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Jahan Dotson

Player breakdown

Jahan Dotson

Penn St. · 2022 Draft Class

5-11178 lbs1st round, 16th overallAge at Draft: 22Age: ~26
EliteAll-American x1Did Not Hit
Major awards: 1Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

78%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2022WAS1210613552314.9743.6
2023WAS1716834951810.6430.5
2024PHI176331921611.4012.7
2025PHI1710361826214.6115.4
Career63422131211,51912.61224.1
SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2018Penn StateBig Ten813203015.625.4
2019Penn StateBig Ten1327488518.137.5
2020Penn StateBig Ten95288481798.2
2021Penn StateBig Ten12911,182121398.5
Career421832,7572515.165.6

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

54%

ML model output

Context Prob

73%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

2

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Program WR pipeline: 15% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate+1.276
BMI 24.8 — ideal frame for NFL WR (178 lbs)+0.241
0.60 TDs/game — reliable scoring role in college+0.210

Top Negative Factors

Physical production synergy-0.491
Improvement accelerating (+4.8) — getting better faster each year-0.336
+13.5 ypg vs. draft class average — above average-0.289

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)