Triple

T6136946
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Colorado Buffaloes football E136856 entity
Predicate HeismanTrophyWinner P20896 FINISHED
Object Rashaan Salaam
Rashaan Salaam was an American running back best known for his stellar college career at the University of Colorado and subsequent tenure in the NFL with the Chicago Bears.
E575960 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Rashaan Salaam | Statement: [Colorado Buffaloes football, HeismanTrophyWinner, Rashaan Salaam]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rashaan Salaam
Context triple: [Colorado Buffaloes football, HeismanTrophyWinner, Rashaan Salaam]
  • A. Desmond Howard
    Desmond Howard is a former American football wide receiver and return specialist best known for winning the 1991 Heisman Trophy at Michigan and being named MVP of Super Bowl XXXI.
  • B. Jamaal Wilkes
    Jamaal Wilkes is a Hall of Fame American basketball player best known for his smooth scoring and key role on multiple NBA championship teams, particularly with the Los Angeles Lakers.
  • C. Ali-Ollie Woodson
    Ali-Ollie Woodson was an American R&B singer, songwriter, and musician best known for his powerful lead vocals with The Temptations during the 1980s and early 1990s.
  • D. Jamael Orondé Barber
    Jamael Orondé Barber, better known as Ronde Barber, is a former NFL cornerback renowned for his long, standout career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and his role in their Super Bowl XXXVII victory.
  • E. Jamaal Franklin
    Jamaal Franklin is an American professional basketball player best known for his standout collegiate career at San Diego State and subsequent play in the NBA and overseas leagues.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rashaan Salaam
Target entity description: Rashaan Salaam was an American running back best known for his stellar college career at the University of Colorado and subsequent tenure in the NFL with the Chicago Bears.
  • A. Desmond Howard
    Desmond Howard is a former American football wide receiver and return specialist best known for winning the 1991 Heisman Trophy at Michigan and being named MVP of Super Bowl XXXI.
  • B. Jamaal Wilkes
    Jamaal Wilkes is a Hall of Fame American basketball player best known for his smooth scoring and key role on multiple NBA championship teams, particularly with the Los Angeles Lakers.
  • C. Ali-Ollie Woodson
    Ali-Ollie Woodson was an American R&B singer, songwriter, and musician best known for his powerful lead vocals with The Temptations during the 1980s and early 1990s.
  • D. Jamael Orondé Barber
    Jamael Orondé Barber, better known as Ronde Barber, is a former NFL cornerback renowned for his long, standout career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and his role in their Super Bowl XXXVII victory.
  • E. Jamaal Franklin
    Jamaal Franklin is an American professional basketball player best known for his standout collegiate career at San Diego State and subsequent play in the NBA and overseas leagues.
  • F. None of above. chosen

How the object was described

The object's one-sentence description was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the object name and this triple as context.

Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Rashaan Salaam
Triple: [Colorado Buffaloes football, HeismanTrophyWinner, Rashaan Salaam]
Generated description
Rashaan Salaam was an American running back best known for his stellar college career at the University of Colorado and subsequent tenure in the NFL with the Chicago Bears.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69c008a179388190a3b5a081bbf46d55 elicitation completed
NER batch_69c05c8211d48190bc10675ba6707150 ner completed
NED1 batch_69c16ece259c8190b7258859a35ca4fd ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69c1c59ef9b0819091b05cd30c07d918 ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69c1c4a8f69c819086a0bd355e6750db nedg completed
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:15 p.m.