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Drew Carter

Player breakdown

Drew Carter

Ohio St. · 2004 Draft Class

6-4204 lbs5th round, 163rd overallAge at Draft: 23Age: ~45
LowDid Not Hit
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

11%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2005CAR3015510320.6134.3
2006CAR142512835712.8325.5
2007CAR167753851713.6432.3
Career3391417197713.8829.6
SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2000Ohio StateBig Ten10675012.57.5
2002Ohio StateBig Ten1310147014.711.3
2003Ohio StateBig Ten825410116.451.3
Career3141632115.420.4

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

5%

ML model output

Context Prob

49%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

1

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Program WR pipeline: 21% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate+1.146
Recruit dominator synergy+0.494
7.5 ypg as a freshman — limited first-year impact+0.242

Top Negative Factors

-35.6 ypg vs. draft class average — below class average-0.758
0.03 TDs/game — limited scoring role in college-0.512
Accounted for 1.12 yards per team pass attempt — featured receiver share-0.416

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)