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Malachi Corley

Player breakdown

Malachi Corley

Western Kentucky · 2024 Draft Class

5-11215 lbs3rd round, 65th overallAge at Draft: 22Age: ~24
LowDid Not Hit
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

10%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2024NYJ9163165.301.8
2025CLE1351411797.206.1
Career2262014956.804.3
SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2020Western KentuckyCUSA9665010.87.2
2021Western KentuckyCUSA147369179.549.4
2022Western KentuckyCUSA141011,2951112.892.5
2023Western KentuckyCUSA12799841112.582
Career492593,0352911.761.9

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

4%

ML model output

Context Prob

43%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

2

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

7.2 ypg as a freshman — limited first-year impact+0.266
0.59 TDs/game — reliable scoring role in college+0.184
Season-to-season ypg consistency: 0.00 — variable output+0.181

Top Negative Factors

Program WR pipeline: 4% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate-0.802
+6.0 ypg vs. draft class average — below class average-0.705
Improvement accelerating (+18.9) — getting better faster each year-0.595

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)