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Matt Ryan

Player breakdown

Matt Ryan

Boston Col. · 2008 Draft Class

6-5228 lbs1st round, 3rd overallAge at Draft: 23Age: ~41
HighManning x1Unitas x125+ Total TD
Major awards: 2Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

72%

YearTeamGGSCmpAttPass YdsPass TDINTRush YdsRush TDTotal TD
2008ATL16162654343,4401611104117
2009ATL14142634512,916221449123
2010ATL16163575713,705289122028
2011ATL16163475664,177291284231
2012ATL16164226154,7193214141133
2013ATL16164396514,515261755026
2014ATL16164156284,6942814145028
2015ATL16164076144,591211663021
2016ATL16163735344,944387117038
2017ATL16163425294,0952012143020
2018ATL16164226084,924357125338
2019ATL15154086164,4662614147127
2020ATL16164076264,581261192228
2021ATL17173755603,968201282121
2022IND12123094613,057141370115
SeasonTeamConfGCmpAttPass YdsPass TDINTRush YdsRush TDTotal TD
2004Boston CollegeACC2346933723002
2005Boston CollegeACC51021591,2585472510
2006Boston CollegeACC82423962,6971480014
2007Boston CollegeACC133666074,258281826230

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

56%

ML model output

Context Prob

56%

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+0.458
Strong ascending production slope (+1307 yards/yr) — still improving at draft time+0.343
4.51s short shuttle — average lateral quickness+0.262

Top Negative Factors

Improvement accelerating (+11.6) — getting better faster each year-0.383
4 college seasons of data — proven multi-year track record-0.347
305.4 career ypg — elite WR1 college production-0.333

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)