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: #17 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2022 JV Record: 2-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Andre Crews 5'9" 190 Senior RB/DB 4.4 Braden MacDonald 6'7" 245 Senior TE/DE 4.8 Mike Pangaro 6'0" 175 Senior ATH/DB 4.65 COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION Charlie Symonds 6'7" 285 Senior OT STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Defensive Depth, DBs Team Weaknesses: Youth, Only 3 Returning Offensive Starters RATINGS 2022 Final Power Rating: 5.5 2022 National Rank: #4477 2022 State Rank: #27 (in CT) General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.8 2023 Starting Power Rating: -20.7 2023 National Rank: #5964 2023 State Rank: #43 (in CT) Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 14.1 Dynasty National Rank: #2920 2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 34.8 Dynasty Record: 22-11 (16-10 in league) HISTORICAL 2022 Overall Record: 4-4 2022 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th) 2022 Points For Average: 23.4 2022 Points Against Average: 20.3 2022 Differential: +3.1 2022 Wins: #5813 Phillips Academy (Andover, MA) (41-21), #7310 Hotchkiss (Lakeville) (38-12), #7992 Trinity-Pawling (Pawling, NY) (42-7), #9752 Kent School (Kent) (48-0) 2022 Losses: #931 Phillips Exeter Academy (Exeter, NH) (18-15), #1380 Loomis Chaffee (Windsor) (42-0), #1551 Choate Rosemary Hall (Wallingford) (35-0), #2579 Avon Old Farms (Avon) (27-3) 2022 Opponents W-L: 34-34 Recent League Championships: 2018 (tied for 1st; Erickson), 2011 (tied for 1st; Erickson) Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: 1 Streak List: 11/12/22 Hotchkiss (Lakeville) (38-12) SCHEDULE 2023 Schedule: 9/23 Loomis Chaffee (Windsor), 9/30 Trinity-Pawling (Pawling, NY), 10/7 Phillips Exeter Academy (Exeter, NH), 10/14 at Choate Rosemary Hall (Wallingford), 10/21 at Avon Old Farms (Avon), 10/28 Kent School (Kent), 11/4 Cheshire Academy (Cheshire), 11/11 at Hotchkiss (Lakeville) Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Avon Old Farms (Avon) (17.6), Choate Rosemary Hall (Wallingford) (9.3), Phillips Exeter Academy (Exeter, NH) (7.7) Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Kent School (Kent) (-48.4), Hotchkiss (Lakeville) (-33.1), Trinity-Pawling (Pawling, NY) (-31.7) 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.9 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.2 2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.1 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #14 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3127 2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-5 2023 Projected League Finish: 4th 2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |