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Hakeem Butler

Player breakdown

Hakeem Butler

Iowa St. · 2019 Draft Class

6-5227 lbs4th round, 103rd overallAge at Draft: 23Age: ~30
MediumDid Not Hit
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

45%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2020PHI20100000
SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2016Iowa StateBig 12119134214.912.2
2017Iowa StateBig 12134169771753.6
2018Iowa StateBig 1213601,318922101.4
Career371102,1491819.558.1

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

12%

ML model output

Context Prob

95%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

4

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Recruit dominator synergy+0.360
Speed × production: 148.6 — elite combined athletic output+0.254
BMI 26.9 — ideal frame for NFL WR (227 lbs)+0.231

Top Negative Factors

Program WR pipeline: 4% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate-1.256
+1.1 ypg vs. draft class average — below class average-0.708
Improvement accelerating (+8.8) — getting better faster each year-0.439

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)