Just noticed Kuznetsov is officially on the UConn roster for the 19-20 NCAA season. He will likely be one of the few 1st-time eligible 2020 draftees already with a full season of NCAA under his belt for next year's draft. And he's a true 2002 to boot (compare to Ben Brinkman in this past draft who was a late '00 birthdate). This is not a common occurrence for sure outside some top, top prospects and without looking would probably be extremely rare for a foreign player to make such a leap.
Like Brinkman, he is raw but physically extremely well-developed which is probably why he is jumping straight to college. Although by all accounts Brinkman ended his freshman season as one of the Golden Gopher's top defenders at an extremely young age, his inability to put up numbers of "wow" folks against a full slate of much older and more experienced college player did not do his draft status any favors. Wondering if the same fate awaits Kuznetsov who is not a naturally offensive-minded player to begin with.