Jacobs [H. D.] (Algonquin, IL)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Golden Eagles
Colors: Brown/Gold
Coach: William Mitz
League: Fox Valley
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2016 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jim Wormsly 6'2" 285 G 5.3
Loren Strickland 5'10" 185 Senior RB 4.46
Eric Schutt 6'4" 220 Senior DE 4.9

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Chris Katrenick 6'3" 205 Senior QB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 16 Starters Returning From Quarter-Final Team

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 37.5
2016 National Rank: #929
2016 State Rank: #58
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.7
2017 Starting Power Rating: 41.9
2017 National Rank: #622
2017 State Rank: #39
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 16.4
Dynasty National Rank: #3178
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 25.5
Dynasty Record: 70-67 (43-44 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 7-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-4 (5th)
2016 Points For Average: 27
2016 Points Against Average: 21.8
2016 Differential: +5.2
2016 Wins: #949 Batavia (28-14), #2447 Crystal Lake South (Crystal Lake) (35-28), #2816 Hampshire (42-24), #3466 Dundee-Crown (Carpentersville) (14-0), #3699 Crystal Lake Central (Crystal Lake) (43-14), #5367 Lincoln Park (Chicago) (51-8), #5555 Glenbard East (Lombard) (48-0)
2016 Losses: #22 Prairie Ridge (Crystal Lake) (42-0), #211 Cary-Grove (Cary) (35-14), #216 Huntley (35-0), #273 Fenwick (Oak Park) (28-21), #1851 McHenry (33-28)
2016 Opponents W-L: 77-50
Recent League Championships: 2013 (Fox Valley - Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 Huntley, 9/1 at Dundee-Crown (Carpentersville), 9/8 Crystal Lake South (Crystal Lake), 9/15 at Cary-Grove (Cary), 9/22 McHenry, 9/29 at Crystal Lake Central (Crystal Lake), 10/6 at Glenbard East (Lombard), 10/13 at Prairie Ridge (Crystal Lake), 10/20 Hampshire
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Prairie Ridge (Crystal Lake) (77.7), Huntley (51.8), Cary-Grove (Cary) (48.6)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Dundee-Crown (Carpentersville) (10.5), Glenbard East (Lombard) (14.2), Hampshire (19.4)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.6 (34.1 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 34.4
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.8
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #22
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #295
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2017 Projected League Finish: 4th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%