March 10, 2026
By Ryan Baker
One of the busiest UFA offseasons in history has come to a close as teams have finalized their rosters.
If we just look at the All-UFA, All Defense, and All Rookie selections, along with the 2025 awards, there are nine different players who are not going to be suiting up for the team they did in 2025. Across those nine players, there are 11 selections to the All-UFA, All Defense, and All Rookie teams, including two award winners.
That doesn’t even include some of the longest-tenured UFA names moving to a different location, or younger cornerstones who are some of the up-and-coming stars in the league.
To better understand the shifts in the competitive landscape, here is a look at every 2025 playoff team’s notable departures and additions from the 2025 offseason.
CENTRAL DIVISION
Chicago Union
The Union will be similar to its 2024 squad on paper but should be better on the field. It still can’t be skipped that the Union lost MVP finalist Daan De Marrée, who was their best player by a long shot. They also lost All-UFA Defensive Team selections William Wettengel and Xavier Payne. However, John Lithio is back from injury after not playing in 2025, and he joins new faces of Mikey O’Brien, Charlie Vukovic, and Edgar "Mad Max" Sumbi. Lithio and Mad Max are the most intriguing additions as Lithio’s height and playmaking ability make him a downfield terror and Max will be a dangerously fast and sneaky contributor who will be tough for opponents to scout.
Madison Radicals
The Radicals typically don’t make big splashes in the offseason, and this year was no different. They quietly added veteran Victor Luo after he spent 2025 with the Union, who will provide a calming two-way presence for the young Radicals team.
Minnesota Wind Chill
One notable storyline this offseason was Minnesota Wind Chill's dual signing of Noah Coolman and Lukas Ambrose, both joining the 2024 championship team. These high-profile additions will strengthen what is already one of the league’s best defenses and contribute to Minnesota’s transitional offense, an area where the team is looking to improve. Additionally, Nate De Morgan, coming off his first season with Salt Lake, could prove to be a valuable contributor. The team’s main roster loss was James Pollard, who signed with Indianapolis; the new defensive additions are expected to address that gap.
EAST DIVISION
Boston Glory
Coming over from the Breeze, Thomas Edmonds headlines the reigning champs’ additions this year. In five of his seven seasons, Edmonds has logged at least 20 assists and provides another offensive weapon for the Glory. Boston also added high schooler and USA U20 player Max Coe, as well as the 2025 MVP’s brother, Lander Decraene. The hit that Boston took this offseason is the loss of 2025 Defensive Players of the Year and Second Team All-UFA selection Tannor Johnson-Go.
DC Breeze
The Breeze lost one huge veteran this year and replaced him with another. While longtime cornerstone Rowan McDonnell won’t be playing for DC for the first time in nine years, they added Sean Mott to fill that gap. The 10-year Philadelphia veteran has thrown at least 40 assists in three of his last four seasons. The defense of the Breeze is getting bolstered with the signing of the mixed U24 Netherlands team Wiebe van den Brink. Brink hosts the nickname of “Flying Dutchman” for his acrobatic and mind-boggling defensive plays, and will be an immediate impact to DC’s defensive line.
New York Empire
Two of the UFA’s biggest superstars have moved to the Big Apple for the 2026 season. The signings of Daan De Marrée and Alex Atkins immediately thrust the Empire into legitimate title contender talks. If De Marrée suits up for a majority of New York’s games this year, he and Atkins will put up video game numbers and be amongst the league’s best duos. Braden Eberhard and Elliott Moore are two veteran signees that bring 68 total scores from 2025 and 12 years of experience to New York.
SOUTH DIVISION
Atlanta Hustle
The Hustle’s major departures include the all-time UFA scorer Cameron Brock leaving after a year with the Hustle, and 2025 Second Team All-Defensive selection Tyler Randall. However, Atlanta was able to add Salt Lake’s Will Selfridge, who proved to be one of the league’s top dual threats last year, logging 20 assists and 25 goals in just seven games in 2025. Brock provided a ton of offensive efficiency for Atlanta in 2025, but Brock's absence does pave the way for guys like Alec Wilson-Holiday and Selfridge to do more damage in 2026.
