The Rochester Knighthawks have 3 first-round picks.
The National Lacrosse League has announced the 2017 NLL Draft will take place on Monday, Sept. 18 at Toronto Rock Athletic Centre (TRAC) in Oakville, Ontario. Watch live on NLLTV.com starting with the pre-draft show at 6:30 pm as the league welcomes its newest crop of rookies ahead of the 2018 season.
League events at TRAC begin with the 2017 NLL Combine from Saturday, Sept. 16 to Sunday, Sept. 17 as prospects look to showcase their skills to the teams one final time before Monday’s Draft.
The Buffalo Bandits hold the first overall pick in the Draft along with two second-rounders. The Champion’s Cup winning Georgia Swarm also own three picks in the first round at fourth, seventh, and ninth overall while the Rochester Knighthawks will draft back-to-back in the fifth and sixth spots.
2017 NLL Draft Order as of September 15 (subject to change pending trades):
FIRST ROUND
1. Buffalo
2. Rochester
3. Calgary
4. Georgia (from New England)
5. Rochester (from Colorado)
6. Rochester (from Vancouver)
7. Georgia (from Toronto)
8. New England (from Saskatchewan)
9. Georgia
10. New England (from Georgia) (compensatory selection)
11. Calgary (compensatory selection)
SECOND ROUND
12. Buffalo
13. Buffalo (from Rochester)
14. Rochester (from Calgary via Saskatchewan via New England via Calgary via Buffalo via New England)
15. Georgia (from New England)
16. Saskatchewan (from Colorado)
17. New England (from Vancouver)
18. Toronto
19. Saskatchewan
20. Georgia
21. Georgia (compensatory selection)
22. Calgary (from Buffalo) (compensatory selection)
23. Calgary (compensatory selection)
THIRD ROUND
24. Georgia (from Buffalo)
25. Colorado (from Rochester)
26. Calgary
27. New England
28. Colorado
29. Vancouver
30. Toronto
31. Saskatchewan
32. Georgia
33. Buffalo (compensatory selection)
FOURTH ROUND
34. Buffalo
35. Toronto (from Rochester)
36. Buffalo (from Calgary)
37. New England
38. Colorado
39. Vancouver
40. Toronto
41. Saskatchewan
42. Georgia
FIFTH ROUND
43. Buffalo
44. Rochester
45. Calgary
46. New England
47. Georgia (from Colorado)
48. Vancouver
49. Toronto
50. Georgia
SIXTH ROUND
51. Buffalo
52. Rochester
53. Calgary
54. New England
55. Colorado
56. Vancouver
57. Toronto
58. Saskatchewan
59. Georgia