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GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Black/Gold/White
Coach: Rodney Saulsberry
League: 6A Region 8
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #3

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

TOP PLAYERS
Bryson Eason 6'3" 250 Junior LB/RB 4.6
Melvin McBride 6'4" 315 Senior OL/DT 4.9
Cormontae Hamilton 6'3" 240 Senior TE/OLB 4.6

ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECTS
Tamarion McDonald 6-2 220 Junior S
Martavius French 6-2 235 Junior ILB
Keveon Mullins 6'2" 205 Senior WR
Devin Boddie 5'11" 165 Senior WR
Jacobi Rice 6'3" 260 Senior SDE
Tyler Hunter 5'10" 220 Senior ILB
Vincent Guy 5'10" 165 Senior CB

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Rayshad Williams 6'4" 185 Senior CB
Devon Robinson 6'6" 260 Senior DT

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Have Two 4-Star WR/DB Transfers, Skill Position Depth, 3 LB Starters Return
Team Weaknesses: Building Line Chemistry, Inconsistent QB Play

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 29.2
2017 National Rank: #1616
2017 State Rank: #31
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.8
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +7.8
2018 Starting Power Rating: 32.7
2018 National Rank: #388
2018 State Rank: #7
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 40
Dynasty National Rank: #517
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.3
Dynasty Record: 153-37 (70-17 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 11-3
2017 League Record/Finish: 2-1 (2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 27.9
2017 Points Against Average: 10.4
2017 Differential: +17.5
2017 Wins: #2880 White Station (Memphis) (23-14), #2880 White Station (Memphis) (41-20), #3283 Cordova (29-12), #3921 Collierville (26-23), #5317 Memphis Central (Memphis) (35-0), #5317 Memphis Central (Memphis) (23-0), #5482 Ridgeway (Memphis) (42-0), #6779 Memphis East (Memphis) (41-14), #8322 Trezevant (Memphis) (27-6), #9022 Mitchell (Memphis) (20-0), #13154 Hamilton (Memphis) (49-0)
2017 Losses: #770 Cane Ridge (Nashville) (14-7), #877 Lausanne Collegiate (Memphis) (14-7), #1555 Germantown (29-21)
2017 Opponents W-L: 89-75
Recent State Championships: 2016, 2012
Recent League Championships: 2016 (6A Region 4), 2015 (tied for 1st; 6A Region 4), 2014 (AAA District 16), 2013 (tied for 1st; AAA District 16), 2012 (AAA District 16), 2011 (AAA District 16), 2010 (AAA District 16), 2008 (tied for 1st; 5A Region 8)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/18 Fairley (Memphis), 8/25 at Ridgeway (Memphis), 8/31 Cordova, 9/7 vs Lausanne Collegiate (Memphis), 9/14 vs North Little Rock (AR), 9/21 at Hamilton (Memphis), 9/28 Trezevant (Memphis), 10/5 at Memphis Central (Memphis), 10/19 White Station (Memphis), 10/26 at Germantown
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: North Little Rock (AR) (64.5), Lausanne Collegiate (Memphis) (31.6), Germantown (11)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Hamilton (Memphis) (-53.9), Fairley (Memphis) (-24.4), Trezevant (Memphis) (-21.3)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.7 (16.9 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.6
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -11.3
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #48
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2885
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%