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GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Navy/Vegas Gold
Coach: Justin Geisinger
League: Division II-AAA West (moving from Division II-AAA East/Middle)
Playoff Division: II-AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #9

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2018 JV Record: 5-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Rory White 6'3" 195 Senior WR/FS 4.7
Antwan Roberts 6'1" 180 Junior RB 4.55
Brooks Heagarty 6'3" 220 Senior ILB/TE 4.85

ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECT
Devvan Darden 5'10" 175 Senior CB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: LB/WR/RB Experience
Team Weaknesses: Line Depth, Must Find QB

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 22.3
2018 National Rank: #2208
2018 State Rank: #41
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +3.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: 10.9
2019 National Rank: #1717
2019 State Rank: #31
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 20.5
Dynasty National Rank: #3192
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.6
Dynasty Record: 63-112 (19-79 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 6-6
2018 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (6th)
2018 Points For Average: 26.8
2018 Points Against Average: 23.3
2018 Differential: +3.5
2018 Wins: #2549 Baylor (Chattanooga) (49-28), #3943 Father Ryan (Nashville) (20-17), #5703 Lipscomb Academy (Nashville) (27-17), #7475 Goodpasture Christian (Madison) (41-9), #9800 Hillwood (Nashville) (58-20), #11670 Whites Creek (57-0)
2018 Losses: #173 Brentwood Academy (Brentwood) (43-7), #315 Memphis University (Memphis) (42-17), #501 Bell Academy [Montgomery] (Nashville) (28-14), #534 McCallie (Chattanooga) (34-3), #1638 Ensworth (Nashville) (19-14), #2549 Baylor (Chattanooga) (22-15)
2018 Opponents W-L: 67-71
Recent League Championships: 2006 (tied for 1st; Division II AA)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/23 Overton [John] (Nashville), 8/30 at Lipscomb Academy (Nashville), 9/6 Briarcrest Christian (Eads), 9/13 at Father Ryan (Nashville), 9/20 at Christian Brothers (Memphis), 9/27 Christian County (Hopkinsville, KY), 10/4 Bell Academy [Montgomery] (Nashville), 10/18 Memphis University (Memphis), 10/25 at Centennial (Franklin), 11/1 at St. Benedict at Auburndale (Cordova)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Memphis University (Memphis) (29.1), Bell Academy [Montgomery] (Nashville) (23.3), Christian Brothers (Memphis) (12.5)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: St. Benedict at Auburndale (Cordova) (-24.5), Overton [John] (Nashville) (-22), Centennial (Franklin) (-6.7)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.5 (20.4 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -14.5
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #21
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1664
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2019 Projected League Finish: 4th
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%