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Jordan Payton

Player breakdown

Jordan Payton

UCLA · 2016 Draft Class

6-1207 lbs5th round, 154th overallAge at Draft: 23Age: ~33
LowDid Not Hit
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

8%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2016CLE40313300.8
SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2012UCLAPac-121318202111.215.5
2013UCLAPac-121238440111.636.7
2014UCLAPac-121367954714.273.4
2015UCLAPac-1213781,106514.285.1
Career512012,7021413.453.0

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

0%

ML model output

Context Prob

54%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

2

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

BMI 27.3 — outside ideal range for NFL WR (207 lbs)+0.174
Speed score 103.7 — strong weight-adjusted athleticism+0.150

Top Negative Factors

Program WR pipeline: 3% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate-2.502
Physical production synergy-0.547
-3.0 ypg vs. draft class average — below class average-0.531

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)