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Ryan Mathews

Player breakdown

Ryan Mathews

Fresno St. · 2010 Draft Class

6-0218 lbs1st round, 12th overallAge at Draft: 22Age: ~38
EliteAll-American x1All-Conference x11000+ Scrimmage
Major awards: 2Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

81%

YearTeamGRush AttRush YdsRush TDRecRec YdsRec TDScrim Yds
2010SDG121586787221450823
2011SDG142221,09165045501,546
2012SDG121847071392520959
2013SDG162851,25562618911,444
2014SDG67433039690399
2015PHI131065396201461685
2016PHI131556618131151776
SeasonTeamConfGRush AttRush YdsRush TDRecRec YdsScrim Yds
2007Fresno StateMountain West91458661400866
2008Fresno StateMountain West510959368146739
2009Fresno StateMountain West92761,80819111221,930

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

76%

ML model output

Context Prob

76%

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
4.37s forty — elite sub-4.4 speed+0.395
Physical upside: 0.99 — elite athletic ceiling+0.381

Top Negative Factors

4.33s short shuttle — average lateral quickness-0.665
8.85 ypg per lb — exceptional size-adjusted production-0.360
19 career receptions — limited volume-0.278

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)