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Mardy Gilyard

Player breakdown

Mardy Gilyard

Cincinnati · 2010 Draft Class

6-0187 lbs4th round, 99th overallAge at Draft: 23Age: ~39
HighDid Not Hit
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

57%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2010STL1121666310.505.7
20122TM8062157.501.9
2012PHI60100000
2012NYJ2052157.507.5
Career2722810939.303.4
SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2007CincinnatiBig East1336536314.941.2
2008CincinnatiBig East14811,2761115.891.1
2009CincinnatiBig East13871,1911113.791.6
Career402043,0032514.775.1

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

58%

ML model output

Context Prob

50%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

1

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Program WR pipeline: 11% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate+1.230
0.62 TDs/game — reliable scoring role in college+0.217
BMI 25.4 — ideal frame for NFL WR (187 lbs)+0.215

Top Negative Factors

Physical production synergy-0.448
Improvement accelerating (+1.4) — getting better faster each year-0.350
425 conference-adjusted best-season yards — competition-normalized peak-0.156

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)