Predicting the Pros
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Derek Kinder

Player breakdown

Derek Kinder

Pittsburgh · 2009 Draft Class

6-1200 lbs7th round, 251st overallAge: ~40
MediumDid Not Hit
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

47%

SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2004PittBig East813130.4
2005PittBig East1137374310.134
2006PittBig East1257847614.970.6
2008PittBig East1336422311.732.5
Career441311,6461312.637.4

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

17%

ML model output

Context Prob

68%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

5

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Program WR pipeline: 22% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate+1.159
Recruit dominator synergy+0.522
0.4 ypg as a freshman — limited first-year impact+0.274

Top Negative Factors

-17.0 ypg vs. draft class average — below class average-0.752
Improvement accelerating (+281.3) — getting better faster each year-0.523
Physical production synergy-0.498

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)