Byron Center (MI) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Orange/Black Coach: Marc Cisco League: Ottawa-Kent - White Playoff Division: 2 Playoff Division Rank: #10 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2020 JV Record: 5-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Brett Jacobi 6'3" 220 Senior TE/DE 5.02 Cody Veltman 6'4" 205 Senior OL/DE 5.1 Brady Breit 6'2" 170 Junior SE/DB 4.95 COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION Austin Roon 6'4" 220 Senior LB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Top RB/WR/TE Return, 3 Of Top 4 DEs Are Back, DB Experience Team Weaknesses: Inexperience, Youth, Lost Top 3 Interior DL To Graduation RATINGS 2020 Final Power Rating: 24.5 2020 National Rank: #1703 2020 State Rank: #54 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.7 2021 Starting Power Rating: 10.6 2021 National Rank: #1953 2021 State Rank: #54 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 24.5 Dynasty National Rank: #2178 2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 13.9 Dynasty Record: 104-72 (65-45 in league) HISTORICAL 2020 Overall Record: 5-2 2020 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (tied for 1st) 2020 Points For Average: 35.7 2020 Points Against Average: 16.9 2020 Differential: +18.8 2020 Wins: #1291 Forest Hills Central (Grand Rapids) (35-14), #2454 Lowell (36-22), #2789 Forest Hills Northern (Grand Rapids) (38-7), #3951 Christian (Grand Rapids) (41-6), #8809 Greenville (64-22) 2020 Losses: #2277 East Grand Rapids (Grand Rapids) (12-8), #2454 Lowell (35-28) 2020 Opponents W-L: 28-27 Recent League Championships: 2020 (tied for 1st), 2019 (Ottawa-Kent - Green), 2016 (Ottawa-Kent - Green), 2009 (tied for 1st; Ottawa-Kent - Green) Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: none SCHEDULE 2021 Schedule: 8/26 at Seaholm [Ernest W.] (Birmingham), 9/2 at Thornapple Kellogg (Middleville), 9/10 vs Elkhart (IN), 9/17 East Grand Rapids (Grand Rapids), 9/24 at Northview (Grand Rapids), 10/1 Forest Hills Northern (Grand Rapids), 10/8 Christian (Grand Rapids), 10/15 at Forest Hills Central (Grand Rapids), 10/22 Lowell Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Forest Hills Central (Grand Rapids) (18.5), Elkhart (IN) (11.2), Seaholm [Ernest W.] (Birmingham) (9.6) Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Northview (Grand Rapids) (-22.7), Christian (Grand Rapids) (-4), Forest Hills Northern (Grand Rapids) (-3.8) 2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.6 (15.1 overall) 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.1 2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -14.5 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #43 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1827 2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3 2021 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2% |