Merritt Island (FL) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Mustangs Colors: Gold/Black Coach: Jeff McLean League: 5A District 14 Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #33 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2016 JV Record: 2-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Deben Peterson 5'7" 150 Senior WR/RB 4.5 Andrew Beardall 6'1" 200 Senior C/LB 4.8 Mason Denaburg 6'3" 180 Senior QB/P 4.6 COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION Ashton Wilson 6'2" 205 Senior SDE James Batch 6'0" 160 Senior WR STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Senior Class Chemistry Team Weaknesses: Young/Inexperienced OL, RB, DL RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 26.7 2016 National Rank: #2109 2016 State Rank: #127 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.9 2017 Starting Power Rating: 19.8 2017 National Rank: #3066 2017 State Rank: #189 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 29.5 Dynasty National Rank: #926 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.7 Dynasty Record: 112-51 [114-49 on the field] (55-9 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 7-4 2016 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd) 2016 Points For Average: 28.8 2016 Points Against Average: 18.1 2016 Differential: +10.7 2016 Wins: #3339 Titusville (14-12), #3684 Rockledge (35-17), #4030 East Ridge (Clermont) (43-14), #6500 Lake Wales (30-10), #7032 Satellite (Satellite Beach) (44-8), #9335 Space Coast (Cocoa) (40-7), #9891 Port St. Lucie (48-13) 2016 Losses: #438 Bishop Moore (Orlando) (21-19), #464 Viera (42-13), #738 Palm Bay (Melbourne) (27-10), #2183 Heritage (Palm Bay) (28-21) 2016 Opponents W-L: 56-57 Recent League Championships: 2015, 2014 (5A District 12), 2013 (5A District 12), 2012 (5A District 13), 2011 (5A District 13), 2009 (3A District 13), 2008 (4A District 7), 2006 (tied for 1st; 4A District 7), 2004 (4A District 13) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/24 vs Avon (OH), 9/1 vs Heritage (Palm Bay), 9/8 vs Astronaut (Titusville), 9/15 vs Viera, 9/22 vs Melbourne, 9/29 vs Palm Bay (Melbourne), 10/13 vs Titusville, 10/20 vs Rockledge, 10/27 vs Space Coast (Cocoa), 11/3 vs Sebring Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Viera (53.2), Sebring (37), Palm Bay (Melbourne) (36.9) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Space Coast (Cocoa) (-3.7), Astronaut (Titusville) (7.3), Melbourne (10.9) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15 (22.3 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.2 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +10.2 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #75 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #994 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6 2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |