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%