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 Payne Durham. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam LaPorta | Iowa | 2023 | 0.692 | starter | Sam LaPorta | 607 | 12.7 | 4 |
| Cheyenne O'Grady | Arkansas | 2020 | 0.511 | unknown | Cheyenne O'Grady | — | — | — |
| Keanu Hill | BYU | 2023 | 0.483 | unknown | Keanu Hill | — | — | — |
| Brayden Willis | Oklahoma | 2023 | 0.451 | bust | Brayden Willis | 0 | 0.0 | 4 |
| Bryson Nesbit | North Carolina | 2025 | 0.424 | unknown | Bryson Nesbit | — | — | — |
| Michael Trigg | Baylor | 2026 | 0.419 | unknown | Michael Trigg | — | — | — |
| Eli Stowers | Vanderbilt | 2026 | 0.409 | unknown | Eli Stowers | 8 | 4.2 | 1 |
| Jake Briningstool | Clemson | 2025 | 0.396 | unknown | Jake Briningstool | 4 | 0.9 | 1 |
| Noah Togiai | Oregon State | 2020 | 0.392 | bust | Noah Togiai | 0 | 0.0 | 3 |
| Corey Dyches | Maryland | 2024 | 0.387 | unknown | Corey Dyches | — | — | — |
| Erick All | Iowa | 2024 | 0.378 | unknown | Erick All | 49 | 4.5 | 2 |
| Cam Serigne | Wake Forest | 2018 | 0.377 | unknown | Cam Serigne | — | — | — |
| Jalin Conyers | Texas Tech | 2025 | 0.377 | unknown | Jalin Conyers | — | — | — |
| Jared Wiley | TCU | 2024 | 0.376 | unknown | Jared Wiley | 3 | 1.2 | 2 |
| Tanner McLachlan | Arizona | 2024 | 0.365 | unknown | Tanner McLachlan | — | — | — |
| Kenny Yeboah | Ole Miss | 2021 | 0.361 | bust | Kenny Yeboah | 26 | 1.9 | 5 |
| Will Mallory | Miami | 2023 | 0.360 | bust | Will Mallory | 52 | 2.7 | 4 |
| Sam Roush | Stanford | 2026 | 0.359 | unknown | Sam Roush | 6 | 1.3 | 1 |
| Peyton Hendershot | Indiana | 2022 | 0.343 | bust | Peyton Hendershot | 57 | 2.1 | 3 |
| Justin Joly | NC State | 2026 | 0.340 | unknown | Justin Joly | — | — | — |
| Mitchell Evans | Notre Dame | 2025 | 0.335 | unknown | Mitchell Evans | 71 | 3.4 | 2 |
| Charlie Kolar | Iowa State | 2022 | 0.331 | bust | Charlie Kolar | 113 | 5.1 | 5 |
| Cary Angeline | NC State | 2021 | 0.325 | unknown | Cary Angeline | — | — | — |
| Trey Knox | South Carolina | 2024 | 0.320 | unknown | Trey Knox | — | — | — |
| Matthew Hibner | SMU | 2026 | 0.314 | unknown | Matthew Hibner | 20 | 3.2 | 1 |
Methodology details: v3.0 prospect engine — PR 3 similarity, PR 4 projection, PR 5 back-test.