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Devin Thomas

Player breakdown

Devin Thomas

Michigan St. · 2008 Draft Class

6-2216 lbs2nd round, 34th overallAge at Draft: 21Age: ~39
MediumDid Not Hit
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

46%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2008WAS1612715120807.5
2009WAS1410472532513323.2
2010CAR10100000
2011NYG160333712.302.3
Career4711784348211.2310.3
SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2006Michigan StateBig Ten106901159
2007Michigan StateBig Ten13791,260815.996.9
2011Ole MissSEC1215050.4
Career35861,355915.838.7

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

13%

ML model output

Context Prob

95%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

4

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Physical production synergy+0.245
BMI 27.7 — outside ideal range for NFL WR (216 lbs)+0.233
Accounted for 3.21 yards per team pass attempt — alpha receiver share+0.206

Top Negative Factors

Program WR pipeline: 2% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate-2.459
+1.7 ypg vs. draft class average — below class average-0.542
Improvement accelerating (+13.0) — getting better faster each year-0.371

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)