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Jonathan Smith

Player breakdown

Jonathan Smith

Georgia Tech · 2004 Draft Class

5-10194 lbs7th round, 214th overallAge at Draft: 22Age: ~44
LowDid Not Hit
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

32%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2004BUF906321702.3
2005BUF71755611.218
Career161138779.614.8
SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2000Georgia TechACC8780011.410
2001Georgia TechACC1253590411.149.2
2002Georgia TechACC1236430311.935.8
2002Washington StatePac-101215176211.714.7
2003Georgia TechACC13781,138514.687.5
2003Washington StatePac-101333349110.626.8
Career702222,7631512.439.5

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

15%

ML model output

Context Prob

65%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

3

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Program WR pipeline: 18% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate+1.212
Accounted for 3.00 yards per team pass attempt — alpha receiver share+0.190
BMI 27.8 — outside ideal range for NFL WR (194 lbs)+0.189

Top Negative Factors

-4.7 ypg vs. draft class average — below class average-0.739
Improvement accelerating (+13.2) — getting better faster each year-0.490
0.27 TDs/game — limited scoring role in college-0.425

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)