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 John Metchie. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marquise Brown | Oklahoma | 2019 | 0.800 | starter | Marquise Brown | 1014 | 12.9 | 8 |
| Puka Nacua | BYU | 2023 | 0.746 | elite | Puka Nacua | 1019 | 21.8 | 4 |
| Justin Jefferson | LSU | 2020 | 0.652 | elite | Justin Jefferson | 1781 | 20.4 | 7 |
| Anquan Boldin | Florida State | 2003 | 0.630 | elite | Anquan Boldin | 2953 | 20.0 | 14 |
| Terrace Marshall Jr. | LSU | 2021 | 0.539 | bust | Terrace Marshall Jr. | 156 | 4.4 | 4 |
| Jakobi Meyers | NC State | 2019 | 0.520 | starter | Jakobi Meyers | 1261 | 13.7 | 8 |
| Sammie Stroughter | Oregon State | 2009 | 0.519 | bust | Sammie Stroughter | 136 | 3.8 | 4 |
| Makai Polk | Mississippi State | 2022 | 0.515 | unknown | Makai Polk | — | — | — |
| Travis Hunter | Colorado | 2025 | 0.502 | unknown | Travis Hunter | — | — | — |
| Kenny Stills | Oklahoma | 2013 | 0.498 | unknown | Kenny Stills | 1038 | 11.0 | 9 |
| Jordyn Tyson | Arizona State | 2026 | 0.495 | unknown | Jordyn Tyson | — | — | — |
| Jaylen Samuels | NC State | 2018 | 0.490 | unknown | Jaylen Samuels | 216 | 6.6 | 4 |
| Demetrius Williams | Oregon | 2006 | 0.489 | bust | Demetrius Williams | 188 | 5.6 | 5 |
| Rashod Bateman | Minnesota | 2021 | 0.487 | unknown | Rashod Bateman | 519 | 9.5 | 6 |
| Amon-Ra St. Brown | USC | 2021 | 0.485 | elite | Amon-Ra St. Brown | 1607 | 20.0 | 6 |
| Jaquarii Roberson | Wake Forest | 2022 | 0.476 | unknown | Jaquarii Roberson | — | — | — |
| Laquon Treadwell | Ole Miss | 2016 | 0.469 | bust | Laquon Treadwell | 303 | 5.8 | 10 |
| Lil'Jordan Humphrey | Texas | 2019 | 0.461 | bust | Lil'Jordan Humphrey | 219 | 6.0 | 8 |
| Calvin Johnson | Georgia Tech | 2007 | 0.459 | elite | Calvin Johnson | 2399 | 21.9 | 9 |
| Jalen McMillan | Washington | 2024 | 0.458 | bust | Jalen McMillan | 165 | 6.0 | 3 |
| A.T. Perry | Wake Forest | 2023 | 0.457 | unknown | A.T. Perry | 61 | 7.6 | 1 |
| Mickey Peters | Texas Tech | 2004 | 0.455 | unknown | Mickey Peters | — | — | — |
| Makai Lemon | USC | 2026 | 0.454 | unknown | Makai Lemon | 62 | 7.7 | 1 |
| N'Keal Harry | Arizona State | 2019 | 0.453 | bust | N'Keal Harry | 168 | 5.1 | 4 |
| Corey Coleman | Baylor | 2016 | 0.452 | unknown | Corey Coleman | 171 | 6.1 | 3 |
Methodology details: v3.0 prospect engine — PR 3 similarity, PR 4 projection, PR 5 back-test.