Naperville Central (Naperville, IL)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Red Hawks
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Mike Stine
League: DuPage Valley
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
2016 JV Record: 7-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Tommy Coyne 6'2" 195 WR 4.5
Jayden Reed 6'1" 190 WR 4.5
A.J. Dinehart 5'9" 195 RB 4.55

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Fabian Kratz 6'5" 285 Senior OT
Trevor Campbell 6'3.5" 275 Senior OT
Luke Turner 6'1" 205 Senior S

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Line Inexperience

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 38.8
2016 National Rank: #825
2016 State Rank: #54
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -8.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: 29.5
2017 National Rank: #1687
2017 State Rank: #92
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 37.2
Dynasty National Rank: #333
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.7
Dynasty Record: 101-53 (66-33 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 4-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-4 (tied for 4th)
2016 Points For Average: 23.2
2016 Points Against Average: 31.8
2016 Differential: -8.6
2016 Wins: #481 Waubonsie Valley (Aurora) (33-16), #1122 Metea Valley (Aurora) (28-25), #1443 Wheaton-Warrenville South (Wheaton) (43-42), #1598 Lake Park (Roselle) (17-14)
2016 Losses: #93 St. Edward (Lakewood, OH) (35-14), #185 Glenbard North (Carol Stream) (35-6), #219 Neuqua Valley (Naperville) (24-10), #301 Naperville North (Naperville) (50-31), #1090 Wheaton North (Wheaton) (45-27)
2016 Opponents W-L: 50-40
Recent State Championships: 2013 (8A)
Recent League Championships: 2015, 2014
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 1
Streak List: 10/21/16 Lake Park (Roselle) (17-14)

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Glenbard North (Carol Stream), 9/1 Neuqua Valley (Naperville), 9/8 Metea Valley (Aurora), 9/15 at Waubonsie Valley (Aurora), 9/22 Wheaton-Warrenville South (Wheaton), 9/30 St. Edward (Lakewood, OH), 10/6 vs Naperville North (Naperville), 10/13 Wheaton North (Wheaton), 10/20 vs Lake Park (Roselle)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: St. Edward (Lakewood, OH) (63.6), Waubonsie Valley (Aurora) (53.9), Glenbard North (Carol Stream) (53.5)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Wheaton North (Wheaton) (24.2), Wheaton-Warrenville South (Wheaton) (29.5), Lake Park (Roselle) (31.4)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 45.4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 42.5
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.9
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #2
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #76
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-7
2017 Projected League Finish: 7th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%