Carter Rice selected No. 29 by California Redwoods in PLL Draft
Carter Rice marked the fourth Syracuse player selected in the Premier Lacrosse League Draft Sunday, joining Sam English, Owen Hiltz and Michael Grace. Leonardo Eriman | Photo Editor
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Syracuse short stick midfielder Carter Rice was selected No. 29 in the Premier League Lacrosse Draft Tuesday. Rice was the fourth Orange player selected in the draft by the California Redwoods.
He joins midfielder Sam English on the Redwoods after he was picked No. 3, while attack Owen Hiltz went to the Carolina Chaos with the No. 8 pick and defender Michael Grace was selected No. 22 by the New York Atlas.
In four seasons with SU, Rice has played in every game as a short stick midfielder, providing pivotal speed on clears and defensive marking for Syracuse. He’s also picked up 61 ground balls and racked up 22 caused turnovers throughout his career.
In 2025, his defense earned goals against is in the 81st percentile, his seven caused turnovers this season is in the 93rd percentile and his caused turnover percentage is in the 96th percentile, according to Lacrosse Reference.
Last season, Rice was named a Preseason Inside Lacrosse All-American Honorable Mention and caused a career-high 10 turnovers.
The 5-foot-11, 191 pound Rice was the No. 99 recruit in the class of 2021, per Inside Lacrosse, after he led Boston College High School (Massachusetts) to a Division I State final. His and No. 6 SU’s search for an NCAA Tournament title begins Sunday against Harvard in the first round.
