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Zack Sharp Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 2005-03-29 Country: USA
2025 · Round 4, Pick #124  ·  San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks
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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 — USHL 7 0 3 3 0.429 0.2528 0.2775 1.2873 1.4129
2022-23 — USHL 57 5 7 12 0.210 0.1242 0.1299 0.6322 0.6610
2023-24 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders USHL 60 8 17 25 0.417 0.2458 0.2448 1.2515 1.2464
■ 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 Western Michigan D1 NCHC SO 37 5 14 19 0.513
2024-25 Michigan D1 BigTen — 42 5 4 9 0.214
2024-25 Western Michigan D1 NCHC — 42 5 4 9 0.214
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.19
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.21
2024-25 · Michigan
+14.2% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

85%
NCAA D1
5%
NCAA D2/D3
5%
Age-Out / Club
5%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#6641
Defenseman overall
#1610
Defenseman born in 2005
#2640
in USHL

D1 Comparables

Jeff Taylor
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.47 PPG
→ Union (0.39 D1 FR PPG)
0.28 Strong D
NCAAe PPG
Clay Anderson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.38 PPG
→ Harvard (0.21 D1 FR PPG)
0.22 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Jaccob Slavin
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.53 PPG
→ Colorado College (0.78 D1 FR PPG)
0.31 Elite D
NCAAe PPG
Justin Woods
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.32 PPG
→ Alaska Fairbanks (0.18 D1 FR PPG)
0.18 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Matt Benning
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.46 PPG
→ Northeastern (0.39 D1 FR PPG)
0.27 Strong D
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Carter Krenke
Saint John's · 2022-23
0.704 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Jaden Davis
Aurora · 2022-23
1.031 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Tanner Congdon
Bryn Athyn · 2015-16
0.857 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.