2024 UFA Season Awards, MVP

September 25, 2024

The UFA is proud to announce the 2024 individual awards and All-UFA team selections. Jeff Babbitt was named this season's MVP winner, while Lukas Ambrose follows last year's "Rookie Of The Year" award with a unanimous "Defensive Player Of The Year" selection in 2024. Other news and notes from this year's selections:

  • Repeat All-UFA selections include Jeff Babbitt, Travis Dunn, Jacob Fairfax, Brett Hulsmeyer, Ben Jagt, Garrett Martin, and Jack Williams
    • Dunn, Jagt, and Williams have made an All-UFA team every season since 2018
    • Babbitt has made an All-UFA team every season since 2019
  • First time All-UFA selections include Lukas Ambrose, Alex Atkins, Will Brandt, Tobe Decraene, Henry Fisher, Anthony Gutowsky, Anders Juengst, Cole Jurek, Evan Magsig, Bryan Vohnoutka, and Alec Wilson Holliday

MVP
Winner: Jeff Babbitt, Boston Glory
First runner up: Lukas Ambrose, Seattle Cascades
Second runner up: Brett Hulsmeyer, Atlanta Hustle

Defensive Player Of The Year
Winner: Lukas Ambrose, Seattle Cascades
First runner up: Henry Fisher, Carolina Flyers
Second runner up: Lukas McClamrock, Atlanta Hustle

Rookie Of The Year
Winner: Tobe Decraene, Montreal Royal
First runner up: Elliot Bonnet, DC Breeze
Second runner up: Aaron Wolf, Seattle Cascades

Coach Of The Year
Winner: Ben Feldman, Minnesota Wind Chill
First runner up: Lauren Boyle, DC Breeze
Second runner up: Jesse Bolton, Seattle Cascades

Most Improved Player
Winner: Gordon Larson, Minnesota Wind Chill
First runner up: Mitchell McCarthy, Madison Radicals
Second runner up: Spencer Lofink, Seattle Cascades

Note: Team selections are listed in alphabetical order

First Team All-UFA

  • Lukas Ambrose, Seattle Cascades *
  • Alex Atkins, Colorado Summit
  • Jeff Babbitt, Boston Glory *
  • Brett Hulsmeyer, Atlanta Hustle
  • Anders Juengst, Carolina Flyers
  • Allan Laviolette, Carolina Flyers
  • Jack Williams, New York Empire

* Unanimous selection

Second Team All-UFA

  • Tobe Decraene, Montreal Royal
  • Travis Dunn, San Diego Growlers
  • Anthony Gutowsky, Madison Radicals
  • Cole Jurek, DC Breeze
  • Garrett Martin, Seattle Cascades
  • Austin Taylor, Atlanta Hustle
  • Bryan Vohnoutka, Minnesota Wind Chill

Third Team All-UFA

  • Will Brandt, Minnesota Wind Chill
  • Jacob Fairfax, Carolina Flyers
  • Henry Fisher, Carolina Flyers
  • Ben Jagt, New York Empire
  • Jeremy Langdon, Atlanta Hustle
  • Evan Magsig, Oakland Spiders
  • Alec Wilson Holliday, Dallas Legion

Honorable mentions: Tobias Brooks, CAR; Elliott Chartock, NY; Noah Coolman, COL; Thomas Edmonds, DC; Jordan Kerr, SLC; Gordon Larson, MIN; Ben Lewis, HTX; Jonny Malks, DC; Sean McDougall, LA; Mikey O’Brien, SEA; Zeppelin Raunig, SEA; Ben Sadok, BOS; Chad Yorgason, SLC

First Team All Defense

  • Lukas Ambrose, Seattle Cascades *
  • Henry Fisher, Carolina Flyers
  • Sterling Knoche, Madison Radicals
  • Cameron Lacy, Minnesota Wind Chill
  • Lukas McClamrock, Atlanta Hustle
  • Jake Rubin-Miller, Chicago Union
  • Chad Yorgason, Salt Lake Shred

* Unanimous selection

Second Team All Defense

  • Nate Astrom, Chicago Union
  • David Bloodgood, DC Breeze
  • Justin Burnett, Atlanta Hustle
  • Antoine Davis, New York Empire
  • Brandon Matis, Minnesota Wind Chill
  • Mitchell McCarthy, Madison Radicals
  • Jasper Tom, DC Breeze

Honorable mentions: Jeff Babbitt, Boston Glory; Christian Belus, Carolina Flyers; Jasper Dean, Seattle Cascades; Tobe Decraene, Montreal Royal; Thomas Edmonds, DC Breeze; Jonny  Hoffman, Salt Lake Shred; Brendan McCann, Boston Glory; AJ Merriman, DC Breeze; Mikey O’Brien, Seattle Cascades; Pieran Robert, Madison Radicals; Max Trifillis, Philadelphia Phoenix; Matt Tucker, Carolina Flyers; Tristan van de Moortele, Minnesota Wind Chill; John Wellers, Carolina Flyers

First Team All Rookie

  • Nate Astrom, Chicago Union
  • Christian Belus, Carolina Flyers
  • Elliot Bonnet, DC Breeze *
  • Tobe Decraene, Montreal Royal *
  • Pieran Robert, Madison Radicals *
  • Leo Sovell-Fernandez, Minnesota Wind Chill
  • Aaron Wolf, Seattle Cascades

* Unanimous selection

Second Team All Rookie

  • Jasper Dean, Seattle Cascades
  • Jake Felton, Detroit Mechanix
  • Nanda Min-Fink, Colorado Summit
  • Jonah Stang-Osborne, Boston Glory
  • Zeke Thoreson, Colorado Summit
  • Gabe Vordick, Madison Radicals
  • John Wellers, Carolina Flyers

Honorable mentions: David Barram, Portland Nitro; Anil Driehuys, Pittsburgh Thunderbirds; Franky Fernandez, Atlanta, Hustle; Ben Field, Salt Lake Shred; Lincoln Grench, Oakland Spiders; Sam Jonas, New York Empire; Gavin Leahy, Seattle Cascades; Thomas Shope, Minnesota Wind Chill; Henry Wayte, Portland Nitro; Luke Webb, Boston Glory