Central Gwinnett (Lawrenceville, GA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Black Knights
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Todd Wofford
League: AAAAAAA Region 7
Playoff Division: AAAAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #35

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2016 JV Record: 2-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jarren Williams Senior QB
Donte Burton Senior DB
Jallah Zeze Senior

ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECT
Brandon Joseph 6'2" 280 Senior OG

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Emmanuel McNeil 6'4" 280 Senior DT
Josh Samuel 6'0" 200 Senior RB
Hunter Sims 5'10" 185 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Offensive Experience, Averaged 34 Points Per Game Last Season
Team Weaknesses: Replacing Front 7 Defensively

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 16.6
2016 National Rank: #3758
2016 State Rank: #164
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2017 Starting Power Rating: 18.6
2017 National Rank: #3276
2017 State Rank: #152
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 21.9
Dynasty National Rank: #2017
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.3
Dynasty Record: 70-79 (48-58 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 4-7
2016 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th)
2016 Points For Average: 34.1
2016 Points Against Average: 35
2016 Differential: -0.9
2016 Wins: #4377 Collins Hill (Suwanee) (43-35), #5210 Lakeside (Atlanta) (57-28), #10425 Meadowcreek (Norcross) (56-0), #11334 Berkmar (Lilburn) (69-0)
2016 Losses: #39 Roswell (31-6), #517 Norcross (37-8), #704 Parkview (Lilburn) (67-43), #883 South Gwinnett (Snellville) (54-21), #904 Brookwood (Snellville) (55-45), #1415 Lambert (Suwanee) (44-14), #1714 Dacula (34-13)
2016 Opponents W-L: 71-56
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 at South Gwinnett (Snellville), 8/25 Dacula, 9/1 Roswell, 9/8 at Collins Hill (Suwanee), 9/22 Norcross, 9/29 at Lakeside (Atlanta), 10/6 Berkmar (Lilburn), 10/13 at Brookwood (Snellville), 10/20 Meadowcreek (Norcross), 11/3 at Parkview (Lilburn)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Brookwood (Snellville) (53.2), Parkview (Lilburn) (53), Roswell (49.9)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Berkmar (Lilburn) (-16.2), Meadowcreek (Norcross) (-6.6), Collins Hill (Suwanee) (9)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25 (27.9 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.4
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #46
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #764
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2017 Projected League Finish: 4th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%