Chris Bell’s actual 2026 NFL production, and the historical NFL players whose own first 7 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 7 career games | Similarity | Career outcome | Career fp | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Bell this rookie | 2026 | 24 tgt · 12 rec · 148 yds · 0 TD | — | — | — | — |
| Marvin Jones | 2012 | 24 tgt · 13 rec · 156 yds · 0 TD | 0.941 | elite | 1,650 | 11 |
| Damian Williams | 2010 | 22 tgt · 11 rec · 146 yds · 0 TD | 0.914 | depth | 270 | 5 |
| Auden Tate | 2018 | 24 tgt · 11 rec · 129 yds · 0 TD | 0.909 | depth | 151 | 4 |
| Josh Cooper | 2012 | 24 tgt · 12 rec · 132 yds · 0 TD | 0.907 | bust | 34 | 2 |
| Brandon Tate | 2009 | 20 tgt · 11 rec · 135 yds · 0 TD | 0.878 | depth | 235 | 10 |
| Nelson Agholor | 2015 | 25 tgt · 14 rec · 148 yds · 0 TD | 0.873 | starter | 1,098 | 10 |
| Ricardo Louis | 2016 | 26 tgt · 14 rec · 151 yds · 0 TD | 0.872 | bust | 101 | 2 |
| Rishard Matthews | 2012 | 20 tgt · 11 rec · 151 yds · 0 TD | 0.869 | starter | 670 | 7 |
| Golden Tate | 2010 | 25 tgt · 12 rec · 172 yds · 0 TD | 0.865 | elite | 1,814 | 11 |
| Kevin Austin Jr. | 2024 | 21 tgt · 10 rec · 138 yds · 0 TD | 0.860 | active | 62 | 3 |
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 Chris Bell. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savion Williams | TCU | 2025 | 0.773 | unknown | Savion Williams | 45 | 4.3 | 2 |
| Jauan Jennings | Tennessee | 2020 | 0.769 | unknown | Jauan Jennings | 612 | 10.6 | 6 |
| Ed Hinkel | Iowa | 2006 | 0.721 | unknown | Ed Hinkel | — | — | — |
| Chase Claypool | Notre Dame | 2020 | 0.699 | unknown | Chase Claypool | 508 | 10.5 | 4 |
| Ricky Pearsall | Florida | 2024 | 0.677 | unknown | Ricky Pearsall | 182 | 9.2 | 2 |
| Scotty Washington | Wake Forest | 2020 | 0.675 | unknown | Scotty Washington | — | — | — |
| Keandre Lambert | Auburn | 2025 | 0.668 | unknown | Keandre Lambert | — | — | — |
| Dylan Cantrell | Texas Tech | 2018 | 0.630 | unknown | Dylan Cantrell | — | — | — |
| Darrell Stewart Jr. | Michigan State | 2020 | 0.613 | unknown | Darrell Stewart Jr. | — | — | — |
| Damian Williams | USC | 2010 | 0.588 | bust | Damian Williams | 270 | 5.9 | 5 |
| Taj Harris | Syracuse | 2021 | 0.580 | unknown | Taj Harris | — | — | — |
| Milton Wright | Purdue | 2022 | 0.521 | unknown | Milton Wright | — | — | — |
| Gunner Romney | BYU | 2022 | 0.515 | unknown | Gunner Romney | — | — | — |
| Patrick Bryant | Illinois | 2025 | 0.502 | unknown | Pat Bryant | 107 | 6.9 | 2 |
| Braydon Johnson | Oklahoma State | 2023 | 0.495 | unknown | Braydon Johnson | — | — | — |
| Shi Smith | South Carolina | 2021 | 0.495 | unknown | Shi Smith | 78 | 3.4 | 2 |
| Nate Swift | Nebraska | 2009 | 0.493 | unknown | Nate Swift | — | — | — |
| Chad Bumphis | Mississippi State | 2013 | 0.493 | unknown | Chad Bumphis | — | — | — |
| Brandon Williams | Wisconsin | 2006 | 0.490 | unknown | Brandon Williams | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Antoine Green | North Carolina | 2023 | 0.485 | unknown | Antoine Green | 1 | 0.6 | 1 |
| Jaylin Noel | Iowa State | 2025 | 0.480 | unknown | Jaylin Noel | 135 | 6.8 | 2 |
| Jack Bech | TCU | 2025 | 0.476 | unknown | Jack Bech | 58 | 5.5 | 2 |
| D.J. Hall | Alabama | 2008 | 0.476 | unknown | D.J. Hall | — | — | — |
| Hasise Dubois | Virginia | 2020 | 0.475 | unknown | Hasise Dubois | — | — | — |
| Eric McAlister | TCU | 2026 | 0.474 | unknown | Eric McAlister | — | — | — |
Methodology details: v3.0 prospect engine — PR 3 similarity, PR 4 projection, PR 5 back-test.