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Braden Horton Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 2009-04-17 Country: USA
Penn 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
2025-26 U.S. National U17 Team NTDP-U18 47 8 12 20 0.425 0.3163 0.3227 1.5955 1.6278
2026-27 U.S. National U18 Team NTDP-U18 8 1 4 5 0.625 0.4646 0.4646 2.3436 2.3436
■ 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
12%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#23622
Forward overall
#117
Forward born in 2009

D1 Comparables

Sean Malone
NTDP-U18 · 2012-13 · 0.66 PPG
→ Harvard (0.65 D1 FR PPG)
0.48 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Gabe Guertler
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.85 PPG
→ Minnesota (0.21 D1 FR PPG)
0.53 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Matthew Weis
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.71 PPG
→ Ohio State (0.67 D1 FR PPG)
0.44 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Tyler Motte
NTDP-U18 · 2012-13 · 0.67 PPG
→ Michigan (0.53 D1 FR PPG)
0.48 Average
NCAAe PPG
Scott Conway
NAHL · 2012-13 · 0.95 PPG
→ Penn State (0.76 D1 FR PPG)
0.38 Strong
NCAAe PPG

Penn State Alumni similar profiles who attended this school

Lev Katzin
USHL 2024-25
0.14
actual FR PPG at Penn State
Ben Schoen
USHL 2019-20
0.59
actual FR PPG at Penn State
Brandon Biro
AJHL 2015-16
0.51
actual FR PPG at Penn State
Scott Conway
NAHL 2012-13
0.76
actual FR PPG at Penn State

D2/3 Comparables

Joseph Fiorino
Southern New Hampshire · 2016-17
0.593 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Ryan Reifler
Elmira · 2016-17
1.067 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Nick Ford
Elmira · 2014-15
0.800 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.