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 Kenny Pickett. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payton Thorne | Auburn | 2025 | 0.592 | unknown | Payton Thorne | — | — | — |
| Nate Sudfeld | Indiana | 2016 | 0.494 | bust | Nate Sudfeld | 10 | 3.2 | 4 |
| Tyrod Taylor | Virginia Tech | 2011 | 0.471 | starter | Tyrod Taylor | 1107 | 17.4 | 16 |
| Brian Brohm | Louisville | 2008 | 0.463 | unknown | Brian Brohm | -2 | -1.5 | 2 |
| David Blough | Purdue | 2019 | 0.461 | unknown | David Blough | 76 | 7.4 | 4 |
| Diego Pavia | Vanderbilt | 2026 | 0.448 | unknown | Diego Pavia | — | — | — |
| Riley Leonard | Notre Dame | 2025 | 0.443 | unknown | Riley Leonard | 31 | 6.2 | 1 |
| Tyler Shough | Louisville | 2025 | 0.441 | starter | Tyler Shough | 284 | 16.2 | 2 |
| Brett Basanez | Northwestern | 2006 | 0.438 | unknown | Brett Basanez | 0 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Kyle Orton | Purdue | 2005 | 0.438 | starter | Kyle Orton | 1007 | 14.8 | 9 |
| B.J. Daniels | South Florida | 2013 | 0.420 | unknown | B.J. Daniels | — | — | — |
| Tommy Armstrong Jr. | Nebraska | 2017 | 0.419 | unknown | Tommy Armstrong Jr. | — | — | — |
| Nathan Scheelhaase | Illinois | 2014 | 0.411 | unknown | Nathan Scheelhaase | — | — | — |
| Andrew Walter | Arizona State | 2005 | 0.409 | bust | Andrew Walter | 44 | 2.2 | 3 |
| Alex Brink | Washington State | 2008 | 0.409 | unknown | Alex Brink | — | — | — |
| Jalon Daniels | Kansas | 2026 | 0.407 | unknown | Jalon Daniels | 35 | 7.0 | 1 |
| Anthony Brown | Oregon | 2022 | 0.403 | unknown | Anthony Brown | 6 | 2.8 | 1 |
| Taylen Green | Arkansas | 2026 | 0.402 | unknown | Taylen Green | — | — | — |
| Kedon Slovis | BYU | 2024 | 0.399 | unknown | Kedon Slovis | -0 | -0.0 | 1 |
| Travis Wilson | Utah | 2016 | 0.397 | unknown | Travis Wilson | — | — | — |
| Jake Luton | Oregon State | 2020 | 0.396 | unknown | Jake Luton | 28 | 9.4 | 1 |
| Drew Lock | Missouri | 2019 | 0.395 | starter | Drew Lock | 445 | 14.9 | 7 |
| Michael Penix Jr. | Boise State | 2024 | 0.390 | unknown | Michael Penix Jr. | 247 | 12.0 | 3 |
| Drew Olson | UCLA | 2006 | 0.386 | unknown | Drew Olson | — | — | — |
| Sefo Liufau | Colorado | 2017 | 0.384 | unknown | Sefo Liufau | — | — | — |
Methodology details: v3.0 prospect engine — PR 3 similarity, PR 4 projection, PR 5 back-test.