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 Michael Pratt. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Smith | Wyoming | 2014 | 0.466 | unknown | Brett Smith | — | — | — |
| Josh Hoover | TCU | 2026 | 0.451 | unknown | Josh Hoover | — | — | — |
| Bryant Moniz | Hawaii | 2012 | 0.444 | unknown | Bryant Moniz | — | — | — |
| Greg Ward Jr. | Houston | 2017 | 0.439 | unknown | Greg Ward | 228 | 7.3 | 3 |
| Max Hall | BYU | 2010 | 0.410 | unknown | Max Hall | 2 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Colt Brennan | Hawaii | 2008 | 0.404 | unknown | Colt Brennan | — | — | — |
| Jake Retzlaff | Tulane | 2026 | 0.404 | unknown | Jake Retzlaff | — | — | — |
| Conner Weigman | Houston | 2026 | 0.397 | unknown | Conner Weigman | — | — | — |
| Anthony Colandrea | UNLV | 2026 | 0.397 | unknown | Anthony Colandrea | — | — | — |
| Chuckie Keeton | Utah State | 2014 | 0.392 | unknown | Chuckie Keeton | — | — | — |
| Bradlee Van Pelt | Colorado State | 2004 | 0.392 | unknown | Bradlee Van Pelt | 11 | 5.5 | 1 |
| Chase Garbers | California | 2022 | 0.390 | unknown | Chase Garbers | — | — | — |
| Devon Dampier | Utah | 2026 | 0.382 | unknown | Devon Dampier | — | — | — |
| Derek Carr | Fresno State | 2014 | 0.378 | starter | Derek Carr | 2540 | 17.3 | 11 |
| Shane Carden | East Carolina | 2015 | 0.370 | unknown | Shane Carden | — | — | — |
| Christian Ponder | Florida State | 2011 | 0.368 | unknown | Christian Ponder | 432 | 11.6 | 4 |
| Justin Thomas | Georgia Tech | 2017 | 0.364 | unknown | Justin Thomas | — | — | — |
| Josh Harris | Bowling Green | 2004 | 0.363 | unknown | Josh Harris | — | — | — |
| Cody Pickett | Washington | 2004 | 0.361 | unknown | Cody Pickett | 4 | 0.3 | 2 |
| Zach Collaros | Cincinnati | 2012 | 0.361 | unknown | Zach Collaros | — | — | — |
| Paxton Lynch | Memphis | 2016 | 0.360 | unknown | Paxton Lynch | 43 | 8.4 | 2 |
| Ken Dorsey | Miami (FL) | 2003 | 0.359 | bust | Ken Dorsey | 75 | 4.9 | 4 |
| Jason Gesser | Washington State | 2003 | 0.356 | unknown | Jason Gesser | — | — | — |
| Logan Thomas | Virginia Tech | 2014 | 0.353 | unknown | Logan Thomas | — | — | — |
| Tyler Palko | Pitt | 2007 | 0.350 | unknown | Tyler Palko | 27 | 2.6 | 2 |
Methodology details: v3.0 prospect engine — PR 3 similarity, PR 4 projection, PR 5 back-test.