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Zachary Nehring Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 2005-03-07 Country: USA
2023 NHL Draft Round 3, Pick #82  ·  Winnipeg Jets Winnipeg Jets
⚠️ Aging Out 2025-26: Turns 20 before Dec 31, 2025 — 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
2023-24 Sioux Falls Stampede USHL 44 9 5 14 0.318 0.1956 0.1942 0.9375 0.9308
■ 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 — 35 5 12 17 0.486
2024-25 Michigan D1 BigTen — 42 13 17 30 0.714
2024-25 Western Michigan D1 NCHC — 42 13 17 30 0.714
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.17
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.71
2024-25 · Michigan
+329.8% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

55%
NCAA D1
5%
NCAA D2/D3
25%
Age-Out / Club
15%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#28850
Forward overall
#1688
Forward born in 2005
#2767
in USHL

D1 Comparables

Mason Jobst
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.38 PPG
→ Ohio State (0.86 D1 FR PPG)
0.23 Elite
NCAAe PPG
Jimmy DeVito
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.35 PPG
→ RPI (0.16 D1 FR PPG)
0.21 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Brad Hawkinson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.32 PPG
→ Denver
0.19 No data
NCAAe PPG
Jordan Boucher
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.23 PPG
→ Clarkson (0.28 D1 FR PPG)
0.14 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Mackenzie MacEachern
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.42 PPG
→ Michigan (0.33 D1 FR PPG)
0.26 Developing
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Dave McKenna
Elmira · 2004-05
0.560 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Jack Wandmacher
Saint John's · 2019-20
0.560 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Blake Norris
Wisconsin-Stevens Point · 2020-21
0.409 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.