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2025 College Draft Prospect Profile: Coulter Mackesy

By Adam Lamberti | May 3, 2025

Coulter Mackesy is not the fastest, strongest or biggest guy on the field.

But what he does have is an elite offensive IQ, the ability to quickly change direction and a pinpoint lefty shot that has allowed him to rack up over 230 points in his Princeton career.

Coulter Mackesy’s Player Comparison:

Philadelphia Waterdogs attackman Kieran McArdle

Lamberti’s Projected Draft Pick:

No. 4 to Boston Cannons

Mackesy in a lot of ways is similar to top prospect CJ Kirst. He’s not as elite of a goal-scorer or dodger as Kirst, but he does everything really well offensively.

Mackesy’s best skill by far is his ability to run off picks and score coming up the lefty hash.

I’ve seen him do this at least 20 times in his Tigers career. He doesn’t get insane separation from his defender, but he does a great job of shooting it as soon as he gets an inch of space with a deceiving release to beat the goalie.

Side note: I absolutely LOVE how Mackesy points to his picker after scoring a goal. He knows it’s his picker that allowed him to get a step on his defender, and that attitude will endear him to his teammates.

Mackesy also does a great job of using the pick to sweep over the top to his strong left hand, showcasing his ability to dodge all over the field.

Again, he’s not moving super fast, but he has a great understanding of how to use the pick and get off a quality shot.

If a defender is worried about him sweeping to his strong hand, he can also go under the pick.

He scores this goal with his left hand because of the amount of separation he gets, but I’ve also seen him score with his right hand from this area.

It’s not just how he uses the pick that makes Mackesy so hard to guard, but it’s also his ability to dodge from anywhere on the field.

Despite this, I’m a little concerned with how Mackey will handle defenders at the next level from a one-versus-one dodging standpoint as the focal point of the offense.

That being said, he might not even need to worry about that.

If he goes to Boston, Asher Nolting is the primary ball-carrier, and Mackesy can pick and choose when to dodge without the best defender on him.

But if he goes to, say, the Carolina Chaos at No. 5 overall, I’d be worried about his ability to carry an offense. He feels like an awesome secondary option at the next level, not a cornerstone of a franchise.

At worst, Mackesy is going to be a great lefty shooter and finisher for a team. He has a quick lefty release that doesn’t look like it’s going that fast, but it always seems to find a way to beat goalies.

A dangerous option on the power play with 18 career tallies, Mackesy doesn’t need a ton of space (or angle) to find the back of the net, as well.

Mackesy won’t wow you with his athleticism, but he’s a dependable lefty attackman who will score points for you game in and game out.

The Cannons seem like a great fit for him, and that’s where I expect him to end up on draft day on May 6.

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