Pickens (Jasper, GA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Dragons Colors: Green/White Coach: Chris Parker League: AAAA Region 6 Playoff Division: AAAA Playoff Division Rank: #25 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2017 JV Record: 5-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Zach Goss 6'3" 185 Senior WR/CB 4.75 Robert Davis 5'11" 185 Senior RB 4.45 Aiden Sanchez 6'3.5" 245 Junior OL 5.26 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Many Returning Starters Team Weaknesses: Replacing Very Good QB RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 13.9 2017 National Rank: #3906 2017 State Rank: #206 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: 3.8 2018 National Rank: #2904 2018 State Rank: #169 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 7.7 Dynasty National Rank: #7034 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.9 Dynasty Record: 74-82 (44-48 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 5-6 2017 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (tied for 3rd) 2017 Points For Average: 37.8 2017 Points Against Average: 34.5 2017 Differential: +3.3 2017 Wins: #4247 Chattahoochee (Alpharetta) (54-30), #5665 North Hall (Gainesville) (42-35), #5709 Southeast Whitfield County (Dalton) (49-21), #9854 LaFayette (62-7), #12456 Gilmer (Ellijay) (62-0) 2017 Losses: #120 Cartersville (48-21), #788 Ridgeland (Rossville) (55-21), #2143 North Forsyth (Cumming) (58-35), #2184 Heritage (Ringgold) (49-21), #3023 Pepperell (Lindale) (39-28), #4086 Northwest Whitfield (Tunnel Hill) (38-21) 2017 Opponents W-L: 71-50 Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/17 Stone Mountain, 8/31 Pepperell (Lindale), 9/7 White County (Cleveland), 9/14 Chamblee, 9/21 Gilmer (Ellijay), 9/28 at Southeast Whitfield County (Dalton), 10/5 Heritage (Ringgold), 10/12 at Northwest Whitfield (Tunnel Hill), 10/19 Ridgeland (Rossville), 10/26 at LaFayette Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Ridgeland (Rossville) (22.2), White County (Cleveland) (10.2), Pepperell (Lindale) (3.6) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Gilmer (Ellijay) (-41.1), Chamblee (-36.9), Stone Mountain (-33.4) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15 (22.6 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.6 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -26.6 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #316 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5601 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%