GENERAL
Nickname: Thunderbirds
Colors: Navy/Scarlet/White
Coach: Smitty Grider
League: 6A Region 2
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #26
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2015 JV Record: 4-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Malik Cunningham 6'1" 185 Senior QB 4.5
Tank Jenkins 6'4" 335 OL 5.6
Cameron Bright 6'1" 205 OLB 4.6
COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Jeawon Taylor 6'2" 190 Senior DB
P.J. Blue 6'2" 210 Senior LB
Jahod Booker 5'10" 185 Senior WR
John Hines 6'5" 205 Senior LB
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Great QB, Physical OL, Defensive Team Speed
Team Weaknesses: Must Replace 3 Talented Secondary Players
RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 26.1
2015 National Rank: #2390
2015 State Rank: #75
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.9
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 25.8
2016 National Rank: #2338
2016 State Rank: #76
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 22.5
Dynasty National Rank: #1894
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.3
Dynasty Record: 15-6 (10-4 in league)
HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 8-3
2015 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st)
2015 Points For Average: 34.2
2015 Points Against Average: 19.8
2015 Differential: +14.4
2015 Wins: #3523 Dothan (21-7), #5124 Northview (Dothan) (41-34), #5293 Wetumpka (37-10), #5526 Lanier [Sidney] (Montgomery) (24-6), #5637 Carroll (Ozark) (41-12), #5763 Carver [George Washington] (Montgomery) (48-27), #6267 St. James (Montgomery) (37-14), #11056 Russell County (Seale) (55-12)
2015 Losses: #1149 Bessemer City (Bessemer) (28-24), #1463 Theodore (35-28), #6658 Elmore [Stanhope] (Millbrook) (33-20)
2015 Opponents W-L: 49-69
Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/2/16 Elmore [Stanhope] (Millbrook) (19-0)
SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/18 vs Davis [Jeff] (Montgomery), 8/26 Lee [Robert E.] (Montgomery), 9/2 Elmore [Stanhope] (Millbrook), 9/9 at Northview (Dothan), 9/15 Russell County (Seale), 9/22 at Gadsden City (Gadsden), 9/29 at Carver [George Washington] (Montgomery), 10/8 Dothan, 10/14 Lanier [Sidney] (Montgomery), 10/21 Clay-Chalkville (Pinson)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Clay-Chalkville (Pinson) (49), Davis [Jeff] (Montgomery) (39.9), Lee [Robert E.] (Montgomery) (36.6)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Russell County (Seale) (-17.1), Northview (Dothan) (-1.6), Carver [George Washington] (Montgomery) (-0.3)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.7 (15.1 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.7
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #80
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2495
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2016 Projected League Finish: 1st
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%