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Emeka Egbuka

Player breakdown

Emeka Egbuka

Ohio St. · 2025 Draft Class

6-1202 lbs1st round, 19th overallAge at Draft: 22Age: ~23
EliteDid Not Hit
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: $1.5M
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Model confidence

Success Probability

83%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2025TAM17131276393814.9655.2
SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2021Ohio StateBig Ten109191021.219.1
2022Ohio StateBig Ten13741,1511015.688.5
2023Ohio StateBig Ten1041515412.651.5
2024Ohio StateBig Ten16811,0111012.563.2
Career492052,8682414.058.5

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

54%

ML model output

Context Prob

95%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

8

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Program WR pipeline: 21% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate+1.138
Physical production synergy+0.301
BMI 26.6 — ideal frame for NFL WR (202 lbs)+0.244

Top Negative Factors

+2.6 ypg vs. draft class average — below class average-0.693
Efficiency consistency: 1.52 — highly consistent across seasons-0.308
Improvement accelerating (+5.0) — getting better faster each year-0.291

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)