Deion Burks’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deion Burks this rookie | 2026 | 8 tgt · 5 rec · 60 yds · 0 TD | — | — | — | — |
| LaVon Brazill | 2012 | 9 tgt · 5 rec · 58 yds · 0 TD | 0.961 | bust | 76 | 2 |
| A.J. Jenkins | 2012 | 10 tgt · 5 rec · 63 yds · 0 TD | 0.929 | bust | 40 | 3 |
| Scottie Montgomery | 2000 | 8 tgt · 4 rec · 48 yds · 0 TD | 0.924 | bust | 41 | 3 |
| Laquon Treadwell | 2016 | 10 tgt · 5 rec · 55 yds · 0 TD | 0.918 | active | 303 | 10 |
| Reggie Swinton | 2001 | 8 tgt · 4 rec · 45 yds · 0 TD | 0.909 | bust | 106 | 5 |
| Chastin West | 2011 | 10 tgt · 6 rec · 69 yds · 0 TD | 0.907 | bust | 41 | 1 |
| DeAndrew White | 2015 | 10 tgt · 4 rec · 50 yds · 0 TD | 0.905 | bust | 16 | 3 |
| Malik Heath | 2023 | 10 tgt · 5 rec · 53 yds · 0 TD | 0.904 | active | 80 | 3 |
| DaeSean Hamilton | 2018 | 6 tgt · 4 rec · 48 yds · 0 TD | 0.904 | depth | 192 | 3 |
| Ryan Flournoy | 2024 | 7 tgt · 4 rec · 44 yds · 0 TD | 0.897 | active | 209 | 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 Deion Burks. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornelius Johnson | Michigan | 2024 | 0.792 | unknown | Cornelius Johnson | — | — | — |
| Limas Sweed | Texas | 2008 | 0.724 | unknown | Limas Sweed | 14 | 1.4 | 2 |
| Jordan Westerkamp | Fresno State | 2017 | 0.699 | unknown | Jordan Westerkamp | — | — | — |
| Mike Harley | Miami | 2022 | 0.689 | unknown | Mike Harley Jr. | — | — | — |
| Damarlo Belcher | Indiana | 2012 | 0.640 | unknown | Damarlo Belcher | — | — | — |
| Luke Powell | Stanford | 2004 | 0.631 | unknown | Luke Powell | — | — | — |
| Jason Anderson | Wake Forest | 2005 | 0.577 | unknown | Jason Anderson | — | — | — |
| Kenny Bell | Nebraska | 2015 | 0.575 | unknown | Kenny Bell | — | — | — |
| Michael Bennett | Georgia | 2015 | 0.570 | unknown | Michael Bennett | — | — | — |
| Jarwarski Pollock | North Carolina | 2006 | 0.565 | unknown | Jarwarski Pollock | — | — | — |
| Dorian Singer | Utah | 2025 | 0.558 | unknown | Dorian Singer | — | — | — |
| Uzoma Nwachukwu | Texas A&M; | 2013 | 0.552 | unknown | Uzoma Nwachukwu | — | — | — |
| Quinshad Davis | North Carolina | 2016 | 0.550 | unknown | Quinshad Davis | — | — | — |
| Dominic Lovett | Georgia | 2025 | 0.549 | unknown | Dominic Lovett | 0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Ty Fryfogle | Indiana | 2022 | 0.538 | unknown | Ty Fryfogle | — | — | — |
| Jaison Williams | Oregon | 2009 | 0.537 | unknown | Jaison Williams | — | — | — |
| Winston Wright | East Carolina | 2025 | 0.533 | unknown | Winston Wright | — | — | — |
| Jaydon Mickens | Washington | 2016 | 0.531 | bust | Jaydon Mickens | 48 | 1.6 | 5 |
| D'Juan Woods | Oklahoma State | 2007 | 0.527 | unknown | D'Juan Woods | — | — | — |
| Shay Fields | Colorado | 2018 | 0.522 | unknown | Shay Fields | — | — | — |
| Damon Hazelton | Missouri | 2021 | 0.516 | unknown | Damon Hazelton | — | — | — |
| Malik Rutherford | Georgia Tech | 2026 | 0.513 | unknown | Malik Rutherford | — | — | — |
| Marcus Monk | Arkansas | 2008 | 0.510 | unknown | Marcus Monk | — | — | — |
| Jeremiah Hunter | Washington | 2025 | 0.510 | unknown | Jeremiah Hunter | — | — | — |
| Johnny Johnson III | Oregon | 2022 | 0.505 | unknown | Johnny Johnson III | — | — | — |
Methodology details: v3.0 prospect engine — PR 3 similarity, PR 4 projection, PR 5 back-test.