Brennan O'Neill Selected No. 1 Overall in 2024 NLL Draft

The 2024 National Lacrosse League Draft took place virtually Sunday night, and virtually no one was surprised by the No. 1 selection made by the Philadelphia Wings.

Brennan O’Neill became the fourth player to be selected first overall in both the NLL and its outdoor professional counterpart, following in the footsteps of Kevin Crowley (2012), Lyle Thompson (2015) and Jeff Teat (2020).

He is the first American to be taken No. 1 since Casey Powell in 1998.

The Duke star and U.S. Men’s National Team most valuable player watched the draft from his former college stomping grounds.

“Now I get to write my own history in this league,” he told Teddy Jenner after the draft.

O’Neill was one of three Duke players taken in the draft. You can see the results of all six rounds below.

FIRST ROUND    

1. Philadelphia: Brennan O’Neill, Offense (Duke)
2. Toronto: Sam English, Offense (Syracuse/Oakville Rock)
3. Georgia: Michael Grace, Defense (RIT/Syracuse/Brooklin LC)
4. Vancouver: Johnathan Peshko, Offense (Johns Hopkins/Owen Sound North Stars)
5. Calgary: Brayden Mayea, Offense (High Point)
6. Vancouver: Remo Schenato, Defense (Coquitlam Adanacs Jr. A) *
7. Buffalo: Lukas Nielsen, Offense (New Westminster Salmonbellies Jr. A)
8. Buffalo: Luca Antongiovanni, Defense/Transition (North Carolina/Coquitlam Adanacs)
9. San Diego: Trent DiCicco, Defense (Ohio State/Victoria Shamrocks) **
10. Calgary: Jack Follows, Defense (Cornell/Oakville Rock)
11. Georgia: Alex Bean, Defense (Loyola)
12. San Diego: Jacob Power, Transition (Belmont Abbey/Nanaimo Timbermen)
13. Toronto: Jake Darlison, Transition (Whitby Warriors Jr. A_
14. San Diego: Robbie Turpin, Defense (Simon Fraser/Coquitlam Adanacs Jr. A)
15. Buffalo: Taylor Dooley, Defense (Mercer/Toronto Beaches Jr. A)
16. Saskatchewan: Matt Acchione, Transition (Delaware/Snake Island Muskies)

* The Saskatchewan Rush traded the No. 6 selection in the 2024 Entry Draft and their second-round pick in the 2025 Entry Draft to the Vancouver Warriors for Brock Haley.

** The Georgia Swarm traded the No. 9 selection in the 2024 Entry Draft to the San Diego Seals in exchange for San Diego’s first-round selection in the 2025 Entry Draft.

SECOND ROUND

17. Colorado: Owen Rahn, Transition (Orangeville Northmen Jr. A)
18. Las Vegas: Jack VanOverbeke, Offense (High Point)
19. Buffalo: Trent Robertson, Defense (Brampton Excelsiors_
20. Saskatchewan: Denton Macdonald, Transition (Bellarmine/Victoria Shamrocks)
21. Colorado: Nathan Whittom, Goaltender (Mimico Mountaineers Jr. A)
22. Georgia: Calum Leaver-Preyra, Goaltender (Burlington Blaze Jr. A)
23. Georgia: Carter Page, Offense (Saint Joseph’s/Peterborough Lakers)
24. Ottawa: Dustyn Birkhof, Defense (Cobourg Kodiaks)
25. Saskatchewan: Reese Barnes, Transition (Edmonton Miners Jr. A)
26. Ottawa: Riley Delill, Defense (Robert Morris/Brampton Excelsiors)
27. Rochester: Conner Fingar (UAlbany)
28. Albany: JP Ward, Offense (Delaware/Brampton Excelsiors)

THIRD ROUND

29. Philadelphia: Christopher Harland, Defense (Dalhousie/Toronto Beaches Jr. A)
30. Las Vegas: Jackson Webster, Offense (Canisius/Owen Sound North Stars)
31. Albany: Jakson Raposo, Transition (Johns Hopkins/Brooklin LC)
32. Vancouver: Rhys Porteous, Offense (Manhattan/Maple Ridge Burrards)
33. Calgary: Colby Bowman, Goaltender (Walsh/Nanaimo Timbermen)
34. Saskatchewan: Jake Naso (Duke)
35. Buffalo: Marquez White, Offense (Princeton/San Diego Royals NCBS)
36. Toronto: Alex Messier, Defense (Halton Hills Bulldogs Jr. B)
37. Saskatchewan: Charlie McFadden, Defense (Skidmore/St. Albert)
38. Halifax: Ajax Zappitello, Defense (Maryland)
39. San Diego: Cam Acchione, Offense (Delaware/Owen Sound North Stars)
40. San Diego: Ethan M’Lot, Offense (Burnaby Lakers Jr. A)
*41. Vancouver: Josh Carlson, Offense (Denver)
42. Colorado: Patrick McIntosh, Offense (Virginia/Dragons CACBLL)
43. San Diego: Arthur Miller, Offense (NJIT/Victoria Shamrocks)

