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John Ross

Player breakdown

John Ross

Washington · 2017 Draft Class

5-11188 lbs1st round, 9th overallAge at Draft: 21Age: ~30
LowDid Not Hit
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
Watch Highlights

Model confidence

Success Probability

29%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2017CIN31200000
2018CIN1310582121010716.2
2019CIN88562850618.1363.3
2020CIN3172178.505.7
2021NYG101201122420.4122.4
2024PHI10216606
Career38211456396315.31125.3
SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2013WashingtonPac-12131620811316
2014WashingtonPac-121317371421.828.5
2016WashingtonPac-1214811,1501714.282.1
Career401141,7292215.243.2

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

23%

ML model output

Context Prob

65%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

2

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Physical production synergy+0.232
Scout dominator depth synergy+0.230
BMI 26.2 — ideal frame for NFL WR (188 lbs)+0.227

Top Negative Factors

Program WR pipeline: 3% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate-1.546
-11.2 ypg vs. draft class average — below class average-0.693
Improvement accelerating (+4.5) — getting better faster each year-0.242

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)