July 6, 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.
Sofiene Bontemps, Indianapolis AlleyCats
Is it ominous for USA Soccer that this week’s UFA Honor Roll is leading off with one of our league’s young Belgian stars? Sofiene Bontemps lit up the scoresheet all weekend long for the AlleyCats, finishing with 10 goals, five assists, and one block across Indianapolis’ pair of Week 11 victories. Before this weekend, Bontemps had never caught more than four goals in a UFA game, but he totaled five apiece on Friday in Madison and Sunday in Chicago. He also completed all four of his hucks and added six hockey assists, all while completing 27-of-28 passes as his team earned two season-shifting wins.
Langley Fitzpatrick, Seattle Cascades
After an All Rookie performance in 2025, Langley Fitzpatrick has continued to showcase his young, hungry defensive abilities in his sophomore season with Seattle. On Saturday night in Salt Lake, his clutch overtime block and ensuing skying score became a pivotal pair of bookends that helped the Cascades sneak out of Utah with another narrow one-goal victory. Consequently, the Cascades clinched the second-seed in the West, meaning they now know they will host the Shred in a playoff game later this month. With a knack for making plays—he’s averaging better than 1.5 blocks per game in his two-year career—Fitzpatrick certainly will be an X-factor for Seattle as the playoffs near.
Elliot Hawkins, Indianapolis AlleyCats
While he can’t throw 15 assists every night, Elliot Hawkins has continued to be an absolute game-changer for the AlleyCats. He tossed nine goals on Friday in Madison, then threw five more on Sunday against Chicago. He also caught six scores of his own across Indy’s two-win weekend, while accumulating 663 throwing yards and 622 receiving yards. Overall, the 20-year-old Hawkins is now averaging seven assists per game—no one else in the Association is above five—and he’s also leading the landscape with over 740 total yards per contest. I’m not sure any player who hasn’t suited up prior to Memorial Day Weekend has ever earned an All-UFA nod, but Hawkins’ relentless production and positive impact for the AlleyCats have him in position to potentially earn that prestigious recognition in the months ahead.
Jonathan Lyle, San Diego Growlers
The San Diego Growlers had high hopes that Jonathan Lyle would help the team reach new heights in 2026, but the first couple months of the season were marred by a nagging injury that kept him off the field. He finally made his debut on June 13, but registered just five goals and four assists in his first three games as he was finding his footing with his new team. So with that as the preamble, the 29-year-old Lyle easily enjoyed his best game as a Growler on Saturday against Vegas, erupting for four goals, four assists, and two blocks in San Diego’s 10-goal victory over the winless Bighorns. He also led the Growlers with 478 total yards and—alongside Khalif El-Salaam, who matched his career-best with eight assists—helped inch his team to the doorstep of another South Division playoff berth.
Garrett Martin, Seattle Cascades (Pictured)
The Utah-native and former Shred cutter always seems to play some of his best ultimate against Salt Lake, and his veteran presence proved invaluable in Saturday’s overtime victory. With the game on the line, the disc was often in Garrett Martin’s hands, and the Cascades—after failing to close out the game with smooth possession at the end of regulation—ran off the final seconds in overtime by simply completing short passes to whittle the time away. Of course, Martin also helped lead his team to victory on Friday evening in Colorado as well, as the Cascades improved to 4-1 on the road in 2026. Last year, Seattle went 1-5 in road games. While the ‘Scades were at Championship Weekend just a couple years ago, they slipped all the way to being a four-win team in 2025. But Seattle can double last year’s win total by winning in Oregon this Friday night.
Zach Morton, Minnesota Wind Chill
After catching 12 goals in his first eight games as a member of the Wind Chill, 20-year-old Zach Morton enjoyed a breakthrough offensive weekend for Minnesota, snagging 12 goals across the Chill’s two Week 11 victories. With six goals against Chicago on Friday and six more in Pittsburgh on Sunday, the 6’4” Morton became just the sixth Wind Chill receiver in franchise history to produce double-digit goals in a single weekend, joining a pretty nice list of great Minnesota deep threats, including James Hron, Ben Jagt, Brian Schoenrock, Greg Cousins, and Quinn Snider.
William Wettengel, Indianapolis AlleyCats
After playing primarily on Indy’s O-line, William Wettengel switched over to defense in Week 11, and the move helped both AlleyCats units enjoy their best weekend of the season. On Friday in Madison, Wettengel became the first player in the UFA this season—and just the third this decade—to register seven blocks in a game. He also caught four goals and served as an anchor for the Indianapolis break-train that broke the Radicals 12 times. He was seemingly on his way to another solid game on Sunday in Chicago—two goals and one assist in the first half—before an unfortunate early-third quarter injury kept him off the field for the final 22 minutes of the game. While his status for the rest of the season now feels up in the air, Wettengel’s shift onto the D-line—while still crossing over to be a weapon on offense in key moments—feels like one of the pivotal moves of the AlleyCats’ season as the squad tries to reach their peak down the stretch.
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