Vandegrift (Austin, TX)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Vipers
Colors: Black/Silver
Coach: Drew Sanders
League: 6A Region II District 13 (moving from 6A Region IV District 25)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #60

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2017 JV Record: 9-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Spencer Jones 6'1" 220 Senior LB 4.8
Isaiah Smallwood 6'0" 210 Senior RB 4.8
Reese Watson 6'2" 175 Senior WR/CB 4.6

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Osorachukwu Ifesinachukwu 6'2" 215 Senior OLB
Alex Stadthaus 6'1" 185 Senior K

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Positions, Interior DL, LBs
Team Weaknesses: 3 New OL Starters, New QB, DEs/Ss

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 39.2
2017 National Rank: #746
2017 State Rank: #101
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: 22.6
2018 National Rank: #860
2018 State Rank: #121
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 37.3
Dynasty National Rank: #718
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 14.7
Dynasty Record: 62-35 (30-20 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 7-5
2017 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd)
2017 Points For Average: 34.2
2017 Points Against Average: 23
2017 Differential: +11.2
2017 Wins: #899 Johnson [Claudia Taylor] (San Antonio) (28-27), #1824 Hays [Jack C.] (Buda) (31-20), #2331 Harker Heights (31-10), #2661 Vista Ridge (Cedar Park) (42-0), #3357 Killeen (45-24), #5385 Leander (63-13), #7107 Lehman (Kyle) (62-7)
2017 Losses: #58 Lake Travis (Austin) (40-28), #65 Westlake (Austin) (33-31), #315 Cedar Park (38-7), #338 Steele [Byron P.] (Cibolo) (36-18), #516 Permian (Odessa) (28-24)
2017 Opponents W-L: 83-58
Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st; 5A Region IV District 25)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/31 at Cedar Park, 9/7 Ellison [C. E.] (Killeen), 9/14 Cedar Ridge (Round Rock), 9/21 at Hendrickson (Pflugerville), 9/28 Vista Ridge (Cedar Park), 10/5 at Round Rock, 10/12 McNeil (Austin), 10/19 at Westwood (Austin), 11/2 Leander, 11/9 at Stony Point (Round Rock)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Cedar Ridge (Round Rock) (41.8), Hendrickson (Pflugerville) (34.1), Cedar Park (28.1)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Westwood (Austin) (-6.8), Leander (-6.2), McNeil (Austin) (-4.7)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 32.3 (38.5 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.9
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -20.4
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #141
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #723
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%