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Sean Barnhill Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 2007-01-08 Country: USA
2025 NHL Draft Round 3, Pick #70  ·  New York Rangers New York Rangers
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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 Dubuque Fighting Saints USHL 2 0 0 0 0.000 — — — —
2024-25 Dubuque Fighting Saints USHL 54 4 8 12 0.222 0.1366 0.1412 0.6546 0.6768
■ 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 Michigan D1 BigTen — 37 0 4 4 0.108
2025-26 Michigan State D1 BigTen SO 37 0 4 4 0.108
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.13
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.11
2025-26 · Michigan
-18.9% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

52%
NCAA D1
8%
NCAA D2/D3
20%
Age-Out / Club
20%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#12116
Defenseman overall
#1619
Defenseman born in 2007
#3482
in USHL

D1 Comparables

Clint Lewis
NTDP-U18 · 2012-13 · 0.16 PPG
→ Cornell (0.06 D1 FR PPG)
0.12 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Garrett Cecere
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.28 PPG
→ Colorado College (0.09 D1 FR PPG)
0.17 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Alec McCrea
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.16 PPG
→ Cornell (0.44 D1 FR PPG)
0.10 Strong D
NCAAe PPG
Alex Smith
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.17 PPG
→ Michigan Tech (0.47 D1 FR PPG)
0.11 Strong D
NCAAe PPG
Jack Stander
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.33 PPG
→ Canisius (0.17 D1 FR PPG)
0.21 Average D
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Dean Balsamo
Adrian · 2013-14
0.688 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Shawn Kennedy
Elmira · 2016-17
1.133 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Dominic Skrelja
Salve Regina · 2017-18
0.000 No data
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.