Toronto Rock Retool Offense in 2025 NLL Draft

The Toronto Rock made National Lacrosse League history on Saturday by making the first three selections in the NLL Draft — highlighted by the selection of CJ Kirst (Cornell) first overall.

Kirst, who was also the first overall pick in the Premier Lacrosse League Draft, was the beginning of an offense-heavy draft for the Rock, who are hoping their rebuild and turnaround happen quicker than others.

Ty English (North Carolina) was taken second by Toronto, further bolstering the offense and transition game. Then the Rock added Owen Hiltz (Syracuse) for even more depth.

The run on offensive talent didn't end there for Toronto. In the second round (20th overall), the Rock added Hugh Kelleher, Kirst's Cornell teammate. Their third-round pick, Isiah Moran-Weekes (High Point), is also an offensive talent.

All told, Toronto used six of their seven picks on offense or transition players.

Continue below to see the full NLL Draft results.

NLL DRAFT RESULTS

FIRST ROUND

1. Toronto – CJ Kirst, Offense – Cornell/Mimico Mountaineers Jr. A
2. Toronto – Ty English, Offense/Transition – UNC/Oakville Rock MSL
3. Toronto (from Philadelphia) – Owen Hiltz, Offense – Syracuse/Peterborough Lakers MSL
4. Las Vegas (from FireWolves) – Casey Wilson, Transition/Defense – Denver/Victoria Shamrocks WLA
5. Colorado – Braedon Saris, Offense – Princeton/Peterborough Lakers MSL
6. Halifax (from Ottawa) – Alex Marinier, Offense – Ohio State/Cobourg Kodiaks MSL
7. Georgia (from San Diego) – Ben Trumble, Defense – Colgate/Peterborough Lakers MSL
8. Georgia – Nolan Byrne, Offense – Lafayette College/Whitby Warriors Jr. A
9. Calgary – Noah Manning, Offense – University of Denver/Nanaimo Timbermen WLA
10. Colorado – Connor Nock, Defense – University of Quincy/Owen Sound North Stars MSL
11. Calgary (from Vancouver) – Kyle Pepper, Transition – St. Bonaventure/Victoria Shamrocks WLA
12. Halifax – Will MacLeod, Offense – Robert Morris/Brooklin LC MSL
13. Saskatchewan – Levi Verch, Defense – St. Joseph’s/Nanaimo Timbermen WLA
14. Buffalo – Waukiigan Shognosh, Goaltender – Peterborough Lakers Jr. A
15. Philadelphia* – Bo Columbus, Defense – Robert Morris/Brooklin LC MSL
16. Georgia* (from Halifax via Rochester) – Jeremi Phoenix-Lefebvre – Mercyhurst/Cobourg Kodiaks MSL
17. Las Vegas* – Caleb Khan, Goaltender – Langley Thunder WLA
18. San Diego* (from Calgary) – Ari Steenhuis, Transition – St. Catharines Jr. A

SECOND ROUND

19. Vancouver (from Las Vegas) – Mic Kelly, Offense – University of Denver
20. Toronto – Hugh Kelleher, Offense – Cornell
21. Buffalo (from Philadelphia) – Coltrane Tyson, Offense – UMass/Brampton Excelsiors MSL
22. Saskatchewan (from FireWolves) – Julien Belair, Offense – Whitby Warriors Jr. A
23. Las Vegas (from Colorado) – Ben Soenen, Defense – Young Harris/New Westminster Salmonbellies WLA
24. Rochester (from Ottawa via Buffalo) – Adam Thistlethwaite, Defense/Transition – University at Albany/Peterborough Lakers MSL
25. San Diego – Chris Kavanagh, Offense – Notre Dame
26. Georgia – Aiden MacDonnell, Defense – St. Bonaventure/Mimico Mountaineers Jr. A
27. Georgia (from Calgary) – Jack Travassos, Defense – Newberry/Oakville Rock MSL
28. Colorado – Stuart Phillips, Offense – Johns Hopkins/Burnaby Lakers WLA
29. Calgary (from Vancouver) – Jordan Vincent, Defense – Syracuse/Nanaimo Jr. A
30. Colorado (from Halifax via Panther City via FireWolves) – Jameson Bucktooth, Offense – St. Catharines Jr. A
31. Vancouver (from Saskatchewan) – Nathan Miller, Defense – Coquitlam Adanacs Jr. A
32. Buffalo – Jimmy Freehill, Defense – University of Denver
33. Ottawa (from Panther City) – Liam Aston, Offense – Toronto Beaches Jr. A

