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Easton Messer

Player breakdown

Easton Messer

Florida Atlantic · 2026 Draft Class

5-9190 lbsUndrafted / UpcomingAge: ~22
Low
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

28%

SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2022Western KentuckyCUSA314414414.7
2023Western KentuckyCUSA1342484411.537.2
2024Western KentuckyCUSA1455793414.456.6
2025Florida AtlanticAmerican121041,052610.187.7
Career422022,3731511.756.5

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

8%

ML model output

Context Prob

65%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

3

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Recruit dominator synergy+0.262
Team averaged 0.0 pass attempts/game — run-heavy offensive system+0.171
Season-to-season ypg consistency: 0.00 — variable output+0.169

Top Negative Factors

+0.0 ypg vs. draft class average — below class average-0.713
Program WR pipeline: 5% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate-0.632
Improvement accelerating (+22.9) — getting better faster each year-0.597

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)