| West Lafayette (IN) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Red Devils Colors: Scarlet/Gray Coach: Shane Fry League: Hoosier - Big School Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank*: #21 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 9 2024 JV Record: 6-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Kojo Steffey 5'10" 185 Junior RB J.J. Weida 6'1" 185 Senior LB Niko Karlaftis 6'1" 230 Senior OL/DL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Defense, Skill Positions Team Weaknesses: OL RATINGS 2024 Final Power Rating: 4.6 2024 National Rank: #4240 2024 State Rank: #108 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -2.5 Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -7 2025 Starting Power Rating*: -6.7 2025 National Rank*: #4221 2025 State Rank*: #111 5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): 20.7 5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #1805 2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 27.4 5-Year Dynasty Record: 47-12 (19-1 in league) Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 27 Dynasty National Rank: #1521 2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 33.7 Dynasty Record: 198-69 (88-27 in league) HISTORICAL 2024 Overall Record: 8-4 2024 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd) 2024 Points For Average: 28.3 2024 Points Against Average: 15.4 2024 Differential: +12.9 2024 Wins: #5295 McCutcheon (Lafayette) (34-28), #6355 Hamilton Heights (Arcadia) (21-7), #6978 Twin Lakes (Monticello) (49-21), #6997 Lowell (34-14), #7824 Northwestern (Kokomo) (42-14), #9979 Rensselaer Central (Rensselaer) (34-7), #9987 Frankton (49-7), #10134 Western (Russiaville) (20-0) 2024 Losses: #2656 Harrison [William Henry] (West Lafayette) (30-22), #2803 Lafayette Central Catholic (Lafayette) (12-7), #3362 Maconaquah (Bunker Hill) (17-14), #3400 Logansport (28-14) 2024 Opponents W-L: 68-60 Recent State Championships: 2018, 2009 Recent League Championships: 2023 (Hoosier - West), 2022 (Hoosier - West), 2021 (Hoosier - West), 2020 (Hoosier - West), 2019 (Hoosier - West), 2018 (Hoosier - West), 2017 (Hoosier - West), 2009 (Hoosier), 2008 (Hoosier) Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none SCHEDULE 2025 Projected League Finish*: 2nd 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) |