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 Kimani Vidal. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Gore Jr. | Southern Miss | 2024 | 0.685 | unknown | Frank Gore Jr. | 0 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Gartrell Johnson III | Colorado State | 2009 | 0.494 | unknown | Gartrell Johnson | 12 | 0.9 | 2 |
| Michael Warren II | Cincinnati | 2020 | 0.479 | unknown | Mike Warren | — | — | — |
| Alexander Mattison | Boise State | 2019 | 0.449 | unknown | Alexander Mattison | 640 | 8.7 | 6 |
| Joey Iosefa | Hawaii | 2014 | 0.447 | unknown | Joey Iosefa | — | — | — |
| Darrynton Evans | App State | 2020 | 0.436 | bust | Darrynton Evans | 61 | 4.1 | 5 |
| Jahad Thomas | Temple | 2017 | 0.428 | unknown | Jahad Thomas | — | — | — |
| Dae Dae Hunter | Liberty | 2023 | 0.427 | unknown | Dae Dae Hunter | — | — | — |
| Dalyn Dawkins | Colorado State | 2018 | 0.427 | unknown | Dalyn Dawkins | 3 | 1.3 | 1 |
| Bryant Koback | Toledo | 2022 | 0.423 | unknown | Bryant Koback | — | — | — |
| Anthony Wales | Western Kentucky | 2017 | 0.422 | unknown | Anthony Wales | — | — | — |
| Adam Muema | San Diego State | 2014 | 0.421 | unknown | Adam Muema | — | — | — |
| Ahmad Bradshaw | Marshall | 2007 | 0.410 | starter | Ahmad Bradshaw | 1093 | 15.5 | 9 |
| Tyjae Spears | Tulane | 2023 | 0.408 | unknown | Tyjae Spears | 406 | 9.0 | 4 |
| James Starks | Buffalo | 2009 | 0.408 | unknown | James Starks | 559 | 8.7 | 7 |
| Bernard Pierce | Temple | 2012 | 0.408 | bust | Bernard Pierce | 212 | 4.6 | 4 |
| Kolby Smith | Louisville | 2007 | 0.406 | bust | Kolby Smith | 127 | 4.7 | 3 |
| Doug Martin | Boise State | 2012 | 0.404 | starter | Doug Martin | 976 | 15.2 | 7 |
| Emani Bailey | TCU | 2024 | 0.404 | unknown | Emani Bailey | — | — | — |
| Marcus Thomas | UTEP | 2008 | 0.403 | unknown | Marcus Thomas | 0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Demarco McCleskey | Cincinnati | 2003 | 0.402 | unknown | Demarco McCleskey | — | — | — |
| Brian Hill | Wyoming | 2017 | 0.402 | bust | Brian Hill | 188 | 5.3 | 5 |
| Marlon Mack | South Florida | 2017 | 0.400 | starter | Marlon Mack | 522 | 12.1 | 6 |
| Chad Hall | Air Force | 2008 | 0.392 | unknown | Chad Hall | — | — | — |
| Latavius Murray | UCF | 2013 | 0.392 | starter | Latavius Murray | 1422 | 13.2 | 10 |
Methodology details: v3.0 prospect engine — PR 3 similarity, PR 4 projection, PR 5 back-test.