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Tejhaun Palmer

Player breakdown

Tejhaun Palmer

Ala-Birmingham · 2024 Draft Class

6-2210 lbs6th round, 191st overallAge at Draft: 24Age: ~26
LowDid Not Hit
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

18%

SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2021UABCUSA126720126
2022UABCUSA133047921636.8
2023UABAmerican1247858718.371.5
Career37831,409917.038.1

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

4%

ML model output

Context Prob

44%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

3

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Class YPR rank: top 15% — elite per-target efficiency+0.289
6.0 ypg as a freshman — limited first-year impact+0.276
BMI 27.0 — ideal frame for NFL WR (210 lbs)+0.183

Top Negative Factors

-17.9 ypg vs. draft class average — below class average-0.758
Program WR pipeline: 5% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate-0.637
Improvement accelerating (+10.9) — getting better faster each year-0.593

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)