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Clyde Edwards-Helaire

Player breakdown

Clyde Edwards-Helaire

LSU · 2020 Draft Class

5-7207 lbs1st round, 32nd overallAge at Draft: 21Age: ~27
EliteAll-Conference x11000+ Scrimmage
Major awards: 1Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

88%

YearTeamGRush AttRush YdsRush TDRecRec YdsRec TDScrim Yds
2020KAN1318180343629711,100
2021KAN101195174191292646
2022KAN10713023171513453
2023KAN15702231171881411
2024NOR213460324070
2025KAN2713029022
SeasonTeamConfGRush AttRush YdsRush TDRecRec YdsScrim Yds
2017LSUSEC0931034677
2018LSUSEC01366267871697
2019LSUSEC01971,29016503991,689

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

85%

ML model output

Context Prob

85%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

0

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.268

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

1 All-Conference selection — proven conference-level excellence+0.494
0.0 alt. conference-adjusted ypg — cross-conference production comparison+0.429
4.60s forty — slow speed+0.395

Top Negative Factors

3 freshman catches — suppressed depth chart-0.364
8.16 ypg per lb — exceptional size-adjusted production-0.318
Physical upside: 0.86 — elite athletic ceiling-0.300

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)