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
2	James Gillis	Attack, Midfield	Chaminade	N.Y.	Long Island Express	5			Duke
3	Hunter Mezzatesta	Goalie	Yorktown	N.Y.	Express North	5			Virginia
4	Ethan Bramoff	LSM	St. Anthony's	N.Y.	Long Island Express	5			Virginia
5	Lucas Garcia	Attack	Brunswick	Conn.	Prime Time	5			Virginia
6	Jace Banks	Attack, Midfield	Hill School	Pa.	FCA	5			Notre Dame
7	Hunter Metz	Attack	McDonogh	Md.	Crabs	5			Notre Dame
8	Jayden James	Defense	St. John's	D.C.	Next Level	5			Syracuse
9	Tedy Frisoli	Attack	St. Sebastian's	Mass.	Laxachusetts	5			Duke
10	Dylan Malone	Midfield	La Salle	Pa.	Big 4 HHH	5			Duke
11	Hansen Peck	Attack	Lawrenceville	N.J.	Team 91 Long Island	5			Syracuse
12	Bennett Matthews	Midfield	Bedford	N.H.	New Hampshire Tomahawks	5			Duke
13	Jake Johnston	Midfield	St. Anthony's	N.Y.	Long Island Express	5			Johns Hopkins
14	Cooper Brozek	Attack	Deerfield	Mass.	3d New England	5			Harvard
15	Rick Giordano	Midfield	Brunswick	Conn.	Prime Time	5			North Carolina
16	Timmy Plunkett	Midfield	Iona Prep	N.Y.	Express North	5			North Carolina
17	Tuck Gilbane	Attack	Noble & Greenough	Mass.	Laxachusetts	5			Virginia
18	Brad Barber	Attack, Midfield	Springfield	Pa.	Team Ten	5			Maryland
19	Joe Ligas	Defense	Whitney	Calif.	ADVNC / West Coast Starz	5			Notre Dame
20	Noah Han	Attack	Georgetown Prep	Md.	Next Level	5			Princeton
21	AJ Theodorakakos	Defense	Penfield	N.Y.	SweetLax Upstate	4			Army
22	Caleb McDowell	Defense	Scotch Plains-Fanwood	N.J.	Leading Edge	5			Yale
23	John Balsamo	Attack	Chaminade	N.Y.	Long Island Express	5			Virginia
24	Dylan Novak	Defense	Malvern Prep	Pa.	Big 4 HHH	4			Notre Dame
25	Cooper Heilig	Defense	La Salle	Pa.	Team 91 Maryland	4			Ohio State
26	Ciaran Sweeney	Faceoff	McDonogh	Md.	Annapolis Hawks	4			Notre Dame
27	Josh Logan	Midfield	Episcopal of Dallas	Texas	Mad Dog	4			Virginia
28	Nick Rayfield	Midfield	Marcellus	N.Y.	SweetLax Upstate	4			Syracuse
29	Nick Testa	Midfield	Saint Andrew's	Fla.	Team 91 Long Island	4			Johns Hopkins
30	Brady Mollot	Attack	Archbishop Spalding	Md.	Annapolis Hawks	5			Maryland
31	Brian Burke	LSM	St. Sebastian's	Mass.	Laxachusetts	4			Harvard
32	Ted Budreski	Midfield	Winchester	Mass.	Laxachusetts	4			Georgetown
33	John Buttafuoco	Defense	Brunswick	Conn.	Prime Time	4			Notre Dame
34	George Kelly	Defense	St. Sebastian's	Mass.	Laxachusetts	4			Duke
35	Kieran Walsh	Goalie	Chaminade	N.Y.	Long Island Express	5			Notre Dame
36	Robbie Johnson	Faceoff	St. Anthony's	N.Y.	Long Island Express	4			Penn State
37	Matt Colella	Midfield	Brunswick	Conn.	Prime Time	4			Penn
38	Blake Farnsworth	LSM	St. Anne's Belfield	Va.	Team 91 Long Island	4			Dartmouth
39	Michael Brennan	LSM	Loomis Chaffee	Conn.	Long Island Express	4			Harvard
40	Thomas McAneney	Attack	Shawnee	N.J.	Team Ten	4			Duke
41	James Finch	Attack	St. Thomas Aquinas	Fla.	Crabs	4			Ohio State
42	Wyatt Stamnes	LSM	Lawrenceville	N.J.	Eclipse	4			Michigan
43	Ryan Inzer	Goalie	St. John's	D.C.	DC Express	4			Penn State
44	Adam Ponting	Midfield	Lawrenceville	N.J.	St. Catharines	4			Princeton
45	Kamden Clack	Midfield	Buford	Ga.	Team 91 Georgia	4			Ohio State
46	Drew DeMarinis	Midfield	Good Counsel	Md.	MadLax	4			Johns Hopkins
47	Charlie Cacciabaudo	Attack	St. Anthony's	N.Y.	Long Island Express	4			North Carolina
48	Ty Curry	Attack	St. Sebastian's	Mass.	Laxachusetts	4			Notre Dame
49	Joseph Kim	Faceoff	Gilman	Md.	Crabs	4			North Carolina
50	Christopher Doshna	Midfield	Marcellus	N.Y.	SweetLax Upstate	4			Maryland
51	Bing Burch	Defense	Loyola Blakefield	Md.	Crabs	4			Johns Hopkins
52	Remi Zeitlin	SSDM	Poly Prep	N.Y.	3d New England	4			Princeton
53	Tanner Olrich	SSDM	St. Ignatius Prep	Calif.	ADVNC / West Coast Starz	4			Virginia
54	Griffin Cepiel	Midfield	Deerfield	Mass.	New Hampshire Tomahawks	4			Georgetown
55	Ross Jacobsen	Attack	Torrey Pines	Calif.	West Coast Starz	4			Dartmouth
56	Johnny Devir	Midfield	Don Bosco Prep	N.J.	Leading Edge	4			Yale
57	Danny Rooney	Attack	St. Anthony's	N.Y.	Shore 2 Shore	4			Maryland
58	Milki Conway-Reppert	Attack	Loomis Chaffee	Conn.	3d Upstate	4			Dartmouth
59	Carter Martin	Defense, LSM	Christ School	N.C.	Team 91 Charlotte	4			North Carolina
60	AJ Yeung	Faceoff	Holderness	N.H.	New Hampshire Tomahawks	4			Princeton

2026 Player Rankings

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