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GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Black/Red
League: 6A Region II District 12
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #25

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
K.B. Anderson 5'11" 215 4.75
Rocky Crooks 6'0" 200 Junior 4.69
Dylan Plake 5'11" 205 Senior 5.03

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Jaydon Chatman 6'4" 300 Senior IOL
Deaubry Hood 5'9" 170 Senior CB
Re'Shaun Sanford 5'7" 165 Senior RB
Etueni Ropati 6'4" 285 Senior IOL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: All-District QB Returns, WR Athleticism/Versatility, DB Aggressiveness
Team Weaknesses: Lost 4 D1 Players To Graduation, Filling Line Holes

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: 54.3
2022 National Rank: #125
2022 State Rank: #22
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.4
2023 Starting Power Rating: 37.7
2023 National Rank: #199
2023 State Rank: #37
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 28.8
Dynasty National Rank: #1057
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.7
Dynasty Record: 33-24 (22-14 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 12-2
2022 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2022 Points For Average: 33.5
2022 Points Against Average: 18.3
2022 Differential: +15.2
2022 Wins: #310 Smithson Valley (Spring Branch) (27-13), #329 Temple (13-9), #367 Mansfield (26-2), #514 Weiss (Pflugerville) (21-14), #840 Royse City (38-17), #891 Cedar Ridge (Round Rock) (27-20), #913 Dekaney [Andy] (Houston) (63-35), #938 Bryan (49-14), #949 Hutto (42-24), #1781 Ellison [C. E.] (Killeen) (33-7), #2126 Midway (Waco) (24-13), #2979 Copperas Cove (55-0)
2022 Losses: #13 DeSoto (60-24), #459 Permian (Odessa) (28-27)
2022 Opponents W-L: 95-66
Recent League Championships: 2022, 2003 (tied for 1st; 4A Region III District 17)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/24 Ellison [C. E.] (Killeen), 9/1 Smithson Valley (Spring Branch), 9/8 at Cedar Ridge (Round Rock), 9/15 Permian (Odessa), 9/22 Weiss (Pflugerville), 9/29 at Midway (Waco), 10/6 Hutto, 10/20 at Temple, 10/26 Copperas Cove, 11/2 at Bryan
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Smithson Valley (Spring Branch) (30.2), Temple (30), Hutto (23)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Ellison [C. E.] (Killeen) (-1.6), Midway (Waco) (-1.5), Copperas Cove (3.7)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 34.8 (39.1 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.5
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19.3
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #50
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #330
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2023 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 24%