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Fantasy Football · Updated November 07, 2026 at 04:46 PM UTC · Default format: Superflex PPR

Demond Claiborne

RB · Wake Forest · Class of 2026 · Model rank #280 (pos #76)
175
Projected career fp
4.1
Projected peak3 fp/g
2.5
Proj yrs in league
22.0
Age
13
Comps w/ NFL data
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NFL comparables — first 4 career games

N = 4 games4 games is a very small sample. This shows how these players began, not how they will finish. It is a comparison, not a projection, and it should not be read as a settled view of anyone’s career. Drawn from 788 historical RBs who played at least 4 career games. A “game” is one in which the player recorded a stat line. Inactive weeks do not count, and the same rule is applied to the rookie and to every historical player he is compared against.

Demond Claiborne’s actual 2026 NFL production, and the historical NFL players whose own first 4 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 4 career games Similarity Career outcome Career fp Seasons
Demond Claiborne this rookie20266 car · 13 ru yds · 0 ru TD · 2 rec · 8 re yds————
Matt Dayes20174 car · 9 ru yds · 0 ru TD · 2 rec · 9 re yds0.951bust82
Julius Chestnut20225 car · 13 ru yds · 0 ru TD · 2 rec · 8 re yds0.947active265
Fozzy Whittaker20135 car · 11 ru yds · 0 ru TD · 2 rec · 13 re yds0.946depth2195
Jamar Martin20034 car · 7 ru yds · 0 ru TD · 2 rec · 9 re yds0.930bust93
Darwin Thompson20194 car · 9 ru yds · 0 ru TD · 2 rec · 2 re yds0.926bust652
LaBrandon Toefield200310 car · 23 ru yds · 0 ru TD · 2 rec · 9 re yds0.903depth1835
Chauncey Washington20084 car · 9 ru yds · 0 ru TD · 1 rec · 9 re yds0.903bust63
Jarryd Hayne20156 car · 16 ru yds · 0 ru TD · 1 rec · 7 re yds0.898bust141
Brian Calhoun20064 car · 9 ru yds · 0 ru TD · 1 rec · 2 re yds0.890bust182
Theo Riddick20133 car · 5 ru yds · 0 ru TD · 2 rec · 15 re yds0.890starter7327
Pre-season college projection and college comps secondary
Superseded by the NFL comparison above. This is the pre-season estimate, built before Demond Claiborne played a down: his college production comped against historical college players, anchored on draft capital. It is a weaker estimator (prospect back-test ρ 0.27 ex-TE) and it knows nothing about what he has actually done in the NFL. Kept for reference only.
🏈 NFL Draft 2026: Round 6, Pick #198 — MIN
KTC consensus. SF rank 305 (pos #79) — model delta ↑ +25. Positive delta = model bullish vs consensus; negative = bearish.
v3.6 projection methodology. Projection is a confidence-blend (“blend_0.42_pick_tier_baseline_R5_6”). With 5 meaningful comp NFL careers (≥200 career fp), confidence is 0.42; we blend the comp-only projection (167) with the pick-tier baseline (180).

Projection inputs

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.

College adj career fp/g: 15.69Final season fp/g: 15.13Peak season fp/g: 21.23Conf tier (last): P5

Top-25 college comparables

Historical college players whose production curves most closely match Demond Claiborne. 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
Marion Barber IIIMinnesota20050.582starterMarion Barber113214.47
Henry JoseyMissouri20140.554unknownHenry Josey———
Damien RhodesSyracuse20060.499unknownDamien Rhodes———
Cedric PeermanVirginia20090.496bustCedric Peerman661.97
Rodney SmithMinnesota20200.488unknownRodney Smith467.52
Kevin ParksVirginia20150.486unknownKevin Parks———
Noel DevineWest Virginia20110.483unknownNoel Devine———
P.J. DanielsGeorgia Tech20060.482unknownP.J. Daniels———
Ralph WebbVanderbilt20180.482unknownRalph Webb———
Chris BrownOklahoma20100.473starterChris Brown57312.16
Andre EllingtonClemson20130.466unknownAndre Ellington53511.35
Karan HigdonMichigan20190.465unknownKaran Higdon———
Dan HerronOhio State20120.460bustDan Herron1083.44
Bobby PurifyColorado20050.458unknownBobby Purify———
Scottie PhillipsOle Miss20200.455unknownScottie Phillips72.42
James DavisClemson20090.453unknownJames Davis203.32
Evan RoysterPenn State20110.451bustEvan Royster973.83
Christine MichaelTexas A&M;20130.441bustChristine Michael1945.15
Devin MockobeePurdue20260.440unknownDevin Mockobee———
Rex BurkheadNebraska20130.437unknownRex Burkhead68410.59
Demario RichardArizona State20180.433unknownDemario Richard———
Sony MichelGeorgia20180.431unknownSony Michel5389.95
Rich AlexisWashington20040.427unknownRich Alexis00.22
Chris DouglasDuke20040.425unknownChris Douglas———
Rakeem BoydArkansas20210.424unknownRakeem Boyd———

Methodology details: v3.0 prospect engine — PR 3 similarity, PR 4 projection, PR 5 back-test.