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Paul Richardson

Player breakdown

Paul Richardson

Colorado · 2014 Draft Class

6-0175 lbs2nd round, 45th overallAge at Draft: 22Age: ~34
LowDid Not Hit
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
Watch Highlights

Model confidence

Success Probability

26%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2014SEA15644292719.3118.1
2015SEA10114040040
2016SEA150362128813.7119.2
2017SEA1613804470316643.9
2018WAS74352026213.1237.4
2019WAS10642282458.8224.5
Career64292381431,80912.71228.3
SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2010ColoradoBig 121234514615.142.8
2011ColoradoPac-12939555514.261.7
2013ColoradoPac-1212831,3431016.2111.9
Career331562,4122115.573.1

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

16%

ML model output

Context Prob

82%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

2

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Physical production synergy+0.494
33.0% TD share at small school — strong red-zone role+0.322
BMI 23.7 — outside ideal range for NFL WR (175 lbs)+0.250

Top Negative Factors

Program WR pipeline: 2% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate-2.649
Scout dominator depth synergy-0.417
Improvement accelerating (+1.6) — getting better faster each year-0.252

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)