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Philip Rivers

Player breakdown

Philip Rivers

North Carolina St. · 2004 Draft Class

6-5229 lbs1st round, 4th overallAge at Draft: 22Age: ~44
High25+ Total TD
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

59%

YearTeamGGSCmpAttPass YdsPass TDINTRush YdsRush TDTotal TD
2004SDG20583310-501
2005SDG20122211501-100
2006SDG16162844603,38822949022
2007SDG16162774603,152211533122
2008SDG16163124784,009341184034
2009SDG16163174864,25428950129
2010SDG16163575414,710301352030
2011SDG16163665824,624272036128
2012SDG16163385273,606261540026
2013SDG16163785444,478321172032
2014SDG16163795704,2863118102031
2015SDG16164376614,792291328029
2016SDG16163495784,386332135033
2017LAC16163605754,5152810-2028
2018LAC16163475084,30832127032
2019LAC16163905914,615232029023
2020IND16163695434,1692411-8024
2025IND33589254443-104
SeasonTeamConfGCmpAttPass YdsPass TDINTRush YdsRush TDTotal TD
2003NC StateACC123444594,280340213337

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+0.345
4,280 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: 0.85 — elite athletic ceiling-0.568
356.7 career ypg — elite WR1 college production-0.345
Height-adjusted speed: 4.75s — below average speed for frame-0.307

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)