College production summary feeding the v3.0 similarity vector. The engine weights these features against the prospect corpus (2000–present) to build the comp grid below.
Historical college players whose production curves most closely match Aidan O'Connell. Hit-label colouring tags each comp's eventual NFL outcome: elite, starter, bust, unknown (still developing or never reached the NFL). Click an NFL name to jump to its veteran page when available.
| College player | School | Class | Similarity | NFL outcome | NFL career | Career fp | Peak3 fp/g | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Lewerke | Michigan State | 2020 | 0.865 | unknown | Brian Lewerke | — | — | — |
| Will Grier | West Virginia | 2019 | 0.786 | unknown | Will Grier | 1 | 0.7 | 1 |
| Ryan Finley | NC State | 2019 | 0.764 | unknown | Ryan Finley | 44 | 6.5 | 2 |
| Stetson Bennett | Georgia | 2023 | 0.673 | unknown | Stetson Bennett | 1 | 1.4 | 1 |
| Kyron Drones | Virginia Tech | 2026 | 0.597 | unknown | Kyron Drones | — | — | — |
| Jason White | Oklahoma | 2005 | 0.584 | unknown | Jason White | — | — | — |
| Ashton Daniels | Auburn | 2026 | 0.536 | unknown | Ashton Daniels | — | — | — |
| Feleipe Franks | Arkansas | 2021 | 0.527 | bust | Feleipe Franks | 1 | 0.1 | 5 |
| Luke Altmyer | Illinois | 2026 | 0.524 | unknown | Luke Altmyer | — | — | — |
| C.J. Brown | Maryland | 2015 | 0.513 | unknown | C.J. Brown | — | — | — |
| Shea Patterson | Michigan | 2020 | 0.510 | unknown | Shea Patterson | — | — | — |
| Tyler Van Dyke | Miami | 2024 | 0.506 | unknown | Tyler Van Dyke | — | — | — |
| Jay Cutler | Vanderbilt | 2006 | 0.491 | starter | Jay Cutler | 2165 | 16.6 | 12 |
| Jack Plummer | Louisville | 2024 | 0.491 | unknown | Jack Plummer | — | — | — |
| Steven Montez | Colorado | 2020 | 0.489 | unknown | Steven Montez | — | — | — |
| Clayton Thorson | Northwestern | 2019 | 0.489 | unknown | Clayton Thorson | — | — | — |
| Chandler Morris | Virginia | 2026 | 0.487 | unknown | Chandler Morris | — | — | — |
| Joey Aguilar | Tennessee | 2026 | 0.486 | unknown | Joey Aguilar | — | — | — |
| Emory Jones | Cincinnati | 2024 | 0.485 | unknown | Emory Jones | — | — | — |
| Kevin Hogan | Stanford | 2016 | 0.484 | unknown | Kevin Hogan | 50 | 7.0 | 2 |
| Travis Wilson | Utah | 2016 | 0.481 | unknown | Travis Wilson | — | — | — |
| Ryan Mallett | Arkansas | 2011 | 0.479 | unknown | Ryan Mallett | 97 | 7.2 | 5 |
| Bryson Barnes | Utah State | 2026 | 0.471 | unknown | Bryson Barnes | — | — | — |
| Tanner Mordecai | Wisconsin | 2024 | 0.471 | unknown | Tanner Mordecai | — | — | — |
| Nathan Scheelhaase | Illinois | 2014 | 0.471 | unknown | Nathan Scheelhaase | — | — | — |
Methodology details: v3.0 prospect engine — PR 3 similarity, PR 4 projection, PR 5 back-test.