| Decatur (AL) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Red Raiders Colors: Red/Black/White Coach: John Ritter League: 6A Region 7 Playoff Division: 6A Playoff Division Rank*: #48 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2024 JV Record: 5-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Quaylen Hampton 6'0" 170 Junior WR/CB 4.65 Harris Penley 6'3" 270 Senior OL 5.04 Cayden Oliver 6'0" 215 Senior ILB 4.8 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience, 4 OL Returning, 4 Of Top 5 Tacklers Are Back Team Weaknesses: QB Inexperience, Lack Depth At Some Key Positions, Some Youth RATINGS 2024 Final Power Rating: -10.1 2024 National Rank: #7098 2024 State Rank: #204 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +2.5 Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -2.1 2025 Starting Power Rating*: -18.4 2025 National Rank*: #6274 2025 State Rank*: #175 5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): 3.1 5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #4702 2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 21.5 5-Year Dynasty Record: 20-33 (11-19 in league) Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 23.8 Dynasty National Rank: #1974 2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 42.2 Dynasty Record: 139-110 (83-58 in league) HISTORICAL 2024 Overall Record: 2-8 2024 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (6th) 2024 Points For Average: 17.4 2024 Points Against Average: 36.5 2024 Differential: -19.1 2024 Wins: #10320 Lee (Huntsville) (44-0), #11893 Columbia (Huntsville) (42-16) 2024 Losses: #636 Muscle Shoals (42-7), #876 Austin (Decatur) (41-0), #1288 Hartselle (59-0), #1796 Athens (49-20), #2872 Jasper (55-7), #3163 Cullman (42-14), #4295 Buckhorn (New Market) (33-19), #6159 Jemison [Mae] (Huntsville) (28-21) 2024 Opponents W-L: 56-52 Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st; 6A Region 8), 2007 (5A Region 8), 2005 (6A Region 8) Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none SCHEDULE 2025 Schedule: 8/22 Buckhorn (New Market), 8/29 Austin (Decatur), 9/5 Jasper, 9/12 at Muscle Shoals, 9/19 at Hartselle, 10/3 Columbia (Huntsville), 10/9 at Jemison [Mae] (Huntsville), 10/17 at Cullman, 10/24 Athens Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Muscle Shoals (34.3), Hartselle (19.3), Austin (Decatur) (18.2) Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Columbia (Huntsville) (-43.2), Jemison [Mae] (Huntsville) (-17.5), Buckhorn (New Market) (-12.9) 2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.5 2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 2.7 2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -4.8 2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #37 2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #303 2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 2-7 2025 Projected League Finish*: 6th 2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1% *temporary; not finalized until August 7th Late transfer? Player name spelled incorrectly? Not too late to change it-- please contact this specific preview's author (Please do not contact us about recruiting info; we do NOT originate that data, it is compiled from other sources, so we don't control it) |