Toronto projected to take Silas Richmond at No. 2 in NLL mock draft
NXTbets Pro | Published On: September 24, 2026
Toronto’s first-round plan
OTC Staff’s mock draft put Toronto in a prominent spot from the start, projecting the club to take top prospect Silas Richmond at No. 2 before using the final pick of the first round on another right-handed option in Oakville’s Sheehan. That gives Toronto two of the most visible selections on the board and makes the club one of the main drivers of the opening round. The Richmond pick carries the biggest weight. It places a premium player near the top of the draft and gives Toronto a projected centerpiece to build around. The Sheehan projection adds a different kind of value, since it points to a second straight first-round swing on the same side of the floor and suggests Toronto wants more balance in its offensive group.
The mock draft framed that combination as a clear team-building path. Toronto does not just have one headline name in the projection. It has two chances to address need and fit in the same round. Richmond supplies the star power at No. 2. Sheehan, identified as a right-handed option from Oakville, gives the club another layer later in the round. That sort of board position matters in a draft class that the article described as deep in forwards and defensive help, because it gives a team room to target both the best available talent and a specific roster need without waiting too long.
Rochester’s No. 1 pick
Rochester sits at the top of the mock draft, where it is projected to select a Mimico, Ontario offensive standout first overall. That choice sets the tone for the whole board. A first-overall pick always shapes the rest of the round, and this one points straight to offense at the top. The projection gives Rochester the first shot at a player and makes the opening selection the clearest statement in the mock. With that kind of pick, the team controls the rhythm of the draft and forces the clubs behind it to react to what comes off the board first.
The article also said the class was deep in forwards and defensive help, which makes Rochester’s slot even more important. A class with that mix offers teams different ways to attack the first round. Some clubs can chase scoring. Others can look for players who help at the other end. Rochester’s projected move fits the offensive side of that equation and leaves the rest of the league to sort through the follow-up choices. That is where the rest of the mock draft gains traction, because the first pick does more than identify a player. It shapes the order that follows and sets up the next wave of decisions for teams trying to balance need, value and timing.
Leaguewide mock board
The rest of the mock draft spread the attention across several other teams and gave the first round a clear structure beyond the top two picks. Vancouver was projected to land Matt Collison if it could not trade up for Richmond, keeping the Richmond conversation alive while offering Vancouver a fallback path. Vegas was linked with Joey Spallina, San Diego with Zach Bowen and Buffalo with Michael White, which gave each of those clubs a defined first-round target in the projection. Taken together, those picks showed a board with multiple directions available, not just at the top but throughout the opening round.
That depth matters because the mock draft was published before the real draft and served as a snapshot of the field ahead of the live event. The draft was scheduled to start at 6 p.m. ET and was set to be shown on the league’s YouTube channel and Facebook channel. That timing gives the preview piece added relevance, since it maps out the choices teams might face just before the selections begin. The mock also suggests that the first round could move in more than one direction depending on whether clubs stay put or try to climb the order. Vancouver’s conditional path for Collison shows that clearly. Toronto’s double projection does the same. The article’s focus on forwards and defensive help ties the whole board together, with the class offering enough depth to create different fits for teams at several points in the round.
