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Marquez Valdes-Scantling

Player breakdown

Marquez Valdes-Scantling

South Florida · 2018 Draft Class

6-4206 lbs5th round, 174th overallAge at Draft: 23Age: ~31
MediumDid Not Hit
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
Watch Highlights

Model confidence

Success Probability

40%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2018GNB1610733858115.3236.3
2019GNB1610562645217.4228.3
2020GNB1612633369020.9643.1
2021GNB117552643016.5339.1
2022KAN1711814268716.4240.4
2023KAN1610422131515119.7
20242TM148441941121.6429.4
2024BUF6092261304.3
2024NOR88351738522.6448.1
20252TM10129141208.6112
2025SFO5084401008
2025PIT512110808116
Career140785162524,21716.72630.1
SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2013North Carolina StateACC722281012.840.1
2014North Carolina StateACC1322257111.719.8
2016South FloridaAmerican1322415518.931.9
2017South FloridaAmerican1253879616.673.3
Career451191,8321215.440.7

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

4%

ML model output

Context Prob

95%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

8

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Recruit dominator synergy+0.517
Class YPR rank: top 13% — elite per-target efficiency+0.246
BMI 25.1 — ideal frame for NFL WR (206 lbs)+0.190

Top Negative Factors

Program WR pipeline: 3% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate-1.461
-4.2 ypg vs. draft class average — below class average-0.730
Improvement accelerating (+2.1) — getting better faster each year-0.305

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)