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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 1.1253 1.1543
2025-26 Sioux Falls Stampede USHL 6 0 2 2 0.333 0.1966 0.1922 1.0001 0.9776
2026-27 Sioux City Musketeers USHL 5 0 1 1 0.200 0.1180 0.1180 0.6001 0.6001
■ Blue = NCAAe (D1 anchor)   ■ Green = D3e (D3 anchor)   COVID-flagged seasons highlighted in yellow

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

12%
NCAA D1
22%
NCAA D2/D3
50%
Age-Out / Club
5%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#21657
Forward overall
#980
Forward born in 2006
#2294
in USHL

D1 Comparables

Cullen Hurley
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.38 PPG
→ Wisconsin
0.21 No data
NCAAe PPG
Max Birkinbine
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.46 PPG
→ Air Force (0.14 D1 FR PPG)
0.25 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Woody Hudson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.43 PPG
→ St. Lawrence (0.30 D1 FR PPG)
0.23 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Tayler Munson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.31 PPG
→ Alaska Fairbanks (0.35 D1 FR PPG)
0.17 Average
NCAAe PPG
Alexander Dahl
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.38 PPG
→ St. Lawrence (0.30 D1 FR PPG)
0.21 Developing
NCAAe PPG

Ohio State Alumni similar profiles who attended this school

Colby Krier
USHS-MN 2022-23
0.00
actual FR PPG at Ohio State
Dylan Godbout
USHS-MN 2020-21
0.07
actual FR PPG at Ohio State
Landen Gunderson
USHS-MN 2019-20
0.17
actual FR PPG at Ohio State
Ryan O'Connell
USHL 2023-24
0.06
actual FR PPG at Ohio State

D2/3 Comparables

Gage Dill
Curry · 2021-22
1.000 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Hunter Stewart
Marian · 2013-14
0.741 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Payton Baldillez
Norwich · 2013-14
0.417 Average
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.