Poteet [Dr. Ralph H.] (Mesquite, TX)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Pirates
Colors: Forest Green/White
Coach: Kody Groves
League: 5A Region II District 15
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #23

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2016 JV Record: 9-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jimmy Phillips 6'2" 195 Senior S 4.6
Damicheal Smith 5'9" 170 WR 4.4
Victor Buenrostro 6'1" 300 Senior OL 5.2

ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECT
Mekhi Garner 6'1" 185 Senior S

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Daiquain Jackson 5'11" 185 Senior WR
Josh Johnson 5'7" 160 Senior WR
Kaleb Fletcher 5'9.5" 175 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Running Game, Ss
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience, Replacing 16 Two-Year Starters

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 50.5
2016 National Rank: #255
2016 State Rank: #35
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.4
2017 Starting Power Rating: 42.6
2017 National Rank: #587
2017 State Rank: #82
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 28.8
Dynasty National Rank: #1011
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13.8
Dynasty Record: 99-64 (53-40 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 11-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st)
2016 Points For Average: 32.7
2016 Points Against Average: 20.1
2016 Differential: +12.6
2016 Wins: #239 Lancaster (34-27), #458 Wylie East (Wylie) (26-14), #665 Lone Star (Frisco) (45-14), #1204 West Mesquite (Mesquite) (17-13), #1851 Lovejoy (Lucas) (37-20), #1993 South Oak Cliff (Dallas) (45-37), #2183 Forney (34-14), #2911 North Forney (Forney) (42-3), #3834 Royse City (48-0), #3970 Midlothian (32-16), #5095 Sulphur Springs (57-21)
2016 Losses: #47 Aledo (38-14), #83 Highland Park (Dallas) (40-29), #126 Ryan [Billy] (Denton) (24-13), #665 Lake Ridge (Mansfield) (20-17)
2016 Opponents W-L: 118-67
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st), 2014 (5A Region II District 12), 2010 (tied for 1st; 4A Region II District 15)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 Midlothian, 9/8 at Ryan [Billy] (Denton), 9/15 at Lake Ridge (Mansfield), 9/21 Forney, 9/28 at Wylie East (Wylie), 10/13 North Forney (Forney), 10/20 Highland Park (Dallas), 10/27 at Royse City, 11/3 Lovejoy (Lucas), 11/10 at West Mesquite (Mesquite)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Ryan [Billy] (Denton) (63.1), Highland Park (Dallas) (54.4), West Mesquite (Mesquite) (46.3)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Royse City (14.2), Midlothian (21.5), Forney (33.9)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 31 (38.6 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 39.5
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.5
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #5
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #116
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%