Karns (Knoxville, TN)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Beavers Colors: Royal Blue/Gold Coach: Lee Warren League: 5A Region 2 (moving from 5A Region 3) Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank*: #37 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 9 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Weston Ritter 6'1" 205 Senior WR/OLB 4.5 Chris Boyce 5'8" 150 Senior ATH 4.5 Austin Slover 6'1" 165 Senior QB 4.7 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Offensive Experience Team Weaknesses: Defensive Youth RATINGS 2024 Final Power Rating: -10.9 2024 National Rank: #7265 2024 State Rank: #197 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +3.5 Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -1.2 2025 Starting Power Rating*: -21.5 2025 National Rank*: #6833 2025 State Rank*: #197 5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): -4.9 5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #6500 2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 16.6 5-Year Dynasty Record: 20-33 (8-16 in league) Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 1.7 Dynasty National Rank: #7558 2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 23.2 Dynasty Record: 66-159 [65-160 on the field] (37-95 in league) HISTORICAL 2024 Overall Record: 3-8 2024 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (4th) 2024 Points For Average: 12.5 2024 Points Against Average: 29 2024 Differential: -16.5 2024 Wins: #4881 Blount [William] (Maryville) (26-21), #7014 Hardin Valley Academy (Knoxville) (29-14), #9066 Campbell County (Jacksboro) (32-25) 2024 Losses: #961 Powell (38-0), #2173 Oak Ridge (35-0), #2474 Gibbs (Corryton) (35-14), #3265 Heritage (Maryville) (35-0), #3512 East Hamilton (Ooltewah) (34-8), #4345 Lenoir City (37-6), #4438 Fulton (Knoxville) (28-8), #6934 Clinton (17-15) 2024 Opponents W-L: 65-61 Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none SCHEDULE 2025 Projected League Finish*: 7th schedule not yet available; please check back later in the summer to see analysis of schedule including toughest opponents, overall schedule strength, projected W-L record, probability of an undefeated season, etc. *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)