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Niko Benjamin Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 2004-09-08 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
2021-22 Utica Jr. Comets NCDC 46 5 6 11 0.239 0.0975 0.1079 0.1922 0.2128
2022-23 Utica Jr. Comets NCDC 47 4 8 12 0.255 0.1041 0.1109 0.2052 0.2186
2023-24 Utica Jr. Comets NCDC 49 14 20 34 0.694 0.2829 0.2853 0.5578 0.5626
2024-25 Utica Jr. Comets NCDC 52 16 36 52 1.000 0.4077 0.3931 0.8038 0.7749
■ 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
2025-26 Norwich D3 LittleEast FR 29 6 11 17 0.586
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.30
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.59
2025-26 · Norwich
+95.7% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

57%
NCAA D2/D3
0%
Club / ACHA
0%
Other

NCAAe Rankings

#7334
Forward overall
#257
Forward born in 2004
#160
in NCDC

D1 Comparables

A.J. Reid
NAHL · 2012-13 · 1.18 PPG
→ Air Force (0.26 D1 FR PPG)
0.41 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Jonathan Davis
NAHL · 2012-13 · 1.03 PPG
→ Nebraska Omaha (0.06 D1 FR PPG)
0.36 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Sean Gaffney
NAHL · 2012-13 · 1.14 PPG
→ UConn (0.18 D1 FR PPG)
0.40 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Emil Romig
NAHL · 2012-13 · 1.00 PPG
→ Denver (0.31 D1 FR PPG)
0.35 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Jared VanWormer
NAHL · 2012-13 · 1.27 PPG
→ Ferris State (0.19 D1 FR PPG)
0.44 Developing
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Matthew Cuce
Elmira · 2015-16
1.000 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Gianni Mangone
Marian · 2013-14
1.000 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Kevin Shand
Milwaukee School of Engineering · 2015-16
0.412 Average
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.