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GENERAL
Nickname: Blue Devils
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Julius Montford
League: North Jersey Super - Patriot White
Playoff Division: North Group 2
Playoff Division Rank: #15

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2018 JV Record: 3-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Al-Muyhaymin Lockhart 5'11" 185 Sophomore QB/FS 4.55
Azeez Johnson 5'10" 195 Senior ILB/RB 4.63
Jahmad Thompson 6'0" 225 Senior OL/DL 4.95

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Mohammad Kamara 6'2" 200 Senior OLB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed, LBs
Team Weaknesses: OL

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: -5.3
2018 National Rank: #7685
2018 State Rank: #203
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.6
2019 Starting Power Rating: -18.7
2019 National Rank: #7092
2019 State Rank: #189
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): -4.5
Dynasty National Rank: #10369
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 14.2
Dynasty Record: 50-103 (25-54 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 4-6
2018 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (tied for 5th)
2018 Points For Average: 20
2018 Points Against Average: 20
2018 Differential: 0
2018 Wins: #8375 Nutley (24-16), #10637 Immaculate Conception (Montclair) (41-15), #11486 Columbia (Maplewood) (44-7), #12266 Snyder (Jersey City) (25-0)
2018 Losses: #1735 Rutherford (35-14), #2842 West Essex (North Caldwell) (34-0), #4453 Lincoln (Jersey City) (20-6), #5538 Cedar Grove (31-20), #6646 West Side (Newark) (20-6), #9376 Caldwell [James] (West Caldwell) (22-20)
2018 Opponents W-L: 53-48
Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st; Super Essex - Independence)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 9/7 Columbia (Maplewood), 9/13 at Cedar Grove, 9/19 West Essex (North Caldwell), 9/28 at Nutley, 10/4 Caldwell [James] (West Caldwell), 10/11 at Snyder (Jersey City), 10/19 West Side (Newark), 10/26 at Lincoln (Jersey City), 11/2 Immaculate Conception (Montclair)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: West Essex (North Caldwell) (-6.4), West Side (Newark) (-9), Lincoln (Jersey City) (-9.3)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Snyder (Jersey City) (-47.4), Nutley (-36), Columbia (Maplewood) (-34.2)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0 (-1 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -24.8
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -24.8
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #253
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9228
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2019 Projected League Finish: 4th
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%