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Tyler Johnson

Player breakdown

Tyler Johnson

Minnesota · 2020 Draft Class

6-1206 lbs5th round, 161st overallAge at Draft: 22Age: ~28
EliteDid Not Hit
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

84%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2020TAM143171216914.1212.1
2021TAM173553636010021.2
2023LAR10328418
2024LAR152412629111.2119.4
2025NYJ125181219716.4116.4
Career5913134881,02511.6517.4
SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2016MinnesotaBig Ten1314141110.110.8
2017MinnesotaBig Ten1035677719.367.7
2018MinnesotaBig Ten13781,169121589.9
2019MinnesotaBig Ten11721,1071015.4100.6
2025East CarolinaAmerican11772010.36.5
Career582063,1663015.454.6

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

87%

ML model output

Context Prob

65%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

2

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Program WR pipeline: 13% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate+1.225
Physical production synergy+0.453
37.0% TD share at small school — strong red-zone role+0.265

Top Negative Factors

+9.9 ypg vs. draft class average — below class average-0.664
Improvement accelerating (+7.3) — getting better faster each year-0.470
Scout dominator depth synergy-0.413

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)