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 Bailey Zappe. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cade Brister | Lindenwood | 2023 | 0.502 | unknown | Cade Brister | — | — | — |
| Arion Worthman | Air Force | 2018 | 0.454 | unknown | Arion Worthman | — | — | — |
| Lindsey Scott Jr. | Incarnate Word | 2023 | 0.323 | unknown | Lindsey Scott Jr. | — | — | — |
| Bryson Daily | Army | 2025 | 0.319 | unknown | Bryson Daily | — | — | — |
| David Pindell | UConn | 2019 | 0.318 | unknown | David Pindell | — | — | — |
| Todd Centeio | James Madison | 2023 | 0.308 | unknown | Todd Centeio | — | — | — |
| Malcolm Perry | Navy | 2020 | 0.308 | unknown | Malcolm Perry | 25 | 2.7 | 1 |
| Billy Edwards | Maryland | 2025 | 0.301 | unknown | Billy Edwards | — | — | — |
| Chandler Rogers | North Texas | 2024 | 0.297 | unknown | Chandler Rogers | — | — | — |
| Matthew Sluka | Holy Cross | 2024 | 0.293 | unknown | Matthew Sluka | — | — | — |
| Kwadra Griggs | Kentucky | 2018 | 0.292 | unknown | Kwadra Griggs | — | — | — |
| Blake Horvath | Navy | 2026 | 0.290 | unknown | Blake Horvath | — | — | — |
| Justin McMillan | Tulane | 2020 | 0.287 | unknown | Justin McMillan | — | — | — |
| Preston Hutchinson | Chattanooga | 2023 | 0.284 | unknown | Preston Hutchinson | — | — | — |
| Woody Barrett | Illinois | 2019 | 0.280 | unknown | Woody Barrett | — | — | — |
| Anthony Gordon | Washington State | 2020 | 0.277 | unknown | Anthony Gordon | — | — | — |
| Jamie Newman | Wake Forest | 2020 | 0.274 | unknown | Jamie Newman | — | — | — |
| Cameron Rising | Utah | 2023 | 0.273 | unknown | Cameron Rising | — | — | — |
| Gerry Bohannon | South Florida | 2023 | 0.271 | unknown | Gerry Bohannon | — | — | — |
| Kelly Bryant | Missouri | 2020 | 0.270 | unknown | Kelly Bryant | — | — | — |
| Kyle McCord | Syracuse | 2025 | 0.266 | unknown | Kyle McCord | — | — | — |
| Casey Thompson | Nebraska | 2023 | 0.265 | unknown | Casey Thompson | — | — | — |
| AJ Bush | Illinois | 2019 | 0.264 | unknown | AJ Bush | — | — | — |
| Sam Noyer | Colorado | 2021 | 0.262 | unknown | Sam Noyer | — | — | — |
| Austin Reed | Western Kentucky | 2024 | 0.262 | unknown | Austin Reed | — | — | — |
Methodology details: v3.0 prospect engine — PR 3 similarity, PR 4 projection, PR 5 back-test.