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Xavier Hutchinson

Player breakdown

Xavier Hutchinson

Iowa St. · 2023 Draft Class

6-2203 lbs6th round, 205th overallAge at Draft: 23Age: ~26
LowDid Not Hit
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

12%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2023HOU1601989011.305.6
2024HOU16326121179.807.3
2025HOU176573542812.2325.2
Career4991025563511.5313.0
SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2020Iowa StateBig 12126477141264.3
2021Iowa StateBig 121383987511.975.9
2022Iowa StateBig 12121071,171610.997.6
Career372542,9291511.579.2

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

6%

ML model output

Context Prob

45%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

1

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Efficiency consistency: 1.04 — highly consistent across seasons+0.191
BMI 26.1 — ideal frame for NFL WR (203 lbs)+0.185
Speed score 96.4 — strong weight-adjusted athleticism+0.140

Top Negative Factors

Program WR pipeline: 4% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate-1.174
Physical production synergy-0.453
Recruit dominator synergy-0.226

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)