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Calvin Ridley

Player breakdown

Calvin Ridley

Alabama · 2018 Draft Class

6-0189 lbs1st round, 26th overallAge at Draft: 23Age: ~31
HighAll-Conference x11000+ NFL
Major awards: 1Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

63%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2018ATL165926482112.81051.3
2019ATL1310936386613.7766.6
2020ATL1515143901,37415.3991.6
2021ATL5552312819.1256.2
2023JAX1717136761,01613.4859.8
2024TEN1714120641,01715.9459.8
2025TEN76361730317.8043.3
Career90726724055,67814.04063.1
SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2015AlabamaSEC15891,045711.769.7
2016AlabamaSEC1572769710.751.3
2017AlabamaSEC1463967515.369.1
Career442242,7811912.463.2

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

57%

ML model output

Context Prob

65%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

3

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Program WR pipeline: 33% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate+1.269
Flat acceleration — consistent but not accelerating+0.644
Recruit rating × conference strength: 0.99 — elite recruit at elite school+0.212

Top Negative Factors

+8.8 ypg vs. draft class average — below class average-0.706
Physical production synergy-0.441
Recruit dominator synergy-0.330

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)