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 Dylan Sampson. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Herron | Northwestern | 2005 | 0.861 | unknown | Noah Herron | 105 | 5.1 | 2 |
| Kerryon Johnson | Auburn | 2018 | 0.781 | unknown | Kerryon Johnson | 296 | 9.9 | 3 |
| Javonte Williams | North Carolina | 2021 | 0.703 | starter | Javonte Williams | 827 | 12.8 | 5 |
| Cam Akers | Florida State | 2020 | 0.674 | unknown | Cam Akers | 394 | 8.4 | 6 |
| Kenneth Walker III | Michigan State | 2022 | 0.672 | starter | Kenneth Walker III | 775 | 14.4 | 4 |
| Donald Brown | Connecticut | 2009 | 0.665 | unknown | Donald Brown | 632 | 9.1 | 7 |
| Le'Veon Bell | Michigan State | 2013 | 0.608 | elite | Le'Veon Bell | 1687 | 24.2 | 8 |
| Trayveon Williams | Texas A&M | 2019 | 0.581 | bust | Trayveon Williams | 68 | 2.7 | 6 |
| Ronald Jones II | USC | 2018 | 0.566 | unknown | Ronald Jones | 469 | 9.7 | 5 |
| Rashard Mendenhall | Illinois | 2008 | 0.562 | starter | Rashard Mendenhall | 814 | 13.2 | 6 |
| Derrick Henry | Alabama | 2016 | 0.549 | elite | Derrick Henry | 2428 | 21.6 | 10 |
| Kaleb Johnson | Iowa | 2025 | 0.545 | unknown | Kaleb Johnson | 9 | 0.9 | 1 |
| Kevin Jones | Virginia Tech | 2004 | 0.538 | starter | Kevin Jones | 711 | 14.4 | 5 |
| Carlos Hyde | Ohio State | 2014 | 0.531 | starter | Carlos Hyde | 964 | 13.7 | 8 |
| Jamaal Charles | Texas | 2008 | 0.508 | elite | Jamaal Charles | 1680 | 21.0 | 11 |
| Devon Achane | Texas A&M | 2023 | 0.488 | elite | De'Von Achane | 813 | 18.4 | 3 |
| Maurice Drew | UCLA | 2006 | 0.485 | unknown | Maurice Drew | — | — | — |
| Israel Abanikanda | Pittsburgh | 2023 | 0.484 | unknown | Israel Abanikanda | 18 | 3.0 | 1 |
| Tevin Coleman | Indiana | 2015 | 0.474 | starter | Tevin Coleman | 817 | 12.7 | 8 |
| Ezekiel Elliott | Ohio State | 2016 | 0.470 | elite | Ezekiel Elliott | 2063 | 21.3 | 9 |
| Laurence Maroney | Minnesota | 2006 | 0.469 | unknown | Laurence Maroney | 464 | 10.5 | 5 |
| Jonathan Stewart | Oregon | 2008 | 0.463 | starter | Jonathan Stewart | 1343 | 12.5 | 11 |
| Lendale White | USC | 2006 | 0.462 | unknown | LenDale White | 429 | 8.4 | 4 |
| Clyde Edwards-Helaire | LSU | 2020 | 0.447 | unknown | Clyde Edwards-Helaire | 476 | 11.7 | 6 |
| Alex Collins | Arkansas | 2016 | 0.445 | unknown | Alex Collins | 405 | 9.8 | 5 |
Methodology details: v3.0 prospect engine — PR 3 similarity, PR 4 projection, PR 5 back-test.