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GENERAL
Nickname: Eagles
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Todd Peterman
League: 6A Region I District 7
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 6

TOP PLAYERS
Kelan Walker 6'1" 210 Senior RB
Mike Gardner 5'11" 190 Senior DB
Gemon Green 6'2" 165 Senior DB

ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECTS
La'Vontae Shenault 6-0 160 Junior WR
Byron Hanspard II 6'0" 170 Senior WR
Josh Jynes 6'2" 310 Senior OG
German Green 6'2" 165 Senior CB
Tyler Jackson 6'1" 220 Senior ILB

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Edward Ingram 6'4" 325 Senior OG
Shawn Robinson 6'2" 215 Senior QB
Hyrin White 6'7" 290 Senior OT
KD Nixon 5'8" 180 Senior WR
Xavier Newman 6'2.5" 270 Senior OG
Laviska Shenault Jr. 6'1" 205 Senior WR
Emmet Perry 6'2" 170 Senior WR
Isaiah Stewart 5'11.5" 185 Senior S
Jamonne Williams 5'9" 180 Senior RB
Tony Thomas 5'11" 180 Senior CB
Caleb Ervin 6'1.5" 205 Senior OLB
Kemonte Yow 6'0" 225 Senior ILB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning Defensive Experience, Speed
Team Weaknesses: Inexperienced Offensively

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 74.4
2016 National Rank: #9
2016 State Rank: #2
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.3
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +3.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -5.3
2017 Starting Power Rating: 77.3
2017 National Rank: #15
2017 State Rank: #2
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 51.5
Dynasty National Rank: #34
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 25.8
Dynasty Record: 138-42 (72-15 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 16-0
2016 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 47.5
2016 Points Against Average: 22.1
2016 Differential: +25.4
2016 Wins: #36 Cedar Hill (33-18), #36 Cedar Hill (55-41), #50 Klein Collins (Spring) (42-31), #68 Steele [Byron P.] (Cibolo) (38-29), #114 Carroll (Southlake) (48-30), #129 Abilene (49-45), #185 Duncanville (41-17), #214 Guyer [John H.] (Denton) (51-17), #553 Midland (49-43), #783 South Grand Prairie (Grand Prairie) (37-31), #1150 Dallas Jesuit (Dallas) (47-13), #1569 Killeen (51-7), #1924 Grand Prairie (52-17), #4618 Irving (51-7), #4656 Nimitz (Irving) (68-0), #5582 MacArthur (Irving) (48-7)
2016 Losses: none
2016 Opponents W-L: 127-69
Recent State Championships: 2016 (6A-II)
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2014 (tied for 1st; 6A Region I District 8), 2013 (5A Region I District 7), 2012 (5A Region I District 7), 2010 (tied for 1st; 5A Region II District 11), 2009 (tied for 1st; 5A Region II District 11), 2008 (tied for 1st; 5A Region II District 11), 2007 (tied for 1st; 5A Region I District 8), 2004 (tied for 1st; 5A Region I District 7)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 16
Streak List: 8/26/16 Dallas Jesuit (Dallas) (47-13), 9/2/16 Guyer [John H.] (Denton) (51-17), 9/9/16 Midland (49-43), 9/23/16 Cedar Hill (33-18), 9/30/16 MacArthur (Irving) (48-7), 10/7/16 Grand Prairie (52-17), 10/14/16 Irving (51-7), 10/21/16 Duncanville (41-17), 10/28/16 Nimitz (Irving) (68-0), 11/3/16 South Grand Prairie (Grand Prairie) (37-31), 11/11/16 Killeen (51-7), 11/18/16 Carroll (Southlake) (48-30), 11/25/16 Abilene (49-45), 12/3/16 Cedar Hill (55-41), 12/10/16 Klein Collins (Spring) (42-31), 12/17/16 Steele [Byron P.] (Cibolo) (38-29)

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 at Dallas Jesuit (Dallas), 9/7 at Guyer [John H.] (Denton), 9/15 Midland, 9/29 Cedar Hill, 10/5 at MacArthur (Irving), 10/13 Grand Prairie, 10/19 at Irving, 10/27 Duncanville, 11/2 at Nimitz (Irving), 11/9 South Grand Prairie (Grand Prairie)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Cedar Hill (68.7), Duncanville (51), Guyer [John H.] (Denton) (49.3)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: MacArthur (Irving) (10.6), Irving (12.3), Nimitz (Irving) (15.4)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 31 (49.3 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 34.8
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.8
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #42
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #273
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 79%