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Eric Rivers

Player breakdown

Eric Rivers

Georgia Tech · 2026 Draft Class

5-10176 lbsUndrafted / UpcomingAge: ~21
Medium
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

54%

SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2023Florida InternationalCUSA1132370211.633.6
2024Florida InternationalCUSA12621,1721218.997.7
2025Georgia TechACC1346658214.350.6
Career361402,2001615.761.1

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

16%

ML model output

Context Prob

80%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

5

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Program WR pipeline: 18% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate+1.135
Season-to-season ypg consistency: 0.00 — variable output+0.221
BMI 25.2 — ideal frame for NFL WR (176 lbs)+0.217

Top Negative Factors

-1.6 ypg vs. draft class average — below class average-0.743
Physical production synergy-0.548
0.15 TDs/game — limited scoring role in college-0.451

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)