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Ace Sanders

Player breakdown

Ace Sanders

South Carolina · 2013 Draft Class

5-7173 lbs4th round, 101st overallAge at Draft: 21Age: ~34
LowDid Not Hit
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

36%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2013JAX15487514849.5132.3
2014JAX12076559.204.6
Career27494575399.5120.0
SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2010South CarolinaSEC1425316212.622.6
2011South CarolinaSEC1329383213.229.5
2012South CarolinaSEC1345531911.840.8
Career40991,2301312.430.8

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

36%

ML model output

Context Prob

35%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

1

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Program WR pipeline: 20% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate+1.225
Recruit dominator synergy+0.359
Outperformed team passing efficiency by 0.86x — route-running independent of system+0.192

Top Negative Factors

-21.4 ypg vs. draft class average — below class average-0.740
Accounted for 1.45 yards per team pass attempt — featured receiver share-0.405
0.33 TDs/game — limited scoring role in college-0.332

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)