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Chad Jackson

Player breakdown

Chad Jackson

Florida · 2006 Draft Class

6-1213 lbs2nd round, 36th overallAge at Draft: 21Age: ~41
MediumDid Not Hit
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

43%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2006NWE121191315211.7312.7
2008DEN4011191904.8
Career161201417112.2310.7
SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2003FloridaSEC13338112.72.9
2004FloridaSEC1229648622.354
2005FloridaSEC1288900910.275
Career371201,5861613.242.9

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

15%

ML model output

Context Prob

77%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

4

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Physical production synergy+0.397
2.9 ypg as a freshman — limited first-year impact+0.270
BMI 28.1 — outside ideal range for NFL WR (213 lbs)+0.240

Top Negative Factors

Program WR pipeline: 1% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate-2.496
-13.1 ypg vs. draft class average — below class average-0.581
Improvement accelerating (+22.7) — getting better faster each year-0.339

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)