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Joe Royer

Player breakdown

Joe Royer

Cincinnati · 2026 Draft Class

6-5247 lbsUndrafted / UpcomingAge: ~23
Low
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: $359K
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Model confidence

Success Probability

29%

SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2021Ohio StateBig Ten119099
2022Ohio StateBig Ten111011
2023Ohio StateBig Ten115055
2024CincinnatiBig 121248507210.642.2
2025CincinnatiBig 121228389313.932.4
Career2779911511.533.7

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

29%

ML model output

Context Prob

29%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

0

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.854

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Season-to-season ypg consistency: 0.01 — variable output+0.256
-53.2 ypg vs. draft class average — below class average+0.184
Speed × production: 0.0 — average combined athletic output+0.176

Top Negative Factors

Positive production trend (+95) — improving trajectory-0.702
42.2 ypg as a freshman — solid first-year impact-0.413
Broad jump not recorded at combine — missing explosive power data-0.403

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)