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Rashee Rice

Player breakdown

Rashee Rice

SMU · 2023 Draft Class

6-1204 lbs2nd round, 55th overallAge at Draft: 23Age: ~26
LowDid Not Hit
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
Watch Highlights

Model confidence

Success Probability

25%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2023KAN1681027993811.9758.6
2024KAN44292428812272
2025KAN88785357110.8571.4
Career28202091561,79711.51464.2
SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2019SMUAmerican1025403116.140.3
2020SMUAmerican1048683514.268.3
2021SMUAmerican1264670910.555.8
2022SMUAmerican12961,3551014.1112.9
Career442333,1112513.470.7

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

20%

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: 18% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate+1.182
BMI 26.9 — ideal frame for NFL WR (204 lbs)+0.212
0.57 TDs/game — reliable scoring role in college+0.198

Top Negative Factors

Physical production synergy-0.535
Improvement accelerating (+2.4) — getting better faster each year-0.352
Efficiency consistency: 1.21 — highly consistent across seasons-0.268

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)