Predicting the Pros
Predictions/Jacoby Ford
Jacoby Ford

Player breakdown

Jacoby Ford

Clemson · 2010 Draft Class

5-9186 lbs4th round, 108th overallAge at Draft: 23Age: ~39
MediumDid Not Hit
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
Watch Highlights

Model confidence

Success Probability

41%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2010OAK169542547018.8229.4
2011OAK83331927914.7134.9
2013OAK1412413997.607.1
Career38131115784814.9322.3
SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2006ClemsonACC1315187212.514.4
2007ClemsonACC817310418.238.8
2008ClemsonACC1355710412.954.6
2009ClemsonACC1456779613.955.6
Career481431,9861613.941.4

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

10%

ML model output

Context Prob

88%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

6

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Program WR pipeline: 29% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate+1.243
BMI 27.5 — outside ideal range for NFL WR (186 lbs)+0.186
66.8 conference-adjusted ypg — SEC/Big Ten players penalized less than spread teams+0.150

Top Negative Factors

-13.0 ypg vs. draft class average — below class average-0.768
Physical production synergy-0.555
0.33 TDs/game — limited scoring role in college-0.352

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)