Predicting the Pros
Predictions/Bobby Newcombe
Bobby Newcombe

Player breakdown

Bobby Newcombe

Nebraska · 2001 Draft Class

5-10195 lbs6th round, 166th overallAge: ~44
LowDid Not Hit
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

13%

SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2000NebraskaBig 121119249013.122.6

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

8%

ML model output

Context Prob

38%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

1

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Flat acceleration — consistent but not accelerating+0.712
Recruit dominator synergy+0.533
Season-to-season ypg consistency: 0.00 — variable output+0.267

Top Negative Factors

Program WR pipeline: 3% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate-2.354
-31.8 ypg vs. draft class average — below class average-0.574
Accounted for 1.45 yards per team pass attempt — featured receiver share-0.379

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)