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 Lew Nichols. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sincere McCormick | UTSA | 2022 | 0.497 | unknown | Sincere McCormick | 27 | 6.8 | 1 |
| Thomas Hammock | Northern Illinois | 2002 | 0.481 | unknown | Thomas Hammock | — | — | — |
| Andre Anderson | Tulane | 2010 | 0.453 | unknown | Andre Anderson | — | — | — |
| Devon Johnson | Marshall | 2016 | 0.449 | unknown | Devon Johnson | — | — | — |
| Kayvon Britten | Tarleton State | 2025 | 0.428 | unknown | Kayvon Britten | — | — | — |
| Frank Summers | Nevada-Las Vegas | 2009 | 0.413 | unknown | Frank Summers | — | — | — |
| Jerry Seymour | Central Michigan | 2005 | 0.408 | unknown | Jerry Seymour | — | — | — |
| Wendell Mathis | Fresno State | 2006 | 0.406 | unknown | Wendell Mathis | — | — | — |
| Duke Catalon | Houston | 2018 | 0.401 | unknown | Duke Catalon | — | — | — |
| Jacardia Wright | Missouri State | 2025 | 0.400 | unknown | Jacardia Wright | 2 | 2.0 | 1 |
| Dawayne Woods | Southern Mississippi | 2002 | 0.390 | unknown | Dawayne Woods | — | — | — |
| Vintavious Cooper | East Carolina | 2014 | 0.387 | unknown | Vintavious Cooper | — | — | — |
| Michael Hayes | Houston | 2012 | 0.378 | unknown | Michael Hayes | — | — | — |
| Eric Shelton | Louisville | 2005 | 0.377 | unknown | Eric Shelton | 4 | 1.0 | 1 |
| Jalen Richard | Southern Miss | 2016 | 0.371 | unknown | Jalen Richard | 519 | 7.5 | 6 |
| Eddie Wide | Utah | 2011 | 0.370 | unknown | Eddie Wide | — | — | — |
| Elijhaa Penny | Idaho | 2016 | 0.366 | bust | Elijhaa Penny | 102 | 2.5 | 5 |
| Brett Biggs | Akron | 2006 | 0.366 | unknown | Brett Biggs | — | — | — |
| Adam Tate | Utah | 2002 | 0.364 | unknown | Adam Tate | — | — | — |
| Joe Haro | Nevada-Las Vegas | 2003 | 0.362 | unknown | Joe Haro | — | — | — |
| Brandon Warfield | Utah | 2004 | 0.360 | unknown | Brandon Warfield | — | — | — |
| Joe Smith | Louisiana Tech | 2003 | 0.349 | unknown | Joe Smith | — | — | — |
| Zack Langer | Tulsa | 2016 | 0.349 | unknown | Zack Langer | — | — | — |
| Jaden Shirden | Monmouth | 2024 | 0.347 | unknown | Jaden Shirden | — | — | — |
| Naufahu Tahi | BYU | 2006 | 0.347 | unknown | Naufahu Tahi | — | — | — |
Methodology details: v3.0 prospect engine — PR 3 similarity, PR 4 projection, PR 5 back-test.