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Shelton Gibson

Player breakdown

Shelton Gibson

West Virginia · 2017 Draft Class

5-11191 lbs5th round, 166th overallAge at Draft: 23Age: ~32
LowDid Not Hit
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

21%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2017PHI5032115.502.2
2018PHI15031484803.2
Career200635919.703.0
SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2014West VirginiaBig 12124600155
2015West VirginiaBig 12133788792468.2
2016West VirginiaBig 121343951822.173.2
Career38841,8981722.649.9

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

1%

ML model output

Context Prob

56%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

3

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

5.0 ypg as a freshman — limited first-year impact+0.241
BMI 26.6 — ideal frame for NFL WR (191 lbs)+0.220
Class YPR rank: top 0% — elite per-target efficiency+0.208

Top Negative Factors

Program WR pipeline: 3% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate-2.521
-4.5 ypg vs. draft class average — below class average-0.579
Improvement accelerating (+14.8) — getting better faster each year-0.503

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)