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Derrick Williams

Player breakdown

Derrick Williams

Penn St. · 2009 Draft Class

5-11194 lbs3rd round, 82nd overallAge at Draft: 23Age: ~40
LowDid Not Hit
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

13%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2009DET110136528.704.7
2010DET7153301004.3
Career181189829.104.6
SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2005Penn StateBig Ten722289113.141.3
2006Penn StateBig Ten134044011133.8
2006UCLAPac-1011443010.83.9
2007Penn StateBig Ten135552939.640.7
2008Penn StateBig Ten134448541137.3
Career571651,786910.831.3

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

10%

ML model output

Context Prob

33%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

1

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Program WR pipeline: 15% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate+1.136
Outperformed team passing efficiency by 0.86x — route-running independent of system+0.189
Recruit rating × conference strength: 1.00 — elite recruit at elite school+0.180

Top Negative Factors

-16.5 ypg vs. draft class average — below class average-0.736
0.20 TDs/game — limited scoring role in college-0.470
Physical production synergy-0.375

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)