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Jordan Watkins

Player breakdown

Jordan Watkins

Mississippi · 2025 Draft Class

5-11196 lbs4th round, 138th 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

29%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2025SFO4032261306.5
SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2020LouisvilleACC885707.17.1
2021LouisvilleACC1235529415.144.1
2022Ole MissSEC1340449211.234.5
2023Ole MissSEC135374131457
2024Ole MissSEC1249906918.575.5
Career581852,6821814.546.2

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

27%

ML model output

Context Prob

35%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

1

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Program WR pipeline: 19% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate+1.333
Recruit dominator synergy+0.386
Recruit rating × conference strength: 0.86 — elite recruit at elite school+0.203

Top Negative Factors

+0.7 ypg vs. draft class average — below class average-0.743
Improvement accelerating (+14.9) — getting better faster each year-0.432
Physical production synergy-0.369

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)