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 C.J. Daniels. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikko Remigio | Fresno State | 2023 | 0.742 | bust | Nikko Remigio | 11 | 0.6 | 3 |
| Raphael Williams | Pittsburgh | 2026 | 0.718 | unknown | Raphael Williams | — | — | — |
| Darius Lassiter | BYU | 2025 | 0.689 | unknown | Darius Lassiter | — | — | — |
| Justus Ross-Simmons | Syracuse | 2026 | 0.671 | unknown | Justus Ross-Simmons | — | — | — |
| Kaylon Geiger | Texas Tech | 2022 | 0.636 | unknown | Kaylon Geiger | — | — | — |
| J.C. Santana | Tulsa | 2023 | 0.610 | unknown | J.C. Santana | — | — | — |
| Cortez Braham | Memphis | 2026 | 0.602 | unknown | Cortez Braham | — | — | — |
| Dalen Cobb | Georgia Southern | 2026 | 0.570 | unknown | Dalen Cobb | — | — | — |
| Jared Cornelius | Arkansas | 2017 | 0.562 | unknown | Jared Cornelius | — | — | — |
| Dalton Schoen | Kansas State | 2020 | 0.559 | unknown | Dalton Schoen | — | — | — |
| Tramaine Thompson | Kansas State | 2014 | 0.556 | unknown | Tramaine Thompson | — | — | — |
| Jaray Jenkins | LSU | 2023 | 0.550 | unknown | Jaray Jenkins | — | — | — |
| O'Mega Blake | Arkansas | 2026 | 0.548 | unknown | O'Mega Blake | — | — | — |
| J.J. Jones | North Carolina | 2025 | 0.546 | unknown | J.J. Jones | 1 | 0.3 | 1 |
| C.J. Duncan | Vanderbilt | 2018 | 0.546 | unknown | C.J. Duncan | — | — | — |
| Josh Palmer | Tennessee | 2021 | 0.544 | unknown | Josh Palmer | 556 | 9.5 | 6 |
| T.J. Simmons | West Virginia | 2021 | 0.543 | unknown | T.J. Simmons | — | — | — |
| Randle Jones | Temple | 2022 | 0.542 | unknown | Randle Jones | — | — | — |
| Trond Grizzell | California | 2026 | 0.541 | unknown | Trond Grizzell | — | — | — |
| Rashod Owens | Oklahoma State | 2025 | 0.539 | unknown | Rashod Owens | — | — | — |
| Ryan Moore | Miami (FL) | 2007 | 0.538 | unknown | Ryan Moore | — | — | — |
| Ja-Mes Logan | Ole Miss | 2014 | 0.531 | unknown | Ja-Mes Logan | — | — | — |
| Amare Jones | Georgia Southern | 2023 | 0.530 | unknown | Amare Jones | — | — | — |
| Ted Bolser | Indiana | 2014 | 0.530 | unknown | Ted Bolser | — | — | — |
| Austin Kelly | Duke | 2011 | 0.527 | unknown | Austin Kelly | — | — | — |
Methodology details: v3.0 prospect engine — PR 3 similarity, PR 4 projection, PR 5 back-test.