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Justin Blackmon

Player breakdown

Justin Blackmon

Oklahoma St. · 2012 Draft Class

6-1207 lbs1st round, 5th overallAge at Draft: 22Age: ~36
EliteBiletnikoff x2All-American x2Did Not Hit
Major awards: 4Heisman votes: 105NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

88%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2012JAX16141326486513.5554.1
2013JAX44482941514.31103.8
Career2018180931,28013.8664.0
SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2009Oklahoma StateBig 12132026021320
2010Oklahoma StateBig 12121111,7822016.1148.5
2011Oklahoma StateBig 12131221,5221812.5117.1
Career382533,5644014.193.8

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

77%

ML model output

Context Prob

93%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

5

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Program WR pipeline: 13% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate+1.153
+37.8 ypg vs. draft class average — class-leading production+0.289
Physical production synergy+0.287

Top Negative Factors

Improvement accelerating (+5.8) — getting better faster each year-0.318
Scout dominator depth synergy-0.196
Recruit dominator synergy-0.151

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)