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Predictions/Junior Hemingway
Junior Hemingway

Player breakdown

Junior Hemingway

Michigan · 2012 Draft Class

6-1225 lbs7th round, 238th overallAge at Draft: 23Age: ~37
EliteDid Not Hit
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

75%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2013KAN16220131259.627.8
2014KAN1412212108907.7
Career30342252339.327.8
SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2007MichiganBig Ten1043709.33.7
2008MichiganBig Ten4241120.510.3
2009MichiganBig Ten1016268216.826.8
2010MichiganBig Ten1032593418.559.3
2011MichiganBig Ten1334699420.653.8
Career47881,6381118.634.9

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

28%

ML model output

Context Prob

95%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

7

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Program WR pipeline: 15% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate+1.241
3.7 ypg as a freshman — limited first-year impact+0.264
BMI 29.7 — outside ideal range for NFL WR (225 lbs)+0.216

Top Negative Factors

-22.1 ypg vs. draft class average — below class average-0.773
0.23 TDs/game — limited scoring role in college-0.465
Improvement accelerating (+17.9) — getting better faster each year-0.432

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)