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Desmond Ridder

Player breakdown

Desmond Ridder

Cincinnati · 2022 Draft Class

6-3211 lbs3rd round, 74th overallAge at Draft: 23Age: ~27
HighAll-Conference x2Missed 25+ TD
Major awards: 2Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

68%

YearTeamGGSCmpAttPass YdsPass TDINTRush YdsRush TDTotal TD
2022ATL4473115708206402
2023ATL15132493882,8361212193517
2024LVR615285458223602
SeasonTeamConfGCmpAttPass YdsPass TDINTRush YdsRush TDTotal TD
2018CincinnatiBig 1291903042,359195563524
2019CincinnatiBig 1291653012,069179545219
2020CincinnatiBig 1291862812,2961965921231
2021CincinnatiBig 12132343553,190308361636

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

31%

ML model output

Context Prob

31%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

0

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.484

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Physical upside: 0.93 — elite athletic ceiling+0.365
Improvement accelerating (+0.3) — getting better faster each year+0.351
4.29s short shuttle — average lateral quickness+0.269

Top Negative Factors

247.8 career ypg — elite WR1 college production-0.351
4 college seasons of data — proven multi-year track record-0.333
4 season(s) at 80+ ypg — sustained elite output-0.319

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)