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GENERAL
Nickname: Elks
Colors: Red/Black
Coach: Gary McElroy
League: 5A Region II District 9
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #128

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2016 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Devin Stevenson Senior RB
Jaylen Johnson Senior WR
Jaterrius Pleasant Senior DL

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Trey Schuman 6'2" 250 Senior SDE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: DL, Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: OL Inexperience

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 11
2016 National Rank: #4925
2016 State Rank: #529
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -5.4
2017 Starting Power Rating: 12.1
2017 National Rank: #4584
2017 State Rank: #505
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 16.2
Dynasty National Rank: #3232
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.1
Dynasty Record: 73-78 (48-47 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 3-7
2016 League Record/Finish: 2-5 (6th)
2016 Points For Average: 28.6
2016 Points Against Average: 25.6
2016 Differential: +3
2016 Wins: #7716 Saginaw (45-21), #7759 Granbury (35-13), #8606 Joshua (45-3)
2016 Losses: #1006 Centennial (Burleson) (28-11), #1318 Crowley (38-20), #2275 Seguin [Juan] (Arlington) (17-14), #2371 Cleburne (42-41), #2398 Everman (22-16), #4567 Weatherford (34-31), #5183 Paschal [R. L.] (Fort Worth) (38-28)
2016 Opponents W-L: 46-59
Recent League Championships: 2006 (5A Region I District 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 at Saginaw, 9/8 Paschal [R. L.] (Fort Worth), 9/15 Weatherford, 9/29 at Granbury, 10/6 Joshua, 10/13 at Everman, 10/20 Centennial (Burleson), 10/27 at Cleburne, 11/3 Seguin [Juan] (Arlington), 11/10 at Crowley
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Centennial (Burleson) (45.7), Crowley (41.4), Everman (27.7)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Granbury (-5), Saginaw (-3.2), Joshua (4.3)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.8
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.5
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #355
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2265
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2017 Projected League Finish: 6th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%