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Jaylin Lane

Player breakdown

Jaylin Lane

Virginia Tech · 2025 Draft Class

5-10191 lbs4th round, 128th overallAge at Draft: 23Age: ~24
LowDid Not Hit
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: $1.5M
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Model confidence

Success Probability

2%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2025WAS154321622514.1015
SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2020Middle Tennessee StateCUSA71312219.417.4
2021Middle Tennessee StateCUSA1242466411.138.8
2022Middle Tennessee StateCUSA1169940513.685.5
2023Virginia TechACC1241538613.144.8
2024Virginia TechACC1238466212.338.8
Career542032,5321812.546.9

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

0%

ML model output

Context Prob

30%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

0

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Recruit dominator synergy+0.420
BMI 27.4 — outside ideal range for NFL WR (191 lbs)+0.170
Efficiency consistency: 1.03 — highly consistent across seasons+0.151

Top Negative Factors

Program WR pipeline: 2% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate-2.446
-12.6 ypg vs. draft class average — below class average-0.566
Improvement accelerating (+6.7) — getting better faster each year-0.444

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)