Pensacola Catholic (Pensacola, FL)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Crusaders
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Matt Adams
League: 2S District 1
Playoff Division: 2S
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2022 JV Record: 7-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Desjon Robertson 6'0" 305 Senior DL 5.2
Javion Showers 6'1" 175 WR 4.5
C.J. Nettles 5'9" 165 Junior RB 4.5

ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECT
Demontrae Gaston 6'1" 200 Senior LB

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Jabril Rawls 6'1" 170 Senior CB
Timothy Gulley 6'1" 290 Senior DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Line Size
Team Weaknesses: Replacing Entire Secondary

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: 35
2022 National Rank: #779
2022 State Rank: #62
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.7
2023 Starting Power Rating: 21.9
2023 National Rank: #640
2023 State Rank: #60
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 25.2
Dynasty National Rank: #1389
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.5
Dynasty Record: 36-18 (2-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 10-2
2022 League Record/Finish: 2-1 (2nd)
2022 Points For Average: 35.3
2022 Points Against Average: 17.5
2022 Differential: +17.8
2022 Wins: #1649 Gulf Breeze (38-17), #1684 Wakulla (Crawfordville) (45-21), #2081 Munroe [Robert F.] (Quincy) (49-33), #2581 Mobile Christian (Mobile, AL) (31-28), #2604 Walton (DeFuniak Springs) (35-6), #2946 Milton (26-14), #3614 St. Stanislaus (Bay St. Louis, MS) (49-27), #6029 Pensacola (35-8), #7155 Pryor (OK) (41-0), #11940 Lighthouse Private Christian Academy (Pensacola) (46-0)
2022 Losses: #348 Florida State University (Tallahassee) (18-14), #879 West Florida (Pensacola) (38-14)
2022 Opponents W-L: 69-68
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st; 3A District 1), 2013 (5A District 1), 2010 (2B District 1), 2009 (2B District 1), 2008 (2A District 1), 2007 (2A District 1), 2006 (2A District 1), 2005 (2A District 1), 2004 (tied for 1st; 2B District 1)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/25 at Navarre, 9/1 at Escambia (Pensacola), 9/8 at Fairhope (AL), 9/22 Prince Avenue Christian (Athens, GA), 9/29 at Pensacola, 10/6 at Gulf Breeze, 10/13 at Walton (DeFuniak Springs), 10/27 at West Florida (Pensacola), 11/3 at St. John Paul II (Tallahassee)
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Prince Avenue Christian (Athens, GA) (41), West Florida (Pensacola) (18.6), Escambia (Pensacola) (15)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Pensacola (-16), St. John Paul II (Tallahassee) (-6), Walton (DeFuniak Springs) (-0.3)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.5 (17.1 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.4
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.1
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #65
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #609
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2023 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%