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Luther Burden

Player breakdown

Luther Burden

Missouri · 2025 Draft Class

6-0206 lbs2nd round, 39th overallAge at Draft: 21Age: ~22
EliteAll-American x1Did Not Hit
Major awards: 1Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: $2.2M
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Model confidence

Success Probability

81%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2025CHI155604765213.9243.5
SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2022MissouriSEC134537568.328.8
2023MissouriSEC13861,212914.193.2
2024MissouriSEC1261676611.156.3
Career381922,2632111.859.6

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

91%

ML model output

Context Prob

75%

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+1.198
Physical production synergy+0.532
0.55 TDs/game — reliable scoring role in college+0.250

Top Negative Factors

+3.6 ypg vs. draft class average — below class average-0.692
Recruit dominator synergy-0.260
Efficiency composite: 0.65 — average combined efficiency-0.203

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)