Starkville (MS) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Yellowjackets Colors: Black/Gold Coach: Chris Jones League: 6A Region 2 Playoff Division: 6A Playoff Division Rank: #3 D1 PROSPECTS Kameron Jones 6'5" 280 Senior OT Cameron Gardner 6'4" 215 Senior WR Natrone Brooks 5'11" 165 Senior CB COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION Willie Gay 6'1.5" 225 Senior OLB Joey Claybrook 6'7" 250 Senior OT RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 46.4 2016 National Rank: #413 2016 State Rank: #8 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.7 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.2 Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3 2017 Starting Power Rating: 53.1 2017 National Rank: #229 2017 State Rank: #4 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 40.4 Dynasty National Rank: #232 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 12.7 Dynasty Record: 114-63 (68-30 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 7-4 2016 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 4th) 2016 Points For Average: 30 2016 Points Against Average: 17.9 2016 Differential: +12.1 2016 Wins: #135 West Point (28-6), #262 Warren Central (Vicksburg) (35-28), #931 Oxford (28-16), #1273 Noxubee County (Macon) (24-21), #1651 Callaway (Jackson) (30-6), #3376 Greenville (70-0), #6606 Murrah [William B.] (Jackson) (56-8) 2016 Losses: #69 Clinton (35-28), #192 Madison Central (Madison) (29-14), #513 Northwest Rankin (Brandon) (28-7), #709 Meridian (20-10) 2016 Opponents W-L: 95-52-1 Recent State Championships: 2015, 2012 (5A) Recent League Championships: 2015, 2014, 2013 (tied for 1st), 2012 (5A Region 2), 2011 (5A Region 2) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/18 at Noxubee County (Macon), 8/25 vs Oxford, 9/1 at West Point, 9/8 Columbus, 9/15 Meridian, 9/22 at Provine (Jackson), 9/29 Northwest Rankin (Brandon), 10/6 vs Greenville, 10/13 Madison Central (Madison), 10/20 Murrah [William B.] (Jackson), 10/27 at Warren Central (Vicksburg), 11/3 vs Clinton Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: West Point (52.6), Madison Central (Madison) (50.5), Clinton (45.3) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Murrah [William B.] (Jackson) (-6.8), Provine (Jackson) (18.9), Greenville (21.1) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 40.9 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 33.2 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -7.7 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #9 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #352 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-2 2017 Projected League Finish: 1st 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 15% This school has refused to participate in our preview. |