Phillips [Wendell] (Chicago, IL)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Troy McAllister
League: Chicago Public Illini - Land of Lincoln
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2017 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jahleel Billingsley 6'5" 225 Senior TE 4.6
Joseph Thompson 5'11" 170 Senior DB/SB 4.65
Fabian McCray 6'2" 180 Senior WR/CB 4.65

ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECT
Ronald Pledger 6-1 165 Junior CB

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Terrance Taylor 6'4" 215 Senior OLB
Queneil Morrison 6'3" 305 Senior DT
Craig Elmore 5'9" 215 Senior RB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defense, Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Line Youth

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 55.6
2017 National Rank: #147
2017 State Rank: #4
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.1
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.6
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.6
2018 Starting Power Rating: 46.2
2018 National Rank: #131
2018 State Rank: #2
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 3.4
Dynasty National Rank: #8358
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 42.8
Dynasty Record: 98-61 (51-29 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 14-0
2017 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 35.9
2017 Points Against Average: 8.8
2017 Differential: +27.1
2017 Wins: #151 Loyola Academy (Wilmette) (20-14), #406 Sterling (27-14), #755 Dunlap (33-7), #855 Lemont (15-3), #1374 Simeon (Chicago) (14-0), #1672 Raby [Al] (Chicago) (42-28), #2311 Richards [H. L.] (Oak Lawn) (34-21), #3096 Solorio Academy [Eric] (Chicago) (14-9), #3096 Solorio Academy [Eric] (Chicago) (55-14), #6804 Morgan Park (Chicago) (40-6), #7762 Westinghouse (Chicago) (46-7), #10199 Chicago Vocational (Chicago) (68-0), #11314 Clark Prep [Michele] (Chicago) (53-0), #12715 South Shore International (Chicago) (41-0)
2017 Losses: none
2017 Opponents W-L: 109-54
Recent State Championships: 2017 (5A), 2015 (4A)
Recent League Championships: 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013 (tied for 1st), 2012 (tied for 1st), 2011 (Chicago Public - Great Lakes), 2006 (tied for 1st; Chicago Public - Great Lakes)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 14
Streak List: 8/26/17 Loyola Academy (Wilmette) (20-14), 9/1/17 Richards [H. L.] (Oak Lawn) (34-21), 9/9/17 Simeon (Chicago) (14-0), 9/16/17 Westinghouse (Chicago) (46-7), 9/22/17 Chicago Vocational (Chicago) (68-0), 9/29/17 South Shore International (Chicago) (41-0), 10/6/17 Raby [Al] (Chicago) (42-28), 10/13/17 Solorio Academy [Eric] (Chicago) (14-9), 10/20/17 Clark Prep [Michele] (Chicago) (53-0), 10/28/17 Morgan Park (Chicago) (40-6), 11/4/17 Solorio Academy [Eric] (Chicago) (55-14), 11/11/17 Lemont (15-3), 11/18/17 Sterling (27-14), 11/25/17 Dunlap (33-7)

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/26 at Pickerington Central (Pickerington, OH), 9/1 vs Chaminade (St. Louis, MO), 9/8 Simeon (Chicago), 9/14 Lincoln Park (Chicago), 9/21 Morgan Park (Chicago), 9/28 at Curie [Marie Sklodowska] (Chicago), 10/6 at Lane Tech (Chicago), 10/12 Westinghouse (Chicago), 10/19 at Raby [Al] (Chicago)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Pickerington Central (Pickerington, OH) (60.8), Chaminade (St. Louis, MO) (22.8), Simeon (Chicago) (20.1)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Westinghouse (Chicago) (-26), Lane Tech (Chicago) (-25.7), Lincoln Park (Chicago) (-21.7)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.6 (22.1 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.8
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -11.8
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #81
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1942
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 7%