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Gunnar Helm

Player breakdown

Gunnar Helm

Texas · 2025 Draft Class

6-5241 lbs4th round, 120th overallAge at Draft: 23Age: ~24
HighAll-Conference x1Missed 700+ Rec
Major awards: 1Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

58%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2025TEN161055443578.1222.3
SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2022TexasBig 12342506.28.3
2023TexasBig 12711133012.119
2024TexasSEC1347582312.444.8
Career2362740311.932.2

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

2.41 ypg per lb — average size-adjusted production+0.428
Reception rate trend+0.275
-58.4 ypg vs. draft class average — below class average+0.181

Top Negative Factors

Broad jump not recorded at combine — missing explosive power data-0.386
Class YPR rank: top 62% — average per-target efficiency-0.319
8.3 ypg as a freshman — limited first-year impact-0.297

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)