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Diego Gutierrez Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 2009-05-13 Country: USA
Notre Dame
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
2025-26 U.S. National U17 Team NTDP-U18 65 4 24 28 0.431 0.3202 0.3278 1.6075 1.6458
■ Blue = NCAAe (D1 anchor)   ■ Green = D3e (D3 anchor)   COVID-flagged seasons highlighted in yellow

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

85%
NCAA D1
2%
NCAA D2/D3
8%
Age-Out / Club
5%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#4610
Defenseman overall
#76
Defenseman born in 2009

D1 Comparables

Jack Glover
NTDP-U18 · 2012-13 · 0.36 PPG
→ Minnesota (0.14 D1 FR PPG)
0.27 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Brandon Fortunato
NTDP-U18 · 2012-13 · 0.38 PPG
→ Boston University (0.44 D1 FR PPG)
0.29 Strong D
NCAAe PPG
Keegan Ford
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.37 PPG
→ Wisconsin (0.17 D1 FR PPG)
0.24 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Charles Manley
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.50 PPG
→ RPI (0.08 D1 FR PPG)
0.33 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Josh Jacobs
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.31 PPG
→ Michigan State (0.26 D1 FR PPG)
0.20 Average D
NCAAe PPG

Notre Dame Alumni similar profiles who attended this school

Henry Nelson
USHS-MN 2020-21
0.03
actual FR PPG at Notre Dame
Paul Fischer
NTDP-U18 2021-22
0.47
actual FR PPG at Notre Dame
Ryan Helliwell
BCHL 2019-20
0.03
actual FR PPG at Notre Dame
Jordan Gross
USHL 2012-13
0.67
actual FR PPG at Notre Dame

D2/3 Comparables

Chris Atkinson
Curry · 2005-06
0.962 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Caden Smith
Chatham · 2019-20
1.292 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Geordan Buffoline
University of New England · 2017-18
1.667 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.