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Vinny Sutherland

Player breakdown

Vinny Sutherland

Purdue · 2001 Draft Class

5-9192 lbs5th round, 136th overallAge at Draft: 23Age: ~48
LowDid Not Hit
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

38%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2001SFO150115500.3
SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2000PurdueBig Ten10659261114.292.6

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

36%

ML model output

Context Prob

45%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

1

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Flat acceleration — consistent but not accelerating+0.789
42.0% TD share at small school — dominant alpha receiver red-zone role+0.336
+38.2 ypg vs. draft class average — class-leading production+0.251

Top Negative Factors

Program WR pipeline: 3% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate-1.159
Accounted for 1.89 yards per team pass attempt — featured receiver share-0.360
Physical production synergy-0.234

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)