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Quintez Cephus

Player breakdown

Quintez Cephus

Wisconsin · 2020 Draft Class

6-1202 lbs5th round, 166th overallAge at Draft: 22Age: ~28
MediumDid Not Hit
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

41%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2020DET132352034917.5226.8
2021DET53221520413.6240.8
2022DET4132157.503.8
Career226603756815.4425.8
SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2016WisconsinBig Ten14494023.56.7
2017WisconsinBig Ten1030501616.750.1
2019WisconsinBig Ten1459901715.364.4
Career38931,4961316.139.4

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

26%

ML model output

Context Prob

68%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

3

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Program WR pipeline: 21% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate+1.156
6.7 ypg as a freshman — limited first-year impact+0.288
BMI 26.6 — ideal frame for NFL WR (202 lbs)+0.222

Top Negative Factors

-16.6 ypg vs. draft class average — below class average-0.757
Physical production synergy-0.539
Improvement accelerating (+8.6) — getting better faster each year-0.496

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)