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Jace Sternberger

Player breakdown

Jace Sternberger

Texas A&M · 2019 Draft Class

6-4251 lbs3rd round, 75th overallAge at Draft: 23Age: ~30
EliteAll-American x1Missed 700+ Rec
Major awards: 1Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
Watch Highlights

Model confidence

Success Probability

78%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2019GNB61100000
2020GNB12015121149.519.5
Career18116121149.516.3
SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2016KansasBig 12115055
2018Texas A&MSEC1246789917.265.8
Career1347794916.961.1

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

75%

ML model output

Context Prob

75%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

0

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.854

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

1,052 conference-adjusted best-season yards — competition-normalized peak+0.648
113" broad jump — average lower-body explosion+0.516
3.14 ypg per lb — average size-adjusted production+0.399

Top Negative Factors

65.8 ypg as a freshman — elite first-year impact-0.460
Speed × production: 77.8 — strong combined athletic output-0.323
BMI 30.6 — outside ideal range for NFL WR (251 lbs)-0.250

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)