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Tai Felton

Player breakdown

Tai Felton

Maryland · 2025 Draft Class

6-1183 lbs3rd round, 102nd overallAge at Draft: 22Age: ~23
LowDid Not Hit
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

24%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2025MIN17033258.301.5
SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2021MarylandBig Ten8551010.26.4
2022MarylandBig Ten1323309213.423.8
2023MarylandBig Ten1348723615.155.6
2024MarylandBig Ten12961,124911.793.7
Career461722,2071712.848.0

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

19%

ML model output

Context Prob

53%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

2

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Program WR pipeline: 26% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate+1.219
6.4 ypg as a freshman — limited first-year impact+0.258
Scout dominator depth synergy+0.223

Top Negative Factors

-4.2 ypg vs. draft class average — below class average-0.721
Improvement accelerating (+21.0) — getting better faster each year-0.466
Physical production synergy-0.378

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)