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Eleven Big Ten Players Selected in PLL Draft
ROSEMONT, Ill. – Eleven players from the Big Ten Conference were selected at the 2024 Premier Lacrosse League Draft, held May 7 in Bristol, Conn.
Maryland’s Ajax Zappitello, the 2024 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, was chosen third overall by the Maryland Whipsnakes while Rutgers midfielder Shane Knobloch, a 2024 Big Ten First Team selection, was selected fourth overall by the Carolina Chaos.
All six Big Ten programs were represented in the draft as Johns Hopkins had a conference-high three players selected followed by Maryland (2), Michigan (2), Rutgers (2), Ohio State (1) and Penn State (1).
The sixth PLL season begins June 1-2 in Albany, N.Y.
2024 Premier Lacrosse League Draft Selections
| Name, Pos. | School | Round | Pick | PLL Team |
| Ajax Zappitello, D | Maryland | 1 | 3 | Maryland Whipsnakes |
| Shane Knobloch, M | Rutgers | 1 | 4 | Carolina Chaos |
| Beau Pederson, SSDM | Michigan | 2 | 13 | Utah Archers |
| TJ Malone, A | Penn State | 3 | 17 | Maryland Whipsnakes |
| Garrett Degnon, A | Johns Hopkins | 3 | 18 | California Redwoods |
| Ross Scott, A | Rutgers | 3 | 20 | Carolina Chaos |
| Marcus Hudgins, D | Ohio State | 3 | 23 | Philadelphia Waterdogs |
| Luke Wierman, FO | Maryland | 4 | 25 | Denver Outlaws |
| Chayse Ierlan, G | Johns Hopkins | 4 | 29 | California Redwoods |
| Scott Smith, D | Johns Hopkins | 4 | 30 | Boston Cannons |
| Michael Boehm, A | Michigan | 4 | 31 | Philadelphia Waterdogs |