Carson Palmer
Draft 2003, round 1, pick 1
Comps
Measured on his 2015 season (4,671 passing yards), the best of his career on file, era-adjusted.
Overall match
size, testing and production, same career stage
Famous comp
names you know, same point in their careers (around year 13)
Coming out
One of one. No NFL player had a college career this close. Closest: Sage Rosenfels ’02 (44%).
Of his 20 closest coming out: 2 stars, 5 starters, 6 backups, 7 didn't stick.
Career
182 games · 46,247 passing yds · 294 passing TD · 187 INT · 474 rushing yds · 3 Pro Bowls
Stats: Pro Football Reference (via nflverse).