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GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Purple/Gold/Maroon/White
Coach: Keon Handley Sr
League: 5A Region 5
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #11

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 11
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
Top Receiver Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Ja'Kobi Albert 6'0" 170 Senior ATH
Adrian Griffin 6'4" 260 Junior DE/T
Eric Handley 6'2" 180 Sophomore QB

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Malachi Holt-Bennett 6'2" 180 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Offensive Balance, Defensive Physicality

RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: 9.2
2020 National Rank: #3920
2020 State Rank: #123
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.7
2021 Starting Power Rating: 7.7
2021 National Rank: #2298
2021 State Rank: #65
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 16.9
Dynasty National Rank: #3841
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.2
Dynasty Record: 118-82 [117-83 on the field] (79-46 in league)

HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 5-6
2020 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (tied for 4th)
2020 Points For Average: 16
2020 Points Against Average: 12.5
2020 Differential: +3.5
2020 Wins: #5029 Center Point (Birmingham) (21-20), #6754 Carroll Catholic [John] (Birmingham) (13-7), #6785 Carver [George Washington] (Birmingham) (34-20), #8116 Central (Tuscaloosa) (42-6), #9749 Cordova (47-0)
2020 Losses: #493 Pleasant Grove (2-0), #699 Ramsay (Birmingham) (34-12), #1432 Jackson-Olin (Birmingham) (7-0), #2558 Russellville (14-7), #3069 Parker [A. H.] (Birmingham) (25-0), #7593 Wenonah (Birmingham) (2-0)
2020 Opponents W-L: 64-57
Recent League Championships: 2005, 2004
Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 8/27 Center Point (Birmingham), 9/3 at Parker [A. H.] (Birmingham), 9/10 at Carver [George Washington] (Birmingham), 9/17 Carroll Catholic [John] (Birmingham), 9/24 Jackson-Olin (Birmingham), 10/1 at Pleasant Grove, 10/8 Wenonah (Birmingham), 10/15 at Ramsay (Birmingham), 10/22 Cordova, 10/28 at Central (Tuscaloosa)
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Jackson-Olin (Birmingham) (17.9), Pleasant Grove (16.5), Ramsay (Birmingham) (15)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Cordova (-30.2), Wenonah (Birmingham) (-26.2), Central (Tuscaloosa) (-23.8)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.5
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.5
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #106
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4166
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2021 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%