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KJ Hamler

Player breakdown

KJ Hamler

Penn St. · 2020 Draft Class

5-9178 lbs2nd round, 46th overallAge at Draft: 21Age: ~27
EliteDid Not Hit
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

84%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2020DEN134563038112.7329.3
2021DEN321057414.8024.7
2022DEN7014716523.6023.6
Career236804262014.8327.0
SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2018Penn StateBig Ten134275451858
2019Penn StateBig Ten1356904816.169.5
Career26981,6581316.963.8

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

91%

ML model output

Context Prob

42%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

2

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Program WR pipeline: 15% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate+1.258
Improvement accelerating (+0.2) — getting better faster each year+0.397
BMI 26.3 — ideal frame for NFL WR (178 lbs)+0.232

Top Negative Factors

+11.6 ypg vs. draft class average — above average-0.283
Efficiency composite: 0.64 — average combined efficiency-0.196
Recruit dominator synergy-0.188

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)