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Cullen McCrate Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 2007-04-18 Country: USA
2026 · Round 7, Pick #216  ·  Boston Bruins Boston Bruins
Michigan 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
2023-24 Dubuque Fighting Saints USHL 3 0 0 0 0.000 — — — —
2024-25 Dubuque Fighting Saints USHL 47 2 3 5 0.106 0.0628 0.0658 0.3196 0.3348
2025-26 Fargo Force USHL 61 10 20 30 0.492 0.2901 0.2899 1.4771 1.4760
■ Blue = NCAAe (D1 anchor)   ■ Green = D3e (D3 anchor)   COVID-flagged seasons highlighted in yellow

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

90%
NCAA D1
0%
NCAA D2/D3
2%
Age-Out / Club
8%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#6588
Defenseman overall
#918
Defenseman born in 2007
#2635
in USHL

D1 Comparables

Jeff Taylor
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.47 PPG
→ Union (0.39 D1 FR PPG)
0.28 Strong D
NCAAe PPG
Jaccob Slavin
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.53 PPG
→ Colorado College (0.78 D1 FR PPG)
0.31 Elite D
NCAAe PPG
Gavin Bayreuther
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.55 PPG
→ St. Lawrence (0.95 D1 FR PPG)
0.32 Elite D
NCAAe PPG
Ian Brady
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.53 PPG
→ Nebraska Omaha (0.64 D1 FR PPG)
0.32 Elite D
NCAAe PPG
Matt Benning
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.46 PPG
→ Northeastern (0.39 D1 FR PPG)
0.27 Strong D
NCAAe PPG

Michigan State Alumni similar profiles who attended this school

Dennis Cesana
AJHL 2016-17
0.67
actual FR PPG at Michigan State
Aiden Gallacher
USHL 2018-19
0.08
actual FR PPG at Michigan State
Matthew Lahey
USHL 2024-25
0.26
actual FR PPG at Michigan State
Matt Basgall
USHL 2020-21
0.45
actual FR PPG at Michigan State

D2/3 Comparables

Patrick Stillar
SUNY Morrisville · 2009-10
1.154 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Myles Abbate
Plymouth State · 2018-19
1.037 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Nolan Redler
UMass Boston · 2014-15
1.125 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.