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Jabar Gaffney

Player breakdown

Jabar Gaffney

Florida · 2002 Draft Class

6-1193 lbs2nd round, 33rd overallAge at Draft: 21Age: ~45
LowDid Not Hit
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

32%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2002HOU1614814148311.8130.2
2003HOU1611573440211.8225.1
2004HOU1612684163215.4239.5
2005HOU161390554928.9230.8
2006NWE116201114212.9112.9
2007NWE167503644912.5528.1
2008NWE167653846812.3229.3
2009DEN167875473213.6245.8
2010DEN16111126587513.5254.7
2011WAS16151146894713.9559.2
2012MIA301046817022.7
Career1581037544475,69012.72436.0
SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2000FloridaSEC12711,1841416.798.7
2001FloridaSEC11671,1911317.8108.3
Career231382,3752717.2103.3

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

27%

ML model output

Context Prob

65%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

2

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Improvement accelerating (+0.0) — getting better faster each year+0.641
BMI 25.5 — ideal frame for NFL WR (193 lbs)+0.237
+48.9 ypg vs. draft class average — class-leading production+0.213

Top Negative Factors

Program WR pipeline: 1% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate-2.649
Recruit dominator synergy-0.164
71.0 yards per adjusted target opportunity — dominant efficiency vs. opportunities-0.160

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)