Claiborne (New Tazewell, TN)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Navy/Silver/White
Coach: Nathan Medlin
League: 3A Region 1
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #43

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 10
2021 JV Record: 5-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Josh Bolton 5'9" 190 Junior RB/OLB 4.7
Justin Robinson 6'0" 230 Sophomore OL/DE 5.2
Jaris Bunch 6'0" 195 Junior RB/LB 4.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: -53.3
2021 National Rank: #13515
2021 State Rank: #327
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
2022 Starting Power Rating: -57.9
2022 National Rank: #12497
2022 State Rank: #308
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): -16.4
Dynasty National Rank: #12602
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 41.5
Dynasty Record: 73-122 (30-71 in league)

HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 1-9
2021 League Record/Finish: 0-4 (5th)
2021 Points For Average: 11.8
2021 Points Against Average: 29.4
2021 Differential: -17.6
2021 Wins: #12489 Cumberland Gap (18-16)
2021 Losses: #9041 Unicoi County (Erwin) (2-0), #9936 Grainger (Rutledge) (34-14), #10487 Chuckey-Doak (Afton) (39-20), #10926 West Greene (Mosheim) (49-14), #11379 Northview Academy (Kodak) (35-0), #11404 Union County (Maynardville) (40-8), #11473 Unaka (Elizabethton) (14-12), #12355 Walker [Thomas] (Ewing, VA) (36-6), #12841 Johnson County (Mountain City) (29-26)
2021 Opponents W-L: 51-58
Recent League Championships: 2020 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: 1
Streak List: 10/29/21 Cumberland Gap (18-16)

SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 8/26 vs Union County (Maynardville), 9/1 at West Greene (Mosheim), 9/9 at Northview Academy (Kodak), 9/16 vs Unicoi County (Erwin), 9/23 at Walker [Thomas] (Ewing, VA), 9/30 Johnson County (Mountain City), 10/7 Unaka (Elizabethton), 10/14 at Chuckey-Doak (Afton), 10/21 Grainger (Rutledge), 10/28 Cumberland Gap
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Unicoi County (Erwin) (-26.5), Chuckey-Doak (Afton) (-28.2), Grainger (Rutledge) (-34.9)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Johnson County (Mountain City) (-62.1), Cumberland Gap (-58.1), Walker [Thomas] (Ewing, VA) (-50.5)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -28.9
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -42.8
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -13.9
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #301
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12101
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2022 Projected League Finish: 5th
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%