Dude, that's really reaching, just like people trying to compare stumpy Melvin to Flex. I guess we're desperate for a new hero.
shape wise they have basically the same shape. If you look at the names I mentioned, they all have starting with Brian Buchanan, small waists, full muscle bellies, small joints. Then exceptional back detail. And the one telling attribute that Flex and Melvin shared, that Cedric might share---a bigg ass that is hard to diet down. Flex and Mevlin both had a hard time with the lower back-glute-ham tie in. Flex only looked good at a lower weight because of this. Out of Brian, Flex, Melvin, Cedric, Jojo, Flex had the better "polished" physique. Brian had the most extreme waist taper. But, since Jojo is straight from Ghana, one could say that the ethnic group that he's from produces these types of physiques.
Similar is not the "same", Melvin was seen as the next Flex, and if you views his video where he won his pro card and he was about 228, he looked very much like Flex, albeit a poor man's version. Him being shorter, meant he would have a smaller waist, which he did. His big head makes him stumpy...
Right now, there is no one close to Flex, Cedric just is fresh face, that again is similar, just like Phil is a combo of Flex and Kev. Hell, Flex couldn't even duplicate his 93 look.