GENERAL
Nickname: Rams
Colors: White/Royal Blue
Coach: Rueben Nelson Jr
League: 5A Region 4 (moving from 6A Region 5)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #6
COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Starling Thomas V 6'0" 180 Senior CB
Edward Collins 6'6" 285 Senior OT
Deshaun Oliver 6'3" 185 Senior S
RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 30.2
2017 National Rank: #1512
2017 State Rank: #28
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.7
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -10.8
2018 Starting Power Rating: 2.1
2018 National Rank: #3164
2018 State Rank: #65
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 14.7
Dynasty National Rank: #4898
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12.6
Dynasty Record: 42-30 (21-19 in league)
HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 8-5
2017 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (tied for 2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 22.5
2017 Points Against Average: 19.8
2017 Differential: +2.7
2017 Wins: #693 Mountain Brook (Birmingham) (28-7), #1243 Shades Valley (Birmingham) (22-14), #3120 Hueytown (26-10), #3224 Cullman (14-0), #4354 Parker [A. H.] (Birmingham) (32-7), #6150 Helena (27-14), #6511 Carroll Catholic [John] (Birmingham) (53-35), #10067 Smiths Station (Smiths) (39-0)
2017 Losses: #75 Grayson (Loganville, GA) (42-16), #82 Pinson Valley (Pinson) (35-14), #82 Pinson Valley (Pinson) (41-13), #1304 Homewood (38-0), #3227 Jackson-Olin (Birmingham) (14-8)
2017 Opponents W-L: 92-60
Recent State Championships: 2016 (6A)
Recent League Championships: 2016 (6A Region 5), 2014 (tied for 1st; 5A Region 5)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/23 at Minor (Adamsville), 8/31 at Pinson Valley (Pinson), 9/7 Parker [A. H.] (Birmingham), 9/14 at Pleasant Grove, 9/21 Fairfield, 9/28 at Central (Tuscaloosa), 10/4 at Woodlawn (Birmingham), 10/12 Wenonah (Birmingham), 10/19 Briarwood Christian (Birmingham), 10/25 at Carroll Catholic [John] (Birmingham)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Pinson Valley (Pinson) (51.2), Briarwood Christian (Birmingham) (10.6), Wenonah (Birmingham) (1.4)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Woodlawn (Birmingham) (-29.7), Carroll Catholic [John] (Birmingham) (-22.3), Central (Tuscaloosa) (-19.7)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.7 (32.3 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.3
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -28
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #79
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3041
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
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