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DeMarco Sampson

Player breakdown

DeMarco Sampson

San Diego St. · 2011 Draft Class

6-2204 lbs7th round, 249th overallAge at Draft: 25Age: ~40
LowDid Not Hit
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

30%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2011ARI12083361203

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

2%

ML model output

Context Prob

80%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

3

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Recruit dominator synergy+0.454
5.0 ypg as a freshman — limited first-year impact+0.247
Season-to-season ypg consistency: 0.00 — variable output+0.226

Top Negative Factors

Program WR pipeline: 3% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate-2.403
-9.3 ypg vs. draft class average — below class average-0.567
Improvement accelerating (+19.3) — getting better faster each year-0.501

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)