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Anthony Smith

Player breakdown

Anthony Smith

East Carolina · 2026 Draft Class

6-3189 lbsUndrafted / UpcomingAge: ~27
Low
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

17%

SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2017Texas StateSun Belt113401.30.4
2020North Carolina StateACC7569113.89.9
2021North Carolina StateACC12497124.38.1
2022North Carolina StateACC425812914.5
2023North Carolina StateACC1021909.51.9
2024East CarolinaAmerican1341799619.561.5
2025East CarolinaAmerican13641,053716.581
Career701212,0991617.330.0

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

8%

ML model output

Context Prob

65%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

2

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Class YPR rank: top 8% — elite per-target efficiency+0.225
BMI 23.6 — outside ideal range for NFL WR (189 lbs)+0.207
Scout dominator depth synergy+0.190

Top Negative Factors

Program WR pipeline: 3% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate-1.084
Improvement accelerating (+14.3) — getting better faster each year-0.600
Physical production synergy-0.543

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)