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T.J. Jones

Player breakdown

T.J. Jones

Notre Dame · 2014 Draft Class

6-0188 lbs6th round, 189th overallAge at Draft: 22Age: ~34
LowDid Not Hit
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

36%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2015DET100181013213.2113.2
2016DET301459318.6031
2017DET146493039913.3128.5
2018DET153261919010212.7
2019NYG30433812.7112.7
Career4591116785212.7518.9
SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2005NorthwesternBig Ten61160162.7
2010Notre DameInd1223306313.325.5
2011Notre DameInd133836639.628.2
2012Notre DameInd135064941349.9
2013Notre DameInd13701,108915.885.2
Career571822,4451913.442.9

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

18%

ML model output

Context Prob

68%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

3

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Program WR pipeline: 14% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate+1.264
BMI 25.5 — ideal frame for NFL WR (188 lbs)+0.207
Speed score 95.0 — strong weight-adjusted athleticism+0.164

Top Negative Factors

-6.8 ypg vs. draft class average — below class average-0.727
Physical production synergy-0.587
Improvement accelerating (+2.6) — getting better faster each year-0.376

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)