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40. Gregory Elijah-Brown, RF, Six Nations Rivermen Sr B & Syracuse
Toss a coin between Elijah-Brown and Amos Whitcomb, who wound up atop the 41-50 group. Whitcomb played 23 OJLL games, scoring 32G, 34A; Elijah-Brown's OJLL numbers are 21 games, 25G, 34A. Whitcomb's Sr B stats aren't readily available because the Can-Am league doesn't post them publicly, but I would wager that they put up similar numbers at that level, as well. They've each played just a handful of MSL games, making minimal impact to date.

Playing in his third straight Presidents Cup this year might give Elijah-Brown a slight edge, especially since he had such a good one last year, when he scored eight goals and 15 assists in six games. He continues to be a source of solid depth scoring for the Rivermen. Being a solid depth scorer in Sr B isn't exactly a pipeline to the NLL, but Elijah-Brown has shown bursts of skill that suggest there could be more to mine in his potential.

 

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11. Owen Hiltz, LF, Peterborough Lakers MSL & Syracuse
Hiltz will probably be the most polarizing prospect in this draft. There will be those who say he just hasn't played enough box lacrosse over the last handful of years to really know how his game will translate to the pros. On the other hand, there will be those argue that we can see exactly how his game will translate — just look at his PLL season, and he's from the Boro and has the pedigree in box so we know he'll be good in box just like he has been in field.

This is probably lower than many folks have Hiltz listed. He has presented a conundrum to me in producing my rankings. Over the years, I have grown more confident in my own assessments of prospects and thus less inclined to be swayed by the opinions of other observers. My initial approach was to place Hiltz several spots lower because I just haven't seen enough of him playing high-caliber box lacrosse at the top levels of the game to be sure he is as good a prospect indoors as he is on the field. Enough coaches and GMs have gone to bat for Hiltz, though, that I elevated him up my list. He certainly has the skill and potential to excel in the box game. And his outstanding PLL season shows he is ready to play against the best men on the planet.

Hiltz's most recent stretch of box lacrosse was encouraging, as he scored 34 points in 12 games for the Lakers in the 2024 MSL playoffs. That was coming off a regular season, though, in which he scored just 23 points in 12 games. The ceiling is high for the talented lefty.

 

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[Hawknate144]

Hiltz, Kirst and Sam English, might neded to become a Rock Fan.

 

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[cuselaxss26]

Jordan vincent went in the 2nd round. Was he still at syracuse n not play? Or did he transfer? Felt he could have made a nice dmid for us.

 

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[Powellfan]

Oh, so NOW he decides to play lacrosse.

 

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This guy might be harder to replace than we realize.