Seagoville’s preseason projections look modest, but the numbers behind last season tell a more complicated story.
The Dragons return a substantial share of their rushing production and enough varsity experience to contend for another playoff berth. But the numbers also expose a defense that gave up points in bunches.
Here is Seagoville’s 2026 outlook, told through the numbers that matter most.
5-6: The Final Record
Seagoville finished 4-3 in district play a season ago, good enough for fourth place and the district’s final playoff position, before falling to Terrell in bi-district. A losing overall record did not keep the Dragons out of the postseason. The district mark was what counted, and it still is.
279 and 370: Points Scored and Allowed
- Points scored: 279 (25.4 per game)
- Points allowed: 370 (33.6 per game)
Those season averages hide a team that rarely played close games. Seagoville scored 39 or more points four separate times but was shut out twice and held to 14 points or fewer in three other losses.
The split between wins and losses is even more telling. In five victories, the Dragons averaged 42 points scored and 15.2 allowed. In six losses, that flipped to 11.5 points scored and 49 allowed. Seagoville was not losing close shootouts. Several games got away early.
1,919 and 1,155: The Rushing Attack
Seagoville’s offense produced 1,919 rushing yards and 20 rushing touchdowns as a team in 2025. Kelveion Gates, the leading rusher, has since graduated, but the running game is not starting from zero.
Kollin Williams, Rickey Wilkins Jr., and Devionte Smith combined for 1,155 rushing yards last season, roughly 60 percent of the team’s total. Rather than searching for a new backfield, Seagoville can simply redistribute Gates’ former workload among three players who have already produced at the varsity level.
63.6%: The Passing Picture
Three quarterbacks combined to complete 68 of 107 passes for 1,069 yards, 13 touchdowns, and only three interceptions last season, a 63.6 percent completion rate as a team. Kollin Williams and Andrew Hernandez, both currently listed on the roster, accounted for 571 of those passing yards and six of those touchdowns.
The 2026 starter remains undecided, but the numbers show more than one Dragon has already handled meaningful varsity snaps under center.
11 of 26: The Senior Class
Eleven of the 26 players currently listed on Seagoville’s preseason roster are seniors, with eight juniors and seven sophomores rounding out the group. The roster is not final this early in August, but the current breakdown shows a meaningful senior core, particularly along the offensive and defensive lines.
10 and 4: The Schedule and the Stakes
Seagoville plays 10 regular season games in 2026, five at home and five on the road, with eight counting toward the district standings. The season opens August 28 at Palestine, continues at home against Bryan Adams, and moves into district play September 11 against Mesquite Poteet.
Only four playoff spots are available from a nine team District 5-5A Division II, now including Poteet after realignment. Seagoville held the fourth spot in 2025, and defending it will be harder with one more team in the field.
5th and 6th: Where the Projections Land
Dave Campbell’s Texas Football projects Seagoville fifth in the district, while The Dallas Morning News has the Dragons sixth. Both projections place Seagoville outside the playoff field, but the margin separating Seagoville, Wilson, and Hillcrest appears thin, with Poteet and Samuell also competing for spots behind favorite South Oak Cliff.
The Two Games That Could Change Everything
Seagoville lost to both Hillcrest and Wilson in 2025. This season, the Dragons travel to Hillcrest on October 16 before hosting Wilson on October 23, in the middle of a four week stretch that also includes Samuell and South Oak Cliff.
Reversing either result would do more to change Seagoville’s playoff outlook than anything else on the schedule.
The Bottom Line
Every number in this preview points back to the same target: the top four in District 5-5A Division II. Seagoville has enough returning offense to make that finish realistic, but getting there will depend on settling the quarterback position, tightening a defense that allowed nearly 50 points a game in losses, and beating the teams occupying the same part of the standings.
The pieces are in place. Turning them into wins is the only number left to solve.
