2006 Major League Lacrosse collegiate draft

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2006 Collegiate Draft of Major League Lacrosse

# OverallTeamPlayerCollege
Round 1
1Rochester
(from Chicago)
Joe Walters Maryland [1]
2Baltimore
(from Denver)
Kyle Dixon Virginia
3Chicago
(from San Francisco)
Sean Morris Massachusetts
4Baltimore
(from Long Island)
Matt Ward Virginia
5Baltimore
(from Denver)
Bill McGlone Maryland
6Philadelphia Matt Zash Duke
7Chicago
(from Rochester)
Michael CulverVirginia
8Rochester
(from Boston)
Chris UntersteinHofstra
9Philadelphia
(from Long Island)
Greg Peyser Johns Hopkins
10Rochester
(from San Francisco)
Jack ReidMassachusetts
Round 2
11Los AngelesD.J. DriscollNotre Dame
12Boston
(from San Francisco)
Matt Poskay Virginia
13Baltimore
(from Denver)
Brendan HealyMaryland
14Boston
(from Chicago)
Brett BucktoothSyracuse
15BaltimoreJohn KeysorHofstra
16Chicago
(from New Jersey)
Joe BoulukosCornell
17Denver
(from Long Island)
Geoff Snider Denver
18Denver
(from Rochester)
Brett Moyer Hofstra
19San Francisco
(from Boston)
Joe YevoliSyracuse
20Denver
(from Long Island)
Casey Cittadino Towson
Round 3
21Denver
(from Baltimore)
Brendan Mundorf UMBC
22San Francisco
(from Chicago)
Steve HolmesVirginia
23Rochester
(from Denver)
Greg Gurenlian Penn State
24San FranciscoSteven McElduffNorth Carolina
25San Francisco
(from Los Angeles)
Kyle DowdDuke
26New JerseyReyn GarnettGeorgetown
27PhiladelphiaXander RitzMaryland
28RochesterJJ MorrisseyVirginia
29BostonDave AndrzejewskiPennsylvania
30Long IslandJake DeaneMassachusetts
Round 4
31Rochester
(from Baltimore)
Brian CrockettSyracuse
32Baltimore
(from Los Angeles)
Greg HavalchakRutgers
33San FranciscoBrad HeritageDartmouth
34Long Island
(from Denver)
Pat WalshNotre Dame
35ChicagoDan FlanneryDuke
36New JerseyDave PaolissoGeorgetown
37PhiladelphiaPete CannonGeorgetown
38RochesterNate KenneySyracuse
39BostonJamie CoffinDartmouth
40Long IslandJohn OrsenHofstra
Round 5
41San Francisco
(from Baltimore)
Michael Abou JaudeBucknell
42ChicagoAdam GoodwinDenver
43DenverSean McCarthHofstra
44New Jersey
(from San Francisco)
Jason CappadoroStony Brook
45Los Angeles Devon Britts Rutgers
46New JerseyJon BirsnerNavy
47PhiladelphiaJoseph CanusoVillanova
48RochesterAlex CivalierNazareth
49BostonRyan"P-Diddles" DanehyDartmouth
50Long IslandAdam BlechmanPennsylvania
51BaltimoreMatt RussellNavy

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References

  1. "Lizards Sign Joe Walters, Swap Draft Picks with Ohio". Major League Lacrosse. November 23, 2016. Archived from the original on August 31, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2019.