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Connor Clifton Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 1995-04-28 Country: USA
Signed Professionally

Set Commitment

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
2011-12 — NTDP-U18 12 1 1 2 0.167 0.1326 0.1362 0.6243 0.6411
2012-13 — NTDP-U18 66 8 15 23 0.348 0.2772 0.2702 1.3052 1.2721
■ 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
2016-17 Quinnipiac D1 ECAC SR 39 7 7 14 0.359
2015-16 Quinnipiac D1 ECAC JR 43 7 21 28 0.651
2014-15 Quinnipiac D1 ECAC SO 38 0 5 5 0.132
2013-14 Quinnipiac D1 ECAC FR 36 5 4 9 0.250
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.20
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.25
2013-14 · Quinnipiac
+22.2% vs. projection

NCAAe Rankings

D1 Comparables

Luke Voltin
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.43 PPG
→ Northern Michigan (0.10 D1 FR PPG)
0.29 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Michael Downing
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.44 PPG
→ Michigan (0.35 D1 FR PPG)
0.30 Strong D
NCAAe PPG
Jimmy Schuldt
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.33 PPG
→ St. Cloud State (0.63 D1 FR PPG)
0.22 Elite D
NCAAe PPG
Jordan Gross
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.48 PPG
→ Notre Dame (0.67 D1 FR PPG)
0.32 Elite D
NCAAe PPG
Gage Ausmus
NTDP-U18 · 2012-13 · 0.21 PPG
→ North Dakota (0.14 D1 FR PPG)
0.16 Developing D
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Jon Whitelaw
SUNY Oswego · 2006-07
1.357 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Jason Yuel
Curry · 2004-05
1.769 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Matt Galati
SUNY Oswego · 2010-11
1.241 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.