Back of the Yards College Prep (Chicago, IL)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bobcats Colors: Maroon/Orange Coach: Sheamus Murphy League: Chicago Public Illini - Prairie State (moving from Chicago Public - Great Lakes) Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2017 JV Record: 0-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Carl McNickles 5'8" 165 Senior ATH/DB 4.7 Armando Resendiz 6'2" 265 Senior OL Horace Murff 5'7" 170 Junior RB 4.7 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: OL, Skill Positions Team Weaknesses: LBs RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: -14.4 2017 National Rank: #10062 2017 State Rank: #374 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -29.4 2018 National Rank: #9859 2018 State Rank: #365 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -23.5 Dynasty National Rank: #13788 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.9 Dynasty Record: 22-6 (19-2 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 8-2 2017 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st) 2017 Points For Average: 35.5 2017 Points Against Average: 21.3 2017 Differential: +14.2 2017 Wins: #11691 Agricultural Science (Chicago) (21-6), #12739 Harper (Chicago) (41-20), #13088 Chicago Military Academy-Bronzeville (Chicago) (42-6), #13202 Corliss (Chicago) (38-14), #13674 Carver (Chicago) (51-18), #13870 Chicago International Charter-Ellison (Chicago) (48-6), #13960 Kelly (Chicago) (34-0), #14497 Juarez (Chicago) (46-6) 2017 Losses: #3096 Solorio Academy [Eric] (Chicago) (62-0), #9564 Thornton Fractional North (Calumet City) (75-34) 2017 Opponents W-L: 34-60 Recent League Championships: 2017 (Chicago Public - Great Lakes), 2016 (Chicago Public Intra-City 5) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Kelly (Chicago), 8/31 Goode STEM Academy [Sarah E.] (Chicago), 9/8 at Brooks College Prep (Chicago), 9/15 Schurz (Chicago), 9/21 Kenwood (Chicago), 9/27 North Lawndale College Prep (Chicago), 10/6 at Steinmetz (Chicago), 10/13 Payton College Prep [Walter] (Chicago), 10/19 at Clark Prep [Michele] (Chicago) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Payton College Prep [Walter] (Chicago) (-10), Kenwood (Chicago) (-22.4), Clark Prep [Michele] (Chicago) (-33.1) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Schurz (Chicago) (-64.6), Kelly (Chicago) (-61.3), Goode STEM Academy [Sarah E.] (Chicago) (-56.4) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -34.3 (-22.4 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -41.5 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -7.2 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #514 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #13309 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3 2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%