Predicting the Pros
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Bud Sasser

Player breakdown

Bud Sasser

Missouri · 2015 Draft Class

6-3200 lbs6th round, 201st overallAge: ~33
LowDid Not Hit
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

20%

SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2011MissouriBig 12931605.31.8
2012MissouriSEC1210231123.119.3
2013MissouriSEC1326361113.927.8
2014MissouriSEC14771,003121371.6
Career481161,6111413.933.6

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

13%

ML model output

Context Prob

58%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

2

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Program WR pipeline: 13% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate+1.063
1.8 ypg as a freshman — limited first-year impact+0.266
BMI 25.0 — ideal frame for NFL WR (200 lbs)+0.236

Top Negative Factors

-20.9 ypg vs. draft class average — below class average-0.732
Physical production synergy-0.573
Improvement accelerating (+61.7) — getting better faster each year-0.509

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)