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Matt Spaeth

Player breakdown

Matt Spaeth

Minnesota · 2007 Draft Class

6-7270 lbs3rd round, 77th overallAge at Draft: 23Age: ~42
HighJohn Mackey x1Missed 700+ Rec
Major awards: 1Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

72%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2007PIT14565346.832.4
2008PIT16132617136808.5
2009PIT1687525511.6
2010PIT1413189808.915.7
2011CHI158117507.123.3
2012CHI168106284.711.8
2013PIT4221111112.8
2014PIT158434615.313.1
2015PIT1373210500.8
Career1237287554207.6103.4
SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2004MinnesotaBig Ten224298412.4149
2005MinnesotaBig Ten424308412.877
2006MinnesotaBig Ten447564412141
Career10951,1701212.3117.0

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

26%

ML model output

Context Prob

26%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

0

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.854

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

752 conference-adjusted best-season yards — competition-normalized peak+0.564
149.0 ypg as a freshman — elite first-year impact+0.287
Catch radius: 0.0 — limited physical reach envelope+0.152

Top Negative Factors

Strong ascending production slope (+133 yards/yr) — still improving at draft time-0.529
Broad jump not recorded at combine — missing explosive power data-0.384
Speed × production: 56.0 — average combined athletic output-0.366

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)