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Adam Kleber Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 2006-03-24 Country: USA
2024 · Round 2, Pick #42  ·  Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres
⚠️ Aging Out 2026-27: Turns 20 before Dec 31, 2026 — final eligible junior season.
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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 Chaska USHS-MN 27 4 9 13 0.481 0.0610 0.0610 0.1170 0.1170
2022-23 — USHL 56 0 8 8 0.143 0.0843 0.0923 0.4292 0.4699
2023-24 Lincoln Stars USHL 56 5 21 26 0.464 0.2739 0.2863 1.3945 1.4575
■ 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 Minnesota Duluth D1 NCHC SO 40 3 9 12 0.300
2024-25 Minnesota Duluth D1 NCHC — 33 2 3 5 0.151
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.20
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.15
2024-25 · Minnesota Duluth
-23.1% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

88%
NCAA D1
0%
NCAA D2/D3
2%
Age-Out / Club
10%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#7661
Defenseman overall
#1603
Defenseman born in 2006

D1 Comparables

Luke Voltin
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.43 PPG
→ Northern Michigan (0.10 D1 FR PPG)
0.27 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Connor Clifton
NTDP-U18 · 2012-13 · 0.35 PPG
→ Quinnipiac (0.25 D1 FR PPG)
0.25 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Matt Murphy
QMJHL · 2012-13 · 0.48 PPG
→ Northland (0.10 D1 FR PPG)
0.25 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Jordan Gross
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.48 PPG
→ Notre Dame (0.67 D1 FR PPG)
0.30 Elite D
NCAAe PPG
Michael Downing
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.44 PPG
→ Michigan (0.35 D1 FR PPG)
0.27 Strong D
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Erik Caron
St. Michael's College · 2001-02
1.280 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Connor Armour
Adrian · 2011-12
1.357 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Myles Abbate
Plymouth State · 2018-19
1.037 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.