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Predictions/Evan Spencer
Evan Spencer

Player breakdown

Evan Spencer

Ohio St. · 2015 Draft Class

6-1185 lbs6th round, 187th overallAge at Draft: 22Age: ~33
LowDid Not Hit
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

15%

SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2011Ohio StateBig Ten103781267.8
2012Ohio StateBig Ten1112136011.312.4
2013Ohio StateBig Ten102221639.821.6
2014Ohio StateBig Ten151514939.99.9
Career4652579711.112.6

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

11%

ML model output

Context Prob

41%

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+1.014
Recruit dominator synergy+0.479
7.8 ypg as a freshman — limited first-year impact+0.258

Top Negative Factors

-39.6 ypg vs. draft class average — below class average-0.750
0.15 TDs/game — limited scoring role in college-0.480
Improvement accelerating (+1.8) — getting better faster each year-0.383

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)