Alief Taylor (Houston, TX)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Brian Randle
League: 6A Region III District 23
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #53

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2016 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

D1 PROSPECTS
Brennan Eagles 6'3.5" 215 Senior WR
Joseph Ogunbanjo 6'2.5" 215 Senior OLB

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Eleasah Anderson 6'4" 280 Senior OT
Kobie Whiteside 6'1" 305 Senior DT
Jeremiah Haydel 5'11" 170 Senior WR
Dontay Warren 6'1" 190 Senior QB

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 42.3
2016 National Rank: #596
2016 State Rank: #75
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2017 Starting Power Rating: 39.6
2017 National Rank: #766
2017 State Rank: #113
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 24
Dynasty National Rank: #1670
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 15.6
Dynasty Record: 97-58 (60-32 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 9-2
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (tied for 1st)
2016 Points For Average: 39.1
2016 Points Against Average: 16
2016 Differential: +23.1
2016 Wins: #687 Pearland (19-14), #1318 Dawson [Glenda] (Pearland) (47-28), #1756 Dekaney [Andy] (Houston) (27-14), #1924 Bush [George] (Richmond) (48-14), #3466 Cypress Falls (Houston) (25-0), #3521 Seven Lakes (Katy) (44-3), #4169 Alief Hastings (Houston) (62-26), #4189 Brazoswood (Clute) (35-0), #6102 Alief Elsik (Houston) (68-7)
2016 Losses: #340 Dickinson (35-21), #1443 George Ranch (Richmond) (35-34)
2016 Opponents W-L: 55-63
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st), 2013 (5A Region III District 18), 2012 (tied for 1st; 5A Region III District 18), 2010 (5A Region III District 18)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/31 vs Bush [George] (Richmond), 9/8 at Cypress Falls (Houston), 9/15 Dekaney [Andy] (Houston), 9/23 Seven Lakes (Katy), 9/29 Brazoswood (Clute), 10/6 at Pearland, 10/13 Alief Elsik (Houston), 10/27 at Alief Hastings (Houston), 11/3 Dawson [Glenda] (Pearland), 11/9 at George Ranch (Richmond)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Bush [George] (Richmond) (44.7), Dekaney [Andy] (Houston) (42), Pearland (31.6)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Alief Elsik (Houston) (6), Brazoswood (Clute) (19.1), Cypress Falls (Houston) (22.3)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.8 (29.7 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.2
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #168
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #785
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 5%