GENERAL
Nickname: Rams
Colors: White/Royal Blue
Coach: Rueben Nelson Jr
League: 6A Region 5
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #4
D1 PROSPECTS
Edward Collins 6'6" 285 Senior OT
Starling Thomas 5'11" 165 Senior CB
COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Cardell Jones 6'3" 200 Senior OLB
Baniko Harley 5'11" 170 Senior WR
Jonathan Bishop 6'2" 315 Senior OG
Kordell Jackson 5'10" 165 Senior WR
Justin Whisenhunt 6'1" 210 Senior OLB
RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 54.9
2016 National Rank: #155
2016 State Rank: #4
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.2
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -10.9
2017 Starting Power Rating: 44.4
2017 National Rank: #500
2017 State Rank: #13
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 16.1
Dynasty National Rank: #3256
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 28.3
Dynasty Record: 34-25 (17-17 in league)
HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 14-2
2016 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 32.2
2016 Points Against Average: 15.6
2016 Differential: +16.6
2016 Wins: #227 Opelika (21-16), #382 Minor (Adamsville) (40-20), #660 Austin (Decatur) (25-14), #1122 Pinson Valley (Pinson) (31-15), #1169 Decatur (34-6), #1474 Clay-Chalkville (Pinson) (38-28), #1963 Hueytown (48-16), #2084 Jackson-Olin (Birmingham) (45-27), #2254 Shades Valley (Birmingham) (42-6), #2728 Homewood (40-14), #2834 Parker [A. H.] (Birmingham) (41-7), #4010 Helena (20-10), #4961 Smiths Station (Smiths) (23-0), #7897 Carroll Catholic [John] (Birmingham) (48-14)
2016 Losses: #6 Grayson (Loganville, GA) (38-6), #766 Mountain Brook (Birmingham) (19-13)
2016 Opponents W-L: 116-71
Recent State Championships: 2016
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2014 (tied for 1st; 5A Region 5)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 5
Streak List: 11/4/16 Clay-Chalkville (Pinson) (38-28), 11/11/16 Decatur (34-6), 11/18/16 Minor (Adamsville) (40-20), 11/25/16 Austin (Decatur) (25-14), 12/2/16 Opelika (21-16)
SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 vs Helena, 9/1 at Pinson Valley (Pinson), 9/15 Hueytown, 9/22 at Parker [A. H.] (Birmingham), 9/29 at Grayson (Loganville, GA), 10/13 at Homewood, 10/20 at Carroll Catholic [John] (Birmingham), 10/27 Smiths Station (Smiths), 11/2 Mountain Brook (Birmingham)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Grayson (Loganville, GA) (88), Pinson Valley (Pinson) (46.9), Mountain Brook (Birmingham) (45)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Smiths Station (Smiths) (1.9), Carroll Catholic [John] (Birmingham) (7.1), Helena (10)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.4 (36.7 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 29.9
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.5
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #13
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #550
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
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