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Jayden Kurtz Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 2007-12-30 Country: USA
2026 · Round 2, Pick #45  ·  Anaheim Ducks Anaheim Ducks
Wisconsin
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 Rogers USHS-MN 27 4 11 15 0.556 0.0703 0.0703 0.1350 0.1350
2024-25 Rogers USHS-MN 29 5 15 20 0.690 0.0873 0.0873 0.1675 0.1675
2025-26 Chicago Steel USHL 16 1 2 3 0.188 0.1106 0.1144 0.5631 0.5824
■ Blue = NCAAe (D1 anchor)   ■ Green = D3e (D3 anchor)   COVID-flagged seasons highlighted in yellow

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

48%
NCAA D1
15%
NCAA D2/D3
20%
Age-Out / Club
18%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#5817
Defenseman overall
#819
Defenseman born in 2007

D1 Comparables

Clint Lewis
NTDP-U18 · 2012-13 · 0.16 PPG
→ Cornell (0.06 D1 FR PPG)
0.11 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Alec McCrea
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.16 PPG
→ Cornell (0.44 D1 FR PPG)
0.10 Strong D
NCAAe PPG
Garrett Cecere
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.28 PPG
→ Colorado College (0.09 D1 FR PPG)
0.17 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Alex Smith
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.17 PPG
→ Michigan Tech (0.47 D1 FR PPG)
0.10 Strong D
NCAAe PPG
David Drake
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.08 PPG
→ UConn (0.16 D1 FR PPG)
0.05 Average D
NCAAe PPG

Wisconsin Alumni similar profiles who attended this school

Weston Knox
USHS-MN 2021-22
0.27
actual FR PPG at Wisconsin
Ben Dexheimer
USHS-MN 2019-20
0.31
actual FR PPG at Wisconsin
Logan Hensler
USHS-MN 2021-22
0.38
actual FR PPG at Wisconsin
Peter Tischke
USHL 2013-14
0.07
actual FR PPG at Wisconsin

D2/3 Comparables

Matt McKeown
Fredonia · 2002-03
0.909 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Anthony Cinato
University of New England · 2017-18
0.640 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Ben Aucoin
Southern Maine · 2022-23
1.000 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.