Predicting the Pros
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Mason Taylor

Player breakdown

Mason Taylor

LSU · 2025 Draft Class

6-5251 lbs2nd round, 42nd overallAge at Draft: 21Age: ~22
LowMissed 700+ Rec
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
Watch Highlights

Model confidence

Success Probability

13%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2025NYJ131165443698.4128.4
SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2022LSUSEC123332609.927.2
2023LSUSEC11292600923.6
2024LSUSEC125453709.944.8
Career351161,12309.732.1

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

13%

ML model output

Context Prob

13%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

0

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.854

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Reception rate trend+0.267
Speed × production: 0.0 — average combined athletic output+0.179
-58.5 ypg vs. draft class average — below class average+0.178

Top Negative Factors

Strong ascending production slope (+105 yards/yr) — still improving at draft time-0.735
Broad jump not recorded at combine — missing explosive power data-0.397
Class YPR rank: top 88% — average per-target efficiency-0.350

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)