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 Jaxon Smith-Njigba. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Giles | Texas Tech | 2017 | 0.640 | unknown | Jonathan Giles | — | — | — |
| Josh Downs | North Carolina | 2023 | 0.415 | unknown | Josh Downs | 549 | 10.4 | 4 |
| Travis Hunter | Colorado | 2025 | 0.375 | unknown | Travis Hunter | — | — | — |
| Sage Surratt | Wake Forest | 2020 | 0.350 | unknown | Sage Surratt | — | — | — |
| Marvin Harrison Jr. | Ohio State | 2024 | 0.344 | unknown | Marvin Harrison Jr. | 358 | 9.3 | 3 |
| Terrace Marshall Jr. | LSU | 2021 | 0.331 | bust | Terrace Marshall Jr. | 156 | 4.4 | 4 |
| Jaquarii Roberson | Wake Forest | 2022 | 0.328 | unknown | Jaquarii Roberson | — | — | — |
| Troy Franklin | Oregon | 2024 | 0.325 | bust | Troy Franklin | 258 | 5.5 | 3 |
| Puka Nacua | BYU | 2023 | 0.325 | elite | Puka Nacua | 1019 | 21.8 | 4 |
| Justin Jefferson | LSU | 2020 | 0.324 | elite | Justin Jefferson | 1781 | 20.4 | 7 |
| Preston Williams | Colorado State | 2019 | 0.320 | unknown | Preston Williams | 179 | 7.7 | 3 |
| Marquise Brown | Oklahoma | 2019 | 0.313 | starter | Marquise Brown | 1014 | 12.9 | 8 |
| Antoine Wesley | Texas Tech | 2019 | 0.307 | unknown | Antoine Wesley | 58 | 7.2 | 1 |
| Sammie Stroughter | Oregon State | 2009 | 0.297 | bust | Sammie Stroughter | 136 | 3.8 | 4 |
| John Metchie | Alabama | 2022 | 0.297 | bust | John Metchie III | 189 | 5.3 | 4 |
| Jerreth Sterns | Western Kentucky | 2022 | 0.292 | unknown | Jerreth Sterns | — | — | — |
| Trishton Jackson | Syracuse | 2020 | 0.288 | unknown | Trishton Jackson | 5 | 2.5 | 1 |
| Laviska Shenault Jr. | Colorado | 2020 | 0.269 | unknown | Laviska Shenault Jr. | 393 | 8.2 | 5 |
| Anquan Boldin | Florida State | 2003 | 0.258 | elite | Anquan Boldin | 2953 | 20.0 | 14 |
| Jerry Jeudy | Alabama | 2020 | 0.243 | starter | Jerry Jeudy | 983 | 12.5 | 7 |
| Makai Polk | Mississippi State | 2022 | 0.241 | unknown | Makai Polk | — | — | — |
| Jakobi Meyers | NC State | 2019 | 0.239 | starter | Jakobi Meyers | 1261 | 13.7 | 8 |
| Simmie Cobbs Jr. | Indiana | 2018 | 0.236 | unknown | Simmie Cobbs | — | — | — |
| Makai Lemon | USC | 2026 | 0.229 | unknown | Makai Lemon | 62 | 7.7 | 1 |
| Ja'Marr Chase | LSU | 2020 | 0.229 | elite | Ja'Marr Chase | 1655 | 21.2 | 6 |
Methodology details: v3.0 prospect engine — PR 3 similarity, PR 4 projection, PR 5 back-test.