King [Dr. Martin Luther] (Detroit, MI)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Crusaders
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Tyrone Spencer
League: Detroit Public - Black
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Marvin Grant Jr 6'2" 195 Senior DB/RB 4.57
Dequan Finn 6'1" 190 Senior QB 4.6
Rashawn Williams 6'1" 190 Junior WR

ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECTS
Peny Boone 6-2 210 Junior RB
Deondre Buford 6-5 265 Junior OT
Rich Miller 6'0" 215 Senior ILB
Ahmad Gardner 6'2" 165 Senior CB
Jalen McGaughy 6'3" 195 Senior WR
Deshawn Ingram 6'5" 285 Senior OG
Darrell Wyatt 6'1" 175 Senior WR

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Jaeveyon Morton 5'9" 180 Senior CB
Erik Gibson 6'1.5" 200 Senior WR
Maurice White 6'5" 255 Senior SDE
Brandon Cooper 5'10" 185 Senior RB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Senior Leadership, Have 28 Seniors, Skill Positions/Secondary
Team Weaknesses: Line Inexperience

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 48
2017 National Rank: #316
2017 State Rank: #7
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.9
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +9.2
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.1
2018 Starting Power Rating: 51
2018 National Rank: #94
2018 State Rank: #1
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 36
Dynasty National Rank: #854
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 15
Dynasty Record: 133-40 (65-15 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 11-2
2017 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 35.5
2017 Points Against Average: 11.9
2017 Differential: +23.6
2017 Wins: #466 Cass Tech (Detroit) (17-7), #628 Cathedral (Indianapolis, IN) (38-35), #1685 East English Village Prep (Detroit) (46-11), #1685 East English Village Prep (Detroit) (21-0), #2092 Lincoln (Ypsilanti) (55-14), #2174 Central (Detroit) (46-34), #4117 Denby [Edwin] (Detroit) (27-6), #5170 Ford [Edsel] (Dearborn) (35-13), #6159 Renaissance (Detroit) (60-0), #10795 Pershing (Detroit) (48-0), #13286 Douglass [Frederick] (Detroit) (42-0)
2017 Losses: #112 De La Salle Collegiate (Warren) (14-13), #302 Central Catholic (Toledo, OH) (21-13)
2017 Opponents W-L: 92-51
Recent State Championships: 2016 (2), 2015 (2), 2007 (2)
Recent League Championships: 2017, 2015 (Detroit Public - East I), 2013 (Detroit Public - East), 2012 (tied for 1st; Detroit Public - East), 2007 (Detroit Public 1), 2006 (tied for 1st; Detroit Public 1), 2005 (tied for 1st; Detroit Public 1)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/25 vs East St. Louis (IL), 8/31 at Muskegon, 9/7 Pershing (Detroit), 9/14 at Central (Detroit), 9/21 Renaissance (Detroit), 9/28 at Douglass [Frederick] (Detroit), 10/5 Denby [Edwin] (Detroit)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Muskegon (50.7), East St. Louis (IL) (27.3), Central (Detroit) (7.8)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Douglass [Frederick] (Detroit) (-58.7), Pershing (Detroit) (-33.9), Renaissance (Detroit) (-15.8)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.5 (27.1 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.5
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -24
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #108
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3290
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-1
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 43%