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Jalen Saunders

Player breakdown

Jalen Saunders

Oklahoma · 2014 Draft Class

5-9165 lbs4th round, 104th overallAge at Draft: 21Age: ~33
HighDid Not Hit
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

60%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2014NOR60117701.2
SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2010Fresno StateWAC1330462315.435.5
2011Fresno StateWAC13501,0651221.381.9
2012OklahomaBig 12962829313.492.1
2013OklahomaBig 12136172981256.1
Career482033,0852615.264.3

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

60%

ML model output

Context Prob

60%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

1

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Program WR pipeline: 11% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate+1.194
Physical production synergy+0.360
BMI 24.4 — ideal frame for NFL WR (165 lbs)+0.240

Top Negative Factors

Accounted for 1.85 yards per team pass attempt — featured receiver share-0.442
Improvement accelerating (+1.3) — getting better faster each year-0.245
0.09 TDs/catch — high-value usage pattern-0.218

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)