King [Dr. Martin Luther] (Detroit, MI)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Crusaders
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Ty Spencer
League: Detroit Public 1
Playoff Division: 3
Playoff Division Rank: #1

D1 PROSPECT
Marvell Eggleston 6'4" 205 Senior Edge

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Dante Moore 6'2.5" 210 Senior QB
Jameel Croft 6'1" 185 Senior S
Kenneth Merrieweather 6'3" 235 Senior Edge
Johnathan Slack 6'3" 260 Senior IOL
Messiah Blair 6'7" 225 Senior Edge

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: 49.9
2022 National Rank: #193
2022 State Rank: #4
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.9
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +5.2
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -7
2023 Starting Power Rating: 24.8
2023 National Rank: #498
2023 State Rank: #10
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 43.4
Dynasty National Rank: #249
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 18.8
Dynasty Record: 52-13 (23-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 10-3
2022 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (tied for 1st)
2022 Points For Average: 41.1
2022 Points Against Average: 17.2
2022 Differential: +23.9
2022 Wins: #300 Cass Tech (Detroit) (28-23), #701 Muskegon (56-27), #1020 River Rouge (47-28), #1159 Brother Rice (Bloomfield Hills) (22-12), #1284 Mason (52-17), #4842 Allen Park (46-15), #5928 Renaissance (Detroit) (38-0), #8851 Ford [Henry] (Detroit) (56-0), #10211 Mumford (Detroit) (68-0), #12496 Western International (Detroit) (67-0)
2022 Losses: #36 Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati, OH) (30-14), #300 Cass Tech (Detroit) (28-14), #677 Warren Central (Indianapolis, IN) (44-26)
2022 Opponents W-L: 87-60
Recent State Championships: 2022, 2021, 2018, 2016 (2), 2015 (2), 2007 (2)
Recent League Championships: 2022 (tied for 1st), 2021, 2020 (Detroit Public 2), 2019 (Detroit Public 2), 2018 (Detroit Public - Black), 2017 (Detroit Public - Black), 2015 (Detroit Public - East I), 2013 (Detroit Public - East), 2012 (tied for 1st; Detroit Public - East), 2007, 2006 (tied for 1st), 2005 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: 5
Streak List: 10/28/22 River Rouge (47-28), 11/4/22 Allen Park (46-15), 11/11/22 Brother Rice (Bloomfield Hills) (22-12), 11/19/22 Mason (52-17), 11/26/22 Muskegon (56-27)

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/26 St. Xavier (Cincinnati, OH), 9/1 at Carmel (IN), 9/8 at Western International (Detroit), 9/15 Cass Tech (Detroit), 9/21 East English Village Prep (Detroit), 9/29 at Renaissance (Detroit), 10/6 at Southeastern (Detroit), 10/20 Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati, OH)
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati, OH) (59), St. Xavier (Cincinnati, OH) (39.7), Cass Tech (Detroit) (31.3)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Western International (Detroit) (-58.9), East English Village Prep (Detroit) (-43.6), Southeastern (Detroit) (-31)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.8 (21.5 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.1
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -12.7
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #26
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1404
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3
2023 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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