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Diontae Johnson

Player breakdown

Diontae Johnson

Toledo · 2019 Draft Class

5-10183 lbs3rd round, 66th overallAge at Draft: 23Age: ~30
Elite1000+ NFL
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

81%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2019PIT1612925968011.5542.5
2020PIT15131448892310.5761.5
2021PIT16141691071,16110.9872.6
2022PIT17171478688210.3051.9
2023PIT1311875171714.1555.2
20243TM128673337511.4331.3
2024CAR77583035711.9351
2024BAL41516601.5
2024HOU1042126012
Career101837734575,11311.23150.6
SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2015ToledoMAC1114237316.921.5
2017ToledoMAC14741,2781317.391.3
2018ToledoMAC1349761815.558.5
Career381372,2762416.659.9

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

74%

ML model output

Context Prob

88%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

4

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Class YPR rank: top 18% — elite per-target efficiency+0.268
BMI 26.2 — ideal frame for NFL WR (183 lbs)+0.209
Season-to-season ypg consistency: 0.00 — variable output+0.208

Top Negative Factors

+7.7 ypg vs. draft class average — below class average-0.727
Program WR pipeline: 5% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate-0.564
Improvement accelerating (+4.4) — getting better faster each year-0.372

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)