| Kemper County (DeKalb, MS) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Darius Wren League: 3A Region 5 (moving from 2A Region 5) Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #33 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Kaleb Jackson 5'10" 160 Senior DB/WR 4.57 Kedetryon Backstrom 6'2" 180 Junior QB/ATH 4.64 Demarius Yates 5'10" 180 Junior DB/RB 4.52 RATINGS 2022 Final Power Rating: -28.2 2022 National Rank: #11000 2022 State Rank: #231 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5 Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.6 2023 Starting Power Rating: -39.2 2023 National Rank: #9369 2023 State Rank: #197 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): -10.9 Dynasty National Rank: #8497 2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 28.5 Dynasty Record: 21-33 (11-10 in league) HISTORICAL 2022 Overall Record: 1-8 2022 League Record/Finish: 0-4 (5th) 2022 Points For Average: 13.4 2022 Points Against Average: 37.6 2022 Differential: -24.2 2022 Wins: #11636 Southeast Lauderdale (Meridian) (48-13) 2022 Losses: #313 Louisville (54-0), #1507 Noxubee County (Macon) (44-7), #3256 Quitman (60-0), #5639 Philadelphia (35-7), #7412 Lake (42-12), #8296 Newton (30-19), #9302 Forest (32-22), #11107 Nanih Waiya (Louisville) (28-6) 2022 Opponents W-L: 54-58 Recent State Championships: 2016 Recent League Championships: 2021 (2A Region 5), 2020 (tied for 1st), 2019 (tied for 1st), 2016, 2015 Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none SCHEDULE 2023 Schedule: 8/25 Kosciusko, 9/1 at Noxapater, 9/7 Newton, 9/15 Quitman, 9/22 at Northeast Lauderdale (Meridian), 9/29 at McLaurin (Florence), 10/6 Noxubee County (Macon), 10/13 Philadelphia, 10/20 at Enterprise, 10/26 at Southeast Lauderdale (Meridian) Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Noxubee County (Macon) (9), Quitman (-0.5), Kosciusko (-8.7) Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: McLaurin (Florence) (-65.9), Southeast Lauderdale (Meridian) (-57.2), Noxapater (-47.6) 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.8 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -27.7 2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -25.9 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #171 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7595 2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6 2023 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |