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Rome Odunze

Player breakdown

Rome Odunze

Washington · 2024 Draft Class

6-3212 lbs1st round, 9th overallAge at Draft: 22Age: ~24
EliteAll-American x1Did Not Hit
Major awards: 1Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

78%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2024CHI17121015473413.6343.2
2025CHI1212904466115655.1
Career2924191981,39514.2948.1
SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2020WashingtonPac-12467201218
2021WashingtonPac-12941415410.146.1
2022WashingtonPac-1212751,145715.395.4
2023WashingtonPac-1215921,6401317.8109.3
Career402143,2722415.381.8

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

46%

ML model output

Context Prob

95%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

4

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Physical production synergy+0.407
BMI 26.5 — ideal frame for NFL WR (212 lbs)+0.254
Speed × production: 177.3 — elite combined athletic output+0.240

Top Negative Factors

Program WR pipeline: 3% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate-1.596
Improvement accelerating (+21.8) — getting better faster each year-0.367
68.2 yards per adjusted target opportunity — dominant efficiency vs. opportunities-0.163

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)