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Anthony Gonzalez

Player breakdown

Anthony Gonzalez

Ohio St. · 2007 Draft Class

6-0193 lbs1st round, 32nd overallAge at Draft: 22Age: ~41
LowDid Not Hit
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

19%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2007IND139513757615.6344.3
2008IND162795766411.6441.5
2010IND20956713.4033.5
2011IND80200000
Career3911141991,30713.2733.5
SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2004Ohio StateBig Ten88179222.422.4
2005Ohio StateBig Ten1228373313.331.1
2006Ohio StateBig Ten1351734814.456.5
2011PittBig East1095806.45.8
Career43961,3441314.031.3

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

12%

ML model output

Context Prob

56%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

2

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Program WR pipeline: 21% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate+1.156
BMI 26.2 — ideal frame for NFL WR (193 lbs)+0.213
39.0 career ypg — limited college production+0.141

Top Negative Factors

-15.4 ypg vs. draft class average — below class average-0.762
Physical production synergy-0.517
Improvement accelerating (+3.1) — getting better faster each year-0.349

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)