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Mike Matthews

Player breakdown

Mike Matthews

Tennessee · 2026 Draft Class

6-1200 lbsUndrafted / UpcomingAge: ~20
Low
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
Watch Highlights

Model confidence

Success Probability

34%

SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2024TennesseeSEC11790212.98.2
2025TennesseeSEC1353813415.362.5
Career2460903615.137.6

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

0%

ML model output

Context Prob

84%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

5

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

8.2 ypg as a freshman — limited first-year impact+0.265
Recruit rating × conference strength: 0.99 — elite recruit at elite school+0.196
Team averaged 0.0 pass attempts/game — run-heavy offensive system+0.191

Top Negative Factors

Program WR pipeline: 2% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate-2.263
Improvement accelerating (+8.0) — getting better faster each year-0.569
-16.8 ypg vs. draft class average — below class average-0.569

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)