Jeff Teat

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Jeff Teat
Born (1997-04-30) April 30, 1997 (age 27)
Brampton, Ontario, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight170 pounds (77 kg)
ShootsLeft
PositionAttack (field), Forward (box)
NCAA team Cornell (2021)
NLL draft1st overall, 2020
New York Riptide
NLL team Ottawa Black Bears
MLL draft25th overall, 2020
Boston Cannons
PLL team Atlas
Pro career2021–
Career highlights

NCAA

  • USILA All-American (First team 2018, second team 2019, honorable mention 2017)
  • Inside Lacrosse All-American (First team 2018, second team 2019 & 2020, honorable mention 2017)
  • All-Ivy League (First team 2018, 2019, second team 2017)

NLL

  • Rookie of the Year (2022)
  • First team All-NLL (2023)
  • Second team All-NLL (2022)
  • Single season rookie record for assists (71)
  • Single season rookie record for points (108)

PLL

  • 1x Jim Brown Most Valuable Player (2024)
  • 1× Eamon McEneaney Attackman of the Year (2024)
  • 3x All-Star (2021-23)
  • 1x First Team All-Pro (2021)
  • 2x Second Team All-Pro (2022, 2023)
  • Rookie of the Year (2021)

International

Medal record
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Men's lacrosse
World Lacrosse Championship
Runner-up 2018 Netanya
Runner-up 2023 San Diego
Men's lacrosse sixes
World Games
Winner 2022 Birmingham
Men's box lacrosse
World Lacrosse Box Championships
Winner 2024 Utica

Jeffrey Steven Teat [1] (born April 30, 1997) is a Canadian lacrosse player for Atlas Lacrosse Club of the Premier Lacrosse League and the Ottawa Black Bears of the National Lacrosse League. He is one of three players in lacrosse history to be selected first overall in both the NLL and PLL/MLL drafts. [2]

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Early life and career

Teat is the son of Maria and Dan Teat. Dan played fourteen seasons in the NLL and is currently an assistant coach for Panther City Lacrosse Club. [2]

Teat attended The Hill Academy, playing five seasons of lacrosse there, as well as playing Junior A lacrosse for the Brampton Excelsiors, where he recorded 145 points during the regular season in his final season, the most of any OJALL player since John Grant Jr. Teat ended the season with 211 points, including the playoffs where Brampton got to the Ontario League semifinals. [1]

Collegiate career

Teat arrived at Cornell in the fall of 2016 as the number one recruit in his class according to Inside Lacrosse. With the Big Red, Teat was a three time USILA All-American and two time Tewaaraton Award nominee, as well as graduating third all time in assists and points at Cornell despite his senior season being cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [3]

NLL career

Teat was selected first overall by the New York Riptide in the 2020 NLL Draft, although due to the pandemic, he would not make his debut until the 2022 season. During the 2022 season, Teat set a rookie record for assists and points as a rookie. [4] He finished the season fourth in the league in total points, and second among rookies in loose balls, being named Rookie of the Year and second team all-NLL. [5]

Heading into the 2023 NLL season, Inside Lacrosse ranked Teat the #2 best forward in the NLL. [6]

Teat finished the 2023 season with 136 points, one shy of Dhane Smith's single season record, leading the league with 56 goals and finishing third with 80 assists. He finished third in MVP voting and was named first team all-NLL. [7]

Teat signed a two-year contract extension with the Riptide on July 18, 2023. [8]

PLL career

Teat was originally selected by Chaos Lacrosse Club in the 2020 Premier College Draft and the Boston Cannons in the same year's MLL Draft, but he opted to return to Cornell for a fifth season instead of turning pro, causing both teams to lose his draft rights. [9]

Teat was then drafted first overall by Atlas Lacrosse Club the following year, becoming the third player, after Lyle Thompson and Kevin Crowley to be selected first overall in the NLL and professional outdoor lacrosse drafts. [10] He made an immediate impact, finishing second in scoring in the league despite missing two games, and being nominated for the Jim Brown MVP Award, as well as winning the Rookie of the Year Award. [11]

International career

Teat represented Team Canada in the 2016 Under-19 World Lacrosse Championship and 2018 World Lacrosse Championship, winning a silver medal at both events. [12]

Statistics

NCAA

TeamSeasonGPGSGAPts
Cornell 20171313333972
Cornell20181818376299
Cornell20191515343670
Cornell202055121527
Total5151116152268

PLL

Jeff Teat [13] Regular SeasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamGPG2PGAPtsShGBPenPIMFOWFOAGPG2PGAPtsShGBPenPIMFOWFOA
2021 Atlas 7 160163240180000 2 50271060000
2022 Atlas 10 220163852150000 1 3137730000
2023 Atlas 10 110253636150000 1 2013710000
2749057106128480000410161724100000
Career Total:3159163123152580000

GP–Games played; G–Goals; 2PG–2-point goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; Sh–Shots; GB–Ground balls; Pen–Penalties; PIM–Penalty minutes; FOW–Faceoffs won; FOA–Faceoffs attempted

NLL

Jeff TeatRegular SeasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamGPGAPtsLBPIMPts/GPLB/GPPIM/GPGPGAPtsLBPIMPts/GPLB/GPPIM/GP

2022 New York Riptide 16377110811126.756.940.13–––––––––
2023 New York Riptide 18568013610527.565.830.11–––––––––
2024 New York Riptide 18587213011167.226.170.33–––––––––
52151223374327107.196.290.190000000.000.000.00
Career Total:52151223374327107.196.290.19

GP–Games played; G–Goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; LB–Loose balls; PIM–Penalty minutes; Pts/GP–Points per games played; LB/GP–Loose balls per games played; PIM/GP–Penalty minutes per games played.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Jeff Teat - 2021 - Men's Lacrosse". Cornell University Athletics. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  2. 1 2 "Jeff Teat". NLL. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  3. ↑ Monahan, Liam (2021-05-02). "Jeff Teat Selected First Overall in Premier Lacrosse League College Draft". The Cornell Daily Sun. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  4. ↑ @nll (May 4, 2022). "There's a reason Teat was selected 1st overall Congratulations to Jeff Teat on breaking the records for points and assists by a rookie in a single-season" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ↑ "Bandits' Dhane Smith Becomes Fifth National Lacrosse League Player to Win at Least Two MVPs; Teat Wins Rookie of the Year; All-League and Rookie Teams Announced". NLL. 2022-06-30. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  6. ↑ "NLL Top 50 Players: Top 30 Forwards". Inside Lacrosse . 2022-12-01. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  7. ↑ "Calgary's Christian Del Bianco Named National Lacrosse League MVP". www.usalaxmagazine.com. Archived from the original on 2023-05-28. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  8. ↑ Geick, Tyson (2023-07-18). "Riptide Re-Sign All-Star Forward Jeff Teat". New York Riptide. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  9. ↑ "Teat Spurns Pro Lacrosse Career to Return to Cornell". spectrumlocalnews.com. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  10. ↑ "2021 PLL College Draft: Jeff Teat Goes No. 1 to Atlas". www.insidelacrosse.com. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  11. ↑ "2021 PLL End of Year Awards". Premier Lacrosse League. 2021-09-18. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  12. ↑ "Canada Names 23-Player Roster for 2018 FIL World Championship". www.usalaxmagazine.com. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  13. ↑ "Jeff Teat". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
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