Taft (Watertown, CT) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Big Red Colors: Red/Blue Coach: Tyler Whitley League: Erickson State (Plays In): Prep Schools Playoff Division: NEPSAC A Playoff Division Rank: #7 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2017 JV Record: 1-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Nolan Grooms 6'3" 180 Senior QB 4.53 Teely Rhyne 6'2" 190 Senior RB/OLB 4.5 Liam Akpata 6'0" 185 Senior S/WR 4.6 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Skill Positions, Secondary, Line Size Team Weaknesses: Line Depth RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 11.3 2017 National Rank: #4417 2017 State Rank: #49 (in CT) General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -5.2 2018 National Rank: #4551 2018 State Rank: #47 (in CT) Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 10.7 Dynasty National Rank: #6110 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 15.9 Dynasty Record: 41-78 (31-59 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 4-4 2017 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (4th) 2017 Points For Average: 32.5 2017 Points Against Average: 28 2017 Differential: +4.5 2017 Wins: #7994 Kent School (Kent) (43-19), #8525 Williston Northampton (Easthampton, MA) (26-12), #8875 Hotchkiss (Lakeville) (41-23), #8924 Salisbury School (Salisbury) (42-20) 2017 Losses: #1656 Avon Old Farms (Avon) (42-29), #1756 Berkshire (Sheffield, MA) (27-21), #2405 Trinity-Pawling (Pawling, NY) (47-37), #3525 Brunswick (Greenwich) (34-21) 2017 Opponents W-L: 35-32 Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 1 Streak List: 11/11/17 Hotchkiss (Lakeville) (41-23) SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 9/15 Phillips Exeter Academy (Exeter, NH), 9/22 at Salisbury School (Salisbury), 9/29 at Williston Northampton (Easthampton, MA), 10/6 Trinity-Pawling (Pawling, NY), 10/13 vs Brunswick (Greenwich), 10/20 Avon Old Farms (Avon), 10/27 at Kent School (Kent), 11/10 Hotchkiss (Lakeville) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Avon Old Farms (Avon) (24.1), Trinity-Pawling (Pawling, NY) (6.7), Brunswick (Greenwich) (-7.6) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Phillips Exeter Academy (Exeter, NH) (-29.6), Salisbury School (Salisbury) (-26.7), Kent School (Kent) (-24.4) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.5 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.9 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -25.4 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #77 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6065 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2 2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |