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Cole McWard Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 2001-06-09 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
2017-18 — USHL 1 0 0 0 0.000 — — — —
2018-19 — USHL 48 1 5 6 0.125 0.0737 0.0780 0.3754 0.3972
2019-20 — USHL 48 8 10 18 0.375 0.2212 0.2212 1.1263 1.1263
2020-21 — USHL 52 14 19 33 0.635 0.3744 0.3744 1.9060 1.9060
■ 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
2022-23 Ohio State D1 BigTen — 39 9 12 21 0.538
2021-22 Ohio State D1 BigTen — 36 4 12 16 0.444
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.07
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.44
2021-22 · Ohio State
+503.8% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

40%
NCAA D1
0%
NCAA D2/D3
60%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

D1 Comparables

Nash Worden
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.12 PPG
→ Army (0.17 D1 FR PPG)
0.07 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Luke Shiplo
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.22 PPG
→ Quinnipiac (0.46 D1 FR PPG)
0.13 Strong D
NCAAe PPG
Teemu Kivihalme
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.25 PPG
→ Colorado College (0.31 D1 FR PPG)
0.16 Strong D
NCAAe PPG
Gage Ausmus
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.23 PPG
→ North Dakota (0.14 D1 FR PPG)
0.14 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Scott Savage
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.15 PPG
→ Boston College (0.51 D1 FR PPG)
0.09 Elite D
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Andy Willock
SUNY Plattsburgh · 2002-03
0.727 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Kieran Chung
St. Scholastica · 2021-22
0.444 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Stefano Alonzi
SUNY Cortland · 2012-13
0.680 Strong
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.