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Bucky Hodges

Player breakdown

Bucky Hodges

Virginia Tech · 2017 Draft Class

6-6257 lbs6th round, 201st overallAge at Draft: 22Age: ~31
MediumMissed 700+ Rec
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

51%

SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2014Virginia TechACC1242517012.343.1
2015Virginia TechACC1130435014.539.5
2016Virginia TechACC1339590415.145.4
Career361111,542413.942.8

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

51%

ML model output

Context Prob

51%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

0

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.854

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

134" broad jump — elite lower-body explosion+0.611
Season-to-season ypg consistency: 0.01 — variable output+0.264
2.30 ypg per lb — average size-adjusted production+0.252

Top Negative Factors

43.1 ypg as a freshman — solid first-year impact-0.437
Speed × production: 69.5 — strong combined athletic output-0.326
12.3 YPR in first season — efficient freshman efficiency-0.241

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)