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Ben Roethlisberger

Player breakdown

Ben Roethlisberger

Miami (OH) · 2004 Draft Class

6-5241 lbs1st round, 11th overallAge at Draft: 22Age: ~44
Medium25+ Total TD
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

43%

YearTeamGGSCmpAttPass YdsPass TDINTRush YdsRush TDTotal TD
2004PIT14131962952,6211711144118
2005PIT12121682682,38517969320
2006PIT15152804693,513182398220
2007PIT15152644043,1543211204234
2008PIT16162814693,3011715101219
2009PIT15153375064,328261282228
2010PIT12122403893,200175176219
2011PIT15153245134,077211470021
2012PIT13132844493,26526892026
2013PIT16163755844,261281499129
2014PIT16164086084,95232927032
2015PIT12113194693,938211629021
2016PIT14143285093,819291314130
2017PIT15153605614,251281447028
2018PIT16164526755,129341698337
2019PIT22356235101700
2020PIT15153996083,803331011033
2021PIT16163906053,74022105123
SeasonTeamConfGCmpAttPass YdsPass TDINTRush YdsRush TDTotal TD
2003Miami (OH)Mid-American71622242,235180126119

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

43%

ML model output

Context Prob

43%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

0

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.484

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Physical upside: 0.96 — elite athletic ceiling+0.362
Flat acceleration — consistent but not accelerating+0.351
2,235 career receiving yards — strong volume+0.273

Top Negative Factors

319.3 career ypg — elite WR1 college production-0.322
Height-adjusted speed: 4.44s — good speed for frame-0.320
Best-season yards rank: top 62% in class — average-0.286

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)