Every player in the NFL is unique. That doesn’t mean they won’t remind you of the guys who came before them.
A trap we commonly fall into every draft season is to lean too heavily on player comparisons to define their futures as a player. Baker Mayfield was on track to be Doug Flutie. All-Pro Matt Milano’s NFL.com comp was Bears backup John Timu. Viewing prospects solely through the lens of veterans who came before them typically winds up satisfying no one.
