Predicting the Pros
Predictions/JJ Buchanan
JJ Buchanan

Player breakdown

JJ Buchanan

Utah · 2028 Draft Class

6-4200 lbsUndrafted / UpcomingAge: ~19
Low
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

40%

SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2025UtahBig 121326427516.432.8

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

40%

ML model output

Context Prob

37%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

1

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Flat acceleration — consistent but not accelerating+0.843
Recruit dominator synergy+0.463
Season-to-season ypg consistency: 0.00 — variable output+0.256

Top Negative Factors

Program WR pipeline: 4% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate-0.777
-2.0 ypg vs. draft class average — below class average-0.751
Accounted for 0.00 yards per team pass attempt — featured receiver share-0.354

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)