IMG Academy (Bradenton, FL) previews home GENERAL Colors: Royal Blue/Silver Coach: Kevin Wright League: Freelance Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Nolan Smith 6'4" 245 Senior DE Trey Sanders 6'0" 215 Senior RB Noah Cain 6'0" 215 Senior RB ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECTS Josh Griffis 6-4 225 Junior WDE Lejond Cavazos 6-0 185 Junior S Tre'von Riggins 6-1.5 275 Junior SDE Evan Neal 6'7.5" 360 Senior OT Josh Delgado 5'11" 180 Senior WR Dontae Lucas 6'3" 325 Senior OG Deyavie Hammond 6'3" 340 Senior OG Jaleel McRae 6'2" 230 Senior OLB Mikel Jones 6'2" 205 Senior OLB Justin Osborne 6'4" 300 Senior OT Eric Gregory 6'4" 240 Senior WDE Chris Akporoghene 6'4" 290 Senior OT Shamar Nash 6'0.5" 195 Senior WR Cameron Phillips 6'1" 180 Senior WR Charles Turner 6'4" 260 Senior OC Briton Allen 5'10.5" 185 Senior S David Baldwin 6'4" 215 Senior QB Chris Shearin 5'11" 175 Senior CB Antoine Whitner 6'4" 295 Senior OT Jayden Curry 5'11" 190 Senior CB Montavious Brini 6'0" 205 Senior WR Bryson Lucero 6'2" 210 Senior QB Aidan Swanson 6'3" 165 Senior P COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION Houston Griffith 6'1" 190 Senior CB Brendan Radley-Hiles 5'10" 185 Senior CB Taron Vincent 6'2" 285 Senior DT Xavier Thomas 6'3" 260 Senior SDE Stephon Wynn 6'4" 305 Senior SDE T.J. Pledger 5'8" 190 Senior APB Brian Hightower 6'2.5" 200 Senior WR Ayodele Adeoye 6'0" 230 Senior ILB Mike Jones Jr. 6'0" 225 Senior OLB Curtis Dunlap 6'4" 365 Senior OG Daniel Faalele 6'8" 400 Senior OT Reuben Unije 6'5" 305 Senior OT T.K. Chimedza 6'3" 300 Senior DT Artur Sitkowski 6'5" 215 Senior QB Verdis Brown 6'3" 295 Senior OC Greg Newsome 6'1" 170 Senior CB Jalen Jordan 6'5" 210 Senior WR Kingston Harris 6'3" 285 Senior DT Zack Annexstad 6'2.5" 200 Senior QB Josh Walker 6'2" 285 Senior DT Juan Wallace 6'2" 215 Senior ILB Andre Cisco 6'0" 185 Senior S Alondras Strong 5'11" 180 Senior S Case Gatlin 6'4" 220 Senior OLB Shamaur McDowell 5'11" 185 Senior CB Mitchell Zoloty 6'2" 250 Senior OG Dane Saltarelli 6'5" 230 Senior TE Kevin Johnson 5'11" 185 Senior WR STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: 4 Of 5 OL Return, Top 2 RBs Nationally Are Back, Have Top P/K In Country Team Weaknesses: Must Replace 2 All-American DL RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 90.5 2017 National Rank: #2 2017 State Rank: #1 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +39.4 Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +7.8 Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -14.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: 122.6 2018 National Rank: #2 2018 State Rank: #1 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 71.7 Dynasty National Rank: #2 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 50.9 Dynasty Record: 44-3 HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 8-0 2017 League Record/Finish: 2017 Points For Average: 34.1 2017 Points Against Average: 12.6 2017 Differential: +21.5 2017 Wins: #12 Centennial (Corona, CA) (40-20), #26 Chandler (AZ) (27-14), #27 Northwestern (Miami) (21-0), #28 Venice (38-12), #35 Hoover (AL) (32-21), #52 Central (Miami) (24-15), #54 East (Salt Lake City, UT) (43-19), #272 Bishop Sullivan Catholic (Virginia Beach, VA) (48-0) 2017 Losses: none 2017 Opponents W-L: 86-22 Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 36 Streak List: 9/5/14 Prestonwood Christian (Plano, TX) (69-36), 9/12/14 Dillard (Fort Lauderdale) (61-0), 9/19/14 Montverde Academy (Montverde) (43-7), 9/26/14 St. Peter's Prep (Jersey City, NJ) (36-20), 10/3/14 Monsignor Pace [Edward] (Miami) (61-0), 10/10/14 Lake Minneola (Minneola) (49-0), 10/16/14 Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville) (28-7), 10/31/14 Clearwater Central Catholic (Clearwater) (50-21), 11/7/14 Champagnat Catholic (Hialeah) (48-8), 8/30/15 Miramar (38-14), 9/5/15 DeSoto (TX) (47-29), 9/11/15 Cocoa (49-7), 9/19/15 Bergen Catholic (Oradell, NJ) (59-47), 10/2/15 St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, NJ) (24-12), 10/9/15 Southern Lab (Baton Rouge, LA) (42-0), 10/23/15 Paramus Catholic (Paramus, NJ) (28-20), 10/30/15 Eastern Christian Academy (Elkton, MD) (50-16), 8/27/16 Grayson (Loganville, GA) (26-7), 9/3/16 Centennial (Corona, CA) (50-49), 9/10/16 Washington [Booker T.] (Tulsa, OK) (49-7), 9/17/16 St. John's (Washington, DC) (35-14), 9/23/16 Anderson [Boyd] (Lauderdale Lakes) (38-0), 10/13/16 Oxbridge Academy (West Palm Beach) (38-0), 10/21/16 Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville) (34-21), 10/28/16 Poly (Long Beach, CA) (34-0), 11/5/16 Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood) (43-0), 11/12/16 St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, MD) (38-0), 11/19/16 Bishop Sullivan Catholic (Virginia Beach, VA) (16-6), 8/26/17 Chandler (AZ) (27-14), 9/2/17 Centennial (Corona, CA) (40-20), 9/22/17 Central (Miami) (24-15), 9/30/17 Northwestern (Miami) (21-0), 10/6/17 Venice (38-12), 10/20/17 East (Salt Lake City, UT) (43-19), 11/3/17 Hoover (AL) (32-21), 11/11/17 Bishop Sullivan Catholic (Virginia Beach, VA) (48-0) SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 Pine-Richland (Gibsonia, PA), 8/31 Norland (Miami), 9/7 at Liberty (Henderson, NV), 9/21 at Mater Dei (Santa Ana, CA), 9/29 Northwestern (Miami), 10/13 Superior Collegiate (Clearwater), 10/20 Middletown (DE), 10/26 COF Academy (Columbus, OH), 11/2 at Hoover (AL) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Mater Dei (Santa Ana, CA) (115.3), Hoover (AL) (61.5), Liberty (Henderson, NV) (53.5) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Superior Collegiate (Clearwater) (-9.2), Middletown (DE) (19.6), Norland (Miami) (21.5) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 69.1 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 40 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -29.1 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #1 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #13 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 73% |