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Nate Burleson II

Player breakdown

Nate Burleson II

Nevada · 2026 Draft Class

6-0197 lbsUndrafted / UpcomingAge: ~21
Low
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

32%

SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2023NevadaMWC3218096
2024NevadaMWC9371123.77.9
2025NevadaMWC11358019.35.3
Career238147118.46.4

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

28%

ML model output

Context Prob

55%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

1

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

+64.8 ypg vs. draft class average — class-leading production+0.330
37.0% TD share at small school — strong red-zone role+0.329
Speed × production: 155.1 — elite combined athletic output+0.271

Top Negative Factors

Program WR pipeline: 4% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate-0.653
Physical production synergy-0.604
Improvement accelerating (+2.9) — getting better faster each year-0.399

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)