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Predictions/Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice

Player breakdown

Brenden Rice

USC · 2024 Draft Class

6-2208 lbs7th round, 225th overallAge at Draft: 22Age: ~24
HighDid Not Hit
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

64%

SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2020ColoradoPac-126612022020
2021ColoradoPac-121121299314.227.2
2022USCPac-121439611415.743.6
2023USCPac-1212457911217.665.9
Career431111,8212116.442.3

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

60%

ML model output

Context Prob

87%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

1

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Program WR pipeline: 29% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate+1.286
Physical production synergy+0.389
0.62 TDs/game — reliable scoring role in college+0.233

Top Negative Factors

-2.0 ypg vs. draft class average — below class average-0.735
Accounted for 1.71 yards per team pass attempt — featured receiver share-0.432
Improvement accelerating (+5.6) — getting better faster each year-0.305

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)