Kirby (Memphis, TN)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Blue/Gray
Coach: Chester Flowers
League: 5A Region 8
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Corbet Mims 6'4" 245 Senior DE 4.75
Tamarious Brown 6'2" 215 Senior OLB 4.6
Draylen Ellis 6'2" 175 Senior QB 4.5

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Jaden Johnson 6'2" 205 Senior QB
Marshun Douglas 5'9" 165 Senior APB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defensive Talent/Depth, Offensive Speed/Explosiveness
Team Weaknesses: Lost 2000-Yard RB To Graduation

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 17.4
2018 National Rank: #2909
2018 State Rank: #56
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.1
2019 Starting Power Rating: 5.6
2019 National Rank: #2375
2019 State Rank: #47
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 6.1
Dynasty National Rank: #7307
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.5
Dynasty Record: 53-113 (33-73 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 11-2
2018 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2018 Points For Average: 41.5
2018 Points Against Average: 17
2018 Differential: +24.5
2018 Wins: #2934 Ridgeway (Memphis) (42-28), #5372 Southwind (Memphis) (39-14), #5372 Southwind (Memphis) (36-34), #6820 Munford (33-20), #8430 Kenwood (Clarksville) (41-13), #8520 Brighton (48-14), #10582 Melrose (Memphis) (42-0), #11008 Overton (Memphis) (33-6), #11595 Hillcrest (Memphis) (60-8), #12218 Kingsbury (Memphis) (62-0), #13069 Bolton (Arlington) (62-0)
2018 Losses: #642 Olive Branch (MS) (42-21), #1058 Henry County (Paris) (42-20)
2018 Opponents W-L: 71-78
Recent League Championships: 2018
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/23 Hillcrest (Memphis), 8/30 at Bolivar Central (Bolivar), 9/6 Brighton, 9/20 Southwind (Memphis), 9/27 at St. George's (Collierville), 10/3 at Kingsbury (Memphis), 10/11 Raleigh-Egypt (Memphis), 10/18 at Munford, 10/24 at Overton (Memphis), 11/1 Ridgeway (Memphis)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Ridgeway (Memphis) (-9.2), Southwind (Memphis) (-12), St. George's (Collierville) (-15.1)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Hillcrest (Memphis) (-47.9), Kingsbury (Memphis) (-47.6), Overton (Memphis) (-38.1)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.1 (-1.4 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -27.2
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -22.1
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #215
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9905
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2019 Projected League Finish: 1st
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 78%