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Drew Melanson Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 1995-01-10 Country: USA
Signed Professionally
Tigers Bayreuth · DEL2

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
2012-13 Omaha Lancers USHL 61 13 16 29 0.475 0.3027 0.3124 1.4246 1.4703
2013-14 — USHL 59 17 27 44 0.746 0.4749 0.4679 2.2349 2.2021
2019-20 Tigers Bayreuth DEL2 29 12 20 32 1.103 — — — —
■ 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 RPI D1 — JR 36 4 8 12 0.333
2015-16 RPI D1 — SO 28 4 7 11 0.393
2014-15 RPI D1 — FR 36 9 11 20 0.556
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.35
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.56
2014-15 · RPI
+60.0% vs. projection

NCAAe Rankings

#5198
Forward overall
#185
Forward born in 1995

D1 Comparables

Ryan Papa
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.72 PPG
→ St. Cloud State (0.59 D1 FR PPG)
0.45 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Zeb Knutson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.82 PPG
→ Minnesota State (0.33 D1 FR PPG)
0.51 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Joe Cox
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.65 PPG
→ Michigan State (0.33 D1 FR PPG)
0.40 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Kyle Schempp
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.64 PPG
→ Ferris State (0.58 D1 FR PPG)
0.40 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Joe Gambardella
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.75 PPG
→ UMass Lowell (0.32 D1 FR PPG)
0.47 Developing
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Brandon Osmundson
Utica · 2017-18
1.448 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Tyler Barrow
Wilkes · 2016-17
1.385 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Cole Hepler
Lebanon Valley · 2015-16
1.280 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.