Predicting the Pros
Predictions/Kendall Newson
Kendall Newson

Player breakdown

Kendall Newson

Middle Tenn. St. · 2002 Draft Class

6-2200 lbs7th round, 222nd overallAge at Draft: 22Age: ~46
LowDid Not Hit
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

38%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2003MIA60625527.509.2
SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2000Middle Tennessee StateInd1174945512.885.9
2001Middle Tennessee StateSun Belt1165796712.272.4
Career221391,7411212.579.1

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

38%

ML model output

Context Prob

40%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

1

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Flat acceleration — consistent but not accelerating+0.747
35.0% TD share at small school — strong red-zone role+0.327
0.55 TDs/game — reliable scoring role in college+0.200

Top Negative Factors

Program WR pipeline: 5% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate-0.663
Physical production synergy-0.415
Recruit dominator synergy-0.215

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)