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 Phil Mafah. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Addai | LSU | 2006 | 0.906 | starter | Joseph Addai | 1066 | 16.3 | 6 |
| Chris Rainey | Florida | 2012 | 0.804 | unknown | Chris Rainey | 40 | 1.3 | 2 |
| Wayne Taulapapa | Washington | 2023 | 0.787 | unknown | Wayne Taulapapa | — | — | — |
| Shaun Wilson | Duke | 2018 | 0.769 | unknown | Shaun Wilson | 6 | 1.3 | 1 |
| Artavis Pierce | Oregon State | 2020 | 0.737 | unknown | Artavis Pierce | 9 | 1.2 | 2 |
| Mike Bell | Arizona | 2006 | 0.734 | unknown | Mike Bell | 284 | 7.5 | 5 |
| Justin Stockton | Texas Tech | 2018 | 0.721 | unknown | Justin Stockton | — | — | — |
| Roy Helu Jr. | Nebraska | 2011 | 0.718 | unknown | Roy Helu | 438 | 9.2 | 5 |
| Travon McMillian | Colorado | 2019 | 0.698 | unknown | Travon McMillian | — | — | — |
| Jay Finley | Baylor | 2011 | 0.663 | unknown | Jay Finley | — | — | — |
| T.J. Logan | North Carolina | 2017 | 0.663 | unknown | T.J. Logan | 15 | 1.1 | 2 |
| Andre Brown | North Carolina State | 2009 | 0.641 | unknown | Andre Brown | 202 | 7.5 | 3 |
| Damien Harris | Alabama | 2019 | 0.633 | unknown | Damien Harris | 412 | 10.5 | 5 |
| Dimitri Nance | Arizona State | 2010 | 0.621 | unknown | Dimitri Nance | 16 | 1.7 | 1 |
| Brandon Ross | Maryland | 2016 | 0.620 | unknown | Brandon Ross | — | — | — |
| Lamical Perine | Florida | 2020 | 0.605 | bust | La'Mical Perine | 70 | 4.6 | 3 |
| Antwon Bailey | Syracuse | 2012 | 0.595 | unknown | Antwon Bailey | — | — | — |
| Anthony Hankerson | Oregon State | 2026 | 0.584 | unknown | Anthony Hankerson | — | — | — |
| Jehuu Caulcrick | Michigan State | 2008 | 0.580 | unknown | Jehuu Caulcrick | 0 | 0.1 | 1 |
| Jerious Norwood | Mississippi State | 2006 | 0.578 | unknown | Jerious Norwood | 448 | 8.3 | 6 |
| Montrell Johnson | Florida | 2025 | 0.578 | unknown | Montrell Johnson Jr. | — | — | — |
| Keaontay Ingram | USC | 2022 | 0.577 | bust | Keaontay Ingram | 32 | 1.2 | 3 |
| Moe Neal | Syracuse | 2020 | 0.556 | unknown | Moe Neal | — | — | — |
| Justice Ellison | Indiana | 2025 | 0.556 | unknown | Justice Ellison | — | — | — |
| Treshaun Ward | Boston College | 2025 | 0.554 | unknown | Treshaun Ward | — | — | — |
Methodology details: v3.0 prospect engine — PR 3 similarity, PR 4 projection, PR 5 back-test.