Jackson County (Gainesboro, TN)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Blue Devils
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Sean Loftis
League: 2A Region 4
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #20

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Colby Long 5'11" 210 Senior QB/LB
Jeremy Hodges 6'5" 270 Senior OL/DE
Orry Smallwood 5'9" 160 Senior WR/LB

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -3.5
2016 National Rank: #8320
2016 State Rank: #191
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.4
2017 Starting Power Rating: -3
2017 National Rank: #8114
2017 State Rank: #185
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -16.7
Dynasty National Rank: #12620
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13.7
Dynasty Record: 56-92 (23-54 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 8-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st)
2016 Points For Average: 27.6
2016 Points Against Average: 19.5
2016 Differential: +8.1
2016 Wins: #4851 Forrest (Chapel Hill) (20-14), #10250 Westmoreland (16-14), #10981 Cascade (Wartrace) (21-7), #11224 Eagleville (35-6), #12779 Cannon County (Woodbury) (37-6), #12855 Community (Unionville) (26-6), #12855 East Robertson (Cross Plains) (37-0), #13887 Clay County (Celina) (42-6)
2016 Losses: #4543 Macon County (Lafayette) (62-42), #4747 Meigs County (Decatur) (49-14), #4961 Watertown (44-14)
2016 Opponents W-L: 59-60
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st), 2014 (tied for 1st; A District 7)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 Clay County (Celina), 8/25 at Cannon County (Woodbury), 9/1 at Westmoreland, 9/8 at Red Boiling Springs, 9/15 vs East Robertson (Cross Plains), 9/22 vs Monterey, 9/29 vs Cascade (Wartrace), 10/13 vs Watertown, 10/20 at Gordonsville, 10/27 vs Trousdale County (Hartsville)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Trousdale County (Hartsville) (-1.1), Gordonsville (-1.5), Watertown (-1.7)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Clay County (Celina) (-35), Red Boiling Springs (-33.1), Cannon County (Woodbury) (-29.4)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.3 (-7.5 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -18.7
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #299
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12609
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 5%