GENERAL
Nickname: Buffalos
Colors: Black/Yellow
Coach: James Williams
League: 5A-2 Region III District 11 (moving from 5A Region III District 23)
Playoff Division: 5A-2
Playoff Division Rank: #3
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2017 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Devon Achane 5'9" 165 Junior RB/WR 4.4
Jerry Davis 5'11" 185 Senior RB 4.5
Antonio Brooks 6'0" 190 Senior DB 4.5
ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECTS
Malik Hornsby 6-2 175 Junior QB
Avery Helm 6-2.5 170 Junior CB
Korey King 5'10" 170 Senior WR
COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Barton Clement 6'3" 315 Senior OG
Jabari James 6'0" 170 Senior WR
Henry Thomas 5'11" 175 Senior WR
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Many Returners From Explosive Offense, Experienced Backups Are Back As Well
Team Weaknesses: Must Build Depth
RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 47
2017 National Rank: #350
2017 State Rank: #53
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.6
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +10
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.6
2018 Starting Power Rating: 37.3
2018 National Rank: #261
2018 State Rank: #40
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 31.5
Dynasty National Rank: #1334
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.8
Dynasty Record: 92-61 (60-35 in league)
HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 10-3
2017 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 45.7
2017 Points Against Average: 21.5
2017 Differential: +24.2
2017 Wins: #424 Hutto (35-32), #1793 New Caney (62-35), #2222 Texas City (42-12), #2225 Hightower [L. V.] (Missouri City) (20-7), #2277 Ball (Galveston) (55-7), #3035 Santa Fe (63-21), #4454 Elkins [Lawrence E.] (Missouri City) (53-6), #5499 Willowridge (Houston) (77-20), #7885 Galena Park (57-7), #8313 Sterling (Houston) (49-0)
2017 Losses: #57 Manvel (56-27), #77 College Station (49-47), #975 Klein (27-7)
2017 Opponents W-L: 86-57
Recent League Championships: 2012 (4A Region III District 22), 2006 (tied for 1st; 5A Region III District 23), 2005 (5A Region III District 20)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 9/1 Eisenhower [Dwight D.] (Houston), 9/7 at Hightower [L. V.] (Missouri City), 9/13 Milby [Charles H.] (Houston), 9/21 at Manvel, 9/29 Sterling (Houston), 10/5 at Willowridge (Houston), 10/11 Waltrip (Houston), 10/19 at Sharpstown (Houston), 11/3 Northside (Houston), 11/9 at Madison [James] (Houston)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Manvel (42.7), Hightower [L. V.] (Missouri City) (16.9), Eisenhower [Dwight D.] (Houston) (7)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Northside (Houston) (-42.3), Milby [Charles H.] (Houston) (-40.2), Sharpstown (Houston) (-37.7)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25 (31.2 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -34
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #592
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4785
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 16%