Most guys who end up as NCAA free agents are tweeners between AHL and NHL. Every those who go NCAA free agent after being drafted, most don’t amount to much. Hayes as a former 1st, so had more predigree. Vesey was a 3rd and never matched the hype of a potential 30 goal guy in the NHL.
https://forums.hfboards.com/threads/2025-non-drafted-college-free-agents.2980231/