THIRD ROUND

34.Las Vegas – Graydon Stokes, Defense – Orangeville Northmen Jr. A
35. Toronto – Isiah Moran-Weekes, Offense – High Point/Owen Sound North Stars MSL
36. FireWolves (from Philadelphia) – Jaxon Fridge, Defense – Canisius/Burnaby Lakers WLA 
37. Ottawa (from FireWolves) – Andrew Dalton, Defense – Cornell
38. FireWolves (from Colorado) – Dante Kulas, Offense – Rutgers/Cobourg Kodiaks MSL
39. Buffalo (from Ottawa) – Carter Coffey, Offense – Orangeville Northmen Jr. A
40. Philadelphia (from San Diego via Ottawa) – Ben Kromer, Defense – Whitby Warriors Jr. A
41. Georgia – Kean Moon, Offense – Robert Morris/Coquitlam Adanacs WLA
42. Colorado (from Calgary via San Diego) – Brian Simmons, Defense – Robert Morris/Coquitlam Adanacs WLA
43. Rochester – Seth Martineau, Defense – Toronto Beaches Jr. A
44. Colorado (from Vancouver via Philadelphia) – Matthew Paolatto – Rutgers
45. Halifax – Ethan Lee, Defense – Whitby Warriors Jr. A
46. Saskatchewan – Andrew McAdorey – Duke
47. Rochester (from Buffalo) – Mitchell Dunham, Defense – Richmond

FOURTH ROUND

48. Las Vegas – Logan Mellish, Transition – Coquitlam Adanacs Jr. A
49. Calgary (from Toronto) – Jack Royer, Offense – Queen’s/Coquitlam Adanacs WLA
50. Philadelphia – Kaden Brennan, Transition – St. Bonaventure/Oakville Rock MSL
51. San Diego (from FireWolves) – Coulter Mackesy, Offense – Princeton
52. Colorado – Joe Juengerkes – Rutgers
53. Ottawa – Aidan Fearn, Defense – Bellarmine/Six Nations Rivermen Sr. B
54. San Diego – Ben Ramsey – Notre Dame
55. Ottawa (from Georgia) – Cole Begley, Defense – Drexel/Cobourg Kodiaks MSL
56. Calgary – Lukas Olsson, Offense – Richmond/Nanaimo Timbermen WLA
57. Rochester – Amos Whitcomb, Offense – Brampton Excelsiors MSL
58. Vancouver – Jaden Laberge, Transition – Delta Islanders Jr. A
59. Halifax – Levi Touhey, Defense – Orangeville Northmen Jr. A
60. Saskatchewan – Mathias Houlahan, Goaltender – Nepean Knights Jr. B
61. Buffalo – Jaden Kennedy, Offense – Onondaga/Seneca War Chiefs Jr. B

FIFTH ROUND

62. Las Vegas – Curtis Ward, Offense – Peterborough Lakers Jr. A
63. Toronto – Kobe Handsor, Defense – Mercer/Brooklin Merchants Sr. B
64. Philadelphia – Zane Dalpe, Offense – Lander University/Oakville Rock
65. FireWolves – Hayden Summers-Thompson, Defense – Queen’s/Owen Sound North Stars MSL
66. Colorado – Kaymen Diabo, Offense – Kahnawake Hunters Jr. B
67. Georgia (from Ottawa) – Bobby Van Buren, Defense – Ohio State
68. San Diego – Eddie Qu, Offense – Yale Georgia Swarm have traded the 69th selection to Ottawa for a 5th round selection in 2026.
69. Ottawa** (from Georgia) – Greg Elijah-Brown, Offense – Syracuse/Owen Sound North Stars MSL
70. Calgary – Hudson Chivers, Defense – Newberry/Langley Thunder WLA
71. Rochester – OJ Morris – Delaware
72. Vancouver – Ben Gagnon, Defense – Langley Thunder Jr. A
73. Halifax – Payton Tasse, Defense – Newberry/Cobourg Kodiaks MSL
74. Buffalo (Saskatchewan) – David Burr, Offense – Robert Morris
75. Buffalo – Liam Keane, Offense – Robert Morris

SIXTH ROUND

76. Calgary (from Las Vegas) – Matthew Colebrook, Transition – Limestone/Ladner Pioneers Sr. B
77. Toronto – Dakota Eierman – Lehigh
78. Philadelphia (from Philadelphia via Buffalo) – Eddy Ferrede, Defense – Whitby Warriors Jr. A
79. FireWolves – Hawi Francis, Offense – Kahnawake Hunters Jr. B
80. Colorado – Christopher Davis, Cornell
81. Ottawa – Max Skene, Defense – RIT
82. FireWolves*** (from San Diego via Calgary) – Zach Richards, Goaltender – Kitchener-Waterloo Jr. A
83. Georgia – Nathan Powers – Anna Maria College
84. Calgary – Tommy Wood, Goaltender – Raiders LC
85. Rochester – Clifford Gaston, Offense – RIT/Hawkeyes UCBLL
86. Vancouver – Boris Maksimenko, Goaltender – New Westminster Salmonbellies Jr. A
87. Halifax – Jack Charboneau, Offense – Johns Hopkins/Burnaby Lakers WLA
88. Saskatchewan – Dagan Carlson, Offense – Maryville/Maple Ridge Burrards WLA
89. Philadelphia**** (from Buffalo) – Kaleb Malyon, Defense – Newberry/Snake Island Sr. B

* Compensatory Selection
** Georgia has traded the 69th overall selection to Ottawa for a 5th round selection in 2026
*** Calgary has traded the 82nd overall selection to the FireWolves for a 6th round selection in 2026
**** Buffalo has traded the 89th overall selection to Philadelphia for a 6th rounder in 2027