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 Zachariah Branch. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fabian Davis | Wake Forest | 2003 | 0.892 | unknown | Fabian Davis | — | — | — |
| Devaughn Vele | Utah | 2024 | 0.853 | unknown | Devaughn Vele | 204 | 10.4 | 3 |
| Garrett Graham | Wisconsin | 2010 | 0.849 | unknown | Garrett Graham | — | — | — |
| Eric Peterman | Northwestern | 2009 | 0.846 | unknown | Eric Peterman | — | — | — |
| Jarrod West | Syracuse | 2015 | 0.846 | unknown | Jarrod West | — | — | — |
| Anthony Russo | Washington | 2008 | 0.751 | unknown | Anthony Russo | — | — | — |
| Jesus Wilson | Florida State | 2017 | 0.750 | unknown | Jesus Wilson | — | — | — |
| De'Cody Fagg | Florida State | 2008 | 0.725 | unknown | De'Cody Fagg | — | — | — |
| Steven Mitchell Jr. | USC | 2018 | 0.723 | unknown | Steven Mitchell | 17 | 2.8 | 2 |
| Chris Harper | Kansas State | 2013 | 0.704 | unknown | Chris Harper | 0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Jon Schweighardt | Northwestern | 2003 | 0.697 | unknown | Jon Schweighardt | — | — | — |
| Vince Sanders | Ole Miss | 2015 | 0.693 | unknown | Vince Sanders | — | — | — |
| Syndric Steptoe | Arizona | 2007 | 0.675 | unknown | Syndric Steptoe | 35 | 2.9 | 1 |
| Justin Shorter | Florida | 2023 | 0.670 | unknown | Justin Shorter | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Carlton Mitchell | South Florida | 2010 | 0.661 | unknown | Carlton Mitchell | 7 | 1.5 | 2 |
| La'Rod King | Kentucky | 2013 | 0.651 | unknown | La'Rod King | — | — | — |
| D.J. Williams | Arkansas | 2011 | 0.647 | unknown | D.J. Williams | — | — | — |
| Grant Adams | Boston College | 2005 | 0.647 | unknown | Grant Adams | — | — | — |
| Brandon Breazell | UCLA | 2008 | 0.646 | unknown | Brandon Breazell | — | — | — |
| Travis Rudolph | Florida State | 2017 | 0.646 | unknown | Travis Rudolph | 18 | 3.0 | 1 |
| Kenny Shaw | Florida State | 2014 | 0.645 | unknown | Kenny Shaw | — | — | — |
| Jadon Haselwood | Arkansas | 2023 | 0.643 | unknown | Jadon Haselwood | — | — | — |
| Terry Richardson | Arizona State | 2006 | 0.642 | unknown | Terry Richardson | — | — | — |
| Stacy Coley | Miami | 2017 | 0.639 | unknown | Stacy Coley | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Johnnie Morant | Syracuse | 2004 | 0.636 | bust | Johnnie Morant | 13 | 2.1 | 3 |
Methodology details: v3.0 prospect engine — PR 3 similarity, PR 4 projection, PR 5 back-test.