With the 2025 College Draft presented by Q-Collar officially complete, it’s time to turn the page to 2026 with my top 50 prospects for next year’s draft. 

As always, this list will change monthly (even weekly when next season starts up), but consider this a very early preview of some of the names that will be called this time next year.

The 2026 class lacks a true top prospect and doesn't feel as strong as this year's. That being said, this board will look a lot different come the draft next May.

No. 1: Aidan Maguire (SSDM - Duke)

No. 2: Will Donovan (LSM - Notre Dame) 

No. 3: Eric Spanos (Attack/Midfield - Maryland)

No. 4: Matt Collison (Midfield - Johns Hopkins)

No. 5: Mikey Weisshaar (Attack/Midfield - Towson)

No. 6: Joey Spallina (Attack - Syracuse)

No. 7: Will Schaller (Defense - Maryland)

No. 8: Billy Dwan (Defense - Syracuse)

No. 9: Alex Ross (Defense - Penn State)

No. 10: Ryan Croddick (Goalie - Princeton)

No. 11: Bobby Van Buren (Defense - Ohio State)

No. 12: Evan Plunkett (Midfield - Army)

No. 13: Chad Palumbo (Midfield - Princeton)

No. 14: Silas Richmond (Attack - Albany)

No. 15: Hunter Smith (Defense - Richmond)

No. 16: Cullen Brown (Defense/LSM - Ohio State)

No. 17: Luke Rhoa (Midfield - Syracuse)

No. 18: Richard Checo (LSM - Lehigh)

No. 19: Michael Leo (Midfield - Syracuse)

No. 20: Eric Kolar (SSDM - Maryland)

No. 21: Will Angrick (Midfield - Notre Dame)

No. 22: Braden Erksa (Attack - Maryland)

No. 23: Sean Byrne (Goalie - Army)

No. 24: Jack Pilling (SSDM - Richmond)

No. 25: Patrick Pisano (Defense - Yale)

No. 26: Griffin Scane (Midfield - UPenn)

No. 27: Hunter Drouin (Midfield - Colgate)

No. 28: Charlie Cave (Defense - Brown)

No. 29: Blake Eiland (SSDM - Ohio State)

No. 30: Chris Lyons (Attack - Yale/Maryland)

No. 31: Thomas Power (Attack - Dartmouth)

No. 32: Ryan Splaine (LSM - Rutgers)

No. 33: Finn Thomson (Attack - Syracuse)

No. 34: Truitt Sunderland (Attack - Virginia)

No. 35: Matthew Minicus (Attack - Loyola)

No. 36: Joe Cesare (Midfield - Georgetown)

No. 37: Leo Johnson (Attack - Yale/Maryland)

No. 38: Ryan Stines (Attack - Utah)

No. 39: Logan Ip (Midfield - Harvard)

No. 40: Peter Detwiler (SSDM - Marquette)

No. 41: Brendan Powers (Attack - Delaware)

No. 42: Jack Regenry (Attack/Midfield - Tufts)

No. 43: Henry Dodge (Faceoff - Vermont)

No. 44: Henry Bard (Defense - Duke)

No. 45: Ryan McLaughlin (LSM - UPenn)

No. 46: Richie Joseph (Attack - Providence)

No. 47: Luke McAuliffe (Defense - Lehigh)

No. 48: Calum Brennan (Attack - Robert Morris)

No. 49: Joe Sheridan (Midfield - Richmond)

No. 50: Mac Haley (Attack - Navy)

A few notes:

The players below have another year of eligibility after redshirting as freshmen, so they are not included on the Big Board:

Charlie Johnson (Defense - Duke)
Max Sloat (Midfield - Duke)
Riley Figueiras (Defense - Syracuse)
Jack Cascadden (Faceoff - Cornell) 

Additionally, here are some players I've heard, through unconfirmed rumors, plan to return for another season of college lacrosse. If they end up on a 2026 NCAA roster, they will be included in the next Big Board:

Richie LaCalandra (Attack - Saint Joseph’s)
Rory Connor (Attack - Colgate)
Ty English (Midfield - North Carolina)