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Deebo Samuel

Player breakdown

Deebo Samuel

South Carolina · 2019 Draft Class

5-11214 lbs2nd round, 36th overallAge at Draft: 23Age: ~30
High1000+ NFL
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

68%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2019SFO1511815780214.1353.5
2020SFO75443339111.8155.9
2021SFO1615121771,40518.2687.8
2022SFO1312945663211.3248.6
2023SFO1515896089214.9759.5
2024SFO1515815167013.1344.7
2025WAS1612997272710.1545.4
Career97856094065,51913.62756.9
SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2015South CarolinaSEC512161113.432.2
2016South CarolinaSEC1059783113.378.3
2017South CarolinaSEC315250316.783.3
2018South CarolinaSEC12628821114.273.5
Career301482,0761614.069.2

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

70%

ML model output

Context Prob

57%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

2

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Program WR pipeline: 20% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate+1.375
Recruit dominator synergy+0.370
0.53 TDs/game — reliable scoring role in college+0.235

Top Negative Factors

Physical production synergy-0.360
Improvement accelerating (+4.5) — getting better faster each year-0.314
+13.2 ypg vs. draft class average — above average-0.310

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)