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Jalen Nailor

Player breakdown

Jalen Nailor

Michigan St. · 2022 Draft Class

5-11186 lbs6th round, 191st overallAge at Draft: 23Age: ~27
LowDid Not Hit
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

38%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2022MIN15013917919.9111.9
2023MIN6163299.704.8
2024MIN177422841414.8624.4
2025MIN178532944415.3426.1
Career5516114691,06615.41119.4
SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2018Michigan StateBig Ten88138217.317.3
2019Michigan StateBig Ten41510607.126.5
2020Michigan StateBig Ten726515419.873.6
2021Michigan StateBig Ten937694618.877.1
Career28861,4531216.951.9

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

1%

ML model output

Context Prob

95%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

7

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Class YPR rank: top 16% — elite per-target efficiency+0.256
BMI 25.9 — ideal frame for NFL WR (186 lbs)+0.223
Scout dominator depth synergy+0.181

Top Negative Factors

Program WR pipeline: 2% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate-2.322
-2.5 ypg vs. draft class average — below class average-0.612
Physical production synergy-0.419

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)