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GENERAL
Nickname: Red Devils
Colors: Red/Black
Coach: Dan Lanning
League: 7A Region 2
Playoff Division: 7A
Playoff Division Rank: #2

D1 PROSPECTS
Daylyn Upshaw 5'11.5" 180 Senior WR
Mal Waldrep 6'5" 320 Senior OT
Monterrius Echols 6'0" 175 Senior CB

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Cam Coleman 6'3" 180 Senior WR
Red Morgan 6'0" 175 Senior S
Isaia Faga 6'2" 275 Senior DL
Latori Williams 6'2" 195 Senior LB
Jiquan Sanks 6'0" 175 Senior CB
Zackariah Simmons-Brown 5'10" 180 Senior RB

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: 69.7
2023 National Rank: #23
2023 State Rank: #1
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.3
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.6
Historical Reload/Regression Factor: +4.3
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -9.9
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +0.3
2024 Starting Power Rating: 62.3
2024 National Rank: #37
2024 State Rank: #2
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): 57.2
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #56
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3
5-Year Dynasty Record: 55-11 (31-2 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 44.5
Dynasty National Rank: #208
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.7
Dynasty Record: 191-61 (107-28 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 13-0
2023 League Record/Finish: 8-0 (1st)
2023 Points For Average: 42.8
2023 Points Against Average: 12.6
2023 Differential: +30.2
2023 Wins: #73 Thompson (Alabaster) (21-19), #154 Montgomery [Mary] (Semmes) (21-7), #237 Hewitt-Trussville (Trussville) (48-24), #253 Auburn (49-21), #253 Auburn (41-20), #293 Enterprise (48-7), #327 Dothan (48-14), #943 Opelika (28-18), #1926 Lee [Robert E.] (Montgomery) (35-6), #2850 Prattville (48-7), #2886 Davidson [W. P.] (Mobile) (63-21), #4876 Smiths Station (Smiths) (51-0), #6472 Davis [Jeff] (Montgomery) (55-0)
2023 Losses: none
2023 Opponents W-L: 83-61
Recent State Championships: 2023, 2018
Recent League Championships: 2023, 2022 (tied for 1st), 2021, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2011 (tied for 1st; 6A Region 3), 2004 (tied for 1st; 6A Region 3)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: 13
Streak List: 8/25/23 Hewitt-Trussville (Trussville) (48-24), 9/1/23 Smiths Station (Smiths) (51-0), 9/8/23 Enterprise (48-7), 9/15/23 Opelika (28-18), 9/21/23 Davis [Jeff] (Montgomery) (55-0), 10/6/23 Dothan (48-14), 10/14/23 Lee [Robert E.] (Montgomery) (35-6), 10/20/23 Auburn (41-20), 11/3/23 Prattville (48-7), 11/10/23 Davidson [W. P.] (Mobile) (63-21), 11/17/23 Auburn (49-21), 11/24/23 Montgomery [Mary] (Semmes) (21-7), 12/6/23 Thompson (Alabaster) (21-19)

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/23 Pinson Valley (Pinson), 8/30 Lutheran North (St. Louis, MO), 9/6 at Smiths Station (Smiths), 9/13 at Dothan, 9/20 Enterprise, 9/27 at IMG Academy (Bradenton, FL), 10/4 Auburn, 10/11 Carver [George Washington] (Montgomery), 10/18 at Opelika, 10/24 at Davis [Jeff] (Montgomery)
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: IMG Academy (Bradenton, FL) (86.6), Enterprise (48), Auburn (40.5)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Smiths Station (Smiths) (-16), Davis [Jeff] (Montgomery) (-16), Pinson Valley (Pinson) (1)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 29.3 (37.3 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.8
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.5
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #7
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #243
2024 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2024 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%



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