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Darren Waller

Player breakdown

Darren Waller

Georgia Tech · 2015 Draft Class

6-6238 lbs6th round, 204th overallAge at Draft: 22Age: ~33
LowDid Not Hit
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

39%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2015BAL616218903
2016BAL1231710858.527.1
2018OAK40667512.5018.8
Career22429181789.928.1
SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2012Georgia TechACC148162020.311.6
2013Georgia TechACC917367321.640.8
2014Georgia TechACC122644261736.8
Career3551971919.027.7

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

33%

ML model output

Context Prob

71%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

2

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Program WR pipeline: 18% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate+1.200
Scout dominator depth synergy+0.214
Physical production synergy+0.201

Top Negative Factors

-29.2 ypg vs. draft class average — below class average-0.768
0.26 TDs/game — limited scoring role in college-0.466
Recruit dominator synergy-0.255

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)