Rio Rancho) (46), Centennial (Las Cruces) (36.1), Mayfield (Las Cruces) (30.3)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Gadsden (Anthony) (-21.5), Atrisco Heritage Academy (Albuquerque) (6.1), Carlsbad (16.6)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.5
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.2
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.7
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #5
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1949
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2016 Projected League Finish: 4th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%