Lanier (Sugar Hill, GA)       previews home


GENERAL
Coach: Korey Mobbs
League: AAAAAA Region 8
Playoff Division: AAAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #32

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

TOP PLAYERS
Kameron Brown 6'0" 225 Junior LB
Collin Foster 6'3" 265 Senior OL
Erick Turner 6'0" 215 Senior LB

ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECT
Clifton Bush 5'9" 175 Senior CB

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Tyler Taylor 6'2" 230 Senior ILB
Michael Allen 6'6" 240 Senior WDE
Juwuan Jones 6'3" 225 Senior ILB
Jake Smith 6'5" 320 Senior OT
C.J. Burress 5'10" 190 Senior S

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 3 OL Starters Return, Have 2 Very Productive Returning LBs
Team Weaknesses: Unproven DBs/Skill Position Players

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 25.2
2016 National Rank: #2330
2016 State Rank: #105
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.6
2017 Starting Power Rating: 18.1
2017 National Rank: #3360
2017 State Rank: #153
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 23.5
Dynasty National Rank: #1746
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.4
Dynasty Record: 42-14 (30-7 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 7-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 20.7
2016 Points Against Average: 16.9
2016 Differential: +3.8
2016 Wins: #1415 Lambert (Suwanee) (35-28), #2874 Gainesville (10-3), #4543 St. Pius X Catholic (Atlanta) (26-0), #4851 Winder-Barrow (Winder) (34-21), #4985 Habersham Central (Mt. Airy) (31-9), #7759 Northview (Johns Creek) (34-13), #8135 Apalachee (Winder) (45-9)
2016 Losses: #138 Northside (Warner Robins) (38-7), #883 South Gwinnett (Snellville) (17-0), #1329 Allatoona (Acworth) (28-6), #1714 Dacula (20-0)
2016 Opponents W-L: 60-64-1
Recent League Championships: 2015 (AAAAA Region 8), 2014 (AAAAA Region 8)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 at Northview (Johns Creek), 8/25 South Gwinnett (Snellville), 9/8 Northside (Warner Robins), 9/15 at Lambert (Suwanee), 9/22 St. Pius X Catholic (Atlanta), 10/6 Winder-Barrow (Winder), 10/13 at Habersham Central (Mt. Airy), 10/20 at Apalachee (Winder), 10/27 Dacula, 11/3 at Gainesville
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: South Gwinnett (Snellville) (49.4), Northside (Warner Robins) (43.7), Dacula (29.6)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Apalachee (Winder) (-14.9), Northview (Johns Creek) (-3.3), Habersham Central (Mt. Airy) (-0.4)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.3 (24.9 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #122
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2157
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2017 Projected League Finish: 4th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%