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Chase Claypool

Player breakdown

Chase Claypool

Notre Dame · 2020 Draft Class

6-4238 lbs2nd round, 49th overallAge at Draft: 22Age: ~28
LowDid Not Hit
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

26%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2020PIT1661096287314.1954.6
2021PIT15131055986014.6257.3
20222TM151179464519.8130.1
2022PIT8850323119.7138.9
2022CHI73291414010020
20232TM122218779.616.4
2023CHI321445112.8117
2023MIA9074266.502.9
Career85454142292,78912.21532.8
SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2016Notre DameInd11581016.27.4
2017Notre DameInd1229402213.933.5
2018Notre DameInd1350639412.849.2
2019Notre DameInd13661,0371315.779.8
Career491502,1591914.444.1

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

19%

ML model output

Context Prob

66%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

2

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Program WR pipeline: 14% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate+1.143
7.4 ypg as a freshman — limited first-year impact+0.297
BMI 29.0 — outside ideal range for NFL WR (238 lbs)+0.213

Top Negative Factors

-12.9 ypg vs. draft class average — below class average-0.750
Physical production synergy-0.468
Improvement accelerating (+11.8) — getting better faster each year-0.459

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)