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Cedric Tillman

Player breakdown

Cedric Tillman

Tennessee · 2023 Draft Class

6-3213 lbs3rd round, 74th overallAge at Draft: 23Age: ~26
EliteAll-American x1Did Not Hit
Major awards: 1Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

78%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2023CLE143442122410.7016
2024CLE116492933911.7330.8
2025CLE1310392127012.9220.8
Career38191327183311.7521.9
SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2018TennesseeSEC41-30-3-0.8
2019TennesseeSEC114601155.5
2020TennesseeSEC10367122.36.7
2021TennesseeSEC13641,0811216.983.2
2022TennesseeSEC637417311.369.5
Career441091,6221714.936.9

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

2%

ML model output

Context Prob

58%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

2

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Recruit dominator synergy+0.329
-0.8 ypg as a freshman — limited first-year impact+0.251
Scout dominator depth synergy+0.223

Top Negative Factors

Program WR pipeline: 2% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate-2.409
-19.1 ypg vs. draft class average — below class average-0.577
Physical production synergy-0.520

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)