Vandegrift (Austin, TX)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Vipers
Colors: Black/Silver
Coach: Drew Sanders
League: 6A Region IV District 25
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #48

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2016 JV Record: 7-2-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Osorachukwu Ifesinachukwu 6'2" 235 Senior DE 5.1
Cole Walther 6'0" 165 Senior S 4.7
Mack Parker 5'7" 160 Senior RB/WR 4.5

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Alex Fernandez 6'4" 195 Senior QB
Holton Greenfield 6'3" 250 Senior OC

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Positions, DL, Ss
Team Weaknesses: OL/CBs, New QB, LB Depth

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 40.4
2016 National Rank: #705
2016 State Rank: #94
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3
2017 Starting Power Rating: 41.4
2017 National Rank: #655
2017 State Rank: #95
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 33.3
Dynasty National Rank: #571
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.1
Dynasty Record: 55-30 (26-18 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 6-6
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd)
2016 Points For Average: 21.3
2016 Points Against Average: 18.7
2016 Differential: +2.6
2016 Wins: #979 Johnson [Claudia Taylor] (San Antonio) (27-26), #1569 Killeen (33-16), #2550 Hays [Jack C.] (Buda) (27-16), #2775 Vista Ridge (Cedar Park) (31-17), #3795 Leander (34-6), #5251 Lehman (Kyle) (55-0)
2016 Losses: #5 Lake Travis (Austin) (55-0), #68 Steele [Byron P.] (Cibolo) (17-0), #85 Westlake (Austin) (17-10), #195 Cedar Park (13-0), #861 Permian (Odessa) (21-20), #993 Harker Heights (20-19)
2016 Opponents W-L: 87-56
Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st; 5A Region IV District 25)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 at Permian (Odessa), 9/8 Cedar Park, 9/14 at Killeen, 9/22 Harker Heights, 9/29 at Westlake (Austin), 10/6 Lehman (Kyle), 10/13 at Leander, 10/20 Vista Ridge (Cedar Park), 11/3 at Hays [Jack C.] (Buda), 11/10 Lake Travis (Austin)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Lake Travis (Austin) (77.2), Westlake (Austin) (56.8), Cedar Park (52.1)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Lehman (Kyle) (4.7), Leander (17.8), Vista Ridge (Cedar Park) (27.1)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 32.3 (42.6 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 37.4
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.1
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #12
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #164
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%