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JJ Nelson

Player breakdown

JJ Nelson

Ala-Birmingham · 2015 Draft Class

5-10156 lbs5th round, 159th overallAge at Draft: 23Age: ~34
LowDid Not Hit
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

20%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2015ARI112271129927.2227.2
2016ARI156743456816.7637.9
2017ARI165612950817.5231.8
2018ARI142197649.104.6
2019OAK2154369118
Career5816186851,47517.41125.4

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

8%

ML model output

Context Prob

42%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

3

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Recruit dominator synergy+0.356
BMI 22.4 — outside ideal range for NFL WR (156 lbs)+0.235
Physical production synergy+0.202

Top Negative Factors

+0.3 ypg vs. draft class average — below class average-0.761
Program WR pipeline: 5% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate-0.641
Scout dominator depth synergy-0.408

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)