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Shi Smith

Player breakdown

Shi Smith

South Carolina · 2021 Draft Class

5-10181 lbs6th round, 204th overallAge at Draft: 22Age: ~27
LowDid Not Hit
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

9%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2021CAR6011610417.3017.3
2022CAR176412229613.5217.4
Career236522840014.3217.4
SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2017South CarolinaSEC1229409314.134.1
2018South CarolinaSEC124567341556.1
2019South CarolinaSEC1043489211.448.9
2020South CarolinaSEC957633411.170.3
Career431742,2041312.751.3

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

5%

ML model output

Context Prob

35%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

1

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Program WR pipeline: 20% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate+1.071
Scout dominator depth synergy+0.221
Recruit rating × conference strength: 0.91 — elite recruit at elite school+0.205

Top Negative Factors

-0.9 ypg vs. draft class average — below class average-0.733
Physical production synergy-0.551
0.30 TDs/game — limited scoring role in college-0.387

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)