Mandarin (Jacksonville, FL) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Mustangs Colors: Orange/Green Coach: Toby Bullock League: 6A District 2 (moving from 4M District 1) Playoff Division: 6A Playoff Division Rank: #1 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 2 2023 JV Record: 4-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Tramell Jones 6'1" 195 Senior QB Jaime Ffrench 6'1" 185 Senior WR Drake Stubbs 6'1.5" 180 Senior DB COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION Jon Mitchell 6'0" 175 Senior CB Deryc Plazz 6'3.5" 290 Senior IOL Antoine Belgrave-Shorter 6'0" 180 Senior CB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Passing Game, RB Depth, Improved Defensive Front 7 Speed/Strength Team Weaknesses: Only 5 Returning Starters RATINGS 2023 Final Power Rating: 52.8 2023 National Rank: #164 2023 State Rank: #15 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +11.9 Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.6 Historical Reload/Regression Factor: +2.1 Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2 2024 Starting Power Rating: 50.6 2024 National Rank: #98 2024 State Rank: #9 5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): 33.5 5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #692 2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 16 5-Year Dynasty Record: 31-24 (9-6 in league) Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 29.3 Dynasty National Rank: #1280 2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 20.2 Dynasty Record: 116-110 (39-39 in league) HISTORICAL 2023 Overall Record: 11-4 2023 League Record/Finish: 2-0 (1st) 2023 Points For Average: 35.2 2023 Points Against Average: 19.4 2023 Differential: +15.8 2023 Wins: #215 Seminole (Sanford) (28-24), #245 Lake Mary (36-10), #426 Bolles (Jacksonville) (42-35), #692 Monarch (Coconut Creek) (51-21), #992 Winter Park (29-16), #1241 Riverside (Jacksonville) (50-20), #1684 Fletcher [Duncan U.] (Neptune Beach) (43-21), #2294 Fleming Island (Orange Park) (56-19), #3209 Atlantic Coast (Jacksonville) (30-0), #5850 Sandalwood (Jacksonville) (43-0), #8214 Westside (Jacksonville) (49-6) 2023 Losses: #100 Columbus [Christopher] (Miami) (38-19), #245 Lake Mary (34-16), #313 Bartram Trail (St. Johns) (24-14), #739 Creekside (Jacksonville) (23-22) 2023 Opponents W-L: 108-69 Recent State Championships: 2018 (8A) Recent League Championships: 2023 (4M District 1), 2022 (4M District 1), 2018 (8A District 1), 2015 (8A District 1), 2008 (tied for 1st; 6A District 1), 2004 (6A District 1) Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none SCHEDULE 2024 Schedule: 8/23 Creekside (St. Johns), 8/30 Atlantic Coast (Jacksonville), 9/6 Sandalwood (Jacksonville), 9/13 Bradford (Starke), 9/20 IMG Academy (Bradenton), 9/27 at First Coast (Jacksonville), 10/4 Rockledge, 10/11 Fletcher [Duncan U.] (Neptune Beach), 10/25 Oakleaf (Orange Park), 10/31 St. Augustine Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: IMG Academy (Bradenton) (86.6), St. Augustine (50), Bradford (Starke) (33.1) Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Sandalwood (Jacksonville) (-18.7), Atlantic Coast (Jacksonville) (-3), First Coast (Jacksonville) (8.8) 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.3 (35.4 overall) 2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.3 2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1 2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #11 2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #195 2024 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2024 Projected League Finish: 1st 2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1% |