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Brandt Harper Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 2006-07-20 Country: USA
⚠️ Aging Out 2026-27: Turns 20 before Dec 31, 2026 — final eligible junior season.
Michigan
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
2023-24 Tri-City Storm USHL 51 2 4 6 0.118 0.0694 0.0737 0.3529 0.3746
2024-25 Tri-City Storm USHL 58 3 13 16 0.276 0.1628 0.1645 0.8279 0.8364
2025-26 North Bay Battalion OHL 57 6 16 22 0.386 0.2233 0.2142 1.0107 0.9693
■ 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 D1 BigTen FR 0 0 0 0 0.000

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

28%
NCAA D1
10%
NCAA D2/D3
48%
Age-Out / Club
15%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#8957
Defenseman overall
#1819
Defenseman born in 2006

D1 Comparables

Tucker Poolman
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.44 PPG
→ North Dakota (0.45 D1 FR PPG)
0.25 Strong D
NCAAe PPG
Mike McKee
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.50 PPG
→ Western Michigan (0.05 D1 FR PPG)
0.28 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Tommy Davis
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.34 PPG
→ Princeton (0.29 D1 FR PPG)
0.20 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Christian Neumann
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.29 PPG
→ UConn (0.10 D1 FR PPG)
0.16 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Niklas Nevalainen
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.55 PPG
→ St. Cloud State (0.23 D1 FR PPG)
0.31 Average D
NCAAe PPG

Michigan Alumni similar profiles who attended this school

Cutler Martin
USHL 2013-14
0.47
actual FR PPG at Michigan
Cal Dybicz
USHL 2019-20
0.00
actual FR PPG at Michigan
Owen West
USHL 2023-24
0.09
actual FR PPG at Michigan
Joshua Orrico
NAHL 2022-23
0.00
actual FR PPG at Michigan

D2/3 Comparables

Omar Mullan
Milwaukee School of Engineering · 2012-13
1.286 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Mario Paganini
Franklin Pierce · 2022-23
0.552 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Lucas Culhane
Neumann · 2022-23
1.042 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.