Luke Osburn
Defense · BUF · NCAA

Luke Osburn

Age
20
Height
6'1"
Weight
181 lb
Shoots
L
Drafted
2024, round 4, 108th overall
Born
USA
2026-27
NCAA · Univ. of Wisconsin
Games
4
Goals
1
Assists
1
Points
2
Prospect score · 2026-27
Depth

313th of 1,160 prospects in the NHLnew

10th in the BUF system · 5th among its defensemen

+0.9WAR a season if he sticks
Outlook
NHL odds12%Becomes a full-time NHL player — 200 games by 26
Impact odds7%Better than the typical NHL regular among defensemen
Arrival—Too unlikely to stick for an arrival year to mean much
WAR a season if he sticks+0.1+0.9+1.7Low, middle and high outcomes among his comparables who became regulars

Of the 10 players most like him at the same point in their development, 1 became full-time NHL players.

Development

His scoring, converted to an NHL equivalent, against every player his age and position that season. Zero is the average player his age; the band is where his comparables were at each age.

-10+116171819Age2022-23, age 16, 15 GP: +0.12 vs. his age group (0.06 NHL-equivalent points per game)2023-24, age 17, 60 GP: -0.13 vs. his age group (0.07 NHL-equivalent points per game)2024-25, age 18, 55 GP: +0.47 vs. his age group (0.13 NHL-equivalent points per game)2025-26, age 19, 33 GP: +0.49 vs. his age group (0.17 NHL-equivalent points per game)
HimMiddle half of his comps at that ageAverage player his age
Comparables

Past prospects at the same position and the same stage after their draft, matched on draft slot, age, size and league-adjusted production. What they became is already known. The outcome is judged at 26: 200 NHL games by then makes a regular.

#PlayerMatchNHL GP by 26Career NHL GPOutcomeWAR a season
1Jack Rathbone2017 · #95 · at 2054%2828Did not stick—
2Dillon Simpson2011 · #92 · at 2052%33Did not stick—
3Robbie Russo2011 · #95 · at 2051%1919Did not stick—
4Luc Snuggerud2014 · #141 · at 2051%00Did not stick—
5Matt Grzelcyk2012 · #85 · at 2048%234597Regular+0.47
6Louie Belpedio2014 · #80 · at 2046%416Did not stick—
7Patrick McNally2010 · #115 · at 2046%00Did not stick—
8Mark Friedman2014 · #86 · at 2045%6593Did not stick—
9Luke Green2016 · #79 · at 2045%00Did not stick—
10Jesper Lindgren2015 · #95 · at 2045%00Did not stick—
Season by season
SeasonGPGAPtsPIM
2026-27NCAA · Univ. of Wisconsin41124
2025-26NCAA · Univ. of Wisconsin336152118
2024-25WJAC-19 · USA U1952792
2024-25USHL · Youngstown Phantoms5510314118
2023-24USHL · Youngstown Phantoms608152336
2023-24USA-S17 · Michigan District62241
2022-23USA-S16 · Team Gold52020
2022-23HPHL 16U · Compuware 16U AAA15210124
2021-22USA-S15 · Team Forest40110
2021-22HPHL 15U · Compuware 15U AAA2058134
2020-21HPHL 14U · Compuware 14U AAA30110

The prospect score is a percentile of his expected outcome among every prospect in the league: the chance he becomes a regular, times how good his comparables who did became against others at their position. A player who never sticks counts as zero, which is why a long shot with a high ceiling can rank below a safe bet. All Sabres prospects · How the rankings work