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Malik Benson

Player breakdown

Malik Benson

Oregon · 2026 Draft Class

6-0189 lbsUndrafted / UpcomingAge: ~21
Low
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

36%

SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2023AlabamaSEC1413162112.511.6
2024Florida StateACC1225311112.425.9
2025OregonBig Ten1543719616.747.9
Career41811,192814.729.1

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

3%

ML model output

Context Prob

87%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

6

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Recruit dominator synergy+0.475
Class YPR rank: top 15% — elite per-target efficiency+0.261
Season-to-season ypg consistency: 0.00 — variable output+0.226

Top Negative Factors

Program WR pipeline: 2% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate-2.359
-6.5 ypg vs. draft class average — below class average-0.564
Accounted for 0.00 yards per team pass attempt — featured receiver share-0.401

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)