Josh Cuevas’s actual 2026 NFL production, and the historical NFL players whose own first 7 career games looked most like it — same position, same number of games. His line is the highlighted row, so each comp can be read directly against it. Career outcome and career fp say what became of that player.
| Player | Debut | First 7 career games | Similarity | Career outcome | Career fp | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Cuevas this rookie | 2026 | 13 tgt · 10 rec · 134 yds · 1 TD | — | — | — | — |
| Seth DeValve | 2016 | 11 tgt · 9 rec · 115 yds · 1 TD | 0.853 | depth | 156 | 5 |
| Daniel Graham | 2002 | 16 tgt · 10 rec · 118 yds · 1 TD | 0.827 | starter | 619 | 11 |
| Todd Heap | 2001 | 17 tgt · 12 rec · 145 yds · 1 TD | 0.799 | starter | 1,338 | 12 |
| Andrew Quarless | 2010 | 19 tgt · 11 rec · 139 yds · 1 TD | 0.782 | depth | 217 | 5 |
| Josh Norman | 2002 | 18 tgt · 12 rec · 139 yds · 1 TD | 0.773 | bust | 61 | 2 |
| Gavin Escobar | 2013 | 12 tgt · 7 rec · 102 yds · 1 TD | 0.766 | bust | 109 | 4 |
| Lucas Krull | 2023 | 14 tgt · 8 rec · 95 yds · 1 TD | 0.761 | active | 61 | 3 |
| James Mitchell | 2022 | 10 tgt · 10 rec · 106 yds · 1 TD | 0.760 | active | 39 | 4 |
| Dan Arnold | 2018 | 19 tgt · 12 rec · 150 yds · 1 TD | 0.758 | depth | 259 | 5 |
| Josh Perkins | 2016 | 11 tgt · 7 rec · 99 yds · 1 TD | 0.757 | bust | 49 | 3 |
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 Josh Cuevas. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah Likely | Coastal Carolina | 2022 | 0.549 | unknown | Isaiah Likely | 490 | 10.5 | 5 |
| Seydou Traore | Mississippi State | 2026 | 0.501 | unknown | Seydou Traore | 0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Mark Redman | Louisville | 2025 | 0.497 | unknown | Mark Redman | 5 | 2.5 | 1 |
| Jordan Smith | Temple | 2024 | 0.497 | unknown | Jordan Smith | — | — | — |
| Johnmichael Gyllenborg | Wyoming | 2026 | 0.493 | unknown | John Michael Gyllenborg | — | — | — |
| Josh Whyle | Cincinnati | 2023 | 0.483 | bust | Josh Whyle | 100 | 3.1 | 3 |
| Joey Magnifico | Memphis | 2020 | 0.482 | unknown | Joey Magnifico | — | — | — |
| Jay Rose | UConn | 2022 | 0.475 | unknown | Jay Rose | — | — | — |
| Jake Roh | Boise State | 2018 | 0.474 | unknown | Jake Roh | — | — | — |
| Boden Groen | Kansas | 2026 | 0.471 | unknown | Boden Groen | — | — | — |
| Aaron McLean | UConn | 2019 | 0.455 | unknown | Aaron McLean | — | — | — |
| Rohan Jones | Arkansas | 2026 | 0.449 | unknown | Rohan Jones | — | — | — |
| Jared Rice | Fresno State | 2020 | 0.445 | unknown | Jared Rice | — | — | — |
| Chamon Metayer | Arizona State | 2026 | 0.445 | unknown | Chamon Metayer | — | — | — |
| Bauer Sharp | LSU | 2026 | 0.443 | unknown | Bauer Sharp | 3 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Chase Allen | Iowa State | 2022 | 0.437 | unknown | Chase Allen | — | — | — |
| Noah Gray | Duke | 2021 | 0.433 | bust | Noah Gray | 347 | 5.6 | 6 |
| Tyler Neville | Virginia | 2025 | 0.433 | unknown | Tyler Neville | — | — | — |
| Zach Horton | Indiana | 2025 | 0.432 | unknown | Zach Horton | — | — | — |
| Xavier Gaines | Marshall | 2022 | 0.425 | unknown | Xavier Gaines | — | — | — |
| Lance Mason | Wisconsin | 2026 | 0.423 | unknown | Lance Mason | — | — | — |
| Camm McDonald | Florida State | 2023 | 0.422 | unknown | Camm McDonald | — | — | — |
| Tommy Sweeney | Boston College | 2019 | 0.419 | bust | Tommy Sweeney | 40 | 2.5 | 3 |
| Quintin Morris | Bowling Green | 2021 | 0.411 | bust | Quintin Morris | 65 | 3.1 | 5 |
| Lake McRee | USC | 2026 | 0.406 | unknown | Lake McRee | — | — | — |
Methodology details: v3.0 prospect engine — PR 3 similarity, PR 4 projection, PR 5 back-test.