Carolina Chaos
The Carolina Chaos are a professional field lacrosse team based in Charlotte, North Carolina, that competes in the Premier Lacrosse League. The Chaos are one of the six founding members of the PLL for the 2019 season. Notable players include Blaze Riorden, Jarrod Neumann and Troy Reh. Chaos were crowned PLL Champions for the first time in team history with a 14 - 9 victory over the Whipsnakes in the 2021 PLL Championship.
Roster
^Indicates player is on holdout list
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Coaching staff
- Head coach – Roy Colsey
- Assistant coach – Kyle Sweeney
- Assistant coach – Matt Mackrides
All-time draft selections
| Rnd. | Pick # | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | 2019 Accolades |
| 1 | 6 | Johnny Surdick | Defense | Army | Patriot League | Schmeisser Award Winner, First-Team All-American, Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year, First-Team Patriot League |
| 2 | 7 | Jack Rowlett | Defense | North Carolina | Atlantic Coast Conference | Third-Team All-American, First-Team ACC |
| 3 | 18 | Greyson Torain | Midfield | Navy | Patriot League | First-Team Patriot League |
| 4 | 19 | Austin Henningsen | Faceoff | Maryland | Big Ten Conference |
2020 Entry Draft
The 2020 player entry draft occurred on March 16 for teams to select players arriving from rival Major League Lacrosse. On March 4, Paul Burmeister and NBCSN hosted an entry draft lottery for selection order. Out of 100 balls to select from, Waterdogs had 40, Chrome had 25, Atlas had 15, Archers had 10, Chaos had 6, Redwoods had 3, and the champion Whipsnakes had 1.
Rob Pannell was announced to be transferring to the PLL on March 9, followed by 15 other players the following day, which comprised the selection pool for the entry draft. A total of 14 players were selected in the entry draft with remaining new players entering the league player pool.
| Rnd. | Pick # | Player | Pos. | College |
| 1 | 7 | Dillon Ward | Goalie | Bellarmine |
| 2 | 14 | Jason Noble | Midfield | Cornell |
2020 College Draft
| Rnd. | Pick # | Player | Pos. | College | Notes |
| 1 | 5 | Matt Gaudet | Attack | Yale | |
| 2 | 12 | Jeff Teat | Attack | Cornell | Teat would return to Cornell for a fifth season |
2021 Entry Draft
| Rnd. | Pick # | Player | Pos. | College |
| 1 | 8 | Max Adler | Face-off | Bentley |
| 2 | 16 | Challen Rogers | Midfield | Stony Brook |
| 3 | 24 | Kyle Jackson | Midfield | Michigan |
2021 College Draft
| Rnd. | Pick # | Player | Pos. | College |
| 1 | 6 | Mac O'Keefe | Attack | Penn State |
| 2 | 14 | Kyle Gallagher | Face-off | Notre Dame |
| 2 | 15 | Tanner Cook | Midfield | North Carolina |
| 3 | 19 | Jared Bernhardt | Attack | Maryland |
| 3 | 22 | Kyle Thornton | Defense | Notre Dame |
| 4 | 30 | Ryan Smith | Attack | Robert Morris |
2022 College Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | 6 | Brett Kennedy | Defense | Syracuse |
| 1 | 8 | Zach Geddes | SSDM | Georgetown |
| 2 | 16 | Jonathan Donville | Attack | Maryland |
| 4 | 32 | Kevin Lindley | Attack | Loyola |
2023 College Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | 7 | Will Bowen | Defense | Georgetown |
| 2 | 15 | Brian Minicus | Attack | Georgetown |
| 3 | 17 | Tye Kurtz | Attack | Delaware |
| 3 | 23 | Nick Rowlett | Faceoff | Michigan |
| 4 | 31 | Levi Anderson | Attack | Saint Joseph's |
2024 College Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | 4 | Shane Knobloch | Midfield | Rutgers |
| 2 | 12 | Eric Dobson | Midfield | Notre Dame |
| 3 | 20 | Ross Scott | Attack | Rutgers |
| 4 | 28 | Dylan Hess | Midfield | Georgetown |
2025 College Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | 8 | Owen Hiltz | Attack | Syracuse |
