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Diego Johnson Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 2006-09-07 Country: Canada
⚠️ Aging Out 2026-27: Turns 20 before Dec 31, 2026 — final eligible junior season.
Michigan State
Verbal 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
2021-22 Merritt Centennials BCHL 2 0 0 0 0.000 — — — —
2022-23 Merritt Centennials BCHL 49 12 7 19 0.388 0.1494 0.1703 0.5640 0.6429
2023-24 Madison Capitols USHL 31 4 6 10 0.323 0.1903 0.2033 0.9680 1.0339
2024-25 Madison Capitols USHL 61 20 25 45 0.738 0.4352 0.4426 2.2136 2.2513
2025-26 Penticton Vees WHL 68 25 21 46 0.676 0.3291 0.3180 1.6525 1.5966
■ 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
2026-27 Michigan State D1 BigTen FR 0 0 0 0 0.000

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

48%
NCAA D1
5%
NCAA D2/D3
20%
Age-Out / Club
28%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#13127
Forward overall
#499
Forward born in 2006

D1 Comparables

Max McHugh
NAHL · 2012-13 · 0.88 PPG
→ Alabama-Huntsville (0.61 D1 FR PPG)
0.32 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Judd Peterson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.57 PPG
→ St. Cloud State (0.19 D1 FR PPG)
0.32 Developing
NCAAe PPG
C.J. Reuschlein
NAHL · 2012-13 · 0.80 PPG
→ Army (0.67 D1 FR PPG)
0.29 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Thomas Forgione
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.70 PPG
→ Vermont (0.21 D1 FR PPG)
0.40 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Logan Nelson
WHL · 2012-13 · 0.88 PPG
→ Wisconsin-Stout (0.59 D1 FR PPG)
0.41 Strong
NCAAe PPG

Michigan State Alumni similar profiles who attended this school

Sam Saliba
USHL 2014-15
0.51
actual FR PPG at Michigan State
Gavin Best
USHS-MN 2019-20
0.00
actual FR PPG at Michigan State
Adam Goodsir
USHL 2017-18
0.18
actual FR PPG at Michigan State
Jake Smith
QMJHL 2016-17
0.16
actual FR PPG at Michigan State

D2/3 Comparables

Cannon Bonifay
Westfield State · 2023-24
0.714 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Beau Moyer
Wisconsin-Superior · 2000-01
0.708 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Dom Murphy
University of New England · 2021-22
0.826 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.