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 Sam Leavitt. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Ertz | Kansas State | 2018 | 0.799 | unknown | Jesse Ertz | — | — | — |
| Joey Harrington | Oregon | 2002 | 0.705 | unknown | Joey Harrington | 772 | 10.6 | 6 |
| Skyler Howard | West Virginia | 2017 | 0.651 | unknown | Skyler Howard | — | — | — |
| Terrel Hunt | Syracuse | 2015 | 0.641 | unknown | Terrel Hunt | — | — | — |
| Joe Ganz | Nebraska | 2009 | 0.623 | unknown | Joe Ganz | — | — | — |
| Darron Thomas | Oregon | 2012 | 0.616 | unknown | Darron Thomas | — | — | — |
| Taylor Potts | Texas Tech | 2011 | 0.583 | unknown | Taylor Potts | — | — | — |
| Jake Waters | Kansas State | 2015 | 0.560 | unknown | Jake Waters | — | — | — |
| Nick Marshall | Auburn | 2015 | 0.553 | unknown | Nick Marshall | — | — | — |
| Brandon Weeden | Oklahoma State | 2012 | 0.524 | unknown | Brandon Weeden | 342 | 11.1 | 5 |
| Anthony Richardson | Florida | 2023 | 0.496 | unknown | Anthony Richardson | 238 | 11.4 | 3 |
| Walter Washington | Temple | 2005 | 0.492 | unknown | Walter Washington | — | — | — |
| Tony Pike | Cincinnati | 2010 | 0.458 | unknown | Tony Pike | 2 | 1.9 | 1 |
| DeShone Kizer | Notre Dame | 2017 | 0.451 | unknown | DeShone Kizer | 181 | 6.8 | 2 |
| Daryll Clark | Penn State | 2010 | 0.447 | unknown | Daryll Clark | — | — | — |
| Tyler Wilson | Arkansas | 2013 | 0.447 | unknown | Tyler Wilson | — | — | — |
| Anu Solomon | Arizona | 2016 | 0.435 | unknown | Anu Solomon | — | — | — |
| Seth Doege | Texas Tech | 2013 | 0.427 | unknown | Seth Doege | — | — | — |
| Blaine Gabbert | Missouri | 2011 | 0.424 | starter | Blaine Gabbert | 555 | 13.6 | 12 |
| Mike Bercovici | Arizona State | 2016 | 0.419 | unknown | Mike Bercovici | — | — | — |
| Brock Osweiler | Arizona State | 2012 | 0.412 | starter | Brock Osweiler | 431 | 12.4 | 7 |
| Bill Whittemore | Kansas | 2004 | 0.406 | unknown | Bill Whittemore | — | — | — |
| Ryan Tannehill | Texas A&M; | 2012 | 0.404 | elite | Ryan Tannehill | 2370 | 19.2 | 11 |
| Alex Smith | Utah | 2005 | 0.399 | starter | Alex Smith | 2316 | 17.9 | 14 |
| Marcel Reed | Texas A&M | 2026 | 0.395 | unknown | Marcel Reed | — | — | — |
Methodology details: v3.0 prospect engine — PR 3 similarity, PR 4 projection, PR 5 back-test.