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2027 Recruiting

Zack80 said:
Well, Maryland didn't get any 5 star recruits for the 2nd recruiting class in a row.

Further, Maryland didn't get any top rated close defensemen in the previous 2 classes, and while they did get Evan March in this class, that is it. So Maryland's weakness at recruiting close defensemen is somewhat akin to Syracuse's at getting attackmen.
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that def is really weird, even moreso the total numbers over 3 classes, as d guys don't get the rankings love attackmen do. 3 close d guys in the last 3 classes? they do have 4 lsms, which you'd think tillman has designs on converting 1 or 2. have to assume he'll be portal shopping d next year and maybe the year after unless he has some rabbits up his sleeve.
 
It appears that all of the four star IL attackmen have committed - Nolan Wieczorek of Massapequa committed to Richmond and Harrison Brown from Highland Park to Yale. It appears that we will have to wait and see how SU fills out that position in the future.

As of now the depth chart for the 2028 season would be:

Charlie Kraftson, R-SR
Payton Anderson, SR
Owen O'Farrell, SR
Liam Banks Jr, JR
Brett Bucktooth Jr, R-Jr
Max Kruger, FR

I'm not sure if Krafston would come back for a redshirt season, and up to this point he hasn't gotten meaningful minutes. I would be surprised if Banks and Bucktooth got significant minutes going forward. Not to mention, in '29 you'd have just three attackmen (again with two I'm not sure will get a lot time) since they skipped over the position in the '26 class. You'd think they would try and load up in the '27 class but that never happened.

Sorry to keep harping on this, it just seems wild that they have such a thin projected lineup for such an important position. Have to imagine that they will be looking hard at the transfer portal next spring, or trying to flip someone in the '26 or '27 class.
 
Powellfan said:
It appears that all of the four star IL attackmen have committed - Nolan Wieczorek of Massapequa committed to Richmond and Harrison Brown from Highland Park to Yale. It appears that we will have to wait and see how SU fills out that position in the future.

As of now the depth chart for the 2028 season would be:

Charlie Kraftson, R-SR
Payton Anderson, SR
Owen O'Farrell, SR
Liam Banks Jr, JR
Brett Bucktooth Jr, R-Jr
Max Kruger, FR

I'm not sure if Krafston would come back for a redshirt season, and up to this point he hasn't gotten meaningful minutes. I would be surprised if Banks and Bucktooth got significant minutes going forward. Not to mention, in '29 you'd have just three attackmen (again with two I'm not sure will get a lot time) since they skipped over the position in the '26 class. You'd think they would try and load up in the '27 class but that never happened.

Sorry to keep harping on this, it just seems wild that they have such a thin projected lineup for such an important position. Have to imagine that they will be looking hard at the transfer portal next spring, or trying to flip someone in the '26 or '27 class.
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In the Princeton scrimmage, Jake Meyer played attack and had a couple of assists
 
Powellfan said:
It appears that all of the four star IL attackmen have committed - Nolan Wieczorek of Massapequa committed to Richmond and Harrison Brown from Highland Park to Yale. It appears that we will have to wait and see how SU fills out that position in the future.

As of now the depth chart for the 2028 season would be:

Charlie Kraftson, R-SR
Payton Anderson, SR
Owen O'Farrell, SR
Liam Banks Jr, JR
Brett Bucktooth Jr, R-Jr
Max Kruger, FR

I'm not sure if Krafston would come back for a redshirt season, and up to this point he hasn't gotten meaningful minutes. I would be surprised if Banks and Bucktooth got significant minutes going forward. Not to mention, in '29 you'd have just three attackmen (again with two I'm not sure will get a lot time) since they skipped over the position in the '26 class. You'd think they would try and load up in the '27 class but that never happened.

Sorry to keep harping on this, it just seems wild that they have such a thin projected lineup for such an important position. Have to imagine that they will be looking hard at the transfer portal next spring, or trying to flip someone in the '26 or '27 class.
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You're missing Hansen Peck R-So. Still pretty thin though.

It seems they are intentionally holding pat with a small class at this time. I think it makes sense. IMO there is real market inefficiency with late bloomers in lacrosse and kids from non-hot bed and/or national clubs. The staff picking up the Nassau County Defenseman of the Year ('25), a Mass state champion FOGO ('25), WCAC player of the year (class '26), and a stud SSDM (class '26), all outside of the regular high D-1 window is emblematic of this.

Three '27 kids from the Albany area switched to Sweetlax last year. None of the three are reclass kids and all three have now committed (St. Joe's, Loyola, Albany). At least one was offered by Syracuse. These kids are not better players (at least exponentially so) because they went to Sweetlax. It just gave them more exposure (much like going to a prep school). I wonder who would have offered and where they would have committed if they stayed with Albany Power (Warren) or Stags (Chudzinski and Hickok)?
 
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Powellfan said:
It appears that all of the four star IL attackmen have committed - Nolan Wieczorek of Massapequa committed to Richmond and Harrison Brown from Highland Park to Yale. It appears that we will have to wait and see how SU fills out that position in the future.

As of now the depth chart for the 2028 season would be:

Charlie Kraftson, R-SR
Payton Anderson, SR
Owen O'Farrell, SR
Liam Banks Jr, JR
Brett Bucktooth Jr, R-Jr
Max Kruger, FR

I'm not sure if Krafston would come back for a redshirt season, and up to this point he hasn't gotten meaningful minutes. I would be surprised if Banks and Bucktooth got significant minutes going forward. Not to mention, in '29 you'd have just three attackmen (again with two I'm not sure will get a lot time) since they skipped over the position in the '26 class. You'd think they would try and load up in the '27 class but that never happened.

Sorry to keep harping on this, it just seems wild that they have such a thin projected lineup for such an important position. Have to imagine that they will be looking hard at the transfer portal next spring, or trying to flip someone in the '26 or '27 class.
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Don’t feel too bad about not picking up these guys out of the top 100 now since it is about as likely that a later pickup diamond in the rough will go off in college as it is that they will. Some of these middie recruits are not necessarily locked in at middie either.

Think we were obviously trying to land a higher end attack guy in 27 and came up short. Still think that is the main issue. Choosing not to try and land one of these way farther down the list guys is less of a concern for me. We can get equivalent guys to them in a flip or late add down the road.
 
I was going to make a similar post about attack depth chart. Good catch by others to add Meyer and Peck. I asked in the 2026 recruiting thread if any of those middies could play attack. Rayfield seems like the most likely. Meyer and Anderson on the same attack line would be the biggest pair of attackmen we've had since...Ryan Powell and Mike Springer in 2000?
 
ohmilax34 said:
Meyer and Anderson on the same attack line would be the biggest pair of attackmen we've had since...Ryan Powell and Mike Springer in 2000?
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Dan Hardy (6'4, 214) and Mike Leveille (6'3, 204) in 2007 comes to mind. Hardy moved to midfield at some point that season, of course. But yeah, not a lot of big attackmen come to mind when thinking about SU. Owen Seebold? Randy Staats was 6'2 200, which seems on the line of qualifying as big.
 
Shrmdougluvr said:
You're missing Hansen Peck R-So. Still pretty thin though.

It seems they are intentionally holding pat with a small class at this time. I think it makes sense. IMO there is real market inefficiency with late bloomers in lacrosse and kids from non-hot bed and/or national clubs. The staff picking up the Nassau County Defenseman of the Year ('25), a Mass state champion FOGO ('25), WCAC player of the year (class '26), and a stud SSDM (class '26), all outside of the regular high D-1 window is emblematic of this.

