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Marcus Mariota

Player breakdown

Marcus Mariota

Oregon · 2015 Draft Class

6-4222 lbs1st round, 2nd overallAge at Draft: 21Age: ~32
EliteHeisman x1Davey O'Brien x1Manning x1Unitas x1All-American x125+ Total TD
Major awards: 5Heisman votes: 2534NIL Contract Value: --
Watch Highlights

Model confidence

Success Probability

92%

YearTeamGGSCmpAttPass YdsPass TDINTRush YdsRush TDTotal TD
2015TEN12122303702,8181910252221
2016TEN15152764513,426269349228
2017TEN15152814533,2321315312518
2018TEN14132283312,528118357213
2019TEN76951601,2037212907
2020LVR101728226118812
2021LVR100124008711
2022ATL13131843002,219159438419
2023PHI301523164115201
2024WAS303444364409215
2025WAS1181392271,695107297111
SeasonTeamConfGCmpAttPass YdsPass TDINTRush YdsRush TDTotal TD
2012OregonBig Ten122303362,677326752537
2013OregonBig Ten122273603,412304582939
2014OregonBig Ten132543723,7833826691452

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

64%

ML model output

Context Prob

64%

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+0.359
Improvement accelerating (+0.4) — getting better faster each year+0.345
4.11s short shuttle — average lateral quickness+0.277

Top Negative Factors

266.8 career ypg — elite WR1 college production-0.345
3 season(s) at 80+ ypg — sustained elite output-0.319
Height-adjusted speed: 4.28s — elite speed for frame-0.289

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)