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James Wright

Player breakdown

James Wright

LSU · 2014 Draft Class

6-2180 lbs7th round, 239th overallAge at Draft: 22Age: ~34
LowDid Not Hit
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

23%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2014CIN1101659118.208.3
2016CIN13219131068.208.2
Career242351819710.908.2
SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2003Iowa StateBig 1212327092.3
2004Iowa StateBig 1211141260911.5
2009New MexicoMWC10436093.6
2010New MexicoMWC1175007.14.5
2010LSUSEC12221010.51.8
2011New MexicoMWC10138806.88.8
2011LSUSEC1454108.22.9
2012LSUSEC1218242013.420.2
Career926663109.66.9

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

20%

ML model output

Context Prob

43%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

1

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Program WR pipeline: 31% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate+1.145
Recruit dominator synergy+0.514
1.8 ypg as a freshman — limited first-year impact+0.258

Top Negative Factors

-44.2 ypg vs. draft class average — below class average-0.735
Improvement accelerating (+5.7) — getting better faster each year-0.485
0.00 TDs/game — limited scoring role in college-0.469

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)