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T.J. Yeldon

Player breakdown

T.J. Yeldon

Alabama · 2015 Draft Class

6-1226 lbs2nd round, 36th overallAge at Draft: 21Age: ~32
High1000+ Scrimmage
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

64%

YearTeamGRush AttRush YdsRush TDRecRec YdsRec TDScrim Yds
2015JAX1218274023627911,019
2016JAX151304651503121777
2017JAX10492532302240477
2018JAX141044141554874901
2019BUF617630131240187
2020BUF310700122192
SeasonTeamConfGRush AttRush YdsRush TDRecRec YdsScrim Yds
2012AlabamaSEC101751,10812111311,239
2013AlabamaSEC91901,16313181601,323
2014AlabamaSEC718493210151801,112

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

64%

ML model output

Context Prob

64%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

0

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.268

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

4.61s forty — slow speed+0.395
Catch radius: 91.0 — strong physical reach envelope+0.236
37 career TDs — prolific scoring production+0.188

Top Negative Factors

4.22s short shuttle — average lateral quickness-0.665
44 career receptions — limited volume-0.278
Season-to-season ypg consistency: 0.01 — variable output-0.174

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)