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Cade Stover

Player breakdown

Cade Stover

Ohio St. · 2024 Draft Class

6-4247 lbs4th round, 123rd overallAge at Draft: 24Age: ~26
EliteMissed 700+ Rec
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

81%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2024HOU15922151338.918.9
2025HOU971612766.308.4
Career241638272097.718.7
SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2021Ohio StateBig Ten5576015.215.2
2022Ohio StateBig Ten1235399511.433.2
2023Ohio StateBig Ten940575514.463.9
Career26801,0501013.140.4

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

81%

ML model output

Context Prob

81%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

0

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.854

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

766 conference-adjusted best-season yards — competition-normalized peak+0.628
117" broad jump — average lower-body explosion+0.542
2.33 ypg per lb — average size-adjusted production+0.394

Top Negative Factors

Speed × production: 60.8 — strong combined athletic output-0.373
15.2 ypg as a freshman — limited first-year impact-0.324
BMI 30.1 — outside ideal range for NFL WR (247 lbs)-0.255

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)