The Tampa Lax Report staff started with our own 2025 All-Region Team, All County lists, All District lists, as well as statistical leaders and committed players to come up with what we think are the Top 25 Boys Players to Watch in 2026.
As the overall strength of players in this area continues to improve and more players commit to play in college, narrowing down players to just 25 is becoming extremely difficult.
If you feel like we’re sleeping on you, show us! Make our Player of the Week list. Show up in our Top 10 Lists for goals or saves. Make us regret not including you here. We love to see players making names for themselves and helping their teams earn wins over ‘better’ opponents.
We are excited to see more great players leading so many different schools. Parity in the sport is always a great way to grow it.
Tampa Lax Report’s 25 Boys Players to Watch in 2026
| Attack | Brady Garrett | 2026 | Newsome |
| Attack | Cole Peck | 2026 | Jesuit |
| Attack | Matt Iaconis | 2026 | PHU |
| Attack | Jackson Schwartz | 2026 | Wiregrass |
| Attack | Griffin Watkins | 2026 | Sickles |
| Attack | Ford Taylor | 2027 | Plant |
| Attack | Tyler Davis | 2027 | Mitchell |
| Attack | Josh Fisher | 2027 | Mitchell |
| Midfield | Austin Whitaker | 2026 | Mitchell |
| Midfield | Brody Poppa | 2026 | Sickles |
| Midfield | Matt White | 2026 | Berkeley Prep |
| Midfield | Will Habermeyer | 2026 | Berkeley Prep |
| Midfield | Trevor Palm | 2026 | Alonso |
| Defense | Max Boyer | 2026 | Plant |
| Defense | Ryson Demarest | 2026 | Plant |
| Defense | Noah Day | 2026 | Wiregrass |
| Defense | Austin Garcia | 2027 | Bloomingdale |
| Defense | Tyler Watts | 2028 | Berkeley Prep |
| LSM | Carson Covington | 2026 | St. Pete Catholic |
| FOGO | Chris Gonzales | 2026 | Newsome |
| Goalie | London Lochan | 2026 | Plant |
| Goalie | Tripp Wimberly | 2026 | Calvary Christian |
| Goalie | Mason Hewitt | 2027 | Newsome |
Get out to games this season and pay attention to these players. These are the leaders on their respective teams. Other teams game plan around these athletes. They are some of the best the Tampa area has to offer.
