The following lists were released by the teams of Major League Lacrosse today as who was and was not protected.
| Boston Cannons | ||
| Brent Adams | Midfield | Protected |
| Kevin Buchanan | Attack | Protected |
| Davey Emala | Attack | Protected |
| John Glesener | Attack | Protected |
| Josh Hawkins | Midfield | Protected |
| Will Manny | Attack | Protected |
| Scott McWilliams | Defense | Protected |
| Joe Nardella | Midfield | Protected |
| Scott Ratliff | Defense | Protected |
| Max Seibald | Midfield | Protected |
| Wells Stanwick | Attack | Protected |
| Chad Wiedmaier | Defense | Protected |
| Craig Bunker | Midfield/FO | Unprotected |
| Jordan Burke | Goalie | Unprotected |
| Rob Emery | Midfield | Unprotected |
| Tyler German | Midfield | Unprotected |
| Adam Ghitelman | Goalie | Unprotected |
| Brodie Merrill | Defense | Unprotected |
| Jack Murphy | Goalie | Unprotected |
| Ryan Tucker | Midfield | Unprotected |
| Ryan Young | Attack | Unprotected |
| Charlotte Hounds | ||
| Mike Chanenchuk | Midfield | Protected |
| Kevin Crowley | Midfield | Protected |
| Kevin Cunningham | Attack | Protected |
| Kevin Drew | Midfield | Protected |
| Michael Ehrhardt | Defense | Protected |
| Ryan Flanagan | Defense | Protected |
| Brendan Fowler | Midfield/FO | Protected |
| John Haus | Midfield | Protected |
| Will Haus | Midfield | Protected |
| Joey Sankey | Attack | Protected |
| Brett Schmidt | Defense | Protected |
| Garrett Thul | Attack | Protected |
| Thomas DeNapoli | Attack | Unprotected |
| Terry Kimener | Midfield | Unprotected |
| Pat Laconi | Midfield | Unprotected |
| Henry Lobb | Defense | Unprotected |
| Kevin Massa | Midfield | Unprotected |
| Mason Poli | Defense | Unprotected |
| Mike Sawyer | Attack | Unprotected |
| Jake Tripucka | Midfield | Unprotected |
| Justin Ward | Attack | Unprotected |
| Chesapeake Bayhawks | ||
| Matt Abbott | Midfield | Protected |
| Jesse Bernhardt | Defense | Protected |
| Dan Burns | Midfield | Protected |
| Matt Danowski | Attack | Protected |
| Matt Donovan | Midfield | Protected |
| Michael Evans | Defense | Protected |
| Tyler Fiorito | Goalie | Protected |
| Matt Mackrides | Midfield | Protected |
| Brendan Mundorf | Attack | Protected |
| Charlie Raffa | Midfield | Protected |
| Joe Walters | Midfield | Protected |
| Drew Westervelt | Attack | Protected |
| Niko Amato | Goalie | Unprotected |
| CJ Costabile | Defense | Unprotected |
| Patrick Harbeson | Midfield | Unprotected |
| Chris Hipps | Defense | Unprotected |
| Ben Hunt | Midfield | Unprotected |
| Jason Noble | Defense | Unprotected |
| Eric O’Brien | Midfield/FO | Unprotected |
| Nikko Pontrello | Attack | Unprotected |
| Jeff Reynolds | Midfield | Unprotected |
| Henry Schoonmaker | Midfield | Unprotected |
| Denver Outlaws | ||
| Erik Adamson | Midfield | Protected |
| Wes Berg | Attack | Protected |
| John Grant | Attack | Protected |
| Anthony Kelly | Midfield/FO | Protected |
| Eric Law | Attack | Protected |
| Chris O’Dougherty | Defense | Protected |
| Dillon Roy | Defense | Protected |
| Max Schmidt | Defense | Protected |
| Jeremy Sieverts | Midfield | Protected |
| Michael Simon | Defense | Protected |
| Drew Snider | Midfield | Protected |
| Dillon Ward | Goalie | Protected |
| Chris Bocklet | Attack | Unprotected |
| Matthew Bocklet | Defense | Unprotected |
| Michael Bocklet | Attack | Unprotected |
| David Dickson | Midfield | Unprotected |
| Greg Downing | Midfield | Unprotected |
| Brent Hiken | Midfield/FO | Unprotected |
| Cameron Holding | Midfield | Unprotected |
| Noah Molnar | Midfield | Unprotected |
| Jeremy Noble | Midfield | Unprotected |
| Justin Pennington | Midfield | Unprotected |
