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Will Nixon

Player breakdown

Will Nixon

Syracuse · 2026 Draft Class

5-11185 lbsUndrafted / UpcomingAge: ~19
Low
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

10%

SeasonTeamConfGRush AttRush YdsRush TDRecRec YdsScrim Yds
2025SyracuseACC12103427322161588

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

10%

ML model output

Context Prob

10%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

0

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.268

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

3.18 ypg per lb — average size-adjusted production+0.360
58.8 alt. conference-adjusted ypg — cross-conference production comparison+0.325
3 career TDs — solid scoring production+0.188

Top Negative Factors

No combine speed data — model penalizes missing athleticism-0.483
Rb rush td rate-0.411
Rb rush yards per attempt-0.337

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)