GENERAL
Nickname: Red Raiders
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Alex Nicholson
League: Greater Cleveland
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank*: #51
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2019 JV Record: 5-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Jahdae Walker 6'4" 185 Senior WR/DB 4.5
Hasim Rashid 6'3" 235 Junior OL/DL 4.7
Tommy Dunn 6'1" 205 Junior LB/HB 4.8
COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Avery Dunn 6'4" 215 Senior WDE
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning Top Players At QB/WR, OL Quickness/Physicality, Returning LBs
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience
RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 19.2
2019 National Rank: #2759
2019 State Rank: #185
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -0.7
2020 Starting Power Rating*: 8.3
2020 National Rank*: #2730
2020 State Rank*: #181
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 22.7
Dynasty National Rank: #2599
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 14.4
Dynasty Record: 67-106 (30-61 in league)
HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 2-8
2019 League Record/Finish: 1-6 (7th)
2019 Points For Average: 20.2
2019 Points Against Average: 33.3
2019 Differential: -13.1
2019 Wins: #4608 Elyria (70-50), #5427 Garfield Heights (17-10)
2019 Losses: #26 Mentor (45-7), #310 Euclid (32-14), #524 Benedictine (Cleveland) (35-6), #555 Solon (31-14), #556 Medina (28-25), #935 Cleveland Heights (50-6), #996 Brunswick (21-18), #1271 Strongsville (31-25)
2019 Opponents W-L: 74-37
Recent League Championships: 2005 (tied for 1st; Lake Erie- Lake), 2004 (Lake Erie- Lake)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 9/5 vs Kirtland, 9/11 at Garfield Heights, 9/17 at Bedford, 9/26 at Lutheran East (Cleveland Heights), 10/2 at Cleveland Heights, 10/9 at Mentor, 10/16 vs Solon
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Mentor (63.3), Kirtland (39.6), Solon (30.5)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Lutheran East (Cleveland Heights) (-5.3), Bedford (-5.3), Garfield Heights (0)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 35.4
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 20.2
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -15.2
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #45
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #452
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 3-4
2020 Projected League Finish*: 7th
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%
*temporary; not finalized until August 6th
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