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Jay Cutler

Player breakdown

Jay Cutler

Vanderbilt · 2006 Draft Class

6-3226 lbs1st round, 11th overallAge at Draft: 23Age: ~43
Medium25+ Total TD
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

44%

YearTeamGGSCmpAttPass YdsPass TDINTRush YdsRush TDTotal TD
2006DEN55811371,001951809
2007DEN16162974673,4972014205121
2008DEN16163846164,5262518200227
2009CHI16163365553,6662726173128
2010CHI15152614323,2742316232124
2011CHI10101823142,31913755114
2012CHI15152554343,0331914233019
2013CHI11112243552,6211912118019
2014CHI15153705613,8122818191230
2015CHI15153114833,6592111201122
2016CHI55811371,059452404
2017MIA14142664292,666191432019
SeasonTeamConfGCmpAttPass YdsPass TDINTRush YdsRush TDTotal TD
2003VanderbiltSEC111892992,280191485019
2004VanderbiltSEC81472411,844105349616
2005VanderbiltSEC92734623,073219215122

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

44%

ML model output

Context Prob

44%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

0

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.484

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Physical upside: 0.90 — elite athletic ceiling+0.365
Improvement accelerating (+0.3) — getting better faster each year+0.344
4.26s short shuttle — average lateral quickness+0.277

Top Negative Factors

257.0 career ypg — elite WR1 college production-0.335
3 season(s) at 80+ ypg — sustained elite output-0.319
Height-adjusted speed: 4.58s — below average speed for frame-0.295

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)