The top-10 most similar long-arc NFL players matched by fantasy-point production curve at this career stage. Each comp's "Peak 3yr fp/g" is their best 3-season fp/g average under Superflex PPR (era-pace-adjusted to modern). Similarity is bounded in (0, 1] — 1.0 means an identical career-stage profile vector. "Career" notes the comp's NFL longevity; the washed out badge flags comps whose career ended by age 30 with fewer than 8 NFL seasons (the engine’s bust definition). The ⏳ 1985 badge marks comps whose snapshot season predates 1999 — the corpus now spans 1980-2025, so Payton, Emmitt, Marcus Allen, Rice, Marino-era greats are eligible matches. Pre-1999 comps carry a 0.9× confidence haircut because era-pace adjustment is principled but not perfect.
| Comparable | Pos | Last season | Similarity | Peak 3yr fp/g | Career | Post-age seasons | Career fp | Projected pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julio Jones | WR | 2023 | 0.807 | 19.3 | 13 seasons · ended age 34 | 12 | 2449 | 1819 |
| Chase Claypool washed out | WR | 2023 | 0.840 | 10.7 | 4 seasons · ended age 25 | 3 | 512 | 288 |
| Anquan Boldin | WR | 2016 | 0.753 | 15.7 | 14 seasons · ended age 36 | 13 | 2557 | 1765 |
| A.J. Green | WR | 2022 | 0.767 | 16.3 | 11 seasons · ended age 34 | 10 | 2002 | 1520 |
| Eddie Royal | WR | 2016 | 0.844 | 9.1 | 9 seasons · ended age 30 | 8 | 920 | 599 |
| Dwayne Bowe | WR | 2015 | 0.743 | 13.1 | 9 seasons · ended age 31 | 8 | 1335 | 1013 |
| Jarvis Landry | WR | 2022 | 0.709 | 14.5 | 9 seasons · ended age 30 | 8 | 1660 | 1296 |
| T.Y. Hilton | WR | 2022 | 0.679 | 14.2 | 10 seasons · ended age 32 | 9 | 1744 | 1338 |
| DeSean Jackson | WR | 2022 | 0.663 | 12.9 | 14 seasons · ended age 36 | 13 | 1923 | 1409 |
| Dez Bryant | WR | 2020 | 0.678 | 16.6 | 9 seasons · ended age 32 | 8 | 1544 | 1241 |
Every component below is sourced from the engine output
(engine_rankings.json) and the displayed comp table. The
final production score is 1,252.
rookie_nfl_fp_arc
Projection path: rookie_peak_anchored
Comps: 25
Avg similarity (top 20): 0.730
Comp pool washed-out rate: 30% (6/20)
| Step | Value | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Comp-weighted projection (v3.3 primary) | 1,036 | Σ (simi × post-age-fpi) / Σ simi. Sanity check from the top-20 row data on this page: 953. This is the “weighted average of the comparable players’ actual realised post-age fantasy points” — Phil's 2026-05-28 brief. |
| Peak-anchored projection | 1,723 | The player's own peak-3yr-fp/g × expected games × horizon × 5%/yr time discount, capped at 1.25× the top single-comp projection. Used as a soft blend for elite-tier producers (60/40 comp-weighted / capped peak) so a Mahomes / Allen isn't fully dragged to the comp-pool mean. |
| Banked-credit floor (diagnostic only) | 0 | The v3.1 “dynasty equity” floor = career_total_fp × yrs-rem-weight + recent rate × short forward window. v3.3 no longer lets this override the projection — banked production is already realised, not “remaining.” Shown for transparency. |
| Raw projection (pre-penalty) | 1,448 | Blended comp-weighted + capped peak-anchored, per the v3.3 methodology described above. |
| × Survival | 0.865 | Multiplier reflecting how many comps washed out by age 30. Today: 1 − 0.5 × bust_rate. |
| × Sample confidence | 0.567 | Shrinks small-sample projections toward the position-tier baseline when raw > baseline; multiplies straight otherwise. = max(1,253 × confidence + baseline × (1−conf), or 1,253 × 0.567) when below baseline. |
| × Late-breakout penalty | 1.000 | QB-only. Scales by confidence so unproven late-breakout rookies only pay a fraction of the discount. |
| × Missed-season penalty (v3.3) | 1.000 | Multiplicative haircut for players who didn't play (or only played a partial slate) in the most recent NFL season. 0.70 for a full missed season, 0.85 for <8 games, 0.45 for two+ full missed seasons. played full most-recent season |
| = Final production score | 1,252 | Drives the player's rank on the Similarity Scores page. |
Want this player ranked under your league's specific scoring + roster rules? Head to Dynasty Rankings.