*The Toronto Rock traded the No. 41 selection in the 2024 Entry Draft to the Vancouver Warriors in exchange for the No. 47 selection in the 2024 Entry Draft and Vancouver’s third-round selection in the 2026 Entry Draft.

FOURTH ROUND

44. Colorado: Ethan Robertson, Goaltender (Six Nations Jr. A)
45. Albany: Saam Olexo, Defense (Syracuse)
46. Philadelphia: Shane Knobloch, Offense (Rutgers)
47. Toronto: Landen Sinfield, Offense (Akwesasne Jr. B)
48. Calgary: Austin Ducommun, Offense (Towson/New Westminster Salmonbellies)
49. Saskatchewan: Marcus Needham, Offense (Embry-Riddle/St. Albert)
50. Ottawa: Neal Adamson, Defense (Brampton Excelsiors Jr. A)
51. Rochester: Regan Endres (UAlbany)
52. Halifax: Ashton Brown, Goaltender (Port Coquitlam Saints Jr. A)
53. Philadelphia: Zayden Blake, Defense (Edmonton Miners Jr. A)
54. Calgary: Carter Cook, Transition (Calgary Mountaineers Jr. A)
55. Toronto: Colton Armitage, Offense (St. Catharines Athletics Jr. A)
56. Saskatchewan: Zach Thompson, Offense (Newberry/Cobourg Kodiaks)
57. Buffalo: Angus MacDonell, Offense (Mimico Mountaineers Jr. A)

FIFTH ROUND

58. Colorado: Zach Goorno (Bowdoin)
59. Las Vegas: Aidan Danenza (Duke)
60. Philadelphia: Nathan Fehr, Defense (St. Catharines Athletics Jr. A)
61. Vancouver: Kai George, Defense (Lewis/New Westminster Jr. A)
62. Calgary: Aiden Hindson, Defense (New Westminster Jr. A)
63. Toronto: Connor Shellenberger (Virginia)
64. Ottawa: Nathan Woods, Defense (Saint Michael's)
65. Buffalo: Bryce Cordingley, Defense (Newberry)
66. Calgary: Luke Williams (Marquette)
67. Halifax: Louis Alfred Jr., Defense (Six Nations Jr. A)
68. Georgia: Grant Breyo, Defense (UMass)
69. San Diego: Jordy Neary, Defense (Port Coquitlam Saints Jr. A)
70. Toronto: Ethan Fisher, Defense (St. Catharines Athletics Jr. A)
71. Albany: Brendon Hoechsmann (University of Guelph/Calgary Chill Jr. B)
72. Saskatchewan: Caleb Creasor, Defense (Marquette/Nanaimo Timbermen)

SIXTH ROUND

73. Colorado: Dylan Hess (Georgetown)
74. Las Vegas: Davis McCulley, Defense (Belmont Abbey/Victoria Shamrocks)
75. Philadelphia: Steve DelleMonache, Defense (Robert Morris/Burlington Blaze)
76. Vancouver: Cole Kastner (Virginia)
77. Calgary: Ben Foster, Offense (Maryville)
78. Saskatchewan: Garrett Brockmeyer, Defense (Lake Erie/St. Albert Miners)
79. Ottawa: Lindyn Hill, Goaltender (Orangeville Northmen Jr. A)
80. Rochester: Caleb Commandant, Defense (RIT)
81. Philadelphia: Soloman Hess (Drexel)
82. Halifax: Josh Fairey, Defense (Loyola/Toronto Beaches Jr. A)
83. Georgia: Connor Boss, Offense (Robert Morris/Buffalos UCBLL)
84. San Diego: Tyden Redlick, Goaltender (Edmonton Miners Jr. A)
*85. Philadelphia: Matt Kuhn, Goaltender (Philly Kings)
86. Buffalo: Vance Adams, Offense (Six Nations Jr. A)

*The Buffalo Bandits traded the No. 85 selection in the 2024 Entry Draft to the Philadelphia Wings in exchange for their sixth-round selection in the 2025 Entry Draft.