Bauer Sharp’s actual 2026 NFL production, and the historical NFL players whose own first 6 career games looked most like it — same position, same number of games. His line is the highlighted row, so each comp can be read directly against it. Career outcome and career fp say what became of that player.
| Player | Debut | First 6 career games | Similarity | Career outcome | Career fp | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bauer Sharp this rookie | 2026 | 1 tgt · 1 rec · 21 yds · 0 TD | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Dray | 2010 | 4 tgt · 2 rec · 41 yds · 0 TD | 0.810 | bust | 132 | 6 |
| Tom Crabtree | 2010 | 3 tgt · 2 rec · 36 yds · 0 TD | 0.783 | bust | 84 | 4 |
| Kenny Yeboah | 2021 | 3 tgt · 2 rec · 36 yds · 0 TD | 0.783 | active | 26 | 5 |
| Stephen Sullivan | 2020 | 4 tgt · 2 rec · 46 yds · 0 TD | 0.772 | bust | 31 | 5 |
| Trevon Wesco | 2019 | 3 tgt · 2 rec · 47 yds · 0 TD | 0.771 | bust | 23 | 5 |
| Reggie Davis | 1999 | 3 tgt · 2 rec · 48 yds · 0 TD | 0.754 | bust | 34 | 2 |
| Rico Gathers | 2018 | 6 tgt · 2 rec · 46 yds · 0 TD | 0.734 | bust | 8 | 1 |
| Nate Lawrie | 2004 | 0 tgt · 2 rec · 32 yds · 0 TD | 0.723 | bust | 8 | 5 |
| Jaeden Graham | 2019 | 2 tgt · 2 rec · 32 yds · 0 TD | 0.723 | bust | 35 | 2 |
| Ifeanyi Momah | 2016 | 4 tgt · 2 rec · 50 yds · 0 TD | 0.712 | bust | 13 | 2 |
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 Bauer Sharp. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Rice | Fresno State | 2020 | 0.667 | unknown | Jared Rice | — | — | — |
| Johnmichael Gyllenborg | Wyoming | 2026 | 0.658 | unknown | John Michael Gyllenborg | — | — | — |
| Josh Whyle | Cincinnati | 2023 | 0.636 | bust | Josh Whyle | 100 | 3.1 | 3 |
| Mitchell Wilcox | South Florida | 2020 | 0.583 | bust | Mitchell Wilcox | 56 | 2.2 | 3 |
| Nick Muse | South Carolina | 2022 | 0.537 | unknown | Nick Muse | 11 | 2.3 | 2 |
| Dominick Mazotti | Massachusetts | 2025 | 0.489 | unknown | Dominick Mazotti | — | — | — |
| Matt Lauter | Boise State | 2026 | 0.485 | unknown | Matt Lauter | — | — | — |
| Joey Magnifico | Memphis | 2020 | 0.477 | unknown | Joey Magnifico | — | — | — |
| Sam Olson | Arizona | 2026 | 0.468 | unknown | Sam Olson | — | — | — |
| Mark Redman | Louisville | 2025 | 0.463 | unknown | Mark Redman | 5 | 2.5 | 1 |
| Tyrick James | Tulane | 2023 | 0.450 | unknown | Tyrick James | — | — | — |
| Evan Butts | Virginia | 2019 | 0.449 | unknown | Evan Butts | — | — | — |
| Jordan Smith | Temple | 2024 | 0.446 | unknown | Jordan Smith | — | — | — |
| Josh Cuevas | Alabama | 2026 | 0.443 | unknown | Josh Cuevas | 29 | 4.2 | 1 |
| Brevyn Spann-Ford | Minnesota | 2024 | 0.438 | bust | Brevyn Spann-Ford | 66 | 2.0 | 3 |
| Camm McDonald | Florida State | 2023 | 0.425 | unknown | Camm McDonald | — | — | — |
| Maliq Carr | Houston | 2025 | 0.422 | unknown | Maliq Carr | — | — | — |
| Oscar Delp | Georgia | 2026 | 0.414 | unknown | Oscar Delp | 6 | 1.2 | 1 |
| Tyler Davis | Georgia Tech | 2020 | 0.414 | bust | Tyler Davis | 14 | 0.5 | 3 |
| Cole Rusk | Illinois | 2026 | 0.412 | unknown | Cole Rusk | — | — | — |
| Roger Carter | Georgia State | 2022 | 0.407 | unknown | Roger Carter | — | — | — |
| Noah Gray | Duke | 2021 | 0.405 | bust | Noah Gray | 347 | 5.6 | 6 |
| Christian Trahan | Houston | 2023 | 0.404 | unknown | Christian Trahan | — | — | — |
| Lake McRee | USC | 2026 | 0.403 | unknown | Lake McRee | — | — | — |
| Lance Mason | Wisconsin | 2026 | 0.400 | unknown | Lance Mason | — | — | — |
Methodology details: v3.0 prospect engine — PR 3 similarity, PR 4 projection, PR 5 back-test.