The 2025 PLL Draft is in the books, but these undrafted college stars could still get camp invites.
- Dan Arestia
- May 7
- 5 min read
With the PLL Draft concluded, teams can turn towards the supplemental draft adds. After Tuesday night, teams go to post draft waivers so they can fill their rosters for training camp. While during the season a roster has to be kept to 25 players, and 19 of them dress on game day, the rosters expand to 29 players for camp. It gives teams the ability to build competition within specific position groups, or take a look at players they might have had on their draft board, but were unable to get based on how the draft worked out. Supplemental draft players may feel like long shots, but Kyle Hartzell was a supplemental draft player. This is where the real gems can be found if teams scour close enough. After the draft, a number of coaches mentioned SSDM as a spot of need, expect plenty of those to be brought to camp.
Here are a few undrafted players that make sense to target this week:
Colin Mulshine, D, Princeton
The top close defender at Princeton, Mulshine put some great games on tape this year. Playing the Ivy means he got to tangle with CJ Kirst and Sam King, both PLL draftees, as well as Leo Johnson and Chris Lyons, who are potential draftees in 2026. Mulshine is a three year starter and a captain for Princeton this. At 6’3, 225 lbs, he has the natural build to step in and play close defense in the PLL right away. His footwork is solid, he won’t rack up takeaway numbers, but he’s a steady and capable PLL defenseman. I was told that more than one team really liked Mulshine’s skill set, but there may have been questions about consistent availability this summer.
Andrew O’Berry, SSDM, Harvard/UNC
The UNC Tar Heel has put together a solid season at the SSDM spot. Before arriving in Chapel Hill, he was a captain and first team All Ivy at Harvard. He came up with 40 GBs his senior year at Harvard. He’s got 25 this year for the Heels. O’Berry wins matchups with smart play. His footwork and angle play are excellent. At 190 lbs he’s a little light by pro SSDM standards, but his style of play could work in the pros. He’s excellent at driving his man where the defensive scheme wants a dodger to go. He’s not a PLL level eraser, but he’s a worthwhile look as a quality team defender.
Joe Juengerkes, SSDM, Princeton/Rutgers
The former Princeton Tiger stayed in state for a grad season and went to Rutgers. He’s elevated his game this year. He’s picked up a preposterous 55 GBs for the Scarlet Knights, a credit to his motor but also his prowess as a wing player. Rutgers faces off well and you can see their clear approach to it as a 3v3 contest. Some college programs don’t make this as obvious because they can just quick exit with their specialist, Rutgers involves everyone. Like O’Berry, weight wise he’s a little light, listed under 200 lbs. But his motor is outstanding. Bringing in “the guy who always comes up with loose balls” for camp is rarely a bad idea. A lot of teams mentioned SSDM as a need they wanted to address in the supplemental draft additions, that’s good news for guys like O’Berry and Juengerkes.
Casey Wilson, SSDM, Denver
It’s not a true shock to see Wilson go undrafted. While earlier in the year, Big Boards and Mock Drafts had Casey Wilson up as high as a second round pick, he basically came off the board for everyone in April. It’s no secret why; Wilson sustained a knee injury at the end of the regular season that will cause him to miss the summer. Wilson expects to be ready for the NLL season. He’s a two league pro level two way midfielder. He’s also someone that teams can count on to stay with lacrosse for the long term. Wilson is a lacrosse lifer, an solid cover shorty, and an elite athlete going from defense to offense.
AJ Pilate, D, Army
Pilate will be an All American this year, almost certainly a teamer. He’s been a Patriot League DPOY, he’s a hoover on ground balls, he’s covered some of the best in the country, and he plays mean. He’s the closest thing in this draft class to Jack Rowlett. He’ll do some talking, win his matchup, and win you the ball. Every week. The challenge is that as a service academy grad, it’s difficult to count on his availability long term. A team that drafts Pilate will get a year, maybe two, of his services, and after that it’s up in the air. PLL teams are showing less of a willingness to draft players they don’t think will stick with the team long term, which is bad news for service academy players.
Michael Long, A, Cornell
Michael Long is a whirling dervish of an attackman. And he does everything. He has 225 career points at Cornell (and counting) on an almost perfect split of goals and assists. He’s a career 44% shooter. He’s shared an attack line with CJ Kirst, and in recent years, drafting attackmen from Cornell has worked out pretty well. Long may be slightly undersized by recent PLL standards, but his elusiveness and intelligence with and without the ball are all pro level. A challenge with Long might be injury history. He’s had shoulder issues over the last few seasons. On top of that, if Cornell makes the run to Memorial Day Weekend, it means players from the Big Red will be late arrivals to PLL camp and have to play catch up. Long is smart enough on the field that this shouldn’t matter, but a delayed arrival on top of possible injury red flags might have kept coaches away on draft night.
Will Lynch, FO, Notre Dame
Lynch, but really all faceoff guys. Matt Paolatto, Will Coletti, they all could have gotten a look. These days, most teams just carry one faceoff man. If he’s losing on a given weekend, you don’t go to another guy, you try and work the prevent. If he’s losing consistently, you don’t carry a second faceoff man on the 25, you just grab another guy to try from the player pool. It makes the position particularly difficult to crack. There are eight spots in the league. Trevor Baptiste, TD Ierlan, Mike Sisselberger, and Joe Nardella occupy four of them. The other four are teams where someone else might win the job (Wierman was outstanding as a rookie but sophomore slumps can happen). Camp rosters go up to 29 guys, any team who has even the slightest question about the faceoff position would do well to bring it a player like Lynch or Paolatto for a look and to push the incumbent.
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