Taft (Watertown, CT) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Big Red Colors: Red/Blue Coach: Tyler Whitley League: Erickson State (Plays In): Prep Schools Playoff Division: NEPSAC A Playoff Division Rank: #3 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2018 JV Record: 3-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Diante Vines 6'0" 190 WR/S 4.46 Mashod Harrison 6'1" 200 Senior RB/LB 4.6 Michael Yamin 5'10" 170 Senior WR/CB 4.59 COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION Teely Rhyne 6'2" 195 Senior RB Nolan Grooms 6'2" 180 Senior QB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Skill Positions, Line Experience, Secondary Team Weaknesses: Lost 3-Year QB Starter To Graduation, Depth RATINGS 2018 Final Power Rating: 25.1 2018 National Rank: #1855 2018 State Rank: #16 (in CT) General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.7 Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +5.7 2019 Starting Power Rating: 12.6 2019 National Rank: #1538 2019 State Rank: #14 (in CT) Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 11.6 Dynasty National Rank: #5644 2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1 Dynasty Record: 49-79 (37-60 in league) HISTORICAL 2018 Overall Record: 8-1 2018 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st) 2018 Points For Average: 33.1 2018 Points Against Average: 22.2 2018 Differential: +10.9 2018 Wins: #1960 St. Sebastian's (Needham, MA) (35-34), #2961 Avon Old Farms (Avon) (35-31), #3117 Salisbury School (Salisbury) (47-28), #5424 Williston Northampton (Easthampton, MA) (31-7), #6999 Trinity-Pawling (Pawling, NY) (36-20), #7933 Kent School (Kent) (28-27), #8499 Hotchkiss (Lakeville) (26-20), #9494 Phillips Exeter Academy (Exeter, NH) (34-0) 2018 Losses: #1970 Brunswick (Greenwich) (33-26) 2018 Opponents W-L: 35-41 Recent League Championships: 2018 (tied for 1st), 2011 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: 4 Streak List: 10/20/18 Avon Old Farms (Avon) (35-31), 10/27/18 Kent School (Kent) (28-27), 11/10/18 Hotchkiss (Lakeville) (26-20), 11/17/18 St. Sebastian's (Needham, MA) (35-34) SCHEDULE 2019 Schedule: 9/7 Choate Rosemary Hall (Wallingford), 9/14 at Phillips Exeter Academy (Exeter, NH), 9/21 Salisbury School (Salisbury), 9/28 Williston Northampton (Easthampton, MA), 10/5 at Trinity-Pawling (Pawling, NY), 10/12 Brunswick (Greenwich), 10/19 at Avon Old Farms (Avon), 10/26 Kent School (Kent), 11/9 at Hotchkiss (Lakeville) Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Choate Rosemary Hall (Wallingford) (17.2), Brunswick (Greenwich) (11.8), Avon Old Farms (Avon) (4.1) Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Phillips Exeter Academy (Exeter, NH) (-26.6), Kent School (Kent) (-23), Trinity-Pawling (Pawling, NY) (-16) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.1 (8.1 overall) 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.6 2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -17.7 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #42 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3743 2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1 2019 Projected League Finish: 1st 2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 17% |