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 Jayden Daniels. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Hurts | Oklahoma | 2020 | 0.431 | elite | Jalen Hurts | 1852 | 22.4 | 7 |
| Robert Griffin III | Baylor | 2012 | 0.336 | starter | Robert Griffin III | 704 | 16.9 | 7 |
| Tim Tebow | Florida | 2010 | 0.265 | unknown | Tim Tebow | 310 | 10.2 | 3 |
| Brad Smith | Missouri | 2006 | 0.240 | unknown | Brad Smith | — | — | — |
| Sam Ehlinger | Texas | 2021 | 0.239 | unknown | Sam Ehlinger | 37 | 4.6 | 2 |
| Connor Halliday | Washington State | 2015 | 0.234 | unknown | Connor Halliday | — | — | — |
| Nick Fitzgerald | Mississippi State | 2019 | 0.218 | unknown | Nick Fitzgerald | — | — | — |
| Joshua Dobbs | Tennessee | 2017 | 0.217 | starter | Joshua Dobbs | 257 | 13.8 | 6 |
| John Wolford | Wake Forest | 2018 | 0.215 | unknown | John Wolford | 26 | 6.4 | 3 |
| J.T. Barrett | Ohio State | 2018 | 0.214 | unknown | J.T. Barrett | — | — | — |
| Eric Dungey | Syracuse | 2019 | 0.212 | unknown | Eric Dungey | — | — | — |
| Cameron Ward | Miami | 2025 | 0.208 | unknown | Cameron Ward | — | — | — |
| Dorian Thompson-Robinson | UCLA | 2023 | 0.202 | unknown | Dorian Thompson-Robinson | 38 | 2.9 | 2 |
| Hendon Hooker | Tennessee | 2023 | 0.194 | unknown | Hendon Hooker | 3 | 0.9 | 1 |
| Jaxson Dart | Ole Miss | 2025 | 0.189 | starter | Jaxson Dart | 269 | 15.5 | 2 |
| Malik Cunningham | Louisville | 2023 | 0.188 | unknown | Malik Cunningham | 0 | 0.1 | 2 |
| Pat White | West Virginia | 2009 | 0.185 | unknown | Pat White | 8 | 0.8 | 1 |
| Haynes King | Colorado | 2026 | 0.184 | unknown | Haynes King | — | — | — |
| Aaron Murray | Georgia | 2014 | 0.183 | unknown | Aaron Murray | — | — | — |
| Philip Rivers | North Carolina State | 2004 | 0.183 | starter | Philip Rivers | 3845 | 17.9 | 18 |
| D'Eriq King | Miami | 2021 | 0.182 | unknown | D'Eriq King | — | — | — |
| Spencer Sanders | Oklahoma State | 2023 | 0.182 | unknown | Spencer Sanders | — | — | — |
| Trace McSorley | Penn State | 2019 | 0.180 | bust | Trace McSorley | 18 | 2.2 | 3 |
| Adrian Martinez | Kansas State | 2023 | 0.178 | unknown | Adrian Martinez | -0 | -0.1 | 1 |
| Colt McCoy | Texas | 2010 | 0.177 | starter | Colt McCoy | 456 | 12.1 | 11 |
Methodology details: v3.0 prospect engine — PR 3 similarity, PR 4 projection, PR 5 back-test.