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Chris Harper

Player breakdown

Chris Harper

Kansas St. · 2013 Draft Class

6-1229 lbs4th round, 123rd overallAge at Draft: 23Age: ~36
LowDid Not Hit
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
Watch Highlights

Model confidence

Success Probability

10%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2015NWE50316601.2
2016SFO92211313310.2014.8
Career14224141399.909.9
SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2008OregonPac-10129122213.610.2
2010Kansas StateBig 121325330413.225.4
2011Kansas StateBig 121340547513.742.1
2012Kansas StateBig 121358857314.865.9
2012CaliforniaPac-121241544213.345.3
2013CaliforniaPac-121170852512.277.5
2014CaliforniaPac-121252634612.252.8
Career862953,8862713.245.2

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

6%

ML model output

Context Prob

35%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

1

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Program WR pipeline: 20% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate+1.250
BMI 30.2 — outside ideal range for NFL WR (229 lbs)+0.197
44.5 career ypg — limited college production+0.141

Top Negative Factors

-12.5 ypg vs. draft class average — below class average-0.733
Physical production synergy-0.578
Improvement accelerating (+6.0) — getting better faster each year-0.421

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)