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 Jalen Royals. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Heidenreich | Navy | 2026 | 0.521 | unknown | Eli Heidenreich | — | — | — |
| Danny Gray | SMU | 2022 | 0.509 | unknown | Danny Gray | 3 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Marquez Stevenson | Houston | 2021 | 0.491 | unknown | Marquez Stevenson | 0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Antonio Gibson | Memphis | 2020 | 0.477 | starter | Antonio Gibson | 851 | 13.3 | 6 |
| JoJo Ward | Hawai'i | 2020 | 0.461 | unknown | JoJo Ward | — | — | — |
| Kirk Merritt | Arkansas State | 2020 | 0.437 | unknown | Kirk Merritt | 2 | 2.3 | 1 |
| Ricky White | UNLV | 2025 | 0.434 | unknown | Ricky White III | — | — | — |
| Ted Hurst | Georgia State | 2026 | 0.430 | unknown | Ted Hurst III | 34 | 4.8 | 1 |
| Antonio Gandy-Golden | Liberty | 2020 | 0.412 | unknown | Antonio Gandy-Golden | 4 | 0.4 | 2 |
| Terrell Vaughn | Utah State | 2024 | 0.406 | unknown | Terrell Vaughn | — | — | — |
| Trevon Brown | East Carolina | 2019 | 0.402 | unknown | Trevon Brown | — | — | — |
| DaMarkus Lodge | Ole Miss | 2019 | 0.400 | unknown | DaMarkus Lodge | — | — | — |
| Titus Young | Boise State | 2011 | 0.398 | unknown | Titus Young | 248 | 9.6 | 2 |
| Elijah Sarratt | Indiana | 2026 | 0.392 | unknown | Elijah Sarratt | 2 | 2.3 | 1 |
| Dymere Miller | Rutgers | 2025 | 0.386 | unknown | Dymere Miller | — | — | — |
| Eric McAlister | TCU | 2026 | 0.382 | unknown | Eric McAlister | — | — | — |
| Javon Baker | UCF | 2024 | 0.380 | unknown | Javon Baker | 2 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Matt Landers | Arkansas | 2023 | 0.371 | unknown | Matt Landers | — | — | — |
| Dontario Drummond | Ole Miss | 2022 | 0.369 | unknown | Dontario Drummond | — | — | — |
| Jacolby George | Miami | 2025 | 0.366 | unknown | Jacolby George | — | — | — |
| Deebo Samuel | South Carolina | 2019 | 0.362 | starter | Deebo Samuel Sr. | 1425 | 16.8 | 8 |
| Xavier Weaver | Colorado | 2024 | 0.362 | unknown | Xavier Weaver | 14 | 1.0 | 2 |
| Ja'Deion High | Texas Tech | 2019 | 0.361 | unknown | Ja'Deion High | — | — | — |
| Siaosi Mariner | Utah State | 2020 | 0.358 | unknown | Siaosi Mariner | — | — | — |
| Camden Brown | Georgia Southern | 2026 | 0.356 | unknown | Camden Brown | — | — | — |
Methodology details: v3.0 prospect engine — PR 3 similarity, PR 4 projection, PR 5 back-test.