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Justin Harper

Player breakdown

Justin Harper

Virginia Tech · 2008 Draft Class

6-3213 lbs7th round, 215th overallAge at Draft: 23Age: ~41
LowDid Not Hit
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

10%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2009BAL20100000
SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2002Central MichiganMAC121917008.914.2
2003Central MichiganMAC124544129.836.8
2004Central MichiganMAC1139526513.547.8
2004Virginia TechACC11584116.87.6
2005Central MichiganMAC106460749.560.7
2005Virginia TechACC1316295118.422.7
2006Virginia TechACC1221324115.427
2007Virginia TechACC1441635515.545.4
Career952503,0821912.332.4

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

2%

ML model output

Context Prob

53%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

2

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Recruit dominator synergy+0.411
7.6 ypg as a freshman — limited first-year impact+0.274
Class YPR rank: top 15% — elite per-target efficiency+0.227

Top Negative Factors

Program WR pipeline: 2% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate-2.365
-29.2 ypg vs. draft class average — below class average-0.580
Accounted for 1.67 yards per team pass attempt — featured receiver share-0.411

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)