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AJ Barner

Player breakdown

AJ Barner

Michigan · 2024 Draft Class

6-6251 lbs4th round, 121st overallAge at Draft: 22Age: ~24
LowMissed 700+ Rec
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
Watch Highlights

Model confidence

Success Probability

5%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2024SEA17638302458.2414.4
2025SEA1717685251910630.5
Career3423106827649.31022.5

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

5%

ML model output

Context Prob

5%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

0

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.854

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

YPG ranked at 25th percentile in draft class — average relative to peers+0.190
-65.7 ypg vs. draft class average — below class average+0.185
Speed × production: 0.0 — average combined athletic output+0.160

Top Negative Factors

Positive production trend (+78) — improving trajectory-0.706
332 conference-adjusted best-season yards — competition-normalized peak-0.478
0.99 ypg per lb — average size-adjusted production-0.430

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)