# 2023 MLR Draft

The 2023 MLR Collegiate Draft was the fourth annual for rugby union in North America, held on August 17, 2023.

## Format

The 2023 MLR Collegiate Draft was held on August 17, 2023. Like the previous three iterations, the MLR Collegiate Draft was aired in part on Fox Sports 2.

## Player Selections

| Rd | Pick # | MLR team | Player | Pos. | College |
| 1 | 1 | Miami Sharks | Rick Rose | Lock | St. Bonaventure |
| 1 | 2 | Houston SaberCats | Max Schumacher | Fly-Half | California |
| 1 | 3 | Dallas Jackals | Marques Fualaau | Flanker | Central Washington University |
| 1 | 4 | Chicago Hounds | Noah Brown | Center | Indiana |
| 1 | 5 | Rugby ATL | Matthew Anticev | Fly-Half | Dartmouth College |
| 1 | 6 | New Orleans Gold | Julian Roberts | Fly-Half | Life University |
| 1 | 7 | New Orleans Gold | Clan Darling | Flanker | Lindenwood |
| 1 | 8 | Rugby United New York | Nicholas Lapponese | Number Eight | Fairfield University |
| 1 | 9 | Houston SaberCats | Orrin Bizer | Flanker | Life University |
| 1 | 10 | San Diego Legion | James Rivers | Lock | University of Arizona |
| 1 | 11 | New Orleans Gold | Gabriel Mahuinga | Hooker | BYU |
| 1 | 12 | San Diego Legion | Tyren Al-Jiboori | Wing | Lindenwood |
| 1 | 13 | New England Free Jacks | Gabriel Casey | Inside Center | University of Victoria |
| 2 | 14 | Miami Sharks | Charlie Overton | Lock | Life University |
| 2 | 15 | Toronto Arrows | Louis Millet | Flanker | Bishop's University |
| 2 | 16 | Chicago Hounds | Juan Pen | Tighthead Prop | St. Bonaventure |
| 2 | 17 | Chicago Hounds | Daelan Denenberg | Wing | Santa Clara University |
| 2 | 18 | Rugby ATL | Jackson Zabierek | Hooker | UC Santa Cruz |
| 2 | 19 | Utah Warriors | Josh Halladay | Lock | Trinity Western University |
| 2 | 20 | Utah Warriors | Michael Biagi | Flanker | BYU |
| 2 | 21 | Rugby United New York | Albert O'Shannessey | Flanker | Central Washington University |
| 2 | 22 | Utah Warriors | Abe Turpen | Flanker | University of Arizona |
| 2 | 23 | New England Free Jacks | Junior Gafa | Outside Center | Brown University |
| 2 | 24 | Seattle Seawolves | Scott Bowers | Hooker | Trinity Western University |
| 2 | 25 | San Diego Legion | Michael Ramos | Flanker | University of San Diego |
| 2 | 26 | New England Free Jacks | William Chevalier | Scrum-Half | Indiana |
| 3 | 27 | Miami Sharks | Setu Vole | Tighthead Prop | Lindenwood |
| 3 | 28 | Toronto Arrows | Monty Weatherall | Fly-Half | McGill University |
| 3 | 29 | Dallas Jackals | Connor Olvera | Wing | BYU |
| 3 | 30 | Chicago Hounds | Clayton Means | Inside Center | Lindenwood |
| 3 | 31 | Rugby ATL | Oli Griffiths | Fullback | UCLA |
| 3 | 32 | Dallas Jackals | Ronnie McElligott | Flanker | St. Mary's College |
| 3 | 33 | Utah Warriors | Isaia Kruse | Wing | Fresno State University |
| 3 | 34 | Rugby United New York | Gjergji Bacuku | Loosehead Prop | Hofstra University |
| 3 | 35 | Houston SaberCats | Anton Viera | Flanker | Santa Clara University |
| 3 | 36 | Dallas Jackals | Noah Wright | Wing | Central Washington University |
| 3 | 37 | Rugby ATL | Nathan Beil | Flanker | UCLA |
| 3 | 38 | San Diego Legion | Joseph Hawthorne | Loosehead Prop | St. Bonaventure |
| 3 | 39 | Rugby ATL | Nicholas Hartley | Scrum-Half Prop | Missouri S&T |
Source: MLR