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Patrick Mahomes

Player breakdown

Patrick Mahomes

Texas Tech · 2017 Draft Class

6-2225 lbs1st round, 10th overallAge at Draft: 21Age: ~30
Elite25+ Total TD
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

89%

YearTeamGGSCmpAttPass YdsPass TDINTRush YdsRush TDTotal TD
2017KAN112235284011000
2018KAN16163835805,0975012272252
2019KAN14143194844,031265218228
2020KAN15153905884,740386308240
2021KAN17174366584,8393713381239
2022KAN17174356485,2504112358445
2023KAN16164015974,1832714389027
2024KAN16163925813,9282611307228
2025KAN14143155023,5872211422527
SeasonTeamConfGCmpAttPass YdsPass TDINTRush YdsRush TDTotal TD
2014Texas TechBig 1251051851,547164104016
2015Texas TechBig 1203365174,28332144841042
2016Texas TechBig 12123885915,05241102851253

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

89%

ML model output

Context Prob

89%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

0

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.484

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Physical upside: 0.89 — elite athletic ceiling+0.481
Strong ascending production slope (+1752 yards/yr) — still improving at draft time+0.337
4.08s short shuttle — elite lateral quickness+0.277

Top Negative Factors

Improvement accelerating (+2.3) — getting better faster each year-0.390
640.1 career ypg — elite WR1 college production-0.345
Height-adjusted speed: 4.67s — below average speed for frame-0.307

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)