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Ryan Walters Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 1991-07-30 Country: USA
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NCAA Division I

NCAA D3 / D2

Career Trajectory
Dashed = raw PPG  ·  ■ Solid blue = age-adjusted NCAAe-PPG  ·  ■ Green = actual college PPG
Junior Seasons
Season Team League GP G A Pts PPG NCAAe-PPG Age-Adj D3e-PPG Age-Adj
2007-08 Des Moines Buccaneers USHL 16 0 3 3 0.188 0.1106 0.1237 0.5524 0.6180
2008-09 Des Moines Buccaneers USHL 60 18 26 44 0.733 0.4326 0.4646 2.1604 2.3202
2009-10 Des Moines Buccaneers USHL 59 21 40 61 1.034 0.6099 0.6160 3.0461 3.0764
■ Blue = NCAAe (D1 anchor)   ■ Green = D3e (D3 anchor)   COVID-flagged seasons highlighted in yellow
College Seasons (Historical)
Season School Div Conference Year GP G A Pts PPG
2013-14 Nebraska Omaha D1 NCHC SR 37 7 27 34 0.919
2012-13 Nebraska Omaha D1 CCHA-orig JR 39 22 30 52 1.333
2011-12 Nebraska Omaha D1 CCHA-orig SO 38 10 15 25 0.658
2010-11 Nebraska Omaha D1 CCHA-orig FR 38 11 12 23 0.605
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.52
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.61
2010-11 · Nebraska Omaha
+17.1% vs. projection

NCAAe Rankings

#6584
Forward overall
#279
Forward born in 1991
#479
in USHL

D1 Comparables

Alex Kile
USHL · 2012-13 · 1.07 PPG
→ Michigan (0.21 D1 FR PPG)
0.64 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Austin Cangelosi
USHL · 2012-13 · 1.14 PPG
→ Boston College (0.65 D1 FR PPG)
0.68 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Luke Johnson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.81 PPG
→ North Dakota (0.50 D1 FR PPG)
0.48 Average
NCAAe PPG
Jake Guentzel
USHL · 2012-13 · 1.22 PPG
→ Nebraska Omaha (0.92 D1 FR PPG)
0.73 Elite
NCAAe PPG
Nick Schilkey
USHL · 2012-13 · 1.20 PPG
→ Ohio State (0.70 D1 FR PPG)
0.71 Strong
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Ryan Ellis
SUNY Oswego · 2002-03
1.704 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Brandon Osmundson
Utica · 2016-17
1.448 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Filimon Ledenkov
St. Scholastica · 2018-19
1.636 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG

How to read this: NCAAe and D3e factors convert a player's junior PPG into expected NCAA scoring at the D1 or D3 level. Harder conferences → lower projected PPG for the same player. A strong junior player (e.g. USHL 0.90 PPG) will project much higher in NESCAC than Big Ten because the D3 scoring environment is lower-difficulty.

Strength factor: conferences above 1.0 are harder than average; below 1.0 are easier. The formula is: Base NCAAe PPG ÷ Conference Strength = Projected PPG.