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Position: Forward DOB: 2003-09-01 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
2019-20 Dubuque Fighting Saints USHL 1 0 0 0 0.000 — — — —
2020-21 Dubuque Fighting Saints USHL 44 9 6 15 0.341 0.2096 0.2096 1.0044 1.0044
2021-22 Dubuque Fighting Saints USHL 60 14 18 32 0.533 0.3278 0.3340 1.5712 1.6008
2022-23 Dubuque Fighting Saints USHL 59 23 21 44 0.746 0.4584 0.4432 2.1973 2.1245
■ 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 Ohio State D1 BigTen JR 37 15 13 28 0.757
2024-25 Ohio State D1 BigTen JR 40 14 12 26 0.650
2023-24 Ohio State D1 BigTen SO 37 9 9 18 0.486
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.34
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.49
2023-24 · Ohio State
+42.3% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

85%
NCAA D1
2%
NCAA D2/D3
10%
Age-Out / Club
2%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#10997
Forward overall
#489
Forward born in 2003
#1042
in USHL

D1 Comparables

Sam Rothstein
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.77 PPG
→ Colorado College (0.57 D1 FR PPG)
0.46 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Thomas Forgione
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.70 PPG
→ Vermont (0.21 D1 FR PPG)
0.42 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Logan Nelson
WHL · 2012-13 · 0.88 PPG
→ Wisconsin-Stout (0.59 D1 FR PPG)
0.41 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Riley Bourbonnais
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.78 PPG
→ RPI (0.11 D1 FR PPG)
0.46 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Judd Peterson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.57 PPG
→ St. Cloud State (0.19 D1 FR PPG)
0.34 Developing
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Ryan Ellis
SUNY Oswego · 2003-04
1.704 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Nolan Redler
UMass Boston · 2015-16
1.125 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Brett Gravelle
St. Thomas · 2015-16
0.923 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.