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 Desmond Ridder. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cody Fajardo | Nevada | 2015 | 0.577 | unknown | Cody Fajardo | — | — | — |
| Taylen Green | Arkansas | 2026 | 0.510 | unknown | Taylen Green | — | — | — |
| Taylor Lamb | App State | 2018 | 0.462 | unknown | Taylor Lamb | — | — | — |
| Caleb Evans | UL Monroe | 2020 | 0.460 | unknown | Caleb Evans | — | — | — |
| Tanner Mordecai | Wisconsin | 2024 | 0.452 | unknown | Tanner Mordecai | — | — | — |
| Colin Kaepernick | Nevada | 2011 | 0.450 | starter | Colin Kaepernick | 1001 | 16.8 | 6 |
| Byrum Brown | South Florida | 2026 | 0.437 | unknown | Byrum Brown | — | — | — |
| Kellen Moore | Boise State | 2012 | 0.429 | unknown | Kellen Moore | 33 | 11.0 | 1 |
| Kaidon Salter | Colorado | 2026 | 0.429 | unknown | Kaidon Salter | — | — | — |
| Garrett Gilbert | SMU | 2014 | 0.426 | unknown | Garrett Gilbert | 24 | 8.0 | 4 |
| Chevan Cordeiro | San José State | 2024 | 0.424 | unknown | Chevan Cordeiro | — | — | — |
| Jordan McCloud | Texas State | 2025 | 0.420 | unknown | Jordan McCloud | — | — | — |
| Diego Pavia | Vanderbilt | 2026 | 0.420 | unknown | Diego Pavia | — | — | — |
| Keenan Reynolds | Navy | 2016 | 0.415 | unknown | Keenan Reynolds | — | — | — |
| Shane Buechele | SMU | 2021 | 0.415 | unknown | Shane Buechele | 4 | 3.9 | 1 |
| Jake Browning | Washington | 2019 | 0.407 | unknown | Jake Browning | 193 | 8.6 | 3 |
| Clayton Thorson | Northwestern | 2019 | 0.406 | unknown | Clayton Thorson | — | — | — |
| Joey Aguilar | Tennessee | 2026 | 0.404 | unknown | Joey Aguilar | — | — | — |
| Juice Williams | Illinois | 2010 | 0.403 | unknown | Juice Williams | — | — | — |
| Peyton Ramsey | Northwestern | 2021 | 0.400 | unknown | Peyton Ramsey | — | — | — |
| John Beck | BYU | 2007 | 0.397 | unknown | John Beck | 70 | 8.3 | 2 |
| Brady White | Memphis | 2021 | 0.397 | unknown | Brady White | — | — | — |
| Jason Bean | Kansas | 2024 | 0.394 | unknown | Jason Bean | — | — | — |
| Dan Lefevour | Central Michigan | 2010 | 0.392 | unknown | Dan Lefevour | — | — | — |
| Andy Dalton | Texas Christian | 2011 | 0.391 | starter | Andy Dalton | 2551 | 17.7 | 16 |
Methodology details: v3.0 prospect engine — PR 3 similarity, PR 4 projection, PR 5 back-test.