Union City (NJ) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Soaring Eagles Coach: Wil Valdez League: North Jersey Super - Freedom White (moving from North Jersey Super - Liberty Red) Playoff Division: North Group 5 Playoff Division Rank: #7 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2020 JV Record: 1-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Nelson Monegro 6'8" 280 Senior OL/DL Jalen Phillip 5'8" 165 Senior WR/CB JaSire Peterson 6'4" 280 Junior DL/OL ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECT Nicholas Alvarado 6'0" 190 Senior S COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION Zahir Abdus-Salaam 5'9" 180 Senior RB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Physicality, Run To Ball RATINGS 2020 Final Power Rating: 7 2020 National Rank: #4359 2020 State Rank: #108 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.8 Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -26.4 2021 Starting Power Rating: 0.6 2021 National Rank: #3347 2021 State Rank: #83 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 22.3 Dynasty National Rank: #2577 2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 21.7 Dynasty Record: 85-49 [86-48 on the field] (54-15 in league) HISTORICAL 2020 Overall Record: 3-3 2020 League Record/Finish: 2-1 (tied for 2nd) 2020 Points For Average: 33.8 2020 Points Against Average: 23.5 2020 Differential: +10.3 2020 Wins: #5386 Hudson Catholic (Jersey City) (23-22), #11698 North Bergen (70-3), #12906 East Side (Newark) (56-7) 2020 Losses: #636 Seton Hall Prep (West Orange) (49-22), #1280 Randolph (48-25), #2414 Irvington (12-7) 2020 Opponents W-L: 22-19 Recent League Championships: 2019 (North Jersey Super - Liberty White), 2018 (North Jersey Super - Liberty White), 2017 (North Jersey Super - Liberty White), 2016 (North Jersey Super - Liberty White) Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: 1 Streak List: 11/6/20 Hudson Catholic (Jersey City) (23-22) SCHEDULE 2021 Schedule: 9/3 vs Seton Hall Prep (West Orange), 9/10 at Irvington, 9/17 West Side (Newark), 9/24 North Bergen, 10/1 at Ridgewood, 10/8 West Orange, 10/15 Bayonne, 10/22 at Hudson Catholic (Jersey City), 10/29 at Kearny Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Seton Hall Prep (West Orange) (31.7), Ridgewood (9), West Orange (3.4) Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Kearny (-73.1), North Bergen (-45.2), Bayonne (-35.7) 2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.6 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.9 2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16.5 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #123 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5375 2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4 2021 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |