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Hayden Hurst

Player breakdown

Hayden Hurst

South Carolina · 2018 Draft Class

6-4250 lbs1st round, 25th overallAge at Draft: 25Age: ~33
LowMissed 700+ Rec
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

18%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2018BAL120231316312.5113.6
2019BAL164393034911.6221.8
2020ATL169885657110.2635.7
2021ATL13531262218.5317
2022CIN131368524148231.8
2023CAR98321818410.2120.4
2024LAC92138739.108.1
Career88412942031,9759.71522.4
SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2015South CarolinaSEC58106013.221.2
2016South CarolinaSEC1242530012.644.2
2017South CarolinaSEC114047911243.5
Career28901,115112.439.8

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

18%

ML model output

Context Prob

18%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

0

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.854

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

120" broad jump — strong lower-body explosion+0.633
Reception rate trend+0.262
-50.7 ypg vs. draft class average — below class average+0.181

Top Negative Factors

Strong ascending production slope (+186 yards/yr) — still improving at draft time-0.402
Speed × production: 55.7 — average combined athletic output-0.373
21.2 ypg as a freshman — limited first-year impact-0.325

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)