COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Senior Jared Bernhardt and Nick Grill were both selected in Monday's Premiere Lacrosse League College Draft.
Bernhardt was selected 19th overall in the third round by the Chaos Lacrosse Club, while Grill was taken 31st overall in the fourth round by the Whipsnakes Lacrosse Club. Bernhardt plans to pursue football this coming fall, and as a result will not be immediately eligible for competition in the PLL this summer.
The pair of selections brings Maryland's total to 64 players drafted in the history of professional lacrosse leagues, the second-most of any college program. Â Â
Since John Tillman took the helm in 2011 as Maryland's head coach, the Terrapins have had 43 total players selected in pro lacrosse leagues, the most during that span.
Bernhardt, the current frontrunner for the Tewaaraton trophy, leads the nation in scoring, averaging 4.33 goals per game and 43 total goals on the season. The three-time USILA All-American broke Maryland's goals record earlier this season and now sits at 174 career goals. He is four points away from tying Matt Rambo's points record (257).
Bernhardt has posted a career-high six goals in two different games this season and has tallied a hat trick in nine consecutive games. Bernhardt has been named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week five times this season – the most ever by a player in a single season in conference history.
Grill has established himself as one of the nation's top defenders during the 2021 season, garnering national praise for his play for the top-ranked Terrapins. Grill became the first player in Big Ten history to win the conference's Defensive Player of the Week in three consecutive weeks this season after earning the distinction in the first three weeks of league play.
The Bridgewater, N.J. native ranks first in the Big Ten in caused turnovers per game (1.2), and has helped anchor Maryland's defensive unit which has allowed opponents just 9.8 goals per game in 2021. Grill was named a Second Team Inside Lacrosse Midseason All-American earlier in April.
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