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Justin Hardy

Player breakdown

Justin Hardy

East Carolina · 2015 Draft Class

5-10192 lbs4th round, 107th overallAge at Draft: 23Age: ~34
LowDid Not Hit
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
Watch Highlights

Model confidence

Success Probability

25%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2015ATL9136211949.2021.6
2016ATL16331212039.7412.7
2017ATL161292022111.1313.8
2018ATL16022141339.528.3
2019ATL161261919510.3012.2
Career7361449594610.0913.0
SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2011East CarolinaCUSA1064658610.365.8
2012East CarolinaCUSA13881,1051112.685
2013East CarolinaCUSA131141,284811.398.8
2014East CarolinaAmerican131211,4941012.3114.9
Career493874,5413511.792.7

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

23%

ML model output

Context Prob

40%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

1

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

+38.3 ypg vs. draft class average — class-leading production+0.238
Recruit dominator synergy+0.213
0.71 TDs/game — dominant red-zone role in college+0.179

Top Negative Factors

Program WR pipeline: 3% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate-1.399
Improvement accelerating (+1.3) — getting better faster each year-0.295
57.0 yards per adjusted target opportunity — solid efficiency vs. opportunities-0.207

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)