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Lynn Bowden Jr.

Player breakdown

Lynn Bowden Jr.

Kentucky · 2020 Draft Class

5-11204 lbs3rd round, 80th overallAge at Draft: 22Age: ~28
LowDid Not Hit
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

16%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2020MIA10437282117.5021.1
2023NOR1531611837.505.5
Career25753392947.5011.8
SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2017KentuckySEC1317210012.416.2
2018KentuckySEC1367745511.157.3
2019KentuckySEC1330348111.626.8
Career391141,303611.433.4

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

12%

ML model output

Context Prob

43%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

1

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Program WR pipeline: 23% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate+1.145
Recruit rating × conference strength: 0.93 — elite recruit at elite school+0.211
Outperformed team passing efficiency by 1.03x — route-running independent of system+0.192

Top Negative Factors

-22.6 ypg vs. draft class average — below class average-0.714
0.15 TDs/game — limited scoring role in college-0.444
Improvement accelerating (+2.5) — getting better faster each year-0.441

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)