Major League Lacrosse draft

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The Major League Lacrosse draft was the annual draft of outstanding amateur lacrosse players from American colleges and universities into the professional ranks of Major League Lacrosse (MLL). The North American league, made up of 9 teams, began conducting the draft in 2001, and continued to do so through its final season in 2020, after which it merged into the Premier Lacrosse League. [1]

First round picks

SeasonDateLocationMLL teamPlayerPositionCollegeSource
2001 June 1, 2001Radisson Hotel at Cross Keys, Baltimore, MD Rochester Rattlers Ryan Mollett Defense Princeton
2002 June 2, 2002Cawley Stadium, Lowell, MARochester RattlersJosh CoffmanMidfielder Syracuse
2003 May 29, 2003 The Haverford School, Haverford, PA Bridgeport Barrage Chris Rotelli Midfielder Virginia
2004 June 3, 2004 Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT Baltimore Bayhawks Michael Powell AttackSyracuse
2005 June 1, 2005Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT New Jersey Pride Kyle Harrison Midfielder Johns Hopkins
2006 May 31, 2006Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CTRochester Rattlers Joe Walters Attack Maryland
2007 May 31, 2007 Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY Chicago Machine Pat Heim Midfielder Penn State
2008 May 28, 2008 Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ Boston Cannons Paul Rabil MidfielderJohns Hopkins
2009 May 27, 2009Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJChicago Machine Kenny Nims AttackSyracuse
2010June 6, 2010 Yale University, New Haven, CTChicago Machine Ned Crotty Attack Duke [2] [3]
2011January 21, 2011 Pratt Street Power Plant, Baltimore, MD Hamilton Nationals Kevin Crowley Midfielder Stony Brook [4]
2012January 13, 2012Philadelphia Marriott's Liberty Ballroom, Philadelphia, PA Long Island Lizards Rob Pannell Attack Cornell [5]
2013 January 11, 2013Philadelphia Marriott's Liberty Ballroom, Philadelphia, PA Ohio Machine Peter Baum Attack Colgate [6]
2014 January 10, 2014Philadelphia Marriott's Liberty Ballroom, Philadelphia, PAOhio Machine Tom Schreiber MidfieldPrinceton [7]
2015January 23, 2015 Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD Florida Launch Lyle Thompson Attack Albany [8]
2016January 22, 2016Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD Atlanta Blaze Myles Jones MidfieldDuke [9]
2017May 28, 2017Toby Keith's Bar and Grill, Foxoborough, MAFlorida Launch Dylan Molloy Attack Brown [10]
2018April 18, 2018The U.S. Lacrosse Headquarters, Sparks, Maryland Boston Cannons Trevor Baptiste Midfield University of Denver
2019March 10, 2019 NASCAR Hall of Fame, Charlotte, North Carolina Ohio Machine Alex Woodall Midfield Towson University
2020May 4, 2020Virtual New York Lizards T.D. Ierlan Midfield Yale University

The full draft article is linked in the season column.

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References

  1. ↑ "Update Collegiate Draft History 2015" (PDF). Major League Lacrosse. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Major League Lacrosse: Complete Collegiate Draft List". Inside Lacrosse. June 6, 2010. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  3. ↑ Devitte, Kyle (June 7, 2010). "Draft Grades: Analyzing the 2010 Major League Lacrosse collegiate draft". Inside Lacrosse. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "MLL Draft Results" (Press release). Major League Lacrosse. January 21, 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  5. ↑ "Live Picks and Instant Analysis From the 2012 Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft; Pannell, Stanw". Inside Lacrosse. January 13, 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "2013 Collegiate Draft Results" (Press release). Major League Lacrosse. January 11, 2013.
  7. ↑ "2014 Collegiate Draft Results" (Press release). Major League Lacrosse. January 10, 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  8. ↑ "MLL Collegiate Draft: Lyle Thompson Goes No. 1; Full Picks and Analysis". Inside Lacrosse. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  9. ↑ "Myles Jones Selected No. 1, Full MLL Collegiate Draft Results". Inside Lacrosse. January 22, 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  10. ↑ Devitee, Kyle (May 28, 2017). "2017 MLL Draft: Dylan Molloy No. 1 to Launch; Draft Results and Analysis". Inside Lacrosse. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
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