Jeff Teat

Jeffrey Steven Teat, born on April 30, 1997, is a Canadian lacrosse player who competes in both of North America's main professional lacrosse circuits, the Premier Lacrosse League and the National Lacrosse League. He is the son of Dan Teat, who played fourteen seasons in the National Lacrosse League. Teat played five seasons at The Hill Academy and Junior A lacrosse for the Brampton Excelsiors, where he scored 145 regular season points in his final season, then arrived at Cornell in 2016 as the top recruit in his class according to Inside Lacrosse. He was a three time USILA All-American and graduated third all time at Cornell in assists and points. The New York Riptide chose him first overall in the 2020 NLL Draft, and he was named the league's Rookie of the Year in 2022. In 2023 he finished with 136 points, one short of the single season record, and was named first team all-NLL. He was later named the first captain of the Ottawa Black Bears and, in 2026, was taken first overall by the Oshawa FireWolves in the dispersal draft. In the Premier Lacrosse League he was drafted first overall by Atlas Lacrosse Club, won Rookie of the Year, and broke the league's single season points record in 2024.