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LaJohntay Wester

Player breakdown

LaJohntay Wester

Colorado · 2025 Draft Class

5-10163 lbs6th round, 203rd overallAge at Draft: 23Age: ~24
LowDid Not Hit
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

8%

SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2020Florida AtlanticCUSA91711416.712.7
2021Florida AtlanticCUSA1265702410.858.5
2022Florida AtlanticCUSA1262719811.659.9
2023Florida AtlanticAmerican121081,168810.897.3
2024ColoradoBig 1213749311012.671.6
Career583263,6343111.162.7

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

3%

ML model output

Context Prob

40%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

1

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

BMI 23.4 — outside ideal range for NFL WR (163 lbs)+0.210
Scout dominator depth synergy+0.185
Speed score 82.4 — below average weight-adjusted athleticism+0.131

Top Negative Factors

Program WR pipeline: 2% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate-2.642
Improvement accelerating (+9.2) — getting better faster each year-0.511
Physical production synergy-0.434

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)