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 Sam LaPorta. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payne Durham | Purdue | 2023 | 0.692 | bust | Payne Durham | 49 | 2.3 | 4 |
| Michael Trigg | Baylor | 2026 | 0.500 | unknown | Michael Trigg | — | — | — |
| Keanu Hill | BYU | 2023 | 0.494 | unknown | Keanu Hill | — | — | — |
| Brayden Willis | Oklahoma | 2023 | 0.474 | bust | Brayden Willis | 0 | 0.0 | 4 |
| Eli Stowers | Vanderbilt | 2026 | 0.465 | unknown | Eli Stowers | 8 | 4.2 | 1 |
| Jake Briningstool | Clemson | 2025 | 0.454 | unknown | Jake Briningstool | 4 | 0.9 | 1 |
| Cheyenne O'Grady | Arkansas | 2020 | 0.448 | unknown | Cheyenne O'Grady | — | — | — |
| Bryson Nesbit | North Carolina | 2025 | 0.440 | unknown | Bryson Nesbit | — | — | — |
| Corey Dyches | Maryland | 2024 | 0.430 | unknown | Corey Dyches | — | — | — |
| Jared Wiley | TCU | 2024 | 0.422 | unknown | Jared Wiley | 3 | 1.2 | 2 |
| Erick All | Iowa | 2024 | 0.421 | unknown | Erick All | 49 | 4.5 | 2 |
| Will Mallory | Miami | 2023 | 0.416 | bust | Will Mallory | 52 | 2.7 | 4 |
| Sam Roush | Stanford | 2026 | 0.411 | unknown | Sam Roush | 6 | 1.3 | 1 |
| Tanner McLachlan | Arizona | 2024 | 0.405 | unknown | Tanner McLachlan | — | — | — |
| Noah Togiai | Oregon State | 2020 | 0.393 | bust | Noah Togiai | 0 | 0.0 | 3 |
| Jalin Conyers | Texas Tech | 2025 | 0.391 | unknown | Jalin Conyers | — | — | — |
| Peyton Hendershot | Indiana | 2022 | 0.372 | bust | Peyton Hendershot | 57 | 2.1 | 3 |
| Justin Joly | NC State | 2026 | 0.364 | unknown | Justin Joly | — | — | — |
| Kenny Yeboah | Ole Miss | 2021 | 0.359 | bust | Kenny Yeboah | 26 | 1.9 | 5 |
| Cam Serigne | Wake Forest | 2018 | 0.353 | unknown | Cam Serigne | — | — | — |
| Cary Angeline | NC State | 2021 | 0.349 | unknown | Cary Angeline | — | — | — |
| Trey Knox | South Carolina | 2024 | 0.337 | unknown | Trey Knox | — | — | — |
| Mitchell Evans | Notre Dame | 2025 | 0.336 | unknown | Mitchell Evans | 71 | 3.4 | 2 |
| Mason Fairchild | Kansas | 2024 | 0.330 | unknown | Mason Fairchild | — | — | — |
| Grant Calcaterra | SMU | 2022 | 0.325 | bust | Grant Calcaterra | 103 | 3.0 | 4 |
Methodology details: v3.0 prospect engine — PR 3 similarity, PR 4 projection, PR 5 back-test.