# Team 2591: RedTails

Detroit, Michigan, USA. Rookie year 2008. District FIM.

## Who backs them

- School: Davis Aerospace Tech High Sch
- Sponsors: Davis Aerospace Technical High School, Detroit Public Schools Community District, FCA Foundation, United States Air Force, Michigan Engineering Zone, Ford Motor Company
- Website: http://www.firstinspires.org/

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **20.64**, rank 2700 of 3708 (27.2th percentile)
- Record: 14-15-0 over 29 matches (48% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 4.1, teleop 16.5, endgame 0.0
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 17%, RP2 5%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FIM District Wayne State Event presented by Magna | 2026midtr | 2 | 26 | 5-7-0 | 16 |  | 10.1 | 11 |  |
| FIM District Troy Event #2 presented by DTE Foundation | 2026mitr2 | 5 | 18 | 6-6-0 | 26 | 3 | 20.6 | 36 |  |
| Detroit City Championship | 2026midet | 32 | 22 | 1-5-0 | 4 | 2 | 25.9 |  |  |

### Awards in 2026

- District Event Finalist (2026mitr2)

## Name history

Every name FIRST recorded for this team, newest first. A span states the first and last season the name was on the team.

- 2009 – now: RedTails
- 2008: SuperNova

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 0
- Awards: 7, over 6 seasons

| Award | Won | Years |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Finalist | 3 | 2026, 2020, 2011 |
| Judges' | 2 | 2016, 2012 |
| Highest Rookie Seed (no longer given) | 1 | 2008 |
| Rookie All Star | 1 | 2008 |

Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Creativity, Engineering Inspiration, Excellence in Engineering, Gracious Professionalism, Imagery, Impact, Impact Finalist, Industrial Design, Innovation in Control, Leadership, Quality, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Winner, Woodie Flowers.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | FIM District Troy Event #2 presented by DTE Foundation | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Finalist |
| 2026 | FIM District Wayne State Event presented by Magna |  | Not picked |
| 2025 | FIM District Renaissance Event presented by DTE Foundation |  | Not picked |
| 2025 | FIM District Wayne State Event presented by Magna |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | FIM District Renaissance Event presented by DTE Energy Foundation |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | FIM District Wayne State Event presented by Magna | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2023 | FIM District Troy Event #2 presented by Magna |  | Not picked |
| 2023 | FIM District Detroit Event presented by DTE |  | Not picked |
| 2022 | FIM District Woodhaven Event presented by Ford |  | Not picked |
| 2022 | FIM District Detroit Event |  | Not picked |
| 2020 | FIM District Southfield Event | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Finalist |
| 2019 | FIM District Troy Event |  | Not picked |
| 2019 | FIM District Detroit Event | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2018 | FIM District Troy Event |  | Not picked |
| 2018 | FIM District Center Line Event | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2016 | FIM District - Troy Event |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | FIM District - Center Line Event |  | Not picked |
| 2015 | FIM District - Troy Event | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2015 | FIM District - Center Line Event | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2014 | Troy FIRST Robotics District Competition |  | Not picked |
| 2014 | Center Line FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2013 | Troy FIRST Robotics District Competition |  | Not picked |
| 2013 | Detroit FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2012 | Curie Division |  | Not picked |
| 2012 | Michigan FRC State Championship |  | Not picked |
| 2012 | Livonia FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four |
| 2012 | Detroit FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2011 | Troy FIRST Robotics District Competition |  | Not picked |
| 2011 | Niles FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Finalist |
| 2011 | Detroit FIRST Robotics District Competition |  | Not picked |
| 2010 | Troy FIRST Robotics District Competition |  | Not picked |
| 2010 | Ann Arbor FIRST Robotics District Competition |  | Not picked |
| 2009 | Troy FIRST Robotics District Competition |  | Not picked |
| 2009 | Detroit FIRST Robotics District Competition |  | Not picked |
| 2008 | Newton Division | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2008 | Great Lakes Regional |  | Not picked |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 20.6 | 2700 / 3708 | 27.2 | 14-15-0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 5.3 | 3660 / 3687 | 0.7 | 7-17-0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 8.7 | 2558 / 3475 | 26.4 | 11-14-1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 16.6 | 2558 / 3284 | 22.1 | 10-14-0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 4.4 | 2766 / 3053 | 9.4 | 10-14-0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 11.3 | 1702 / 2024 | 15.9 | 8-11-0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 15.7 | 2003 / 3763 | 46.8 | 16-13-0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 53.4 | 3209 / 3617 | 11.3 | 12-14-0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 13.5 | 2879 / 3114 | 7.5 | 7-17-0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 18.4 | 1400 / 2873 | 51.3 | Not applicable (qual average) | 2 |
| 2014 | 18.0 | 1936 / 2697 | 28.2 | 12-15-0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 15.0 | 1220 / 2510 | 51.4 | 11-16-2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 10.5 | 536 / 2332 | 77.0 | 27-23-2 | 4 |
| 2011 | 3.6 | 1700 / 2053 | 17.2 | 17-25-1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 0.7 | 1319 / 1801 | 26.8 | 11-10-3 | 2 |
| 2009 | 22.5 | 266 / 1675 | 84.2 | 7-16-1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 17.6 | 316 / 1498 | 79.0 | 10-6-1 | 3 |

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