GENERAL
Nickname: Crusaders
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Ty Spencer
League: Detroit Public - Black (moving from Detroit Public - East I)
Playoff Division: none
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Dequan Finn 6'1" 175 Junior QB 4.65
Jaeveyon Morton 5'10" 170 Senior DB/WR 4.5
Erik Gibson 6'2" 200 Senior DB/WR 4.6
ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECTS
Marvin Grant 6-2 200 Junior S
Maurice White 6'5" 255 Senior SDE
Brandon Cooper 5'10" 185 Senior RB
COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Ambry Thomas 5'11.5" 175 Senior CB
Cepeda Phillips 6'0" 210 Senior OLB
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Lines
Team Weaknesses: LB Inexperience
RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 53.2
2016 National Rank: #186
2016 State Rank: #4
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -13.9
2017 Starting Power Rating: 62.3
2017 National Rank: #97
2017 State Rank: #3
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 32.1
Dynasty National Rank: #671
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 30.2
Dynasty Record: 122-38 (60-15 in league)
HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 12-2
2016 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 34.1
2016 Points Against Average: 12.5
2016 Differential: +21.6
2016 Wins: #418 Walled Lake Western (Walled Lake) (18-0), #695 Groves [Wylie E.] (Beverly Hills) (14-7), #1006 Southfield Arts & Tech (Southfield) (39-0), #1291 Oak Park (34-7), #1308 Bedford (Temperance) (21-7), #1786 East English Village Prep (Detroit) (45-37), #1786 East English Village Prep (Detroit) (27-25), #5059 Central (Detroit) (39-6), #5725 Ferndale (38-14), #6181 Osborn (Detroit) (46-0), #8408 Western International (Detroit) (59-0), #12335 Southeastern (Detroit) (60-0)
2016 Losses: #26 Cass Tech (Detroit) (41-20), #26 Cass Tech (Detroit) (31-18)
2016 Opponents W-L: 108-49
Recent State Championships: 2016 (2), 2015 (2), 2007 (2)
Recent League Championships: 2015 (Detroit Public - East I), 2013 (Detroit Public - East), 2012 (tied for 1st; Detroit Public - East), 2007 (Detroit Public 1), 2006 (tied for 1st; Detroit Public 1), 2005 (tied for 1st; Detroit Public 1)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 5
Streak List: 10/28/16 Ferndale (38-14), 11/5/16 Oak Park (34-7), 11/12/16 Bedford (Temperance) (21-7), 11/19/16 Groves [Wylie E.] (Beverly Hills) (14-7), 11/25/16 Walled Lake Western (Walled Lake) (18-0)
SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/26 vs Cathedral (Indianapolis, IN), 9/1 at Central Catholic (Toledo, OH), 9/8 Douglass [Frederick] (Detroit), 9/15 Pershing (Detroit), 9/22 at Renaissance (Detroit), 9/29 at Denby [Edwin] (Detroit), 10/6 Central (Detroit)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Central Catholic (Toledo, OH) (45.1), Cathedral (Indianapolis, IN) (42.6), Denby [Edwin] (Detroit) (15.3)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Douglass [Frederick] (Detroit) (-24.8), Pershing (Detroit) (-12.9), Renaissance (Detroit) (-3.9)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.7 (30.9 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.6
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -9.1
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #90
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4040
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-0
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 83%