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Dennis Pitta

Player breakdown

Dennis Pitta

BYU · 2010 Draft Class

6-4245 lbs4th round, 114th overallAge at Draft: 25Age: ~41
EliteAll-American x1700+ Receiving
Major awards: 1Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

88%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2010BAL110511100.1
2011BAL162564040510.1325.3
2012BAL165946166911741.8
2013BAL4133201698.5142.3
2014BAL3321161257.8041.7
2016BAL1612121867298.5245.6
Career66233302242,0989.41331.8
SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2004BYUBig 12117176210.4176
2007BYUBig 12054775514.40
2008BYUBig 124781,025613.1256.2
2009BYUBig 12562829813.4165.8
Career102112,8052113.3280.5

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

88%

ML model output

Context Prob

88%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

0

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.854

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

1,230 conference-adjusted best-season yards — competition-normalized peak+0.650
113" broad jump — average lower-body explosion+0.579
4.18 ypg per lb — average size-adjusted production+0.363

Top Negative Factors

Speed × production: 104.7 — elite combined athletic output-0.318
Best season: 256.2 ypg — elite 100+ ypg per-game ceiling-0.289
256.2 volume-adjusted ypg — elite output relative to team pass rate-0.255

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)