Alpharetta (GA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Raiders Colors: Red/Black Coach: Jacob Nichols League: AAAAAA Region 7 Playoff Division: AAAAAA Playoff Division Rank: #9 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2016 JV Record: 3-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Jaycee Horn 6'1" 180 Senior CB 4.6 Nolan Edmonds 5'11" 205 Senior RB 4.5 Nick Markus 6'1" 240 Senior DL 4.9 ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECTS Oyenmwen Uzebu 6'6" 305 Senior OT Spencer Gaddis 6'0" 165 Senior WR Deporess Schletty 6'2" 275 Senior DT COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION Carlos Carriere 6'5" 170 Senior WR Ellis Merriweather 6'2" 205 Senior WR STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: 3-Year Starters At QB/RB, 3 Of 5 OL Starters Return, Entire Secondary Is Back Team Weaknesses: Lost 3-Year Starter At C, Must Replace 2 Of 3 LBs RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 22.6 2016 National Rank: #2697 2016 State Rank: #114 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.2 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -7.4 2017 Starting Power Rating: 40.3 2017 National Rank: #726 2017 State Rank: #47 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 16.2 Dynasty National Rank: #3232 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 24.1 Dynasty Record: 73-64 (47-33 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 7-4 2016 League Record/Finish: 6-2 (tied for 3rd) 2016 Points For Average: 27.7 2016 Points Against Average: 17.3 2016 Differential: +10.4 2016 Wins: #2874 Gainesville (28-7), #3430 Cambridge (Milton) (21-19), #5095 Chattahoochee (Alpharetta) (42-35), #5823 Pope [Alan C.] (Marietta) (41-24), #7759 Northview (Johns Creek) (45-3), #9054 Dunwoody (52-17), #9405 North Atlanta (Atlanta) (7-0) 2016 Losses: #747 Alexander (Douglasville) (20-13), #1756 Milton (14-12), #2183 Centennial (Roswell) (31-30), #2244 Johns Creek (20-14) 2016 Opponents W-L: 55-62 Recent League Championships: 2014 (AAAAAA Region 6), 2013 (AAAAAA Region 6), 2012 (tied for 1st; AAAAAA Region 6), 2011 (AAAAA Region 6) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/18 at Milton, 8/25 Gainesville, 9/8 at Centennial (Roswell), 9/15 Northview (Johns Creek), 9/29 North Atlanta (Atlanta), 10/6 at Pope [Alan C.] (Marietta), 10/13 Johns Creek, 10/20 at Cambridge (Milton), 10/27 Dunwoody, 11/3 at Chattahoochee (Alpharetta) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Milton (34.1), Centennial (Roswell) (30.6), Gainesville (26.7) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Dunwoody (-3.9), Northview (Johns Creek) (-3.3), North Atlanta (Atlanta) (-2.1) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.4 (19 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.9 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.5 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #162 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3394 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1 2017 Projected League Finish: 1st 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 48% |