Kearns (UT) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cougars Colors: Gold/Green Coach: Matt Rickards League: 6A Region 2 Playoff Division: 6A Playoff Division Rank*: #11 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2019 JV Record: 6-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Jeff Bassa 6'2" 210 Senior WR/LB ![]() Jack Kelly 6'2" 225 Senior TE/LB Tanaki Leha 5'10" 200 Junior RB COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION Isaiah Afatasi 5'11" 165 Senior RB ![]() STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Skill Position Talent/Experience, LBs, Culture Team Weaknesses: Replacing DBs/DL RATINGS 2019 Final Power Rating: 37.7 2019 National Rank: #803 2019 State Rank: #19 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -3.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +1.1 2020 Starting Power Rating*: 24.6 2020 National Rank*: #929 2020 State Rank*: #17 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 25.3 Dynasty National Rank: #2117 2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 0.7 Dynasty Record: 92-91 (49-38 in league) HISTORICAL 2019 Overall Record: 10-2 2019 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st) 2019 Points For Average: 37.8 2019 Points Against Average: 19.5 2019 Differential: +18.3 2019 Wins: #707 Olympus (Salt Lake City) (26-21), #2077 Hunter (West Valley City) (51-15), #2077 Hunter (West Valley City) (31-14), #3318 West Jordan (42-21), #3390 Box Elder (Brigham City) (34-30), #5015 West (Salt Lake City) (27-21), #6091 Cyprus (Magna) (56-23), #6902 Taylorsville (54-7), #8002 Mountain Ridge (Herriman) (46-6), #8388 Granger (West Valley City) (42-7) 2019 Losses: #41 Lone Peak (Highland) (37-19), #1206 Riverton (32-26) 2019 Opponents W-L: 53-82 Recent League Championships: 2019, 2018, 2017 Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none SCHEDULE 2020 Schedule: 8/14 at Box Elder (Brigham City), 8/21 Mountain Ridge (Herriman), 8/28 Olympus (Salt Lake City), 9/4 Taylorsville, 9/11 at Riverton, 9/18 West Jordan, 9/25 at Hunter (West Valley City), 10/9 at West (Salt Lake City), 10/16 vs Cyprus (Magna), 10/30 East (Salt Lake City) Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: East (Salt Lake City) (40.8), Riverton (32.2), Olympus (Salt Lake City) (19.1) Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Cyprus (Magna) (-17.8), Mountain Ridge (Herriman) (-17), Taylorsville (-4.4) 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.8 (21.5 overall) 2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 9.6 2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -4.2 2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #43 2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #1389 2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 8-2 2020 Projected League Finish*: 1st 2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 1% *temporary; not finalized until August 6th Late transfer? Player name spelled incorrectly? Not too late to change it-- please contact this specific preview's author |