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Nikolas Young Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 2006-03-21 Country: USA
⚠️ Aging Out 2026-27: Turns 20 before Dec 31, 2026 — final eligible junior season.
Clarkson
ECAC D1

Set Commitment

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
2022-23 Lincoln Stars USHL 1 0 0 0 0.000 — — — —
2023-24 Lincoln Stars USHL 55 1 9 10 0.182 0.1072 0.1120 0.5460 0.5705
2024-25 Lincoln Stars USHL 55 6 8 14 0.255 0.1501 0.1492 0.7644 0.7596
2025-26 Lincoln Stars USHL 61 9 33 42 0.689 0.4061 0.3839 2.0678 1.9550
■ Blue = NCAAe (D1 anchor)   ■ Green = D3e (D3 anchor)   COVID-flagged seasons highlighted in yellow

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

85%
NCAA D1
0%
NCAA D2/D3
2%
Age-Out / Club
12%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#4019
Defenseman overall
#828
Defenseman born in 2006
#1889
in USHL

D1 Comparables

Connor Murphy
OHL · 2012-13 · 0.55 PPG
→ Cornell (0.20 D1 FR PPG)
0.30 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Barrett Kaib
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.57 PPG
→ Providence (0.19 D1 FR PPG)
0.32 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Victor Newell
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.52 PPG
→ Harvard (0.67 D1 FR PPG)
0.29 Elite D
NCAAe PPG
Jared Kolquist
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.47 PPG
→ Merrimack (0.14 D1 FR PPG)
0.26 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Taylor Fleming
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.48 PPG
→ Western Michigan (0.17 D1 FR PPG)
0.26 Average D
NCAAe PPG

Clarkson Alumni similar profiles who attended this school

Ty Brassington
BCHL 2023-24
0.18
actual FR PPG at Clarkson
Matthew Mayich
OHL 2024-25
0.44
actual FR PPG at Clarkson
Shane Kuzmeski
NAHL 2015-16
0.00
actual FR PPG at Clarkson
Connor McCarthy
BCHL 2016-17
0.11
actual FR PPG at Clarkson

D2/3 Comparables

Lee Stubbs
Manhattanville · 2000-01
1.115 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Nicholas Cyprian
Chatham · 2021-22
0.880 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Dylan Clarke
SUNY Plattsburgh · 2006-07
1.267 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.