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 Bo Melton. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Kelly | Clemson | 2009 | 0.619 | unknown | Aaron Kelly | — | — | — |
| Kenny McKinley | South Carolina | 2009 | 0.592 | unknown | Kenny McKinley | 0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Tracy Moore | Oklahoma State | 2014 | 0.579 | unknown | Tracy Moore | — | — | — |
| Daniel Jackson | Minnesota | 2025 | 0.575 | unknown | Daniel Jackson | — | — | — |
| D.J. Hall | Alabama | 2008 | 0.573 | unknown | D.J. Hall | — | — | — |
| Whop Philyor | Indiana | 2021 | 0.557 | unknown | Whop Philyor | — | — | — |
| Dazz Newsome | North Carolina | 2021 | 0.554 | unknown | Dazz Newsome | 4 | 1.4 | 1 |
| Scotty McKnight | Colorado | 2011 | 0.553 | unknown | Scotty McKnight | — | — | — |
| Jermaine Kearse | Washington | 2012 | 0.551 | unknown | Jermaine Kearse | 688 | 9.0 | 7 |
| Nehemiah Glover | Texas Tech | 2005 | 0.547 | unknown | Nehemiah Glover | — | — | — |
| Donovan Varner | Duke | 2012 | 0.503 | unknown | Donovan Varner | — | — | — |
| Shi Smith | South Carolina | 2021 | 0.502 | unknown | Shi Smith | 78 | 3.4 | 2 |
| Jaylin Noel | Iowa State | 2025 | 0.500 | unknown | Jaylin Noel | 135 | 6.8 | 2 |
| Early Doucet | LSU | 2008 | 0.497 | unknown | Early Doucet | 332 | 6.9 | 5 |
| Mark Philmore | Northwestern | 2006 | 0.494 | unknown | Mark Philmore | — | — | — |
| Michael Wilson | Stanford | 2023 | 0.491 | unknown | Michael Wilson | 568 | 11.8 | 4 |
| Brandon Williams | Wisconsin | 2006 | 0.490 | unknown | Brandon Williams | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Jalen Saunders | Oklahoma | 2014 | 0.489 | unknown | Jalen Saunders | 2 | 0.2 | 1 |
| Derek Abney | Kentucky | 2004 | 0.488 | unknown | Derek Abney | — | — | — |
| Cam Phillips | Virginia Tech | 2018 | 0.488 | unknown | Cam Phillips | 2 | 0.9 | 1 |
| Chad Bumphis | Mississippi State | 2013 | 0.488 | unknown | Chad Bumphis | — | — | — |
| Nate Swift | Nebraska | 2009 | 0.485 | unknown | Nate Swift | — | — | — |
| Kalija Lipscomb | Vanderbilt | 2020 | 0.474 | unknown | Kalija Lipscomb | — | — | — |
| Ernie Wheelwright | Minnesota | 2008 | 0.467 | unknown | Ernie Wheelwright | — | — | — |
| Mike Davis | Texas | 2014 | 0.465 | unknown | Mike Davis | — | — | — |
Methodology details: v3.0 prospect engine — PR 3 similarity, PR 4 projection, PR 5 back-test.