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The top-10 most similar long-arc NFL players matched by fantasy-point production curve at this career stage. Each comp's "Peak 3yr fp/g" is their best 3-season fp/g average under Superflex PPR (era-pace-adjusted to modern). Similarity is bounded in (0, 1] — 1.0 means an identical career-stage profile vector. "Career" notes the comp's NFL longevity; the washed out badge flags comps whose career ended by age 30 with fewer than 8 NFL seasons (the engine’s bust definition). The ⏳ 1985 badge marks comps whose snapshot season predates 1999 — the corpus now spans 1980-2025, so Payton, Emmitt, Marcus Allen, Rice, Marino-era greats are eligible matches. Pre-1999 comps carry a 0.9× confidence haircut because era-pace adjustment is principled but not perfect.
| Comparable | Pos | Last season | Similarity | Peak 3yr fp/g | Career | Post-age seasons | Career fp | Projected pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Johnson | RB | 2017 | 0.742 | 19.4 | 10 seasons · ended age 32 | 3 | 1849 | 142 |
| Melvin Gordon | RB | 2023 | 0.722 | 19.0 | 9 seasons · ended age 30 | 1 | 1582 | 22 |
| Edgerrin James | RB | 2009 | 0.704 | 21.0 | 11 seasons · ended age 31 | 2 | 2304 | 104 |
| Marcus Allen ⏳ 1989 | RB | 1997 | 0.700 | 19.4 | 16 seasons · ended age 37 | 8 | 2832 | 931 |
| Fred Taylor | RB | 2010 | 0.679 | 17.0 | 12 seasons · ended age 34 | 5 | 1929 | 482 |
| Frank Gore | RB | 2020 | 0.675 | 18.3 | 16 seasons · ended age 37 | 8 | 3005 | 1045 |
| Marshawn Lynch | RB | 2019 | 0.667 | 17.7 | 11 seasons · ended age 32 | 2 | 2080 | 235 |
| Steven Jackson | RB | 2015 | 0.660 | 21.1 | 11 seasons · ended age 31 | 2 | 2370 | 280 |
| Lenny Moore ⏳ 1963 | RB | 1966 | 0.623 | 18.4 | 11 seasons · ended age 32 | 3 | 1828 | 415 |
| Eric Dickerson ⏳ 1989 | RB | 1993 | 0.621 | 18.5 | 10 seasons · ended age 32 | 3 | 2115 | 308 |
Every component below is sourced from the engine output
(engine_rankings.json) and the displayed comp table. The
final production score is 602.
fantasy_arc_v2
Projection path: peak_anchored
Comps: 25
Avg similarity (top 20): 0.642
Comp pool washed-out rate: 0% (0/20)
| Step | Value | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Comp-weighted projection (v3.3 primary) | 340 | Σ (simi × post-age-fpi) / Σ simi. Sanity check from the top-20 row data on this page: 327. This is the “weighted average of the comparable players’ actual realised post-age fantasy points” — Phil's 2026-05-28 brief. |
| Peak-anchored projection | 954 | The player's own peak-3yr-fp/g × expected games × horizon × 5%/yr time discount, capped at 1.25× the top single-comp projection. Used as a soft blend for elite-tier producers (60/40 comp-weighted / capped peak) so a Mahomes / Allen isn't fully dragged to the comp-pool mean. |
| Banked-credit floor (diagnostic only) | 1,379 | The v3.1 “dynasty equity” floor = career_total_fp × yrs-rem-weight + recent rate × short forward window. v3.3 no longer lets this override the projection — banked production is already realised, not “remaining.” Shown for transparency. |
| Raw projection (pre-penalty) | 708 | Blended comp-weighted + capped peak-anchored, per the v3.3 methodology described above. |
| × Survival | 1.000 | Multiplier reflecting how many comps washed out by age 30. Today: 1 − 0.5 × bust_rate. |
| × Sample confidence | 1.000 | Shrinks small-sample projections toward the position-tier baseline when raw > baseline; multiplies straight otherwise. = max(708 × confidence + baseline × (1−conf), or 708 × 1.000) when below baseline. |
| × Late-breakout penalty | 1.000 | QB-only. Scales by confidence so unproven late-breakout rookies only pay a fraction of the discount. |
| × Missed-season penalty (v3.3) | 0.850 | Multiplicative haircut for players who didn't play (or only played a partial slate) in the most recent NFL season. 0.70 for a full missed season, 0.85 for <8 games, 0.45 for two+ full missed seasons. only 6 of 17 games in 2026 (partial season — v3.7 scaled penalty) — v3.8 heavy-injury floor applied |
| = Final production score | 602 | Drives the player's rank on the Similar NFL Career Paths page. |
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