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Cataurus Hicks

Player breakdown

Cataurus Hicks

Pitt · 2026 Draft Class

5-9160 lbsUndrafted / UpcomingAge: ~21
Low
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

26%

SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2023LouisvilleACC21110115.5
2024LouisvilleACC1212149012.412.4
2025PittACC1324422417.632.5
Career2737582415.721.6

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

22%

ML model output

Context Prob

47%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

2

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Program WR pipeline: 22% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate+1.094
Recruit dominator synergy+0.503
Season-to-season ypg consistency: 0.00 — variable output+0.244

Top Negative Factors

-18.9 ypg vs. draft class average — below class average-0.733
Improvement accelerating (+37.4) — getting better faster each year-0.559
Accounted for 0.00 yards per team pass attempt — featured receiver share-0.388

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)