Player breakdown
Josh Whyle
Cincinnati · 2023 Draft Class
6-7248 lbs5th round, 147th overallAge at Draft: 23Age: ~26
HighAll-Conference x1Missed 700+ Rec
Major awards: 1Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
Watch HighlightsModel confidence
Success Probability
58%
| Year | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Y/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | TEN | 11 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 94 | 10.4 | 1 | 8.5 |
| 2024 | TEN | 17 | 4 | 37 | 28 | 248 | 8.9 | 1 | 14.6 |
| 2025 | GNB | 8 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 1 | 4.5 |
| Career | 36 | 8 | 58 | 42 | 378 | 9.0 | 3 | 10.5 | |
| Season | Team | Conf | G | Rec | Yds | TD | YPR | YPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Cincinnati | American Athletic | 2 | 2 | 51 | 0 | 25.5 | 25.5 |
| 2020 | Cincinnati | American Athletic | 8 | 23 | 271 | 0 | 11.8 | 33.9 |
| 2021 | Cincinnati | American Athletic | 11 | 25 | 320 | 0 | 12.8 | 29.1 |
| 2022 | Cincinnati | American Athletic | 10 | 29 | 288 | 0 | 9.9 | 28.8 |
| Career | 31 | 79 | 930 | 0 | 11.8 | 30.0 | ||
Model readout
Probability, context, and base score
XGBoost Prob
19%
ML model output
Context Prob
19%
Rule-based model
Suppression Signals
0
Depth chart context
SHAP Base
0.854
Average prediction
Top Positive Factors
115" broad jump — average lower-body explosion+0.585
Reception rate trend+0.264
Efficiency consistency: 2.17 — highly consistent across seasons+0.241
Top Negative Factors
Positive production trend (+79) — improving trajectory-0.690
106 conference-adjusted best-season yards — competition-normalized peak-0.526
1.29 ypg per lb — average size-adjusted production-0.445