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Michael Herrera Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 2002-06-02 Country: USA
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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
2018-19 Brooks School NE-Prep 24 5 3 8 0.333 0.0660 0.0660 0.1519 0.1519
2019-20 Utica Jr. Comets USPHL-Premier 35 10 8 18 0.514 0.0673 0.0673 0.1746 0.1746
2021-22 Utica Jr. Comets NCDC 7 1 1 2 0.286 0.1165 0.1158 0.2296 0.2281
2022-23 Utica Jr. Comets NCDC 49 31 21 52 1.061 0.4327 0.4118 0.8530 0.8119
■ 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
2024-25 Utica D3 UCHC — 11 1 2 3 0.273
2023-24 Utica D3 UCHC — 29 12 11 23 0.793
2021-22 Nazareth D3 UCHC — 3 1 0 1 0.333
2020-21 Nazareth D3 UCHC — 8 0 2 2 0.250
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.06
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.25
2020-21 · Nazareth
+342.5% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

22%
NCAA D2/D3
0%
Club / ACHA
0%
Other

NCAAe Rankings

#10852
Forward overall
#527
Forward born in 2002

D1 Comparables

T.J. Sarcona
NAHL · 2012-13 · 1.06 PPG
→ Niagara (0.58 D1 FR PPG)
0.36 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Todd Skirving
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.80 PPG
→ RIT (0.65 D1 FR PPG)
0.43 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Brandon Wahlin
NAHL · 2012-13 · 1.33 PPG
→ UMass (0.13 D1 FR PPG)
0.46 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Justin Parizek
NAHL · 2012-13 · 0.93 PPG
→ Nebraska Omaha (0.22 D1 FR PPG)
0.32 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Michael Huntebrinker
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.91 PPG
→ Minnesota State (0.15 D1 FR PPG)
0.49 Developing
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Jhuwon Davis
New England College · 2018-19
0.741 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Ryan Dreger
Neumann · 2009-10
0.500 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Trevor Faucher
Lake Forest · 2023-24
0.783 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.