Predicting the Pros
Predictions/Joel Filani
Joel Filani

Player breakdown

Joel Filani

Texas Tech · 2007 Draft Class

6-2211 lbs6th round, 188th overallAge: ~41
HighDid Not Hit
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

70%

SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2003Texas TechBig 121319090.7
2004Texas TechBig 121218310217.225.8
2005Texas TechBig 1212651,007815.583.9
2006Texas TechBig 1213911,3001314.3100
Career501752,6262315.052.5

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

32%

ML model output

Context Prob

95%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

5

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Program WR pipeline: 10% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate+1.019
Recruit dominator synergy+0.372
0.7 ypg as a freshman — limited first-year impact+0.263

Top Negative Factors

-3.5 ypg vs. draft class average — below class average-0.700
Physical production synergy-0.540
Improvement accelerating (+143.4) — getting better faster each year-0.422

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)