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Jacob Badal Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 2001-10-05 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
2017-18 Dubuque Fighting Saints USHL 1 0 0 0 0.000 — — — —
2018-19 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights NAHL 60 14 16 30 0.500 0.1981 0.2203 0.5250 0.5839
2019-20 Powell River Kings BCHL 48 14 18 32 0.667 0.2483 0.2483 0.9714 0.9714
2020-21 — NAHL 50 8 8 16 0.320 0.1268 0.1268 0.3360 0.3360
2021-22 Johnstown Tomahawks NAHL 60 21 41 62 1.033 0.4094 0.3948 1.0849 1.0462
■ 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
2025-26 Ferris State D1 CCHA SR 21 1 2 3 0.143
2024-25 Ferris State D1 CCHA JR 25 4 6 10 0.400
2023-24 Ferris State D1 CCHA SO 5 0 0 0 0.000
2022-23 Ferris State D1 CCHA FR 18 1 1 2 0.111
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.28
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.11
2022-23 · Ferris State
-60.1% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

45%
NCAA D1
5%
NCAA D2/D3
42%
Age-Out / Club
8%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#17341
Forward overall
#797
Forward born in 2001

D1 Comparables

Sean Gaffney
NAHL · 2012-13 · 1.14 PPG
→ UConn (0.18 D1 FR PPG)
0.43 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Jonathan Davis
NAHL · 2012-13 · 1.03 PPG
→ Nebraska Omaha (0.06 D1 FR PPG)
0.39 Developing
NCAAe PPG
A.J. Reid
NAHL · 2012-13 · 1.18 PPG
→ Air Force (0.26 D1 FR PPG)
0.45 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Jared VanWormer
NAHL · 2012-13 · 1.27 PPG
→ Ferris State (0.19 D1 FR PPG)
0.48 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Tim Bonner
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.89 PPG
→ Yale
0.50 No data
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Riley Klugerman
Concordia (WI) · 2022-23
0.913 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Rick Acorn
Elmira · 2007-08
0.615 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Richard Manley
SUNY Geneseo · 2009-10
1.150 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.