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Walker Sommer Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 1996-04-29 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
2015-16 Jersey Hitmen USPHL-Premier-Classic 41 19 17 36 0.878 0.2465 0.2475 0.7218 0.7248
2016-17 Jersey Hitmen USPHL-Premier-Classic 37 21 14 35 0.946 0.2655 0.2537 0.7776 0.7429
■ 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
2021-22 Niagara D1 AHA SR 29 8 7 15 0.517
2020-21 Niagara D1 AHA JR 18 8 7 15 0.833
2018-19 Air Force D1 AHA SO 35 9 5 14 0.400
2017-18 Air Force D1 AHA FR 18 1 4 5 0.278
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.21
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.28
2017-18 · Air Force
+29.2% vs. projection

NCAAe Rankings

#20857
Forward overall
#830
Forward born in 1996
#44
in USPHL-Premier-Classic

D1 Comparables

Davey Middleton
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.50 PPG
→ Brown (0.10 D1 FR PPG)
0.27 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Jordan Nelson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.59 PPG
→ Minnesota State (0.22 D1 FR PPG)
0.31 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Justin Parizek
NAHL · 2012-13 · 0.93 PPG
→ Nebraska Omaha (0.22 D1 FR PPG)
0.32 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Yasin Cissé
QMJHL · 2012-13 · 0.52 PPG
→ Boston University
0.23 No data
NCAAe PPG
Eli Lichtenwald
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.36 PPG
→ Union (0.68 D1 FR PPG)
0.19 Strong
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Andrew Kimball
Lake Forest · 2021-22
0.667 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Nick Melligan
Buffalo State · 2010-11
0.636 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Vadim Vasjonkin
Buffalo State · 2016-17
0.889 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.