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Fantasy Football · Updated November 07, 2026 at 04:46 PM UTC · Default format: Superflex PPR

Joe Royer ⚠️ experimental

TE · Cincinnati · Class of 2026 · Model rank #333 (pos #54)
120
Projected career fp
4.5
Projected peak3 fp/g
2.5
Proj yrs in league
22.0
Age
11
Comps w/ NFL data
v3.0 note — TE projections are preview-grade. The engine's TE Spearman ρ is 0.086 vs 0.27+ for QB/RB/WR. TE-specific feature weights are on the v3.1 roadmap. Use this comp grid as a directional indicator, not a hard projection. See methodology.
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NFL comparables

Has not played an NFL snap yet. There is no NFL production to compare, so no NFL comparison is shown. The college-production projection below is what the model has for him until he plays — it is a weaker estimator and it is not a substitute for NFL evidence.
🏈 NFL Draft 2026: Round 5, Pick #170 — CLE
KTC consensus. Not currently ranked on KTC. No delta available.
v3.6 projection methodology. Projection is the pick-tier baseline for this position. No comps with meaningful NFL careers — the historical college players most similar to this prospect either didn't reach the NFL or only had cup-of-coffee stints (<200 career fp). The pick-tier baseline anchors the number to what players in this position+pick range historically produce. low-confidence comp pool

Projection Inputs

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.

College adj career fp/g: 8.61Final season fp/g: 7.08Peak season fp/g: 10.15Conf tier (last): P5

Top-25 college comparables

Historical college players whose production curves most closely match Joe Royer. 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
Miles KitselmanTennessee20260.699unknownMiles Kitselman———
Ben SimsBaylor20230.684bustBen Sims262.03
Matthew HibnerSMU20260.553unknownMatthew Hibner203.21
Kole TaylorWest Virginia20250.505unknownKole Taylor———
Davis AllenClemson20230.499bustDavis Allen1314.04
Jack VellingMichigan State20260.494unknownJack Velling———
John CopenhaverNorth Carolina20250.474unknownJohn Copenhaver———
Mason FairchildKansas20240.470unknownMason Fairchild———
Caden PrieskornOle Miss20250.470unknownCaden Prieskorn———
Mitchell EvansNotre Dame20250.454unknownMitchell Evans713.42
Zach HortonIndiana20250.441unknownZach Horton———
Cary AngelineNC State20210.440unknownCary Angeline———
Grant CalcaterraSMU20220.439bustGrant Calcaterra1033.04
Luke SchoonmakerMichigan20230.429bustLuke Schoonmaker1173.04
Matt BushmanBYU20200.425unknownMatt Bushman———
Keleki LatuWashington20250.423unknownKeleki Latu81.22
Ravian PierceSyracuse20180.417unknownRavian Pierce———
Curtis HodgesArizona State20220.417unknownCurtis Hodges———
Ben YurosekGeorgia20250.416unknownBen Yurosek91.62
Carsen RyanBYU20260.416unknownCarsen Ryan00.01
Michael EzeikeUCLA20230.415unknownMichael Ezeike———
Jack FreudenthalWake Forest20200.415unknownJack Freudenthal———
Eli RaridonNotre Dame20260.413unknownEli Raridon426.01
Zach GentryMichigan20190.411bustZach Gentry692.23
Rivaldo FairweatherAuburn20250.411unknownRivaldo Fairweather———

Methodology details: v3.0 prospect engine — PR 3 similarity, PR 4 projection, PR 5 back-test.