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Jake Howard Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 2003-07-22 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
2021-22 Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks NAHL 54 3 10 13 0.241 0.0954 0.1006 0.2527 0.2663
2022-23 — NAHL 45 2 1 3 0.067 0.0264 0.0265 0.0700 0.0703
2023-24 Utah Outliers NCDC 47 2 11 13 0.277 0.1542 0.1468 0.2237 0.2129
■ 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 Canton D3 SUNYAC SO 14 0 1 1 0.071
2024-25 Canton D3 SUNYAC FR 23 0 5 5 0.217
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.09
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.22
2024-25 · Canton
+133.3% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

25%
NCAA D2/D3
2%
Club / ACHA
0%
Other

NCAAe Rankings

#16961
Defenseman overall
#3070
Defenseman born in 2003

D1 Comparables

Matt Krug
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.21 PPG
→ Union (0.11 D1 FR PPG)
0.12 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
William Eiserman
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.15 PPG
→ UMass Lowell (0.14 D1 FR PPG)
0.08 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Brandon Carlson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.24 PPG
→ Alabama-Huntsville (0.11 D1 FR PPG)
0.13 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Dominic Racobaldo
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.33 PPG
→ American International (0.12 D1 FR PPG)
0.18 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Benjamin Gallacher
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.45 PPG
→ Ohio State (0.50 D1 FR PPG)
0.25 Elite D
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Mike Crowley
SUNY Cortland · 2014-15
0.500 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Stephen Collins
SUNY Geneseo · 2011-12
0.800 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Scott Fasano
SUNY Brockport · 2010-11
0.500 Average
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.