| 2 | 13 | Levi Verch | Defense | Saint Joseph's |
| 2 | 16 | Jack McDonald | LSM | Maryland |
Season results
| Game | Location | Date | Opponent | Result |
| 1 | Herriman, Utah | July 25, 2020 | Chrome | L 9–13 |
| 2 | Herriman, Utah | July 29, 2020 | Redwoods | L 7–8 |
| 3 | Herriman, Utah | July 31, 2020 | Whipsnakes | L 7–12 |
| 4 | Herriman, Utah | August 1, 2020 | Waterdogs | L 9–10 |
| 5 | Herriman, Utah | August 4, 2020 | Chrome | W 19–14 |
| 6 | Herriman, Utah | August 6, 2020 | Archers | W 13–9 |
| 7 | Herriman, Utah | August 9, 2020 | Whipsnakes | L 6–12 |
| Game | Location | Date | Opponent | Result |
| 1 | Foxborough, Massachusetts | June 5, 2021 | Whipsnakes | L 7–13 |
| 2 | Kennesaw, Georgia | June 11, 2021 | Waterdogs | L 12–14 |
| 3 | Kennesaw, Georgia | June 13, 2021 | Archers | L 8–12 |
| 4 | Baltimore, Maryland | June 26, 2021 | Redwoods | W 11–9 |
| 5 | Hempstead, New York | July 3, 2021 | Cannons | W 14–10 |
| 6 | Eagan, Minnesota | July 10, 2021 | Atlas | L 10–16 |
| 7 | Colorado Springs, Colorado | August 1, 2021 | Chrome | W 14–12 |
| 8 | Albany, New York | August 13, 2021 | Archers | W 11–9 |
| 9 | Albany, New York | August 15, 2021 | Redwoods | L 9–10 |
| 10 | Sandy, Utah | August 20, 2021 | Archers | W 13–10 |
| 11 | Chester, Pennsylvania | September 5, 2021 | Atlas | W 15–9 |
| 11 | Washington D.C. | September 19, 2021 | Whipsnakes | W 14–9 |
| Game | Location | Date | Opponent | Result |
| 1 | Albany, New York | June 4 | Whipsnakes | L 8–9 |
| 2 | Charlotte, North Carolina | June 10 | Archers | L 12–17 |
| 3 | Hempstead, New York | June 18 | Redwoods | L 7–11 |
| 4 | Baltimore, Maryland | June 24 | Waterdogs | L 9–18 |
| 5 | Eagan, Minnesota | July 2 | Cannons | W 13–11 |
| 6 | Fairfield, Connecticut | July 23 | Whipsnakes | L 12–14 |
| 7 | Frisco, Texas | July 31 | Redwoods | W 14–12 |
| 8 | Denver, Colorado | August 6 | Chrome | L 9–13 |
| 9 | Herriman, Utah | August 13 | Archers | L 8–11 |
| 10 | Tacoma, Washington | August 21 | Atlas | L 9–10 |
| 11 | Foxborough, Massachusetts | September 3 | Chrome | W 11–3 |
| 12 | Washington D.C. | September 11 | Archers | W 9–7 |
| 13 | Chester, Pennsylvania | September 18 | Waterdogs | L 9–11 |
| Game | Location | Date | Opponent | Result |
| 1 | Albany, New York | June 4 | Waterdogs | L 7–8 |
| 2 | Charlotte, North Carolina | June 10 | Cannons | W 14–13 |
| 3 | Columbus, Ohio | June 17 | Archers | W 15–10 |
| 4 | Eagan, Minnesota | July 9 | Redwoods | L 8–13 |
| 5 | Fairfield, Connecticut | July 15 | Atlas | W 15–11 |
| 6 | Frisco, Texas | July 30 | Whipsnakes | L 16–17 |
| 7 | Baltimore, Maryland | August 6 | Redwoods | W 14–12 |
| 8 | Denver, Colorado | August 11 | Whipsnakes | L 10–12 |
| 9 | Tacoma, Washington | August 19 | Waterdogs | L 8–13 |
| 10 | Herriman, Utah | August 26 | Chrome | W 13–7 |
| 11 | Foxborough, Massachusetts | September 4 | Redwoods | L 9–15 |
| Game | Location | Date | Opponent | Result |
| 1 | Albany, New York | June 2 | Outlaws | W 16–11 |
| 2 | Charlotte, North Carolina | June 7 | Redwoods | W 12–11 |
| 3 | Charlotte, North Carolina | June 8 | Atlas | L 12–15 |
| 4 | Villanova, Pennsylvania | June 15 | Archers | L 7–9 |
| 5 | Eagan, Minnesota | June 29 | Waterdogs | L 6–10 |
| 6 | Fairfield, Connecticut | July 19 | Whipsnakes | W 10–9 |
| 7 | San Diego, California | July 27 | Redwoods | L 8–10 |
| 8 | Baltimore, Maryland | August 4 | Archers | W 15–14 |
| 9 | Denver, Colorado | August 10 | Outlaws | L 4–10 |
| 10 | Herriman, Utah | August 16 | Cannons | L 10–11 |
| 11 | Foxborough, Massachusetts | September 2 | Cannons | W 8–4 |
| 12 | Uniondale, New York | September 7 | Archers | L 1–10 |