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Braylon Staley

Player breakdown

Braylon Staley

Tennessee · 2026 Draft Class

6-0190 lbsUndrafted / UpcomingAge: ~20
Low
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

28%

SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2024TennesseeSEC4321075.3
2025TennesseeSEC1368837612.364.4
Career1771858612.150.5

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

1%

ML model output

Context Prob

68%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

5

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

5.2 ypg as a freshman — limited first-year impact+0.265
Recruit rating × conference strength: 0.95 — elite recruit at elite school+0.213
Season-to-season ypg consistency: 0.00 — variable output+0.193

Top Negative Factors

Program WR pipeline: 2% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate-2.326
-3.9 ypg vs. draft class average — below class average-0.528
Improvement accelerating (+38.9) — getting better faster each year-0.517

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)