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Alec Pierce

Player breakdown

Alec Pierce

Cincinnati · 2022 Draft Class

6-3211 lbs2nd round, 53rd overallAge at Draft: 22Age: ~26
Low1000+ NFL
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

39%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2022IND1612784159314.5237.1
2023IND1716653251416.1230.2
2024IND1613693782422.3751.5
2025IND151484471,00321.3666.9
Career64552961572,93418.71745.8
SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2019CincinnatiAmerican1437652217.646.6
2020CincinnatiAmerican617315318.552.5
2021CincinnatiAmerican145288471763.1
Career341061,8511217.554.4

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

39%

ML model output

Context Prob

40%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

2

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Program WR pipeline: 11% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate+1.248
Recruit dominator synergy+0.487
Class YPR rank: top 12% — elite per-target efficiency+0.214

Top Negative Factors

-1.5 ypg vs. draft class average — below class average-0.750
Physical production synergy-0.433
0.35 TDs/game — limited scoring role in college-0.351

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)