| Domenic Sebastiani | Midfield | Unprotected |
| Florida Launch | ||
| Steven Brooks | Midfield | Protected |
| Connor Buczek | Midfield | Protected |
| Tucker Durkin | Defense | Protected |
| David Earl | Midfield | Protected |
| Pat Frazier | Defense | Protected |
| Roman Lao-Gosney | Midfield | Protected |
| Christopher Mattes | Midfield/FO | Protected |
| Kieran McArdle | Attack | Protected |
| Casey Powell | Attack | Protected |
| Brett Queener | Goalie | Protected |
| Lyle Thompson | Attack | Protected |
| Miles Thompson | Attack | Protected |
| Tom Croonquist | F/O | Unprotected |
| Nick Galasso | Midfield | Unprotected |
| Casey Ikeda | Defense | Unprotected |
| Austin Kaut | Goalie | Unprotected |
| Cameron Lao-Gosney | Midfield | Unprotected |
| Bobby Lawrence | Defense | Unprotected |
| Joe LoCascio | Midfield | Unprotected |
| Jovan Miller | Midfield | Unprotected |
| P.T. Ricci | Defense | Unprotected |
| Chad Tutton | Midfield | Unprotected |
| NY Lizards | ||
| Drew Adams | Goalie | Protected |
| Ned Crotty | Midfield | Protected |
| Steve DeNapoli | Defense | Protected |
| Joe Fletcher | Defense | Protected |
| Matt Gibson | Attack | Protected |
| Greg Gurenlian | Midfield/FO | Protected |
| Kyle Hartzell | Defense | Protected |
| Steven Holmes | Defense | Protected |
| JoJo Marasco | Midfield | Protected |
| Tommy Palasek | Attack | Protected |
| Rob Pannell | Attack | Protected |
| Paul Rabil | Midfield | Protected |
| Charlie Cipriano | Goalie | Unprotected |
| Chris LaPierre | Midfield | Unprotected |
| Conrad Oberbeck | Attack | Unprotected |
| Dylan O’Shaughnessy | LSM | Unprotected |
| Jerry Ragonese | Midfield/FO | Unprotected |
| Michael Skudin | Defense | Unprotected |
| Brian Spallina | Defense | Unprotected |
| Mike Stone | Midfield | Unprotected |
| Kevin Unterstein | Midfield | Unprotected |
| Ryan Walsh | Attack | Unprotected |
| Ohio Machine | ||
| Peter Baum | Midfield | Protected |
| Jake Bernhardt | Midfield | Protected |
| Jimmy Bitter | Attack | Protected |
| Kyle Harrison | Midfield | Protected |
| Marcus Holman | Attack | Protected |
| Brian Karalunas | Defense | Protected |
| Brian Phipps | Goalie | Protected |
| Jackson Place | Defense | Protected |
| Gregory Puskuldjian | F/O | Protected |
| Tom Schreiber | Midfield | Protected |
| Steele Stanwick | Attack | Protected |
| Dana Wilber | Defense | Protected |
| Kevin Cooper | Midfield | Unprotected |
| James Dailey | Attack | Unprotected |
| Dan Groot | Midfield | Unprotected |
| Ryan Izzo | Midfield | Unprotected |
| Matt McMahon | Defense | Unprotected |
| Michael Noone | Defense | Unprotected |
| Scott Rodgers | Goalie | Unprotected |
| Logan Schuss | Attack | Unprotected |
| Steven Waldeck | Defense | Unprotected |
| Rochester Rattlers | ||
| John Galloway | Goalie | Protected |
| Will Koshansky | Defense | Protected |
| John Lade | Defense | Protected |
| Dave Lawson | Midfield | Protected |
| John LoCascio | Defense | Protected |
| Jordan MacIntosh | Midfield | Protected |
| Mike Manley | Defense | Protected |
| Donny Moss | Midfield | Protected |
| Jack Near | Midfield | Protected |
| Kevin Rice | Attack | Protected |
| Joel White | Defense | Protected |
| Jordan Wolf | Attack | Protected |
| Jesse King | Midfield | Unprotected |
| Michael Lazore | Midfield | Unprotected |
| Mark Matthews | Attack | Unprotected |
| Mike Poppleton | Midfield/FO | Unprotected |
| John Ranagan | Midfield | Unprotected |
| Sam Somers | Goalie | Unprotected |
| Randy Staats | Attack | Unprotected |
| Jordan Stevens | Defense | Unprotected |
| Ty Thompson | Attack | Unprotected |
| Justin Turri | Midfield | Unprotected |
