Piedmont (AL) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Royal Blue/Gold Coach: Steve Smith League: 3A Region 5 (moving from 3A Region 6) Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #1 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2015 JV Record: 6-0-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Taylor Hayes 5'11" 205 Senior QB/LB 4.65 Chase Bobbitt 6'2" 215 Senior OLB 4.68 Cardavian Myers Junior DB COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION Neonta Alexander 6'2" 215 Senior LB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Great Chemistry, Team-First Attitude Team Weaknesses: Must Replace 3 Offensive Play-Makers, Top Tackler Lost To Graduation RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 40.4 2015 National Rank: #814 2015 State Rank: #23 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.1 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.7 2016 Starting Power Rating: 43.8 2016 National Rank: #557 2016 State Rank: #18 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 14.4 Dynasty National Rank: #3693 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 29.4 Dynasty Record: 115-46 (68-25 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 14-1 2015 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st) 2015 Points For Average: 38.1 2015 Points Against Average: 12 2015 Differential: +26.1 2015 Wins: #1752 Madison Academy (Madison) (35-21), #2054 Bayside Academy (Daphne) (44-7), #2659 Colbert County (Leighton) (14-0), #3749 Glencoe (44-26), #4846 Wellborn [Walter] (Anniston) (35-0), #5989 Cherokee County (Centre) (35-20), #6633 Oneonta (30-0), #7050 Weaver (35-14), #7065 Lexington (34-0), #7632 Oakman (64-22), #8482 Westbrook Christian (Rainbow City) (39-7), #8591 Ohatchee (40-13), #9803 Ashville (62-21), #12515 Pleasant Valley (Jacksonville) (49-0) 2015 Losses: #323 Leeds (29-12) 2015 Opponents W-L: 103-77 Recent State Championships: 2015, 2009 Recent League Championships: 2015 (3A Region 6), 2012, 2011 (3A Region 6), 2010 (3A Region 6) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 13 Streak List: 10/2/15 Pleasant Valley (Jacksonville) (49-0), 10/9/15 Wellborn [Walter] (Anniston) (35-0), 10/16/15 Westbrook Christian (Rainbow City) (39-7), 10/23/15 Weaver (35-14), 10/30/15 Oneonta (30-0), 11/5/15 Lexington (34-0), 11/13/15 Oakman (64-22), 11/20/15 Madison Academy (Madison) (35-21), 11/27/15 Colbert County (Leighton) (14-0), 12/3/15 Bayside Academy (Daphne) (44-7), 8/19/16 Cedartown (GA) (29-22), 8/26/16 Cherokee County (Centre) (35-21), 9/2/16 Glencoe (33-0) SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/19 Cedartown (GA), 8/26 at Cherokee County (Centre), 9/2 at Glencoe, 9/9 Randolph County (Wedowee), 9/16 at Pleasant Valley (Jacksonville), 9/23 Leeds, 9/30 Weaver, 10/7 at Wellborn [Walter] (Anniston), 10/14 at Ohatchee, 10/28 Oneonta Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Leeds (40.8), Wellborn [Walter] (Anniston) (16.9), Glencoe (15.6) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Pleasant Valley (Jacksonville) (-20.2), Cedartown (GA) (-0.2), Ohatchee (1.5) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.6 (12.7 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.4 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.8 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #137 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4957 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0 2016 Projected League Finish: 1st 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 68% |