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Chad Johnson

Player breakdown

Chad Johnson

Oregon St. · 2001 Draft Class

6-1192 lbs2nd round, 36th overallAge at Draft: 23Age: ~48
Elite1000+ NFL
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

88%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2001CIN123602832911.8127.4
2002CIN1614137691,16616.9572.9
2003CIN1614154901,35515.11084.7
2004CIN1616170951,27413.4979.6
2005CIN1616155971,43214.8989.5
2006CIN1616152871,36915.7785.6
2007CIN1616161931,44015.5890
2008CIN1310975354010.2441.5
2009CIN1615128721,04714.5965.4
2010CIN14121266783112.4459.4
2011NWE153321527618.4118.4
Career166135137276611,05914.46766.6
SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2000Oregon StatePac-101133713621.664.8

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

90%

ML model output

Context Prob

75%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

1

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Program WR pipeline: 26% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate+1.199
Flat acceleration — consistent but not accelerating+0.727
Recruit dominator synergy+0.528

Top Negative Factors

+10.4 ypg vs. draft class average — above average-0.748
Accounted for 1.77 yards per team pass attempt — featured receiver share-0.405
Team averaged 100.8 pass attempts/game — pass-heavy spread offensive system-0.202

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)