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Fantasy Football · Updated November 07, 2026 at 04:46 PM UTC · Default format: Superflex PPR

Sam Roush ⚠️ experimental

TE · Stanford · Class of 2026 · Model rank #201 (pos #28)
284
Projected career fp
6.5
Projected peak3 fp/g
4.0
Proj yrs in league
22.0
Age
10
Comps w/ NFL data
v3.0 note — TE projections are preview-grade. The engine's TE Spearman ρ is 0.086 vs 0.27+ for QB/RB/WR. TE-specific feature weights are on the v3.1 roadmap. Use this comp grid as a directional indicator, not a hard projection. See methodology.
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NFL comparables — first 5 career games

N = 5 games5 games is a very small sample. This shows how these players began, not how they will finish. It is a comparison, not a projection, and it should not be read as a settled view of anyone’s career. Drawn from 533 historical TEs who played at least 5 career games. A “game” is one in which the player recorded a stat line. Inactive weeks do not count, and the same rule is applied to the rookie and to every historical player he is compared against.

Sam Roush’s actual 2026 NFL production, and the historical NFL players whose own first 5 career games looked most like it — same position, same number of games. His line is the highlighted row, so each comp can be read directly against it. Career outcome and career fp say what became of that player.

Player Debut First 5 career games Similarity Career outcome Career fp Seasons
Sam Roush this rookie20265 tgt · 3 rec · 33 yds · 0 TD————
Shad Meier20015 tgt · 3 rec · 31 yds · 0 TD0.954bust894
Larry Donnell20135 tgt · 3 rec · 31 yds · 0 TD0.954depth2514
Jacob Hollister20176 tgt · 3 rec · 37 yds · 0 TD0.895depth1965
Antony Auclair20173 tgt · 3 rec · 33 yds · 0 TD0.885bust345
Charlie Woerner20205 tgt · 4 rec · 40 yds · 0 TD0.883active527
Phillip Supernaw20143 tgt · 3 rec · 30 yds · 0 TD0.871bust344
Matt Murphy20024 tgt · 2 rec · 22 yds · 0 TD0.867bust64
Clay Harbor20105 tgt · 4 rec · 37 yds · 0 TD0.865depth2757
Kyle Adams20114 tgt · 2 rec · 24 yds · 0 TD0.864bust83
Chris Manhertz20164 tgt · 2 rec · 21 yds · 0 TD0.860active7911
Pre-season college projection and college comps secondary
Superseded by the NFL comparison above. This is the pre-season estimate, built before Sam Roush played a down: his college production comped against historical college players, anchored on draft capital. It is a weaker estimator (prospect back-test ρ 0.27 ex-TE) and it knows nothing about what he has actually done in the NFL. Kept for reference only.
🏈 NFL Draft 2026: Round 3, Pick #69 — CHI
KTC consensus. SF rank 457 (pos #68) — model delta ↑↑ +256. Positive delta = model bullish vs consensus; negative = bearish.
v3.6 projection methodology. Projection is a confidence-blend (“blend_0.17_pick_tier_baseline_R3”). With 2 meaningful comp NFL careers (≥200 career fp), confidence is 0.17; we blend the comp-only projection (54) with the pick-tier baseline (330). low-confidence comp pool

Projection inputs

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.

College adj career fp/g: 8.60Final season fp/g: 10.32Peak season fp/g: 10.32Conf tier (last): P5

Top-25 college comparables

Historical college players whose production curves most closely match Sam Roush. 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
Will MalloryMiami20230.788bustWill Mallory522.74
Jake BriningstoolClemson20250.716unknownJake Briningstool40.91
Michael TriggBaylor20260.578unknownMichael Trigg———
Kamari MoralesBoston College20250.559unknownKamari Morales———
Bryson NesbitNorth Carolina20250.483unknownBryson Nesbit———
Tanner McLachlanArizona20240.483unknownTanner McLachlan———
Peyton HendershotIndiana20220.478bustPeyton Hendershot572.13
Luke SchoonmakerMichigan20230.477bustLuke Schoonmaker1173.04
Erick AllIowa20240.473unknownErick All494.52
Eli StowersVanderbilt20260.466unknownEli Stowers84.21
Matt BushmanBYU20200.466unknownMatt Bushman———
Corey DychesMaryland20240.465unknownCorey Dyches———
Jalin ConyersTexas Tech20250.465unknownJalin Conyers———
Justin JolyNC State20260.464unknownJustin Joly———
Jared WileyTCU20240.464unknownJared Wiley31.22
Mason FairchildKansas20240.452unknownMason Fairchild———
Cary AngelineNC State20210.438unknownCary Angeline———
Jack VellingMichigan State20260.433unknownJack Velling———
Trey KnoxSouth Carolina20240.428unknownTrey Knox———
Tommy SweeneyBoston College20190.421bustTommy Sweeney402.53
Kole TaylorWest Virginia20250.420unknownKole Taylor———
John CopenhaverNorth Carolina20250.419unknownJohn Copenhaver———
Jake FergusonWisconsin20220.416unknownJake Ferguson5629.65
Sam LaPortaIowa20230.411starterSam LaPorta60712.74
Chase AllenIowa State20220.408unknownChase Allen———

Methodology details: v3.0 prospect engine — PR 3 similarity, PR 4 projection, PR 5 back-test.