DRAFT PICK ORDER AND 2025 PLAYERS ANNOUNCED!!!!

The 2025 NSL Draft is upon us! The final player pool is set and teams across the league have been doing their due diligence ahead of Draft Weekend March 14-16 at Boar’s Head Resort in Charlottesville, VA. The NSL has conducted a lottery among the the expansion teams to determine the pick order at the top end of the draft, and on the men’s side the remaining picks will follow by reverse order of finish last season. The draft will proceed in a snake draft format (the defending champion New York Knights will pick last in round 1 and first in round 2, and so on).

An important feature of this year’s draft for the returning Men’s teams is that owners will have to determine which of their players to keep for the 2025 season. For each player they keep on the roster, they will lose that corresponding pick in the draft; for example, if the Atlanta Tornados decide to keep their first round pick Youssef Ibrahim, they will pass on the first round of the draft this year. The official Keeper List will be released to the public on March 1 as owners and team coaches mull over these important decisions.

PICK ORDER:

MEN’S DRAFT

Greenwich Panthers
Philadelphia Lightning
Lake Erie Beacons
Chicago Grizzlies
Newport Dragons
Derby City Colts
Atlanta Tornados
Nashville Crushers
New York Knights

WOMEN’S DRAFT

Philadelphia Freedom
DC Inferno
SoNo Sharks
Lake Erie Beacons

Official 2025 Player Pool It comes as no surprise that the strength and depth of the NSL has skyrocketed in year 2. Below, we are listing out the top 10 draft entries by world ranking for the 2025 season for both the Men’s and Women’s league. A complete list of the Player Pool can be found below as well. Remember, owners will have to construct their teams not just by absolute ranking, but by player style and how their roster works together. Last season, we saw players like Matias “The Spin Bender” Knudsen and Ronald “El Parcero” Palomino be some of the most valuable weapons in the league, despite both being ranked outside the World Top 50. Here we go!!! Click below for: Public Player Pool MEN’S NSL 2025 Public Player Pool WOMEN’S NSL 2025 MEN’S TOP 10 ENTRIES BY RANK

WOMEN’S TOP 10 ENTRIES BY RANK

Tune in for Draft Weekend March 14-16 LIVE on the NSL Youtube Channel @nationalsquashleague, or follow our instagram @nsl.sport for updates. Friday night at 6pm ET will feature two pre draft exhibition matches for both men and women, and Saturday night the live draft commences at 5:30pm ET, commentary done by crowd favorites Jackson Bragman of the Bragman Breakdown & Squash U Podcast, and Sean Choi of the Rally Report.