| Elk River (MN) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Elks Colors: Red/White/Black Coach: Steve Hamilton League: North Central - Black Playoff Division: AAAAA Playoff Division Rank: #6 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2021 JV Record: 7-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Cade Osterman 6'1" 180 Senior QB/DB 4.5 Caleb Sandstrom 6'4" 235 Senior TE/LB 4.7 Hunter Nething 6'3" 315 Senior T/NG 5.1 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Improved Talent, Experience, Depth Team Weaknesses: Roster Size RATINGS 2021 Final Power Rating: 23.5 2021 National Rank: #1764 2021 State Rank: #28 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5 2022 Starting Power Rating: 18.5 2022 National Rank: #995 2022 State Rank: #12 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 24.6 Dynasty National Rank: #2055 2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.1 Dynasty Record: 86-60 (45-46 in league) HISTORICAL 2021 Overall Record: 7-3 2021 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (3rd) 2021 Points For Average: 40.3 2021 Points Against Average: 34.1 2021 Differential: +6.2 2021 Wins: #2302 Alexandria (57-56), #2439 Moorhead (50-46), #3739 Buffalo (43-21), #5274 Coon Rapids (68-33), #5773 Cambridge-Isanti (Cambridge) (40-14), #6481 Duluth East (Duluth) (54-37), #6952 St. Francis (40-27) 2021 Losses: #568 Rogers (30-7), #649 Andover (49-31), #649 Andover (28-13) 2021 Opponents W-L: 55-46 Recent State Championships: 2016 Recent League Championships: 2018 (North Central - Blue), 2017 (tied for 1st; North Central - Blue), 2016 (North Central - Blue) Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none SCHEDULE 2022 Schedule: 9/1 Cambridge-Isanti (Cambridge), 9/9 Andover, 9/16 at Coon Rapids, 9/23 at Buffalo, 9/30 Rogers, 10/7 Moorhead, 10/14 at Alexandria, 10/19 at St. Francis Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Rogers (19.1), Andover (16.6), Moorhead (10.8) Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Cambridge-Isanti (Cambridge) (-17.8), St. Francis (-17.4), Coon Rapids (-6.1) 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.5 (15.3 overall) 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0 2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -26.5 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #26 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1738 2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1 2022 Projected League Finish: 1st 2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 28% |