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 Jayden Higgins. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Armstrong | Arkansas | 2025 | 0.681 | unknown | Andrew Armstrong | — | — | — |
| Xavier Weaver | Colorado | 2024 | 0.562 | unknown | Xavier Weaver | 14 | 1.0 | 2 |
| RJ Turner | Texas Tech | 2020 | 0.530 | unknown | RJ Turner | — | — | — |
| Jovon Bouknight | Wyoming | 2006 | 0.457 | unknown | Jovon Bouknight | — | — | — |
| A.J. Jenkins | Illinois | 2012 | 0.453 | bust | A.J. Jenkins | 40 | 1.9 | 3 |
| James Proche | SMU | 2020 | 0.447 | bust | James Proche | 68 | 2.8 | 6 |
| Mike Williams | Clemson | 2017 | 0.442 | starter | Mike Williams | 1046 | 15.2 | 8 |
| Nick Nash | San José State | 2025 | 0.437 | unknown | Nick Nash | — | — | — |
| Eric McAlister | TCU | 2026 | 0.427 | unknown | Eric McAlister | — | — | — |
| Khalil Shakir | Boise State | 2022 | 0.424 | unknown | Khalil Shakir | 496 | 9.9 | 4 |
| Damian Williams | USC | 2010 | 0.412 | bust | Damian Williams | 270 | 5.9 | 5 |
| Darrell Stewart Jr. | Michigan State | 2020 | 0.407 | unknown | Darrell Stewart Jr. | — | — | — |
| Bryan Edwards | South Carolina | 2020 | 0.404 | bust | Bryan Edwards | 150 | 4.0 | 3 |
| Brandon Aiyuk | Arizona State | 2020 | 0.404 | starter | Brandon Aiyuk | 894 | 14.8 | 5 |
| Carlos Francis | Texas Tech | 2004 | 0.403 | unknown | Carlos Francis | 0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Emanuel Hall | Missouri | 2019 | 0.403 | unknown | Emanuel Hall | — | — | — |
| Parris Campbell | Ohio State | 2019 | 0.402 | unknown | Parris Campbell | 280 | 7.2 | 7 |
| B.J. Cunningham | Michigan State | 2012 | 0.399 | unknown | B.J. Cunningham | — | — | — |
| Jared Abbrederis | Wisconsin | 2014 | 0.396 | bust | Jared Abbrederis | 29 | 1.8 | 3 |
| Chandler Jones | San Jose State | 2014 | 0.395 | unknown | Chandler Jones | — | — | — |
| Alex Amidon | Boston College | 2014 | 0.394 | unknown | Alex Amidon | — | — | — |
| Zay Flowers | Boston College | 2023 | 0.388 | starter | Zay Flowers | 659 | 13.2 | 3 |
| Steve Smith | USC | 2007 | 0.387 | starter | Steve Smith | 581 | 12.6 | 6 |
| James Washington | Oklahoma State | 2018 | 0.386 | unknown | James Washington | 342 | 6.5 | 5 |
| Stanley Morgan Jr. | Nebraska | 2019 | 0.385 | bust | Stanley Morgan | 8 | 0.3 | 5 |
Methodology details: v3.0 prospect engine — PR 3 similarity, PR 4 projection, PR 5 back-test.