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Colston Loveland

Player breakdown

Colston Loveland

Michigan · 2025 Draft Class

6-6248 lbs1st round, 10th overallAge at Draft: 21Age: ~22
HighAll-Conference x1700+ Receiving
Major awards: 1Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
Watch Highlights

Model confidence

Success Probability

58%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2025CHI1611825871312.3644.6
SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2022MichiganBig Ten812199016.624.9
2023MichiganBig Ten1340572014.344
2024MichiganBig Ten1054553310.255.3
Career311061,324312.542.7

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

39%

ML model output

Context Prob

39%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

0

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.854

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

762 conference-adjusted best-season yards — competition-normalized peak+0.609
2.31 ypg per lb — average size-adjusted production+0.376
Reception rate trend+0.279

Top Negative Factors

Strong ascending production slope (+177 yards/yr) — still improving at draft time-0.457
Broad jump not recorded at combine — missing explosive power data-0.409
Class YPR rank: top 38% — strong per-target efficiency-0.284

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)