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 James Cook. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tavien Feaster | South Carolina | 2020 | 0.889 | unknown | Tavien Feaster | — | — | — |
| Davin Meggett | Maryland | 2012 | 0.888 | unknown | Davin Meggett | — | — | — |
| Fozzy Whittaker | Texas | 2012 | 0.852 | bust | Fozzy Whittaker | 219 | 4.5 | 5 |
| Matt Colburn | Wake Forest | 2019 | 0.829 | unknown | Matt Colburn | — | — | — |
| Cam Porter | Northwestern | 2025 | 0.763 | unknown | Cam Porter | — | — | — |
| Justice Ellison | Indiana | 2025 | 0.760 | unknown | Justice Ellison | — | — | — |
| Khalfani Muhammad | California | 2017 | 0.750 | unknown | Khalfani Muhammad | — | — | — |
| Terrell Newby | Nebraska | 2017 | 0.734 | unknown | Terrell Newby | — | — | — |
| Moe Neal | Syracuse | 2020 | 0.712 | unknown | Moe Neal | — | — | — |
| Darrin Hall | Pittsburgh | 2019 | 0.681 | unknown | Darrin Hall | — | — | — |
| Corey Kiner | Cincinnati | 2025 | 0.673 | unknown | Corey Kiner | 9 | 2.3 | 1 |
| Brandon Ross | Maryland | 2016 | 0.672 | unknown | Brandon Ross | — | — | — |
| Brittain Brown | UCLA | 2022 | 0.658 | unknown | Brittain Brown | 10 | 2.4 | 2 |
| David Williams | Arkansas | 2018 | 0.639 | unknown | David Williams | — | — | — |
| Jason Ford | Illinois | 2012 | 0.629 | unknown | Jason Ford | — | — | — |
| Kendall Milton | Georgia | 2024 | 0.623 | unknown | Kendall Milton | 0 | 0.2 | 1 |
| T.J. Logan | North Carolina | 2017 | 0.622 | unknown | T.J. Logan | 15 | 1.1 | 2 |
| Damien Harris | Alabama | 2019 | 0.606 | unknown | Damien Harris | 412 | 10.5 | 5 |
| Chris Taylor | Indiana | 2006 | 0.606 | unknown | Chris Taylor | 29 | 4.1 | 2 |
| JaMycal Hasty | Baylor | 2020 | 0.597 | bust | JaMycal Hasty | 181 | 5.0 | 5 |
| Lamical Perine | Florida | 2020 | 0.591 | bust | La'Mical Perine | 70 | 4.6 | 3 |
| Dimitri Nance | Arizona State | 2010 | 0.576 | unknown | Dimitri Nance | 16 | 1.7 | 1 |
| Jeff Demps | Florida | 2012 | 0.576 | unknown | Jeff Demps | 6 | 3.2 | 1 |
| Keola Antolin | Arizona | 2012 | 0.569 | unknown | Keola Antolin | — | — | — |
| Travon McMillian | Colorado | 2019 | 0.566 | unknown | Travon McMillian | — | — | — |
Methodology details: v3.0 prospect engine — PR 3 similarity, PR 4 projection, PR 5 back-test.