Howard (Ellicott City, MD)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Lions Colors: Blue/White Coach: Ross Hannon League: Howard County Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #6 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2017 JV Record: 7-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Devin Dawkins 5'10" 165 Senior RB/DB Jake Wrisk 6'0" 240 Senior DL/OL Ben Burnstein 6'2" 265 Senior OL/DL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: 1st-Team All-State RB Returns, Interior Defense, Strong JV Program Team Weaknesses: WR, CB RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 36.9 2017 National Rank: #911 2017 State Rank: #22 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: 15.8 2018 National Rank: #1397 2018 State Rank: #26 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 20.1 Dynasty National Rank: #3425 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.3 Dynasty Record: 106-61 [105-62 on the field] (95-53 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 12-1 2017 League Record/Finish: 9-0 (tied for 1st) 2017 Points For Average: 31.8 2017 Points Against Average: 9.9 2017 Differential: +21.9 2017 Wins: #1590 Paint Branch (Burtonsville) (33-20), #1918 Sherwood (Sandy Spring) (20-18), #2589 Glenelg (34-0), #3151 Long Reach (Columbia) (20-6), #4149 Atholton (Columbia) (40-0), #4481 Marriotts Ridge (Marriottsville) (29-10), #4651 Reservoir (Fulton) (28-6), #5786 Caravel (Bear, DE) (41-0), #5992 Oakland Mills (Columbia) (44-8), #7043 Wilde Lake (Columbia) (34-13), #9053 Hammond (Columbia) (41-6), #9279 Mt. Hebron (Ellicott City) (42-0) 2017 Losses: #139 Wise [Dr. Henry A.] (Upper Marlboro) (42-7) 2017 Opponents W-L: 75-62 Recent League Championships: 2017 (tied for 1st), 2016, 2015, 2014 Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 9/1 Oakland Mills (Columbia), 9/7 at Glenelg, 9/14 at Mt. Hebron (Ellicott City), 9/21 Marriotts Ridge (Marriottsville), 9/28 River Hill (Clarksville), 10/5 at Long Reach (Columbia), 10/12 at Centennial (Ellicott City), 10/19 Hammond (Columbia), 10/26 Reservoir (Fulton), 11/2 at Atholton (Columbia) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Glenelg (11.6), Atholton (Columbia) (5.5), River Hill (Clarksville) (1) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Mt. Hebron (Ellicott City) (-31.7), Hammond (Columbia) (-24.7), Reservoir (Fulton) (-15.8) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8 (22.7 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.1 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16.1 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #75 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4527 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1 2018 Projected League Finish: 1st 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 38%