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Jake Merens Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 2006-11-10 Country: USA
⚠️ Aging Out 2026-27: Turns 20 before Dec 31, 2026 — final eligible junior season.
Ohio State
BigTen 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 Fargo Force USHL 1 0 0 0 0.000 — — — —
2023-24 Muskegon Lumberjacks USHL 7 0 0 0 0.000 — — — —
2024-25 Muskegon Lumberjacks USHL 48 7 11 18 0.375 0.2212 0.2269 1.1263 1.1553
2025-26 Sioux Falls Stampede USHL 6 0 2 2 0.333 0.1966 0.1922 1.0010 0.9785
■ Blue = NCAAe (D1 anchor)   ■ Green = D3e (D3 anchor)   COVID-flagged seasons highlighted in yellow

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

45%
NCAA D1
5%
NCAA D2/D3
45%
Age-Out / Club
5%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#21272
Forward overall
#952
Forward born in 2006
#2084
in USHL

D1 Comparables

Dylan Gareau
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.34 PPG
→ Clarkson (0.14 D1 FR PPG)
0.20 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Tyler Hynes
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.28 PPG
→ Union (0.19 D1 FR PPG)
0.16 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Kenny Gillespie
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.37 PPG
→ RPI (0.20 D1 FR PPG)
0.21 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Landon Smith
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.39 PPG
→ Quinnipiac (0.79 D1 FR PPG)
0.22 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Canon Pieper
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.28 PPG
→ Quinnipiac (0.08 D1 FR PPG)
0.16 Developing
NCAAe PPG

Ohio State Alumni similar profiles who attended this school

Dylan Godbout
USHS-MN 2020-21
0.07
actual FR PPG at Ohio State
Landen Gunderson
USHL 2023-24
0.17
actual FR PPG at Ohio State
Joseph Dunlap
USHL 2018-19
0.06
actual FR PPG at Ohio State
Ryan O'Connell
USHL 2022-23
0.06
actual FR PPG at Ohio State

D2/3 Comparables

Mitchell Herlihey
SUNY Oswego · 2012-13
1.080 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Justin Ryan
SUNY Oswego · 2022-23
0.591 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Anthony Ceolin
Fitchburg State · 2017-18
0.692 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.