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Donovan Peoples-Jones

Player breakdown

Donovan Peoples-Jones

Michigan · 2020 Draft Class

6-2212 lbs6th round, 187th overallAge at Draft: 21Age: ~27
HighDid Not Hit
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

68%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2020CLE122201430421.7225.3
2021CLE149583459717.6342.6
2022CLE1714966183913.8349.4
20232TM156251315511.9010.3
2023CLE751889712.1013.9
2023DET81755811.607.3
Career73372241352,05015.2828.1
SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2017MichiganBig Ten1322277012.621.3
2018MichiganBig Ten134761281347.1
2019MichiganBig Ten1134438612.939.8
Career371031,3271412.935.9

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

33%

ML model output

Context Prob

83%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

6

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Program WR pipeline: 15% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate+1.228
Physical production synergy+0.272
Recruit rating × conference strength: 0.99 — elite recruit at elite school+0.186

Top Negative Factors

-20.1 ypg vs. draft class average — below class average-0.733
Accounted for 1.76 yards per team pass attempt — featured receiver share-0.422
Recruit dominator synergy-0.325

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)