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Dustin Keller

Player breakdown

Dustin Keller

Purdue · 2008 Draft Class

6-2242 lbs1st round, 30th overallAge at Draft: 23Age: ~41
Elite700+ Receiving
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

91%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2008NYJ166784853511.1333.4
2009NYJ1612824552211.6232.6
2010NYJ16131005568712.5542.9
2011NYJ16121156581512.5550.9
2012NYJ85362831711.3239.6
Career72484112412,87611.91739.9
SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2004PurdueBig Ten25102220.451
2005PurdueBig Ten21312839.864
2006PurdueBig Ten055762413.90
2007PurdueBig Ten0617316120
Career41341,7231512.9430.8

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

91%

ML model output

Context Prob

91%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

0

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.854

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

1,016 conference-adjusted best-season yards — competition-normalized peak+0.652
131" broad jump — elite lower-body explosion+0.563
3.15 ypg per lb — average size-adjusted production+0.410

Top Negative Factors

51.0 ypg as a freshman — solid first-year impact-0.436
Speed × production: 87.6 — strong combined athletic output-0.308
Reception rate trend-0.289

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)