GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Scarlet/White
Coach: Tom McCartney
League: 5A North (moving from 5A Front Range)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank*: #7
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2019 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes
D1 PROSPECT
Brayden Wood 6'3" 265 Senior DT
COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Aidan Atkinson 6'3" 210 Senior QB
Henry Blackburn 6'1" 185 Senior WR
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Passing Game, Hunger
Team Weaknesses: Replacing Entire OL, Depth
RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 34.9
2019 National Rank: #947
2019 State Rank: #9
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: 0
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -2.8
2020 Starting Power Rating*: 24.7
2020 National Rank*: #922
2020 State Rank*: #9
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 30.2
Dynasty National Rank: #1379
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 5.5
Dynasty Record: 120-66 (64-40 in league)
HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 10-2
2019 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2019 Points For Average: 38.5
2019 Points Against Average: 24.3
2019 Differential: +14.2
2019 Wins: #1993 Cherokee Trail (Aurora) (36-34), #2146 ThunderRidge (Highlands Ranch) (40-6), #4020 Rocky Mountain (Fort Collins) (41-14), #4170 Legacy (Broomfield) (49-31), #4550 Horizon (Thornton) (34-24), #4930 Doherty (Colorado Springs) (54-21), #5852 Rock Canyon (Highlands Ranch) (28-19), #5971 Poudre (Fort Collins) (56-28), #8063 Fossil Ridge (Fort Collins) (40-8), #8508 Boulder (49-14)
2019 Losses: #100 Cherry Creek (Greenwood Village) (42-28), #275 Ralston Valley (Arvada) (50-7)
2019 Opponents W-L: 65-69
Recent League Championships: 2019 (5A Front Range), 2018 (5A Front Range), 2014 (5A Front Range), 2013 (5A North Metro), 2009 (5A Front Range)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 10/10 Poudre (Fort Collins), 10/16 Rocky Mountain (Fort Collins), 10/22 Fossil Ridge (Fort Collins), 10/30 Legacy (Broomfield), 11/6 Horizon (Thornton), 11/13 vs Castle View (Castle Rock), 11/21 vs Legend (Parker)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Legend (Parker) (16.2), Castle View (Castle Rock) (10), Rocky Mountain (Fort Collins) (7)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Fossil Ridge (Fort Collins) (-22.1), Poudre (Fort Collins) (-14.8), Legacy (Broomfield) (-0.3)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.7 (19.6 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -0.1
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -13.8
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #38
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #3100
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 7-0
2020 Projected League Finish*: 1st
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 70%
*temporary; not finalized until August 6th
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