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The top-10 most similar long-arc NFL players matched by fantasy-point production curve at this career stage. Each comp's "Peak 3yr fp/g" is their best 3-season fp/g average under Superflex PPR (era-pace-adjusted to modern). Similarity is bounded in (0, 1] — 1.0 means an identical career-stage profile vector. "Career" notes the comp's NFL longevity; the washed out badge flags comps whose career ended by age 30 with fewer than 8 NFL seasons (the engine’s bust definition). The ⏳ 1985 badge marks comps whose snapshot season predates 1999 — the corpus now spans 1980-2025, so Payton, Emmitt, Marcus Allen, Rice, Marino-era greats are eligible matches. Pre-1999 comps carry a 0.9× confidence haircut because era-pace adjustment is principled but not perfect.
| Comparable | Pos | Last season | Similarity | Peak 3yr fp/g | Career | Post-age seasons | Career fp | Projected pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oronde Gadsden | WR | 2003 | 0.843 | 7.7 | 5 seasons · ended age 31 | 3 | 482 | 241 |
| Dontrelle Inman | WR | 2020 | 0.808 | 8.1 | 6 seasons · ended age 31 | 3 | 442 | 137 |
| Kevin Curtis washed out | WR | 2011 | 0.778 | 10.8 | 5 seasons · ended age 30 | 2 | 595 | 266 |
| Gern Nagler ⏳ 1958 washed out | WR | 1961 | 0.742 | 7.2 | 5 seasons · ended age 30 | 2 | 371 | 117 |
| Byron Pringle washed out | WR | 2023 | 0.707 | 6.0 | 5 seasons · ended age 30 | 2 | 261 | 64 |
| Leslie Shepherd ⏳ 1997 | WR | 2000 | 0.704 | 7.5 | 6 seasons · ended age 31 | 3 | 473 | 228 |
| James McKnight | WR | 2003 | 0.703 | 6.3 | 6 seasons · ended age 31 | 3 | 495 | 230 |
| Mark Seay ⏳ 1995 washed out | WR | 1997 | 0.692 | 4.8 | 4 seasons · ended age 30 | 2 | 260 | 59 |
| Gerald Carter ⏳ 1985 washed out | WR | 1987 | 0.691 | 7.6 | 5 seasons · ended age 30 | 2 | 478 | 171 |
| Ricky Feacher ⏳ 1982 washed out | WR | 1984 | 0.688 | 4.6 | 3 seasons · ended age 30 | 1 | 190 | 48 |
Every component below is sourced from the engine output
(engine_rankings.json) and the displayed comp table. The
final production score is 70.
fantasy_arc_v2
Projection path: peak_anchored
Comps: 25
Avg similarity (top 20): 0.693
Comp pool washed-out rate: 45% (9/20)
| Step | Value | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Comp-weighted projection (v3.3 primary) | 193 | Σ (simi × post-age-fpi) / Σ simi. Sanity check from the top-20 row data on this page: 208. This is the “weighted average of the comparable players’ actual realised post-age fantasy points” — Phil's 2026-05-28 brief. |
| Peak-anchored projection | 391 | The player's own peak-3yr-fp/g × expected games × horizon × 5%/yr time discount, capped at 1.25× the top single-comp projection. Used as a soft blend for elite-tier producers (60/40 comp-weighted / capped peak) so a Mahomes / Allen isn't fully dragged to the comp-pool mean. |
| Banked-credit floor (diagnostic only) | 427 | The v3.1 “dynasty equity” floor = career_total_fp × yrs-rem-weight + recent rate × short forward window. v3.3 no longer lets this override the projection — banked production is already realised, not “remaining.” Shown for transparency. |
| Raw projection (pre-penalty) | 193 | Blended comp-weighted + capped peak-anchored, per the v3.3 methodology described above. |
| × Survival | 0.569 | Multiplier reflecting how many comps washed out by age 30. Today: 1 − 0.5 × bust_rate. |
| × Sample confidence | 0.733 | Shrinks small-sample projections toward the position-tier baseline when raw > baseline; multiplies straight otherwise. = max(110 × confidence + baseline × (1−conf), or 110 × 0.733) when below baseline. |
| × Late-breakout penalty | 1.000 | QB-only. Scales by confidence so unproven late-breakout rookies only pay a fraction of the discount. |
| × Missed-season penalty (v3.3) | 0.867 | Multiplicative haircut for players who didn't play (or only played a partial slate) in the most recent NFL season. 0.70 for a full missed season, 0.85 for <8 games, 0.45 for two+ full missed seasons. only 9 of 17 games in 2025 (partial season — v3.7 scaled penalty) — v3.8 injury-rate dampening (rate_ratio=0.90) |
| = Final production score | 70 | Drives the player's rank on the Similar NFL Career Paths page. |
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