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David Paulson

Player breakdown

David Paulson

Oregon · 2012 Draft Class

6-3246 lbs7th round, 240th overallAge at Draft: 23Age: ~37
LowMissed 700+ Rec
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
Watch Highlights

Model confidence

Success Probability

28%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2012PIT165117517.303.2
2013PIT1641061021706.4
Career329211315311.804.8
SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2009OregonBig Ten012185015.40
2010OregonBig Ten421370417.692.5
2011OregonBig Ten730428614.361.1
Career11639831015.689.4

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

28%

ML model output

Context Prob

28%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

0

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.854

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

110" broad jump — average lower-body explosion+0.557
Class YPR rank: top 9% — elite per-target efficiency+0.361
185.0 ypg as a freshman — elite first-year impact+0.307

Top Negative Factors

Strong ascending production slope (+121 yards/yr) — still improving at draft time-0.603
1.74 ypg per lb — average size-adjusted production-0.421
Reception rate trend-0.310

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)