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D.K. Metcalf

Player breakdown

D.K. Metcalf

Mississippi · 2019 Draft Class

6-3228 lbs2nd round, 64th overallAge at Draft: 21Age: ~28
EliteAll-Conference x11000+ NFL
Major awards: 1Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

77%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2019SEA16151005890015.5756.3
2020SEA1616129831,30315.71081.4
2021SEA17171297596712.91256.9
2022SEA1717141901,04811.6661.6
2023SEA1616119661,11416.9869.6
2024SEA15121086699215566.1
2025PIT1515995985014.4656.7
Career1121088254977,17414.45464.1
SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2016Ole MissSEC221326.56.5
2017Ole MissSEC1239646716.653.8
2018Ole MissSEC726569521.981.3
Career21671,2281418.358.5

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

85%

ML model output

Context Prob

53%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

3

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Program WR pipeline: 19% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate+1.329
Physical production synergy+0.344
6.5 ypg as a freshman — limited first-year impact+0.278

Top Negative Factors

+1.5 ypg vs. draft class average — below class average-0.768
Accounted for 1.49 yards per team pass attempt — featured receiver share-0.424
Improvement accelerating (+48.7) — getting better faster each year-0.300

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)