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Brian Thomas

Player breakdown

Brian Thomas

LSU · 2024 Draft Class

6-3209 lbs1st round, 23rd overallAge at Draft: 21Age: ~23
Elite1000+ NFL
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

81%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2024JAX1716133871,28214.71075.4
2025JAX1414914870714.7250.5
Career31302241351,98914.71264.2

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

85%

ML model output

Context Prob

60%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

2

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Program WR pipeline: 31% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate+1.285
Physical production synergy+0.285
Scout dominator depth synergy+0.234

Top Negative Factors

-6.0 ypg vs. draft class average — below class average-0.675
Recruit dominator synergy-0.280
Improvement accelerating (+2.3) — getting better faster each year-0.214

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)