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Cam Ward

Player breakdown

Cam Ward

Miami (FL) · 2025 Draft Class

6-2219 lbs1st round, 1st overallAge at Draft: 23Age: ~24
EliteDavey O'Brien x1Manning x1All-American x1All-Conference x1Missed 25+ TD
Major awards: 4Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: $4.7M
Watch Highlights

Model confidence

Success Probability

85%

YearTeamGGSCmpAttPass YdsPass TDINTRush YdsRush TDTotal TD
2025TEN17173235403,169157159217
SeasonTeamConfGCmpAttPass YdsPass TDINTRush YdsRush TDTotal TD
2021Incarnate WordSouthland133845904,648471061148
2022Washington StatePac-1202984653,09423862528
2023Washington StatePac-12123234853,735257144833
2024MiamiACC122934354,123367196440

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

82%

ML model output

Context Prob

82%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

0

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.484

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Flat acceleration — consistent but not accelerating+0.345
4,123 career receiving yards — elite multi-year volume+0.273
No height-adjusted speed data — missing combine measurement+0.262

Top Negative Factors

Physical upside: 0.60 — strong athletic ceiling-0.568
343.6 career ypg — elite WR1 college production-0.345
Declining production trend (-175) — peaked before final season-0.219

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)