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Mac Jones

Player breakdown

Mac Jones

Alabama · 2021 Draft Class

6-2217 lbs1st round, 15th overallAge at Draft: 23Age: ~28
EliteDavey O'Brien x1Manning x1Unitas x1All-American x1All-Conference x1Missed 25+ TD
Major awards: 5Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
Watch Highlights

Model confidence

Success Probability

81%

YearTeamGGSCmpAttPass YdsPass TDINTRush YdsRush TDTotal TD
2021NWE17173525213,8012213129022
2022NWE14142884422,9971411102115
2023NWE11112243452,120101296010
2024JAX1071712621,672889219
2025SFO1182012892,15113660013
SeasonTeamConfGCmpAttPass YdsPass TDINTRush YdsRush TDTotal TD
2018AlabamaSEC151312310001
2019AlabamaSEC5811161,17611336112
2020AlabamaSEC103114024,50041414142

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

74%

ML model output

Context Prob

74%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

0

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.484

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Physical upside: 0.89 — elite athletic ceiling+0.428
Strong ascending production slope (+2188 yards/yr) — still improving at draft time+0.337
5,799 career receiving yards — elite multi-year volume+0.273

Top Negative Factors

Improvement accelerating (+35.6) — getting better faster each year-0.390
362.4 career ypg — elite WR1 college production-0.338
3 season(s) at 80+ ypg — sustained elite output-0.315

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)