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Sammie Coates

Player breakdown

Sammie Coates

Auburn · 2015 Draft Class

6-1212 lbs3rd round, 87th overallAge at Draft: 22Age: ~33
LowDid Not Hit
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

21%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2015PIT6021111101.8
2016PIT145492143520.7231.1
2017CLE1211167011.705.8
2018HOU12021121201
Career446642952818.2212.0
SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2012AuburnSEC1261142199.5
2013AuburnSEC1342902721.569.4
2014AuburnSEC1234741421.861.8
Career37821,7571321.447.5

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

2%

ML model output

Context Prob

56%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

3

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

BMI 28.0 — outside ideal range for NFL WR (212 lbs)+0.248
Accounted for 3.16 yards per team pass attempt — alpha receiver share+0.227
Recruit rating × conference strength: 0.88 — elite recruit at elite school+0.210

Top Negative Factors

Program WR pipeline: 2% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate-2.442
-8.5 ypg vs. draft class average — below class average-0.574
Scout dominator depth synergy-0.411

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)