As voted on by the players — here are Nos. 40 through 31 of the 2025 Players Top 50:
2025 Players Top 50, Nos. 40-31: Long poles and highlight-makers
40. Troy Reh | Carolina Chaos | LSM | 2024 Rank: 48
After a career year, this is Reh’s highest Players Top 50 ranking to date, and it’s well-deserved. While Jarrod Neumann and Jack Rowlett tend to run hot, Reh provides a calming presence to the Carolina defense. He has one of the more sneaky, lethal defensive sticks in the league, as he constantly poaches skip passes mid-flight and uses it as a vacuum for loose balls. The savvy veteran notched 37 ground balls and 11 caused turnovers while mentoring rookies Levi Verch and Scott Smith. – Hayden Lewis
39. Xander Dickson | New York Atlas | A | 2024 Rank: 33
Dickson has established himself as the modern crease attackman, the last of a dying breed of inside finishers who is single-handedly keeping the position alive. He racked up 22 goals and shot 40.7% in 2025 as he thrived alongside Connor Shellenberger and Jeff Teat on the Atlas attack. His four goals in the semifinals proved clutch in a two-point win that lifted New York to its first title game appearance. Dickson’s lower-leg injury in the first half of the U.S. Bank Championship cut his season short, but he still went home with some deserved hardware. – Zach Carey
38. Bryan Costabile | New York Atlas | M | 2024 Rank: NR
Costabile was the hero of the fourth quarter in the 2025 U.S. Bank Championship, scoring the Atlas’ last two goals, including the game-winner. His patented low-angle shooting paid off on the biggest stage when he hit a twister while fading toward goal line extended to put New York up for good. The powerful righty midfielder earned his second All-Pro selection in 2025 after scoring 22 points in the regular season and thriving as one of the primary facilitators in the vaunted Atlas offense. – Zach Carey
37. Colin Squires | Maryland Whipsnakes | LSM | 2024 Rank: NR
Squires continued to be Maryland’s go-to LSM in his second season as a starter following the retirement of Michael Ehrhardt. He scooped up 35 ground balls, helping to head the Whipsnakes’ dominant faceoff unit with Joe Nardella and Adam Poitras. That group won 57.3% of its faceoffs in 2025, leading the league for the second consecutive season. – Miles Jordan
36. Mike Manley | Denver Outlaws | D | 2024 Rank: NR
Manley is the oldest player in the PLL, but he’s been as good in his final era as any point in his career. This season, he played in every game while collecting 19 ground balls and causing seven turnovers. As the Outlaws turned into a transition machine, Manley turned back the clock to his high-flying, two-way best. He finished with five points (3G, 1T, 1A), one of six long poles and the only listed close defenseman with at least five points. Through a decade of experience on the field, Manley is the same disruptive and dynamic defenseman he’s always been. – Topher Adams
35. Marcus Holman | Boston Cannons | A | 2024 Rank: 18
Holman has become synonymous with the Cannons. At 34 years old, he remains the driving force for Boston’s attack. He delivered clutch performances throughout the season – including a miraculous buzzer-beater to down the Archers – lifting Boston’s spirits on and off the field and keeping them in nearly every game. Holman also made pro lacrosse history in 2025 when he hit 500 career points, becoming just the sixth player to do so. Holman’s production is even more impressive than longevity. After 13 seasons of professional lacrosse, he’s still leaving his mark in a big way. – Sarah Griffin
34. Aidan Carroll | Maryland Whipsnakes | A | 2024 Rank: NR
Carroll surpassed TJ Malone for most goals scored by a Whipsnakes rookie (21), tying Outlaws attackman Pat Kavanagh for the fourth-most goals scored by any player in 2025. Carroll’s breakout game came during Maryland’s Homecoming Weekend, when he contributed seven points (5G, 2A) in a 20-6 victory over the Chaos – the largest victory in PLL history. – Miles Jordan
33. Connor Fields | Utah Archers | A | 2024 Rank: 8
Fields is the closest thing to a walking highlight reel that you’ll find in the sport of lacrosse. He maintained that standard in 2025 with multiple SportsCenter-worthy goals across his 20-point season. With a flair for the dramatic and a stick that is a “remarkable reminder” of his family, he’s maintained his status as one of the most creative dodgers and finishers in lacrosse. – Zach Carey
32. Jake Piseno | Denver Outlaws | LSM | 2024 Rank: NR
Piseno was an All-Star as a rookie, but he wasn’t yet the prodigious two-way prospect he was at Albany. In Year 2, Piseno became the best LSM in the world, winning the Brodie Merrill Long-Stick Midfielder of the Year Award. He’s elite as ever off the ground – fifth among non-faceoff specialists in ground balls with 34 – but his offensive game separated him as a second-year pro. He led all defensive players in points with 12 (5G, 3T, 4A) and was the only pole to score in double figures. Alongside Zach Geddes and Ryan Terefenko, Piseno is the ringmaster of an elite defense-to-offense group that’s only getting better. – Topher Adams
31. Joe Nardella | Maryland Whipsnakes | FO | 2024 Rank: 23
If you look up consistency in the dictionary, Nardella’s lacrosse career shows up as an example. The three-time All-Pro has never dipped below 50% faceoff percentage in any of his 12 seasons. He finished the season at 59.8%, helping Maryland field the top-ranked faceoff unit in 2025. Nardella became the fastest player in professional lacrosse history to reach 1,500 faceoff wins, doing so in his 99th career game. – Miles Jordan
