May 18, 2026
By Evan Lepler
Throughout the UFA season, there are typically dozens of noteworthy individual performances every week. But only seven special efforts can earn their way onto the weekly "Honor Roll", highlighting the best of the best across the Association.
Players are listed alphabetically by last name.
Malik Auger-Semmar, Montreal Royal
Across the entire league, we’re in the midst of a truly epic string of buzzer beaters, and Malik Auger-Semmar’s dramatic game-tying grab as time expired this past Saturday was just the latest unbelievable play. When the disc was floating in the air toward the end zone, Auger-Semmar didn’t really have position or the right momentum, but somehow he defied gravity and soared for the score anyway, lifting the Royal into an 18-all tie as the fourth quarter clock expired. Even though Montreal still fell short in overtime, Auger-Semmar finished Saturday’s epic with five assists, four goals, and only one turn. Furthermore, through the first four weeks of the 2026 season, no one has played more points or been involved in more scores than Montreal’s Malik Auger-Semmar.
Hayden Austin-Knab, Atlanta Hustle
Speaking of game-saving plays, Hayden Austin-Knab’s ridiculous layout point block that canceled Carolina’s victory-clinching throw was absolutely stunning. The Flyers were on the doorstep of a double-overtime victory, and Austin-Knab’s instincts and athleticism were the only reason that the Hustle didn’t suffer their third one-goal loss of the season. But his block was only part of Hayden’s heroics on the mind-bending final point, as he also launched the picturesque put that Kenni Taylor caught in the end zone to officially cap the game’s chaotic, breathtaking finish. Austin-Knab closed the evening with four goals, two assists, and two blocks, with several other huge highlight plays that would be the main point of pride on any other night, but his double-OT deliveries were among the most clutch moments in Hustle history, potentially season-saving stuff from Atlanta’s 26-year-old star.
Jacob Fairfax, Carolina Flyers
If not for Austin-Knab, we could probably spend hours saluting Jacob Fairfax’s otherworldly effort in Saturday’s scintillating South Division showdown. The seemingly unstoppable Carolina deep threat caught buzzer-beaters at the end of the first and second quarters, two of his six goals, plus 130 of his career-high 569 receiving yards, the most for any UFA player in a single game so far this season. The Flyers counted on Fairfax to make a bunch of highly difficult grabs, and the 29-year-old cutter almost always came through. It may not be sustainable for an entire season, but through his first three games, his 373.7 receiving yards per game is the second-best mark of the UFA’s yardage era (since 2021), surpassed only by Oregon’s Leandro Marx, who was truly a one-man show on a bad team in 2022.
Sean Mott, DC Breeze
After more than a decade in Philadelphia, Sean Mott’s transition to DC coincides nicely with the noticeable evolution of the Breeze’s offense. After averaging a league-low 4.6 huck completions per game in 2025, the Breeze are now sitting ninth in the league with 7.75 huck completions so far in 2026. And Mott’s been at the forefront of this tactical shift, having gone 7-for-11 on his deep shots through four games. On Friday against the Apex, Mott went 3-for-3 and the team went 11-for-11, matching the most hucks the Breeze have converted in any game this decade. The 32-year-old hybrid tossed seven assists for the second straight game, the first time in his 124-game UFA career that he’s had at least seven assists in consecutive contests.
John Randolph, New York Empire (Pictured)
Ensuring that the Empire would not stay down after the team’s stunning last-second loss to DC in Week 3, John Randolph tossed five assists, caught three goals, and tallied two blocks in Saturday’s 31-14 demolition over Colorado. Finishing plus-nine, Randolph’s plus/minus against the Apex matched the second-best of his 63-game UFA career and ranked first amongst the games when he mostly only played D-points. It was also just the second time in his career that Randolph produced multiple goals, multiple assists, and multiple blocks in the same game.
Pieran Robert, Madison Radicals
Perhaps the most underrated player on the league’s most underrated team, Pieran Robert helped the Radicals improve to 2-0 on Friday night in Pittsburgh, producing four goals and four blocks in Madison’s four-goal victory. It was the second time in his three-year UFA journey that he’s tallied at least four goals and four blocks in the same game, and he’s just the second player this decade to achieve such a feat. Across all teams, only Robert and his Radicals teammate Anthony Gutowsky have multiple games of at least four goals and four blocks. Dating back to last year, Robert has registered multiple blocks in seven of the last 13 games he’s played, including both of Madison’s wins so far this season.
Daniel Ritthaler, Oakland Spiders
While you really could almost randomly select any Spiders starter for "Honor Roll" consideration, Daniel Ritthaler’s Week 4 performance certainly rose above. In Sunday’s 10-goal victory over the Growlers—Oakland’s fifth straight victory by double digits—Ritthaler totaled four goals and four assists, matching his career highs in both categories. He also went 42-for-43 for 309 throwing yards, 112 more than the next highest total on his team. He also anchored the Spiders offense that was only broken once on Sunday against San Diego, a unit that’s astonishingly only been broken eight times total in the team’s first five games. Switching Ritthaler to offense and Evan Magsig to defense has seemingly worked wonders for both guys. They each sit at plus-23 for the season, a mark that ranks fifth-best in the league, and the Spiders have outscored their five opponents 134-70. By the way, the Spiders are the first team in UFA history to win each of their first five games by double digits. It’s objectively been an unprecedented first month for Ritthaler and the Spiders.
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