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Kevin Kasper

Player breakdown

Kevin Kasper

Iowa · 2001 Draft Class

6-0199 lbs6th round, 190th overallAge at Draft: 23Age: ~48
MediumDid Not Hit
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

51%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2001DEN1041288410.508.4
2002ARI64241518012330
2003ARI7061232303.3
2004NWE80300000
2006DET11100000
Career329462428712.039.0
SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2000IowaBig Ten12821,010712.384.2

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

52%

ML model output

Context Prob

45%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

1

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Flat acceleration — consistent but not accelerating+0.670
44.0% TD share at small school — dominant alpha receiver red-zone role+0.327
+29.8 ypg vs. draft class average — above average+0.278

Top Negative Factors

Program WR pipeline: 5% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate-0.605
Physical production synergy-0.271
Recruit dominator synergy-0.224

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)