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Eric McAlister

Player breakdown

Eric McAlister

Texas Christian · 2026 Draft Class

6-4194 lbsUndrafted / UpcomingAge: ~22
Low
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

22%

SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2022Boise StateMWC1311259423.519.9
2023Boise StateMWC947873518.697
2024Texas ChristianBig 121339762519.558.6
2025Texas ChristianBig 1213721,1901016.591.5
Career481693,0842418.264.3

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

15%

ML model output

Context Prob

65%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

2

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

BMI 23.6 — outside ideal range for NFL WR (194 lbs)+0.234
Class YPR rank: top 8% — elite per-target efficiency+0.199
0.58 TDs/game — reliable scoring role in college+0.193

Top Negative Factors

Physical production synergy-0.544
Program WR pipeline: 5% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate-0.478
Improvement accelerating (+3.6) — getting better faster each year-0.475

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)