They are the thrilling X-factor athletes who get fans flooding through the turnstiles and set highlights reels into overdrive, but just how similar are NRL and NFL players?

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Could Origin superstars Jarryd Hayne or Greg Inglis make it in the NFL?

NRL.com compared video footage of the two stars with NFL Super Bowl-winning running back Reggie Bush and analysed the data using Prozone stats.

The video, voiced by commentator Andrew Voss, breaks down some of each athlete’s iconic plays and cross references them against each other to demonstrate the speeds that both athletes are hitting.

Bush, Inglis and Hayne have wowed their respective fans with their attacking potency and delivered a lifetime of memories; now they have been compared in video to determine how similar NRL and NFL stars really are once they step onto the field of play.

Watch the video and make up your own mind.

Reggie Bush spent yesterday afternoon with the NSW players at the team hotel, and trading passes with Jarryd Hayne on ANZ Stadium. He will be doing a live chat and taking your questions on NRL.com from 6pm tonight.

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