Predicting the Pros
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Shawn Nelson

Player breakdown

Shawn Nelson

Southern Miss · 2009 Draft Class

6-5240 lbs4th round, 121st overallAge at Draft: 23Age: ~40
MediumMissed 700+ Rec
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

51%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2009BUF121229171569.2113
2010BUF5143258.305
Career171333201819.1110.6
SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2005Southern MississippiSun Belt329419314.4139.7
2006Southern MississippiSun Belt336506314.1168.7
2007Southern MississippiSun Belt430433414.4108.2
2008Southern MississippiSun Belt251541310.6270.5
Career121461,8991313.0158.3

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

51%

ML model output

Context Prob

51%

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+0.649
139.7 ypg as a freshman — elite first-year impact+0.287
Reception rate trend+0.253

Top Negative Factors

360 conference-adjusted best-season yards — competition-normalized peak-0.403
Speed × production: 62.2 — strong combined athletic output-0.390
Best season: 270.5 ypg — elite 100+ ypg per-game ceiling-0.303

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)