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Jay Ajayi

Player breakdown

Jay Ajayi

Boise St. · 2015 Draft Class

6-0221 lbs5th round, 149th overallAge at Draft: 22Age: ~33
High1000+ Scrimmage
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

61%

YearTeamGRush AttRush YdsRush TDRecRec YdsRec TDScrim Yds
2015MIA94918717900277
2016MIA152601,27282715101,423
2017PHI770408110911499
2018PHI44518435200204
2019PHI31030000030
SeasonTeamConfGRush AttRush YdsRush TDRecRec YdsScrim Yds
2012Boise StateMountain West0825484114562
2013Boise StateMountain West92261,32817161891,517
2014Boise StateMountain West113251,68925455362,225

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

61%

ML model output

Context Prob

61%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

0

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.268

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

4.57s forty — slow speed+0.395
1,434 avg yards/season — elite per-season output+0.376
Catch radius: 91.5 — strong physical reach envelope+0.236

Top Negative Factors

4.10s short shuttle — average lateral quickness-0.665
1 freshman catches — suppressed depth chart-0.364
10.07 ypg per lb — exceptional size-adjusted production-0.360

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)