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Talman Gardner

Player breakdown

Talman Gardner

Florida St. · 2003 Draft Class

6-1205 lbs7th round, 231st overallAge at Draft: 23Age: ~46
EliteDid Not Hit
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
Watch Highlights

Model confidence

Success Probability

75%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2003NOR101153299.702.9
2004NOR11111232302.1
Career2121645213.002.5
SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2000Florida StateACC1112198016.518
2001Florida StateACC11336491119.759
2002Florida StateACC1438625816.444.6
Career36831,4721917.740.9

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

30%

ML model output

Context Prob

95%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

9

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Program WR pipeline: 19% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate+1.251
Class YPR rank: top 19% — elite per-target efficiency+0.259
Scout dominator depth synergy+0.222

Top Negative Factors

-15.1 ypg vs. draft class average — below class average-0.765
Physical production synergy-0.526
Improvement accelerating (+2.3) — getting better faster each year-0.306

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)