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GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Black/Gold/White
Coach: Rodney Saulsberry
League: 6A Region 4
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #9

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2015 JV Record: 5-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
J'len Smith 6'3" 245 LB/DE
Aubrey Miller 6'2" 215 Senior LB/RB
Kylan Watkins 5'11" 170 Senior RB/ATH

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Jabril Malone 5'10" 185 Senior DB

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Donte' Vaughn 6'3" 190 Senior DB
Kerrick Jones 6'1" 160 Senior WR
Michael Perry 6'1" 325 Senior DT
Delvin Salter 6'4" 270 Senior OL
Rodney Saulsberry Jr. 5'9" 170 Senior CB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Line Depth, Return 2000-Yard Rusher, Overall Team Speed/Experience
Team Weaknesses: New QB, Developing Leadership Group

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 42.8
2015 National Rank: #652
2015 State Rank: #19
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 37.8
2016 National Rank: #951
2016 State Rank: #30
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 35.3
Dynasty National Rank: #421
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.5
Dynasty Record: 127-34 (61-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 12-2
2015 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st)
2015 Points For Average: 32.1
2015 Points Against Average: 13.6
2015 Differential: +18.5
2015 Wins: #1091 White Station (Memphis) (40-26), #1865 Florence (AL) (12-10), #2155 Wilson Central (Lebanon) (53-16), #2262 Ridgeway (Memphis) (35-21), #2367 Mount Juliet (Mt. Juliet) (39-21), #2420 Cordova (41-14), #4653 Germantown (37-0), #4885 Collierville (29-6), #5334 Mitchell (Memphis) (26-6), #6129 Houston (Germantown) (27-17), #7185 Antioch (40-6), #7772 Bartlett (33-0)
2015 Losses: #145 Ravenwood (Brentwood) (20-13), #3957 Arlington (28-25)
2015 Opponents W-L: 79-82
Recent State Championships: 2012
Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st), 2014 (AAA District 16), 2013 (tied for 1st; AAA District 16), 2012 (AAA District 16), 2011 (AAA District 16), 2010 (AAA District 16), 2008 (5A Region 8)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 3
Streak List: 8/20/16 Mitchell (Memphis) (33-0), 8/26/16 Florence (AL) (31-20), 9/2/16 Arlington (47-17)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/20 Mitchell (Memphis), 8/26 at Florence (AL), 9/2 at Arlington, 9/9 at Ridgeway (Memphis), 9/15 Germantown, 9/23 Houston (Germantown), 9/30 White Station (Memphis), 10/7 Bartlett, 10/21 Collierville, 10/28 at Cordova
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: White Station (Memphis) (38), Cordova (36.4), Florence (AL) (32.8)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Mitchell (Memphis) (0.8), Bartlett (1.4), Houston (Germantown) (6.1)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.5 (23.1 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.8
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.3
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #63
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2019
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 12%