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Evaluating Archers’ 2025 draft: Was trade up to No. 5 worth it?

By Zach Carey | May 8, 2025
By | Yet again, the Utah Archers staged a surprise on draft night. Instead of sitting tight at pick No. 8 in the first round, the Archers were aggressive, trading up to No. 5 to go get their guy: Brendan Lavelle.  They followed that up with a value selection, adding Harvard’s Sam King with the…
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Archers trade up for No. 5 pick, draft Brendan Lavelle

By Zach Carey | May 6, 2025
By | The Carolina Chaos and Utah Archers made a first-round trade in the 2025 College Draft presented by Q-Collar. The Chaos, in their first draft with new general manager Spencer Ford and head coach Roy Colsey, sent the fifth and 21st overall picks to the Utah Archers for the eighth and 16th selections. With…
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Zach Carey’s final 2025 PLL mock draft

By Zach Carey | May 5, 2025
By | The 2025 College Draft presented by Q-Collar is coming up quickly, kicking off May 6 at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The league’s general managers are on the precipice of the most significant opportunity to improve their rosters before the 2025 season opens on May 30.  This year’s class might not have the…
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PLL Draft Success Rate

Three takeaways from a deep dive into success rate in the College Draft

By Zach Carey | May 2, 2025
By | How do we measure success in the College Draft? Via a dive into professional lacrosse draft history over the last 25 years, we’ve analyzed draft success rate to break down the value of picks in each round and what expectations should be for each selection. We chose two barometers for calculating a draft…
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How Archers can rebuild offensive depth in 2025 College Draft

By Zach Carey | May 1, 2025
By | In both 2023 and 2024, the Utah Archers won the Cash App Championship without one of their All-Pro offensive players.  After Connor Fields went down early in the 2023 semifinals, the Archers brought in Reid Bowering for the Cash App Championship. The club toppled the Waterdogs 15-14, with Bowering scoring his first career…
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Levi Verch

2025 College Draft Prospect Profile: Levi Verch

By Zach Carey | April 28, 2025
By | Levi Verch is one of the most polarizing prospects in the 2025 College Draft presented by Q-Collar. For some, the St. Joseph’s long pole is the best defender in his class. Others don’t see him as a first-round talent.  Paul Carcaterra listed Verch as the third-best player and best defender in his April…
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Why Brett Dobson turned down Syracuse and Duke offers to declare for PLL Draft

By Zach Carey | April 18, 2025
By | Through three seasons in the PLL, the Utah Archers’ Brett Dobson is a two-time champ and the league’s lone two-time championship MVP. He’s established himself as a top-two goalie in the world and one of the most clutch players in the sport.  At this time three years ago, Dobson didn’t know what his…
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2025 College Draft Prospect Profile: Mic Kelly

By Zach Carey | April 17, 2025
By | Mic Kelly has the potential to be the steal of the 2025 College Draft. The 6-foot-2, 210-pound Denver Pioneers midfielder is climbing draft boards ahead of May 6 and could realistically sneak up as high as eighth overall on draft night.  Kelly has scored 90 points in his three seasons as an offensive…
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Utah Archers defenseman Mason Woodward

How Mason Woodward’s highlight tape convinced Archers to draft him

By Zach Carey | April 11, 2025
By | The 2023 Cash App Championship was a crowning achievement for the Archers. Following four years of postseason disappointment and a rebuild of sorts the previous offseason, the club hoisted its first Cash App Championship Trophy in Philadelphia after beating the Waterdogs in a back-and-forth thriller.  Amid the celebrations as the team loaded onto…
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