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Steve Breaston

Player breakdown

Steve Breaston

Michigan · 2007 Draft Class

6-0193 lbs5th round, 142nd overallAge at Draft: 24Age: ~43
Elite1000+ NFL
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

78%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2007ARI1601489211.505.8
2008ARI169113771,00613.1362.9
2009ARI156825571212.9347.5
2010ARI1311874771815.3155.2
2011KAN1613986178512.9249.1
2012KAN1041577410.607.4
Career86434092553,38713.3939.4
SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2003MichiganBig Ten1338444311.734.2
2004MichiganBig Ten113429138.626.5
2005MichiganBig Ten1126291211.226.5
2006MichiganBig Ten1358670211.651.5
Career481561,6961010.935.3

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

84%

ML model output

Context Prob

45%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

1

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Program WR pipeline: 15% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate+1.267
Recruit dominator synergy+0.553
Outperformed team passing efficiency by 0.94x — route-running independent of system+0.198

Top Negative Factors

-19.1 ypg vs. draft class average — below class average-0.727
0.21 TDs/game — limited scoring role in college-0.450
Physical production synergy-0.251

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)