2026 Player Rankings

View The best of the best in the Class of 2026.
Updated regularly, these rankings spotlight the top players making the biggest impact on the field and rising fast in the national conversation.

Ranking	Player	Position	High School	State	Team	Rating	Height	Ht/Wt	College	College Logo
1	Dylan Faison	Midfield	Saint Andrew's	Fla.	Team 91 Long Island	5	6'1"	150	Notre Dame	https://nationallacrossefederation.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Notre-Dame-Logo.png
5	James Gillis	Attack, Midfield (L)	Chaminade	N.Y.	Long Island Express	5			Duke	https://nationallacrossefederation.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Duke-logo.png
26	Hunter Mezzatesta	Goalie	Yorktown	N.Y.	Express North	4			Virginia
18	Ethan Bramoff	Defense	St. Anthony's	N.Y.	Long Island Express	5			Maryland	https://nationallacrossefederation.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Maryland-Logo.png
2	Lucas Garcia	Attack	Brunswick	Conn.	Prime Time	5			Virginia
50	Jace Banks	Midfield	Hill School	Pa.	FCA	4			Notre Dame
3	Hunter Metz	Attack (L)	McDonogh	Md.	Crabs	5			Notre Dame
21	Jayden James	Defense	St. John's	D.C.	Next Level	5			Syracuse
14	Tedy Frisoli	Attack	St. Sebastian's	Mass.	Laxachusetts	5			Duke
36	Dylan Malone	Midfield	La Salle	Pa.	Big 4 HHH	4			Duke
8	Bennett Matthews	Midfield	Bedford	N.H.	New Hampshire Tomahawks	5			Duke
6	Jake Johnston	Midfield	St. Anthony's	N.Y.	Long Island Express	5			Johns Hopkins
29	Cooper Brozek	Attack (L)	Deerfield	Mass.	3d New England	4			Harvard
40	Rick Giordano	Midfield	Brunswick	Conn.	Prime Time	4			North Carolina
37	Timmy Plunkett	Midfield	Iona Prep	N.Y.	Express North	4			North Carolina
17	Tuck Gilbane	Attack, Midfield	Noble & Greenough	Mass.	Laxachusetts	5			Princeton	https://nationallacrossefederation.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Princeton-Logo.png
46	Brad Barber	Attack, Midfield (L)	Springfield	Pa.	Duke's	4			Maryland	https://nationallacrossefederation.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Maryland-Logo.png
1	Joe Ligas	Defense	Whitney	Calif.	ADVNC, West Coast Starz	5			Notre Dame
20	Noah Han	Attack	Georgetown Prep	Md.	Next Level	5			Princeton
7	AJ Theodorakakos	Defense	Penfield	N.Y.	SweetLax Upstate	5			Army
19	Caleb McDowell	Defense	Scotch Plains-Fanwood	N.J.	Leading Edge	5			Yale
4	John Balsamo	Attack	Chaminade	N.Y.	Long Island Express	5			Virginia	https://nationallacrossefederation.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Virginia-Logo.png
12	Dylan Novak	Defense	Malvern Prep	Pa.	Big 4 HHH	5			Notre Dame
80	Cooper Heilig	Defense	La Salle	Pa.	Team 91 Maryland	4			Ohio State
25	Ciaran Sweeney	Faceoff	McDonogh	Md.	Annapolis Hawks	4			Notre Dame
54	Josh Logan	Midfield	Episcopal of Dallas	Texas	Mad Dog	4			Virginia
61	Nick Rayfield	Midfield	Marcellus	N.Y.	SweetLax Upstate	4			Syracuse
28	Nick Testa	Midfield	Saint Andrew's	Fla.	Team 91 Long Island	4			Johns Hopkins
