Taft (Watertown, CT) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Big Red Colors: Red/Blue Coach: Tyler Whitley League: Founders State (Plays In): Prep Schools Playoff Division: NEPSAC A Playoff Division Rank: #11 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2021 JV Record: 3-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Jaylen Carter 6'0" 185 Senior WR/CB 4.4 Charlie Symonds 6'8" 290 Senior T/DE 5.2 Nick Brown 6'4" 200 QB 4.8 RATINGS 2021 Final Power Rating: 8.8 2021 National Rank: #3908 2021 State Rank: #34 (in CT) General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.1 2022 Starting Power Rating: -6.1 2022 National Rank: #3989 2022 State Rank: #32 (in CT) Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 11.7 Dynasty National Rank: #5112 2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 17.8 Dynasty Record: 59-85 (44-66 in league) HISTORICAL 2021 Overall Record: 5-3 2021 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th) 2021 Points For Average: 25.1 2021 Points Against Average: 25.3 2021 Differential: -0.2 2021 Wins: #5346 Phillips Exeter Academy (Exeter, NH) (27-19), #5627 Trinity-Pawling (Pawling, NY) (37-6), #6702 Hotchkiss (Lakeville) (18-12), #6728 Phillips Academy (Andover, MA) (30-23), #9458 Kent School (Kent) (36-6) 2021 Losses: #1123 Loomis Chaffee (Windsor) (34-7), #1579 Avon Old Farms (Avon) (42-24), #1786 Choate Rosemary Hall (Wallingford) (60-22) 2021 Opponents W-L: 31-37 Recent League Championships: 2018 (tied for 1st; Erickson), 2011 (tied for 1st; Erickson) Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: 1 Streak List: 11/13/21 Hotchkiss (Lakeville) (18-12) SCHEDULE 2022 Schedule: 9/24 Phillips Exeter Academy (Exeter, NH), 10/1 Trinity-Pawling (Pawling, NY), 10/8 at Phillips Academy (Andover, MA), 10/15 Choate Rosemary Hall (Wallingford), 10/22 Avon Old Farms (Avon), 10/29 at Kent School (Kent), 11/5 at Loomis Chaffee (Windsor), 11/12 Hotchkiss (Lakeville) Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Loomis Chaffee (Windsor) (24.9), Choate Rosemary Hall (Wallingford) (14.1), Avon Old Farms (Avon) (13.5) Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Kent School (Kent) (-37.4), Hotchkiss (Lakeville) (-21.7), Trinity-Pawling (Pawling, NY) (-18.7) 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.2 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.3 2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -13.5 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #17 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3085 2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3 2022 Projected League Finish: 4th 2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |