RB, WR & TE Prospect Player Comps (2024)

One of the most controversial aspects of the draft process is making NFL Draft Player Comps or Comparisons. Most people want them as they help conceptualize what a prospect is or could become. The main issue with comparisons is not setting up WHAT you are comparing. Is it a ceiling? Floor? NFL comparison? NCAA comparison? Prospect Comparison? This is an important question to answer when looking at a Comp including these RB Comps, WR Comps and TE Comps.

For me, I am not an NFL expert in terms of where players have gone and what they have become. Instead, I compare this year’s prospects to my scouting reports of the past. Watching players often does remind me of past prospects I have scouted. So, with my experience analyzing the NFL Draft for 17 or so years, I’ll share those connections I’ve made. 

Now a key is that these comps are NOT NFL COMPARISONS. I am comparing the players as NFL DRAFT PROSPECTS only. So even if they are compared to a high pick NFL “bust” doesn’t mean they will be a bust, but is a compliment.

Here is a general order of what I loo for when making comparisons:

1. Draft Capital (Placing players approximately where they will go in the draft or at least around where I evaluate them)

2. Size/Athleticism (This leads into #3, but getting a similar size and athletic comparison usually fits to show similar upsides and fits)

3. Scouting Reports (Almost all my comps will come from 2004 or later when I started scouting the draft. I go back to my old Scouting Reports/Notes and often these comps fit like a glove to match up near exactly)

4. Play Style (Sometimes a general feel for how a player plays just reminds me of someone else. If the pull is strong enough, I’ll use it as the comp)

5. Comps from trusted sources (If I get REALLY stuck, I’ll look up some prospect comps or ask people I trust to fill it out)

Below are the NFL Draft Prospects Comps I’ve created for the 2023 NFL Draft class. Once again, these are PROSPECT COMPARISONS comparing these players to prospects from the past, not NFL futures.

 

• RB
• WR
• TE

RB Player Comps (2024)

First Name	Last Name	School	Prospect Comparison
Trey	Benson	Florida State	DeMarco Murray, Oklahoma (2011)
Jonathon	Brooks	Texas	Montario Hardesty, Tennessee (2010)
Braelon	Allen	Wisconsin	Shonn Greene, Iowa (2009)
Blake	Corum	Michigan	Maurice Jones-Drew, UCLA (2006)
Jaylen	Wright	Tennessee	Miles Sanders, Penn State (2019)
MarShawn	Lloyd	Southern Cal	DeAngelo Williams, Memphis (2006)
Will	Shipley	Clemson	Chuba Hubbard, Oklahoma State (2021)
Audric	Estime	Notre Dame	Anthony Dixon, Mississippi State (2010)
Bucky	Irving	Oregon	Kenjon Barner, Oregon (2013)
Ray	Davis	Kentucky	Ke'Shawn Vaughn, Vanderbilt (2020)
Tyrone	Tracy	Purdue	Antonio Gibson, Memphis (2020)
Dylan	Laube	New Hampshire	Brandon Jackson, Nebraska (2007)
Isaiah	Davis	South Dakota State	Tim Hightower, Richmond (2008)
Isaac	Guerendo	Louisville	Latavius Murray, UCF (2013)
First Name	Last Name	School	Prospect Comparison

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RB Player Comps (2024)

First Name	Last Name	School	Prospect Comparison
Trey	Benson	Florida State	DeMarco Murray, Oklahoma (2011)
Jonathon	Brooks	Texas	Montario Hardesty, Tennessee (2010)
Braelon	Allen	Wisconsin	Shonn Greene, Iowa (2009)
Blake	Corum	Michigan	Maurice Jones-Drew, UCLA (2006)
Jaylen	Wright	Tennessee	Miles Sanders, Penn State (2019)
MarShawn	Lloyd	Southern Cal	DeAngelo Williams, Memphis (2006)
Will	Shipley	Clemson	Chuba Hubbard, Oklahoma State (2021)
Audric	Estime	Notre Dame	Anthony Dixon, Mississippi State (2010)
Bucky	Irving	Oregon	Kenjon Barner, Oregon (2013)
Ray	Davis	Kentucky	Ke'Shawn Vaughn, Vanderbilt (2020)
Tyrone	Tracy	Purdue	Antonio Gibson, Memphis (2020)
Dylan	Laube	New Hampshire	Brandon Jackson, Nebraska (2007)
Isaiah	Davis	South Dakota State	Tim Hightower, Richmond (2008)
Isaac	Guerendo	Louisville	Latavius Murray, UCF (2013)
First Name	Last Name	School	Prospect Comparison

WR Player Comps (2024)

First Name	Last Name	School	Prospect Comparison
Marvin	Harrison Jr.	Ohio State	A.J. Green, Georgia (2011)
Malik	Nabers	LSU	Amari Cooper, Alabama (2015)
Rome	Odunze	Washington	Braylon Edwards, Michigan (2005)
Brian	Thomas Jr.	LSU	Devante Parker, Louisville (2015)
Xavier	Worthy	Texas	Hollywood Brown, Oklahoma (2019)
Adonai	Mitchell	Texas	D.J. Chark, LSU (2018)
Xavier	Legette	South Carolina	Devin Thomas, Michigan State (2008)
Ladd	McConkey	Georgia	Anthony Miller, Memphis (2018)
Troy	Franklin	Oregon	Paul Richardson, Colorado (2014)
Keon	Coleman	Florida State	Arrelious Benn, Illinois (2010)
Ricky	Pearsall	Florida	Terry McLaurin, Ohio State (2019)
Devontez	Walker	North Carolina	Laurent Robinson, Illinois State (2007)
Malachi	Corley	Western Kentucky	Deebo Samuel, South Carolina (2019)
Roman	Wilson	Michigan	Emmanuel Sanders, SMU (2010)
Ja'Lynn	Polk	Washington	Chris Moore, Cincinnati (2016)
Jacob	Cowing	Arizona	Samie Parker, Oregon (2004)
Malik	Washington	Virginia	Robert Herron, Wyoming (2014)
Jalen	McMillan	Washington	Mike Thomas, Southern Miss (2016)
Johnny	Wilson	Florida State	Hakeem Butler, Iowa State (2019)
First Name	Last Name	School	Prospect Comparison

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WR Player Comps (2024)

First Name	Last Name	School	Prospect Comparison
Marvin	Harrison Jr.	Ohio State	A.J. Green, Georgia (2011)
Malik	Nabers	LSU	Amari Cooper, Alabama (2015)
Rome	Odunze	Washington	Braylon Edwards, Michigan (2005)
Brian	Thomas Jr.	LSU	Devante Parker, Louisville (2015)
Xavier	Worthy	Texas	Hollywood Brown, Oklahoma (2019)
Adonai	Mitchell	Texas	D.J. Chark, LSU (2018)
Xavier	Legette	South Carolina	Devin Thomas, Michigan State (2008)
Ladd	McConkey	Georgia	Anthony Miller, Memphis (2018)
Troy	Franklin	Oregon	Paul Richardson, Colorado (2014)
Keon	Coleman	Florida State	Arrelious Benn, Illinois (2010)
Ricky	Pearsall	Florida	Terry McLaurin, Ohio State (2019)
Devontez	Walker	North Carolina	Laurent Robinson, Illinois State (2007)
Malachi	Corley	Western Kentucky	Deebo Samuel, South Carolina (2019)
Roman	Wilson	Michigan	Emmanuel Sanders, SMU (2010)
Ja'Lynn	Polk	Washington	Chris Moore, Cincinnati (2016)
Jacob	Cowing	Arizona	Samie Parker, Oregon (2004)
Malik	Washington	Virginia	Robert Herron, Wyoming (2014)
Jalen	McMillan	Washington	Mike Thomas, Southern Miss (2016)
Johnny	Wilson	Florida State	Hakeem Butler, Iowa State (2019)
First Name	Last Name	School	Prospect Comparison

TE Player Comps (2024)

First Name	Last Name	School	Prospect Comparison
Brock	Bowers	Georgia	Eric Ebron, North Carolina (2014)
Ja'Tavion	Sanders	Texas	Tony Moeaki, Iowa (2010)
Jared	Wiley	TCU	Coby Fleener, Stanford (2012)
Ben	Sinnott	Kansas State	Kevin Everett, Miami (2005)
Cade	Stover	Ohio state	James O'Shaughnessy, Illinois State (2015)
Theo	Johnson	Penn State	Taylor Thompson, SMU (2015)
Jaheim	Bell	Florida State	Kylen Granson, SMU (2021)
First Name	Last Name	School	Prospect Comparison

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TE Player Comps (2024)

First Name	Last Name	School	Prospect Comparison
Brock	Bowers	Georgia	Eric Ebron, North Carolina (2014)
Ja'Tavion	Sanders	Texas	Tony Moeaki, Iowa (2010)
Jared	Wiley	TCU	Coby Fleener, Stanford (2012)
Ben	Sinnott	Kansas State	Kevin Everett, Miami (2005)
Cade	Stover	Ohio state	James O'Shaughnessy, Illinois State (2015)
Theo	Johnson	Penn State	Taylor Thompson, SMU (2015)
Jaheim	Bell	Florida State	Kylen Granson, SMU (2021)
First Name	Last Name	School	Prospect Comparison

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For more on NFL Draft Prospects check these out:

Mock Drafts

Shane P. Hallam Mock Draft

Brian Bosarge Mock Draft

NFL Draft Rankings