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Predictions/Moliki Matavao
Moliki Matavao

Player breakdown

Moliki Matavao

UCLA · 2025 Draft Class

6-6260 lbs7th round, 248th overallAge at Draft: 22Age: ~23
MediumMissed 700+ Rec
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: $511K
Watch Highlights

Model confidence

Success Probability

53%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2025NOR622210501.7
SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2021OregonPac-12897508.39.4
2022OregonPac-12710134013.419.1
2023UCLAPac-1271022002231.4
2024UCLABig Ten1142539012.849
Career3371968013.629.3

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

53%

ML model output

Context Prob

53%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

0

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.854

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

114" broad jump — average lower-body explosion+0.568
Class YPR rank: top 6% — elite per-target efficiency+0.358
Reception rate trend+0.263

Top Negative Factors

Strong ascending production slope (+154 yards/yr) — still improving at draft time-0.550
31.4 ypg as a freshman — limited first-year impact-0.320
610 conference-adjusted best-season yards — competition-normalized peak-0.255

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)