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Tony Lippett

Player breakdown

Tony Lippett

Michigan St. · 2015 Draft Class

6-2192 lbs5th round, 156th overallAge at Draft: 23Age: ~34
LowDid Not Hit
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

11%

SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2011Michigan StateBig Ten144440113.1
2012Michigan StateBig Ten1336392210.930.2
2013Michigan StateBig Ten1244613213.951.1
2014Michigan StateBig Ten13651,1981118.492.2
Career521492,2471515.143.2

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

1%

ML model output

Context Prob

65%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

2

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

3.1 ypg as a freshman — limited first-year impact+0.261
BMI 24.6 — ideal frame for NFL WR (192 lbs)+0.218
Recruit rating × conference strength: 0.86 — elite recruit at elite school+0.186

Top Negative Factors

Program WR pipeline: 2% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate-2.373
-11.2 ypg vs. draft class average — below class average-0.547
Improvement accelerating (+26.2) — getting better faster each year-0.475

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)