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Eli Manning

Player breakdown

Eli Manning

Mississippi · 2004 Draft Class

6-5221 lbs1st round, 1st overallAge at Draft: 23Age: ~45
HighUnitas x125+ Total TD
Major awards: 1Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

70%

YearTeamGGSCmpAttPass YdsPass TDINTRush YdsRush TDTotal TD
2004NYG97951971,043693506
2005NYG16162945573,762241780125
2006NYG16163015223,244241821024
2007NYG16162975293,336232069124
2008NYG16162894793,238211010122
2009NYG16163175094,021271465027
2010NYG16163395394,002312570031
2011NYG16163595894,933291615130
2012NYG16163215363,948261530026
2013NYG16163175513,818182736018
2014NYG16163796014,410301431131
2015NYG16163876184,432351461035
2016NYG16163775984,0272616-9026
2017NYG15153525713,468191326120
2018NYG16163805764,299211120122
2019NYG44911471,04265706
SeasonTeamConfGCmpAttPass YdsPass TDINTRush YdsRush TDTotal TD
2003Ole MissSEC122764243,39226090228

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

59%

ML model output

Context Prob

59%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

0

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.484

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Flat acceleration — consistent but not accelerating+0.351
3,392 career receiving yards — elite multi-year volume+0.273
1 season(s) at 80+ ypg — one elite output+0.262

Top Negative Factors

Physical upside: 0.87 — elite athletic ceiling-0.574
282.7 career ypg — elite WR1 college production-0.351
Height-adjusted speed: 4.58s — below average speed for frame-0.309

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)