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Tyjae Spears

Player breakdown

Tyjae Spears

Tulane · 2023 Draft Class

5-10201 lbs3rd round, 81st overallAge at Draft: 22Age: ~25
LowMissed 1000+ Scrim
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
Watch Highlights

Model confidence

Success Probability

31%

YearTeamGRush AttRush YdsRush TDRecRec YdsRec TDScrim Yds
2023TEN171004532523851838
2024TEN12843124302241536
2025TEN13722832452640547
SeasonTeamConfGRush AttRush YdsRush TDRecRec YdsScrim Yds
2019TulaneAmerican Athletic13219215133325
2020TulaneAmerican Athletic1372742230304
2021TulaneAmerican Athletic01298639191451,008
2022TulaneAmerican Athletic02121,37615212421,618

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

31%

ML model output

Context Prob

31%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

0

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.268

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Catch radius: 89.5 — strong physical reach envelope+0.236
Rb rush yards per attempt+0.227
30 career TDs — prolific scoring production+0.188

Top Negative Factors

No combine speed data — model penalizes missing athleticism-0.483
8.05 ypg per lb — exceptional size-adjusted production-0.318
Physical upside: 0.56 — average athletic ceiling-0.300

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)