| Randy Staats | |
| Birth Date: | 23 November 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Six Nations, Ontario |
| Nationality: | Haudenosaunee |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 2 |
| Weight Lb: | 200 |
| Position: | Attack |
| Shoots: | Right |
| Ncaa Team: | Onondaga Community College Syracuse University |
| Nll Draft: | 6th overall |
| Nll Draft Year: | 2015 |
| Nll Draft Team: | Georgia Swarm |
| Class: | 2015 |
| Former Mll Teams: | Rochester/Dallas Rattlers Atlanta Blaze Boston Cannons |
| Career Start: | 2015 |
| Nll Team: | Halifax Thunderbirds |
| Former Nll Teams: | Georgia Swarm |
| Career Highlights: | NLL
MLL
NCAA
International
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| Mll Draft: | 29th overall |
| Mll Draft Year: | 2015 |
| Mll Draft Team: | Rochester Rattlers |
Randy Staats (born November 23, 1992, in Six Nations, Ontario, Canada) is an Iroquois professional lacrosse player with the Halifax Thunderbirds in the National Lacrosse League (NLL) and the Six Nations Chiefs of the Major Series Lacrosse (MSL). He was drafted 6th overall by the Georgia Swarm in the 2015 NLL Entry Draft. He also played in the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) and Major League Lacrosse (MLL), drafted 29th overall in the 2015 MLL Entry Draft.
After attending McKinnon Park Secondary School, Randy Staats began his collegiate lacrosse career at Onondaga Community College (OCC), where he was a standout player.[1] [2] He joined the Syracuse Orange in 2014 after two years with OCC.[3] At Syracuse, he earned USILA Honorable Mention All-American, Inside Lacrosse Preseason Second Team All-American, and ACC All-Tournament Team honors.[4]
Drafted 6th overall by the Georgia Swarm in the 2015 NLL Entry Draft, Staats quickly established himself as a key player. He made a significant impact in his rookie season, earning the 2016 NLL Rookie of the Year award after producing 95 points, setting a rookie point record at the time.[5] [6] Throughout his career, Staats has played for several teams, including the Swarm, Panther City Lacrosse Club, and most recently, the Halifax Thunderbirds
In the MLL, Staats was a two-time All-Star (2016, 2019) and won the 2020 championship with the Cannons.[7]
He is the brother of fellow professional lacrosse player Austin Staats and cousin of Cody Jamieson.[8] [9]
Staats is also a prominent figure in promoting the sport, especially among Indigenous communities.[10] He has been an advocate of the inclusion of the Haudenosaunee, who lack International Olympic Committee recognition, in the 2028 Olympics.[11]
| 2014 | Syracuse | 14 | 9 | 33 | 23 | 56 | 70 | 15 | 4 |
| 2015 | 13 | 13 | 29 | 24 | 53 | 75 | 19 | 3 | |
| Career | 27 | 22 | 62 | 47 | 109 | 145 | 34 | 7 |