10	Brady Mollot	Attack	Archbishop Spalding	Md.	Annapolis Hawks	5			Maryland
44	Brian Burke	LSM (L)	St. Sebastian's	Mass.	Laxachusetts	4			Harvard
27	Ted Budreski	Midfield	Winchester	Mass.	3d New England	4			Georgetown
72	John Buttafuoco	Defense	Brunswick	Conn.	Prime Time	4			Notre Dame
41	George Kelly	Defense	St. Sebastian's	Mass.	Laxachusetts	4			Duke
9	Kieran Walsh	Goalie	Chaminade	N.Y.	Long Island Express	5			Notre Dame
97	Robbie Johnson	Faceoff	St. Anthony's	N.Y.	Long Island Express	4			North Carolina
68	Matt Colella	Midfield	Brunswick	Conn.	Prime Time	4			Penn	https://nationallacrossefederation.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Penn-Logo.png
52	Blake Farnsworth	Defense, LSM	St. Anne's Belfield	Va.	Team 91 Long Island	4			Dartmouth
15	Michael Brennan	LSM	Loomis Chaffee	Conn.	Long Island Express	5			Harvard
95	Thomas McAneney	Attack (L)	Shawnee	N.J.	Team Ten	4			Duke
85	James Finch	Attack, Midfield	St. Thomas Aquinas	Fla.	Crabs	4			Johns Hopkins
45	Wyatt Stamnes	LSM	Lawrenceville	N.J.	Eclipse	4			Michigan
96	Ryan Inzer	Goalie	St. John's	D.C.	DC Express	4			Penn State
82	Adam Ponting	Midfield	Lawrenceville	N.J.	Toronto Rock Stars	4			Princeton
70	Kamden Clack	Midfield (L)	Buford	Ga.	Team 91 Georgia	4			Ohio State
59	Drew DeMarinis	Midfield	Good Counsel	Md.	MadLax	4			Johns Hopkins
13	Ty Curry	Attack	St. Sebastian's	Mass.	Laxachusetts	5			Notre Dame
58	Bing Burch	Defense	Loyola Blakefield	Md.	Crabs	4			Johns Hopkins
22	Remi Zeitlin	SSDM	Poly Prep	N.Y.	3d New England	4			Princeton
94	Tanner Olrich	SSDM	St. Ignatius Prep	Calif.	ADVNC, West Coast Starz	4			Virginia
23	Griffin Cepiel	Midfield	Deerfield	Mass.	New Hampshire Tomahawks	4			Georgetown
42	Ross Jacobsen	Midfield	Torrey Pines	Calif.	West Coast Starz	4			Dartmouth
16	Danny Rooney	Attack, Midfield	St. Anthony's	N.Y.	Shore 2 Shore	5			Maryland	https://nationallacrossefederation.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Maryland-Logo.png
64	Milki Conway-Reppert	Attack (L)	Loomis Chaffee	Conn.	Hilltop	4			Dartmouth
53	AJ Yeung	Faceoff	Holderness	N.H.	New Hampshire Tomahawks	4			Princeton
69	Devin Paccione	Attack	Wantagh	N.Y.	Team 91 Long Island	4			Villanova	https://nationallacrossefederation.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Villanova-Logo.png
83	Joe Nicholson	Midfield	Wantagh	N.Y.	Team 91 Long Island	4			Villanova
99	Tommy Goldstein	Attack, Midfield (L)	Radnor	Pa.	Mesa	4			Cornell	https://nationallacrossefederation.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Cornell-Red-Logo.png
39	Jackson Orcutt	Midfield	Episcopal Academy	Pa.	Team Ten	4			North Carolina	https://nationallacrossefederation.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/UNC-Tar-Heels-Logo.png
78	Thomas Ploszay	Goalie	Malvern Prep	Pa.	Team Ten	4			Villanova
11	Gavin Gilmore	Midfield	Paul VI	Va.	VLC	5			Richmond
