Claiborne (New Tazewell, TN)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Navy/Silver/White Coach: Nathan Medlin League: 3A Region 1 Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #40 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2016 JV Record: 2-8 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Ty Stone 6'1" 165 Senior QB 4.7 Hunter Rosenbalm 6'0" 175 Senior WR/DB 4.7 Bryce Laws 5'10" 190 Junior RB/DB 4.6 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Large Senior Class, Full Season With Current Staff, Skill Position Depth Team Weaknesses: LB/OL Depth RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -27.1 2016 National Rank: #12609 2016 State Rank: #303 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -6.8 2017 Starting Power Rating: -21.6 2017 National Rank: #11722 2017 State Rank: #281 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -12.4 Dynasty National Rank: #11726 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.2 Dynasty Record: 53-89 (21-56 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 2-8 2016 League Record/Finish: 0-7 (8th) 2016 Points For Average: 22.7 2016 Points Against Average: 38.7 2016 Differential: -16 2016 Wins: #11952 Union County (Maynardville) (46-0), #13332 Cumberland Gap (26-21) 2016 Losses: #1851 Elizabethton (63-6), #6429 Grainger (Rutledge) (64-16), #8854 Northview Academy (Kodak) (61-23), #9054 Pigeon Forge (57-28), #9119 Unicoi County (Erwin) (35-22), #10191 Johnson County (Mountain City) (21-12), #12040 West Greene (Mosheim) (28-16), #12263 Chuckey-Doak (Afton) (37-32) 2016 Opponents W-L: 45-62 Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/18 at Oneida, 8/25 vs Middlesboro (KY), 9/1 West Greene (Mosheim), 9/8 Union County (Maynardville), 9/15 at Unicoi County (Erwin), 9/22 Oliver Springs, 9/29 at Johnson County (Mountain City), 10/13 at Chuckey-Doak (Afton), 10/20 at Cumberland Gap, 10/27 North Greene (Greeneville) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Oneida (1.3), Johnson County (Mountain City) (-12), Unicoi County (Erwin) (-18.1) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Cumberland Gap (-33.8), North Greene (Greeneville) (-28.6), Chuckey-Doak (Afton) (-25.3) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.5 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -20.1 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -11.6 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #311 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12830 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5 2017 Projected League Finish: 4th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%