Calgary Enters NLL Draft Night With League-High Nine Picks
NXTbets Pro | Published On: September 21, 2026
Draft order
The club has nine picks to work with entering draft night. The draft will air live Thursday at 6 p.m. ET and stream on the NLL’s Facebook and YouTube pages. Rochester owns the first overall selection, giving it the opening chance to shape the top of the board. Toronto follows at No. 2 with a pick that comes from Calgary, while Vancouver holds the third selection through Ottawa. Las Vegas sits fourth and San Diego is up fifth, giving the opening stretch of the draft a clear order before the rest of the first round unfolds. The setup puts Calgary in the rare position of owning the deepest stockpile of picks while other teams sit near the top of the order.
First-round picks
The first round will include 17 selections, with compensatory picks slotted at Nos. 14 through 17. That gives the round a defined structure from the start, with the opening five picks already set and the back end reserved for the compensatory spots. Calgary’s nine picks stand out in that mix, since Georgia and Vancouver each enter with seven. Those totals give Calgary the widest range of options in the draft, while Georgia and Vancouver remain well positioned to add multiple players of their own. With the first round stretched to 17 picks and the compensatory choices tucked into the final four spots, teams will have a full range of chances to add depth early and late.