24	Luke Gouse	Faceoff	West Morris Central	N.J.	BBL	4			Maryland
30	Hunter Harris	Midfield	Western Reserve	Ohio	True National	4			Richmond
31	Dylan Casillo	Midfield	Belmont Hill	Mass.	3d New England	4			Virginia
32	Danny Riely	Midfield	Malvern Prep	Pa.	Team Ten	4			Notre Dame
33	Mack Smink	Attack (L)	Noble & Greenough	Mass.	3d New England	4			Princeton
34	Brian McCaffery	Faceoff	Allentown	N.J.	Leading Edge	4			Virginia
35	Owen James	LSM	Perkiomen	Pa.	Next Level	4			Syracuse
38	Chris Doshna	Midfield	Marcellus	N.Y.	SweetLax Upstate	4			Maryland
43	Colby Rossettie	Attack, Midfield	Lawrenceville	N.J.	West Coast Starz	4			Michigan
47	Shep Boyd	Midfield	Chatham	N.J.	BBL	4			Michigan
48	Michael Slusar	Goalie	Community School of Naples	Fla.	SweetLax Florida	4			Penn
49	Ryan Baxter	LSM	Brunswick	Conn.	2Way	4			Virginia
51	Jake Sturtevant	Attack, Midfield	Lawrenceville	N.J.	Next Level	4			Michigan
55	Luke Valerio	Midfield (L)	Springfield	Pa.	Duke's	4			Penn State
56	Dylan Harrigan	Midfield (L)	St. Anthony's	N.Y.	Long Island Express	4			Maryland
57	Matt Ford	Midfield	Hill Academy	Ont.	Toronto Rock Stars	4			Richmond
60	Jay Cohn	Attack, Midfield	Athens Drive	N.C.	Team 91 Carolina	4			Harvard
62	Dylan Cruz	Midfield	Good Counsel	Md.	DC Express	4			Towson
63	Charlie Koester	Midfield	Garden City	N.Y.	Shore 2 Shore	4			Lehigh
65	Landon Johnson	Attack	Eastlake	Wash.	ADVNC, West Coast Starz	4			Cornell
66	Jackson Allen	LSM	Salisbury	Conn.	SweetLax Florida	4			Maryland
67	Blake O'Callaghan	Goalie	John Jay	N.Y.	Prime Time	4			Princeton
71	Jackson Bond	Defense (L)	Highland Park	Texas	Mad Dog	4			North Carolina
73	Tyler McCottry	Defense (L)	Loyola Blakefield	Md.	FCA	4			Ohio State
74	Gabe James	Goalie	Dallas Jesuit	Texas	Mad Dog	4			Ohio State
75	John Devir	Midfield	Don Bosco Prep	N.J.	Leading Edge	4			Georgetown
76	Camden Hayden	Attack	Bishop Guertin	N.H.	New Hampshire Tomahawks	4			Penn State
77	Peyton Larsen	Defense	Robinson	Va.	DC Express	4			Penn State
79	Cameron James	Attack (L)	Smithtown East	N.Y.	Long Island Express	4			Johns Hopkins
81	Bryce Privateer	SSDM	Choate	Conn.	Hilltop	4			Dartmouth
84	Will Trymbiski	Attack (L)	La Salle	Pa.	Big 4 HHH	4			Virginia
86	Keegan Nash	Midfield	Episcopal Academy	Pa.	Team Ten	4			Rutgers
87	Billy Weller	Midfield	Deerfield	Mass.	Next Level	4			Michigan
88	Michael Marino	Defense	Don Bosco Prep	N.J.	BBL	4			Richmond
89	Chase Smith	LSM	Blue Ridge	Va.	Team Ontario	4			Denver
90	Caden Creech	Defense	Salisbury	Conn.	SweetLax Florida	4			Princeton
91	Louie Marobella	Defense	Belmont Hill	Mass.	Laxachusetts	4			Johns Hopkins
92	Connor Wambach	Faceoff	Salisbury	Conn.	SweetLax Upstate	4			Duke
93	Ryan Thurlow	Attack	Darien	Conn.	Eclipse	4			Villanova
98	Steele Crissman	Attack (L)	MICDS	Mo.	Hilltop	4			Denver
100	Tate Sedlachek	Midfield	Marin Catholic	Calif.	ADVNC, West Coast Starz	4			Harvard

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