Decatur (GA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Cody Cory League: AAAAA Region 6 Playoff Division: AAAAA Playoff Division Rank: #50 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2017 JV Record: 2-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Marcus Hood 6'4" 240 Senior DL Martize Smith 5'8" 170 Senior RB 4.5 Antonio Kilgore 5'7" 170 Senior ATH 4.5 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Running Game, 4 OL Return, Leading Rusher Is Back Team Weaknesses: Lost 5 Of Defensive Front 7 RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 0.9 2017 National Rank: #6685 2017 State Rank: #311 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -16.1 2018 National Rank: #6951 2018 State Rank: #322 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 12.1 Dynasty National Rank: #5669 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 28.2 Dynasty Record: 80-74 (40-49 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 4-6 2017 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (tied for 4th) 2017 Points For Average: 16.6 2017 Points Against Average: 27 2017 Differential: -10.4 2017 Wins: #6246 Riverwood (Atlanta) (14-12), #7578 Grady (Atlanta) (48-21), #8553 Lithia Springs (23-7), #11068 Chamblee (40-7) 2017 Losses: #864 Carver (Atlanta) (41-12), #2564 Jackson [Maynard H.] (Atlanta) (28-6), #2828 Banneker [Benjamin] (College Park) (43-0), #3254 Cedar Shoals (Athens) (45-13), #4009 McIntosh (Peachtree City) (28-3), #4808 North Springs (Atlanta) (38-7) 2017 Opponents W-L: 54-56 Recent League Championships: 2004 (5-AA), 2003 (5-AA) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/17 at Lakeside (Atlanta), 8/24 vs Miller Grove (Lithonia), 9/7 St. Pius X Catholic (Atlanta), 9/14 North Springs (Atlanta), 9/21 at Grady (Atlanta), 9/28 at Riverwood (Atlanta), 10/12 Banneker [Benjamin] (College Park), 10/19 at Lithia Springs, 10/26 at Jackson [Maynard H.] (Atlanta), 11/2 Carver (Atlanta) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: St. Pius X Catholic (Atlanta) (25.1), Carver (Atlanta) (13.6), Banneker [Benjamin] (College Park) (-1.5) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Lithia Springs (-22.5), Lakeside (Atlanta) (-20.2), North Springs (Atlanta) (-16.9) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.3 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.3 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.6 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #256 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3749 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7 2018 Projected League Finish: 6th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%