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Fred Davis

Player breakdown

Fred Davis

USC · 2008 Draft Class

6-3255 lbs2nd round, 48th overallAge at Draft: 22Age: ~40
EliteJohn Mackey x1700+ Receiving
Major awards: 1Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
Watch Highlights

Model confidence

Success Probability

88%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2008WAS11210327902.5
2009WAS1610764850910.6631.8
2010WAS169302131615319.8
2011WAS1212885979613.5366.3
2012WAS77312432513.5046.4
2013WAS103187701017
Career72432531622,04312.61328.4
SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2004USCBig Ten043007.50
2005USCBig Ten211126211.563
2006USCBig Ten33531338.9104.3
2007USCBig Ten055794714.40
Career51051,2631212.0252.6

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

88%

ML model output

Context Prob

88%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

0

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.854

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

1,058 conference-adjusted best-season yards — competition-normalized peak+0.637
3.11 ypg per lb — average size-adjusted production+0.426
Strong ascending production slope (+254 yards/yr) — still improving at draft time+0.342

Top Negative Factors

Broad jump not recorded at combine — missing explosive power data-0.355
30.0 ypg as a freshman — limited first-year impact-0.332
Class YPR rank: top 53% — average per-target efficiency-0.328

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)