Three '27 kids from the Albany area switched to Sweetlax last year. None of the three are reclass kids and all three have now committed (St. Joe's, Loyola, Albany). At least one was offered by Syracuse. These kids are not better players (at least exponentially so) because they went to Sweetlax. It just gave them more exposure (much like going to a prep school). I wonder who would have offered and where they would have committed if they stayed with Albany Power (Warren) or Stags (Chudzinski and Hickok)?
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Good catch, not sure how I missed those two. I need an editor. Since I am OCD, the updated list would look like this:

Charlie Kraftson, R-SR
Payton Anderson, SR
Owen O'Farrell, SR
Liam Banks Jr, JR
Brett Bucktooth Jr, R-Jr
Jake Meyer, JR
Hansen Peck, R-SO
Max Kruger, FR

I would be pretty excited about the possible lineup of Anderson, O'Farrell and Meyer if that comes pass. Most of the time when we try and predict a potential lineup, it's fools gold, but it's still fun to try it out. All three guys can dodge, but they do it in different ways. Anderson is a bully who out muscles his defender. Meyer is more smooth but can also post up and use his height. O'Farrell is a fun one who is on the small size, but it quick and physical. I am not sure which one would be the quarterback perse, but I think their skill sets would complement each other. Plus, if all goes to plan they might start two years in a row together, depending on what the coaches do with a player like Trey Deere.

Good point about the off cycle recruits that SU picked up this summer/fall. Part of me wonders if attack is a harder position in which to find a "diamond in the rough". It just feels like that position is the most scrutinized and analyzed of them all, and obviously is production is most easily measured with goals and assists. The guys they picked up after all were a fogo, a DMid, and two long sticks. None were offensive players. But who knows, certainly a lot can happen with a players development from sophomore year of high school to senior year. I still have to imagine the transfer portal is the easiest way to correct issues they had on the recruiting path, but we'll see!
 
Powellfan said:
Dan Hardy (6'4, 214) and Mike Leveille (6'3, 204) in 2007 comes to mind. Hardy moved to midfield at some point that season, of course. But yeah, not a lot of big attackmen come to mind when thinking about SU. Owen Seebold? Randy Staats was 6'2 200, which seems on the line of qualifying as big.
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Good one! 2006 Bucktooth, Leveille and Yevoli
Powellfan said:
Good catch, not sure how I missed those two. I need an editor. Since I am OCD, the updated list would look like this:

Charlie Kraftson, R-SR
Payton Anderson, SR
Owen O'Farrell, SR
Liam Banks Jr, JR
Brett Bucktooth Jr, R-Jr
Jake Meyer, JR
Hansen Peck, R-SO
Max Kruger, FR

I would be pretty excited about the possible lineup of Anderson, O'Farrell and Meyer if that comes pass. Most of the time when we try and predict a potential lineup, it's fools gold, but it's still fun to try it out. All three guys can dodge, but they do it in different ways. Anderson is a bully who out muscles his defender. Meyer is more smooth but can also post up and use his height. O'Farrell is a fun one who is on the small size, but it quick and physical. I am not sure which one would be the quarterback perse, but I think their skill sets would complement each other. Plus, if all goes to plan they might start two years in a row together, depending on what the coaches do with a player like Trey Deere.

Good point about the off cycle recruits that SU picked up this summer/fall. Part of me wonders if attack is a harder position in which to find a "diamond in the rough". It just feels like that position is the most scrutinized and analyzed of them all, and obviously is production is most easily measured with goals and assists. The guys they picked up after all were a fogo, a DMid, and two long sticks. None were offensive players. But who knows, certainly a lot can happen with a players development from sophomore year of high school to senior year. I still have to imagine the transfer portal is the easiest way to correct issues they had on the recruiting path, but we'll see!
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Agreed regarding transfer portal probably being a more likely source for a high end attackman than a late recruit/flip. If there are two ball-carrying attackmen like Anderson and Meyer (and hopefully effective) that leaves room for a strictly off-ball guy like Kruger.

I recently watched some of this past season's win over Princeton. In the first half SU scored some goals with 1v1 dodges and I often saw Finn Thomson bring his defender (a short stick practically face guarding him) to the dodger to make life harder for the on-ball defender. It also opened space in the middle of the field for the dodger. I hadn't remembered this kind of involvement from Thompson and figured I'd mention it here in this attack discussion.
 

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