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Brandon Aiyuk

Player breakdown

Brandon Aiyuk

Arizona St. · 2020 Draft Class

6-0205 lbs1st round, 25th overallAge at Draft: 22Age: ~28
Medium1000+ NFL
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

55%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2020SFO1211966074812.5562.3
2021SFO1716845682614.8548.6
2022SFO1717114781,01513859.7
2023SFO1616105751,34217.9783.9
2024SFO77472537415053.4
Career69674462944,30514.62562.4
SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2018Arizona StatePac-121333474314.436.5
2019Arizona StatePac-1212651,192818.399.3
Career25981,6661117.066.6

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

53%

ML model output

Context Prob

65%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

2

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Program WR pipeline: 10% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate+1.130
BMI 27.8 — outside ideal range for NFL WR (205 lbs)+0.242
Accounted for 3.11 yards per team pass attempt — alpha receiver share+0.215

Top Negative Factors

+10.7 ypg vs. draft class average — above average-0.684
Physical production synergy-0.607
Improvement accelerating (+1.5) — getting better faster each year-0.279

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)