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Israel Polk

Player breakdown

Israel Polk

Akron · 2027 Draft Class

6-1170 lbsUndrafted / UpcomingAge: ~21
Low
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

5%

SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2023PittACC41140143.5
2024AkronMAC112420108.418.3
2025AkronMAC1233525815.943.8
Career2758740812.827.4

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

1%

ML model output

Context Prob

30%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

1

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

BMI 22.4 — outside ideal range for NFL WR (170 lbs)+0.158
Team averaged 0.0 pass attempts/game — run-heavy offensive system+0.155
31.6 career ypg — limited college production+0.134

Top Negative Factors

Program WR pipeline: 4% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate-0.758
-19.8 ypg vs. draft class average — below class average-0.740
Improvement accelerating (+36.5) — getting better faster each year-0.549

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)