GENERAL
Nickname: Rams
Coach: David Howes
League: 6A District 1
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #1
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2016 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Cailon Bailon 5'10" 190 Senior OLB 4.65
Keshawn Banks 6'4" 245 Senior DE 4.8
Derrick Reyes 6'4" 225 Senior TE 4.9
ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECT
Evan Tafoya-Vallo 6'3" 270 Senior OG
COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Josh Foley 5'10" 195 Senior APB
Logan Hertz 6'5" 265 Senior OT
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed, Aggressive Defensively, Passing Game
Team Weaknesses: Few Returning Starters, Depth
RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 54.1
2016 National Rank: #169
2016 State Rank: #1
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -9.7
2017 Starting Power Rating: 51.3
2017 National Rank: #266
2017 State Rank: #1
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 28.5
Dynasty National Rank: #1038
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 22.8
Dynasty Record: 112-50 (42-8 in league)
HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 13-0
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 44.8
2016 Points Against Average: 11.9
2016 Differential: +32.9
2016 Wins: #861 Las Cruces (39-17), #1169 Cleveland [V. Sue] (Rio Rancho) (42-28), #1233 Americas (El Paso, TX) (31-7), #1684 Manzano (Albuquerque) (64-27), #1684 Manzano (Albuquerque) (35-7), #2383 Onate (Las Cruces) (38-10), #2383 Onate (Las Cruces) (48-0), #2710 Clovis (45-7), #2834 Mayfield (Las Cruces) (34-7), #4349 Volcano Vista (Albuquerque) (63-14), #4779 Piedra Vista (Farmington) (52-28), #6271 Cibola (Albuquerque) (42-3), #8344 Sandia (Albuquerque) (49-0)
2016 Losses: none
2016 Opponents W-L: 96-56
Recent State Championships: 2016, 2014
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2014, 2012 (5A District 1), 2009 (5A District 1), 2008 (5A District 1), 2006 (5A District 1), 2005 (AAAAA District 1), 2004 (AAAAA District 1)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 13
Streak List: 8/26/16 Mayfield (Las Cruces) (34-7), 9/2/16 Americas (El Paso, TX) (31-7), 9/9/16 Clovis (45-7), 9/16/16 Onate (Las Cruces) (38-10), 9/23/16 Manzano (Albuquerque) (64-27), 9/30/16 Sandia (Albuquerque) (49-0), 10/7/16 Cleveland [V. Sue] (Rio Rancho) (42-28), 10/14/16 Volcano Vista (Albuquerque) (63-14), 10/29/16 Cibola (Albuquerque) (42-3), 11/4/16 Piedra Vista (Farmington) (52-28), 11/18/16 Onate (Las Cruces) (48-0), 11/26/16 Manzano (Albuquerque) (35-7), 12/3/16 Las Cruces (39-17)
SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 Mayfield (Las Cruces), 9/1 vs Americas (El Paso, TX), 9/8 Clovis, 9/16 at Onate (Las Cruces), 9/23 Manzano (Albuquerque), 9/29 at Sandia (Albuquerque), 10/6 Cleveland [V. Sue] (Rio Rancho), 10/12 at Volcano Vista (Albuquerque), 10/27 Cibola (Albuquerque), 11/3 Piedra Vista (Farmington)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Manzano (Albuquerque) (40.4), Cleveland [V. Sue] (Rio Rancho) (35.3), Onate (Las Cruces) (22.9)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Sandia (Albuquerque) (-4.1), Cibola (Albuquerque) (2.3), Piedra Vista (Farmington) (2.9)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.7 (26.4 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.3
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2514
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 76%