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Zachariah Branch

Player breakdown

Zachariah Branch

Georgia · 2026 Draft Class

5-9177 lbsUndrafted / UpcomingAge: ~21
Low
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

26%

SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2023USCPac-121131320210.329.1
2024USCBig Ten1247503110.741.9
2025GeorgiaSEC148181161057.9
Career371591,634910.344.2

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

21%

ML model output

Context Prob

52%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

2

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Program WR pipeline: 16% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate+1.154
Recruit rating × conference strength: 1.00 — elite recruit at elite school+0.202
Outperformed team passing efficiency by 0.94x — route-running independent of system+0.169

Top Negative Factors

+5.8 ypg vs. draft class average — below class average-0.702
Physical production synergy-0.508
Accounted for 0.00 yards per team pass attempt — featured receiver share-0.416

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)