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Steve Smith Sr.

Player breakdown

Steve Smith Sr.

Utah · 2001 Draft Class

5-9184 lbs3rd round, 74th overallAge at Draft: 22Age: ~47
Elite1000+ NFL
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

79%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2001CAR151201015415.4010.3
2002CAR1513975487216.1358.1
2003CAR1611141881,11012.6769.4
2004CAR11966010060
2005CAR16161501031,56315.21297.7
2006CAR1414139831,16614883.3
2007CAR1515148871,00211.5766.8
2008CAR1414129781,42118.26101.5
2009CAR15151296598215.1765.5
2010CAR14141004655412239.6
2011CAR1616129791,39417.6787.1
2012CAR1616137731,17416.1473.4
2013CAR15151106474511.6449.7
2014BAL1616134791,06513.5666.6
2015BAL77734667014.6395.7
2016BAL14141017079911.4557.1
Career2191981746103114,73114.38167.3
SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2000UtahMWC1035743421.274.3

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

86%

ML model output

Context Prob

35%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

2

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Program WR pipeline: 12% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate+1.202
Flat acceleration — consistent but not accelerating+0.736
36.0% TD share at small school — strong red-zone role+0.321

Top Negative Factors

Physical production synergy-0.424
Scout dominator depth synergy-0.376
Accounted for 1.66 yards per team pass attempt — featured receiver share-0.364

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)