July 17, 2025
By Daniel Cohen
The final week of the regular season is upon us, and while all 12 playoff teams have been determined, this weekend presents a final tune-up opportunity before elimination games begin (plus some final playoff seeds yet to be determined). This week’s watchlist features an intriguing late-season debut, up-and-coming playmakers, and veteran captains set to lead their teams into battle.
Orion Cable, Boston Glory
Assuming he suits up on Saturday against the Empire, 2025 will mark the first full regular season Orion Cable has played since joining the league in 2021. Unsurprisingly, his first season playing more than seven regular season games has resulted in career highs in assists (15), goals (31), plus/minus (+30), and receiving yards (2,802), and he’s formed an explosive two-headed monster with Tobe Decraene in the Glory cutting core. A 6’3” athlete with throws, Cable is a highlight machine downfield, and he’s historically put up big numbers against New York; in seven full games against the Empire throughout his career, he’s averaging over four goals, nearly 250 receiving yards, and just under a block per game. With Jeff Babbitt out this week—Babbitt put up seven goals in their first meeting this year—Cable could be leaned on as the lead big for Boston as they look to put an end to New York’s current three-game win streak.
Ben Dameron, New York Empire
Three-time college champion Ben Dameron has been signed to New York’s active roster and is expected to make his Empire debut this Saturday against Boston. The 2025 D-I Men’s All-American First Team selection—his third consecutive year earning First Team honors—has been the anchor of one of the most consistently dominant college teams (UNC Darkside) for years, and the all-around ability he brings as both a thrower and initiating cutter gives New York an exciting new weapon to slot in wherever they see fit. The team recently lost their leading yardage-getter, Calvin Brown, to an ACL tear, so it would make sense if Dameron slots into the O-line alongside John Randolph and Jack Williams. We’ll see if that group can develop fast chemistry, as they battle a Glory squad allowing just 15.8 scores per game this year, second fewest in the league.
Khalif El-Salaam, San Diego Growlers
Without Travis Dunn in the lineup last game, Khalif El-Salaam switched onto the O-line and exploded for a season-high 518 total yards with three assists and three goals in San Diego’s 21-19 win over LA. He seems to always be in rhythm on the Growlers offense, timing his cuts to perfection, consistently winning his matchups downfield, and keeping defenses on their heels with his throws. Dunn is out again this week, and the team may also be without KJ Koo and Jesse Cohen, so it could be another big offensive day for Khalif in San Diego’s second cross-divisional meeting with Oakland. Though he didn’t play in the first meeting, Khalif played lights out against the Spiders in last year’s playoff game with Seattle, totaling over 300 yards with six scores and zero turnovers on 26 points played.
Anthony Gutowksy, Madison Radicals
Anthony Gutowsky just keeps getting better. He burst onto the scene as a rookie in 2023 with a 37-goal season, he ascended last year into a two-way playmaker with 51 goals and 13 blocks, and now he’s one-upped himself again with 54 goals and 16 blocks thus far in 2025. He currently has a six-goal cushion on Montreal’s Quentin Bonnaud for most goals this year, and if his lead holds, he’d become the first Radical ever to finish as the league leader in goals. This year he’s taken a significant step forward in his play between the 20s—no longer just a red zone threat, Gutowsky is averaging over 18 touches per game (his previous career high came last year at 11.4), as he’s routinely helping move the disc in the midfield space. Now, Madison’s got a chance to hand Chicago their first loss of the season and prove to the league, and themselves, that they can beat a championship-caliber team; another big game from Gumby will put them in a great spot to get some much-needed momentum heading into the playoffs.
Mark Henke, Austin Sol
Is there a hotter player in the league right now than Mark Henke? Since the younger Henke brother switched to the offense in Week 10, he’s put up video game numbers in each of his last three games with 29 scores, over 1,200 receiving yards, and three blocks in that span; his plus/minus of +51 now ranks eighth best in the league. He’s continually running away from his matchups in the deep space, roofing defenders in the end zone, and he’s been surprisingly reliable as a midfield disc-mover—he’s completing 97.5 percent of his throws over the last three weeks. He tormented the Flyers in their first meeting with 10 scores and two blocks on a career high 29 points played, and now the Sol have a chance to secure the one seed (and first round bye) in the South if they can get revenge on Carolina at home. Expect the Sol to continue riding the hot hand, as Lil Stinker continues his ascent to stardom.
Will Selfridge, Salt Lake Shred (Pictured)
Will Selfridge makes his return to the Shred lineup after a three-game absence for one last game before the playoffs. The Shred offense has been hitting its stride in recent weeks despite Selfridge’s absence, converting over 75 percent of their possessions over the last three games, so it’ll be interesting to see if they can reach an even higher ceiling this week with one of their top playmakers back in the mix. Selfridge is averaging 6.8 scores per game this year, good for fourth in the league, and there’s a clear difference in offensive explosiveness whenever he takes the field, like suddenly there’s another Chad Yorgason out there. The Salt Lake offense vs. Minnesota defense storyline is as enticing as ever—we saw the Wind Chill limit a red-hot Atlanta offense to a season-low 44 percent conversion rate in Minnesota’s last interdivisional game, and it was a similar story when the Shred and Wind Chill met in 2023—and whether Selfridge and the O-line can continue looking as dominant as they have against one of the league’s best defenses will be telling for their championship aspirations.
Bryan Vohnoutka, Minnesota Wind Chill
Last time Minnesota faced off with Salt Lake in the 2023 semifinals, Bryan Vohnoutka put on a show with multiple highlight-reel skies, four scores, and over 300 total yards of offense. He leads the team in receiving yards this year and has the highest individual offensive efficiency of anyone on the team with 100-plus O-points played; the Wind Chill score on 54.5 percent of their possessions when B-Von is on the field, three points higher than their overall O-line conversion rate. Still one of their most consistent two-way weapons, he played a near-even split of O- and D-points in that first meeting with Salt Lake, and he could be called on again to help limit the league’s number one offense. If Minnesota can get a big game from Vohnoutka on both sides of the disc, they’ll be in a great spot to keep pace with Salt Lake in tomorrow’s Friday Night Frisbee matchup.
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