Austin Sol
Much like San Diego, the Sol are going to look incredibly similar in 2026, minus 2025 Second Team All-Rookie selection Carson Armstrong. The caveat with Austin is that they will get to see Evan Swiatek and Matt Armour suit up for them again after both did not play in 2025. The two combined for 90 scores in 2024 and will be pivotal players alongside the Henke brothers this year. Austin was also able to bring in veteran Ryan Drost after he spent 11 years with the Empire, as well as a returning Duncan Fitzgerald, who amassed over 5,100 throwing yards in 2023 and 2024 with the Sol.
San Diego Growlers
The Growlers are retaining much of their 2025 roster and were able to add some young and veteran depth with Sam Besse, who played his rookie year with Vegas last year, former LA Aviator Isaac Hsu, Jeffrey Silverman, who returns to San Diego after a two-year hiatus and has nine years of UFA experience, and Brandon Van Deusen, who will be nice veteran handler to add to the mix. But the headline signing for San Diego is the addition of 2025 First Team All-Rookie selection Jonathan Lyle, who led the Aviators in scoring last year with 67.
WEST DIVISION
Colorado Apex
Colorado has a ton of holes in their team after a lot of its core left the team. Coolman, Atkins, and Tobias Brooks are the three All-UFA caliber players who left in the offseason, leaving the biggest questions for the Apex. They were able to get three UFA-experienced guys in Jimmy McGuinness from San Diego, Kuochuan Ponzio from Montreal, and Adrian Cisneros from Vegas, but those three had a minimal effect on their respective teams in 2025.
Oakland Spiders
The Spiders added some major talent this offseason, headlined by 2019 D-I Defensive Player of the Year Sean Liston, who also helped lead his club team to a nationals title in 2025. On top of that, they were able to bring in Dylan Villeneuve, who won a college nationals title with Brown University in 2019. The other two potential big-impact signings come in the form of teammates at Cal Poly-SLO, a team that finished second at college nationals in 2024, James Whealan and Anton Orme. Orme also helped the USA U24 team bring home gold this past summer.
Salt Lake Shred
The Shred took a major hit with the loss of Will Selfridge. There aren’t many players across the league that can replace a talent like Selfridge, but Salt Lake was able to add some young talent headlined by All Rookie Second Team selection Carson Armstrong who should bolster the Shred’s offensive line. Other young additions include Porter Stobbe, who put up 18 assists and 13 goals with Vegas last year, and Jacob Hoffman, who helped lead his team to a high school nationals title in 2024. Finally, Simon Dastrup returns to Salt Lake after playing with Chicago in 2025, and provides the Shred with a big receiving target including a dual-threat chance as he put up five assists, eight goals, and four blocks in five games last year.
Final Thoughts
The 2026 season is gearing up to be one of the best seasons yet. The talent pool is getting wider, and superstars are relocating.
Atlanta added one of the best young talents in an attempt to push them over the hump after their fourth quarter mishaps in the playoffs, Oakland is gearing up for a playoff push by getting established names in the ultimate world, but are just getting on to the UFA scene, and New York is looking to reestablish dominance in the league with their two marquee additions.
The South has been a dogfight for the last few years, and after rosters have finalized, the waters are even more murky. However, Atlanta could be the third place team in this division when it’s all said and done. The Sol got two of their biggest producers back on the field and added veteran guys to help develop the already blooming young talent. Meanwhile, the Growlers signing of Lyle could go down as one of the most effective signings of the year and push them over the edge to claiming a division title.
The West could have a new champ for the first time since the Shred joined the UFA in 2022 with Oakland adding its new talent, given that they can adapt to play in the UFA. Even with the Armstrong signing by Salt Lake, I think the Spiders did enough to close the gap that has been between the two teams for quite some time.
With the rosters being finalized, I think we are going to see four different one seeds come August compared to last year. While the 2026 playoffs could look similar to 2025 in terms of the teams, the outcomes will surely be different.
