Whether moving the disc or racking up points, these players were the best to do it in 2026
November 13, 2026 by Edward Stephens, Alex Rubin and Patrick Stegemoeller in Awards
Ultiworld is pleased to announce our annual Club Awards. While we consider both regular season and postseason performance, because of the nature of the Club division, we weight success in the Series and at Nationals above all else. The Club Awards are voted on by Ultiworld reporters, contributors, and editors.
Our awards continue with the Offensive Player of the Year, recognizing the individual, and two runners-up, who we felt had the most impactful and productive seasons helping their teams score. They set up goals, finished off points, and produced yardage at consistently high levels against the top defenders.
All-Club First Team
Player of the Year Award
All-Club Second Team
Offensive Player of the Year Award
Defensive Player of the Year Award
Breakout Player of the Year Award
Coach(es) of the Year Award
Club Awards Voting Breakdown
Snubs and Superlatives
2026 Men’s Division Offensive Player of the Year
Mica Glass (Portland Rhino Slam!)
If a couple things broke differently at Nationals1, Mica Glass may have found himself on top of a different podium. But let’s not minimize this accomplishment: Glass has asserted himself at the level of offensive dominance reserved for truly game-breaking players at the highest level. Jimmy Micke, Joe White, Ashlin Joye, Christian Boxley… and Mica Glass. If Mica’s name looks odd in that list, you haven’t been paying attention.
The numbers are part of his case — 10G/25A on just five turns at Nationals. The highlights are too, nonchalantly throwing, and going, straight over the top of all would-be defensive impediments. But what really cemented Glass’s status this season was something less tangible but just as impactful: he became the guy for Rhino’s offense. When the chips were down, either for the span of a point or for a whole season, Glass became the focal point of the attack. Which is saying something on a line that features not one, but two World Games players from just a year ago.
Melding the explosive vertical attack of modern Rhino with the Freechild-ian give and go capability that he inherited from his Oregon forebearers, Mica Glass has become the standard bearer for a versatile, dominant offensive force in 2026.
– Patrick Stegemoeller
First Runner-Up
Mac Hecht (San Francisco Revolver)
Slipping one spot from the top of OPOTY voting last season, Mac Hecht remains one of the sport’s greatest throwers and offensive creators. While Revolver couldn’t pull off the double peak at Nationals after winning Worlds in August, Hecht was a scalpel all season, dissecting defenses with minimal fuss — only two turnovers at Nationals despite his high touch role. Revolver needed all those touches, especially the six that became assists, to survive their thrilling universe point win over DiG.
Perhaps Hecht became a victim of the success of the offense he helped build: Revolver won US Open without him in July while he was on his honeymoon. But that should be viewed as an accomplishment of a versatile Revolver team. Hecht’s immense value on the field was immediately apparent when he returned for the rest of the season, and no OPOTY-ium is complete without his presence.
– Patrick Stegemoeller
Second Runner-Up
Nate De Morgan (Minneapolis Sub Zero)
There is no longer any room for doubt: ultimate has entered its Nate De Morgan era. You can investigate the method all you want. Short range cuts above all else? A backhand huck with his non-dominant hand? He definitely doesn’t fit the established mold. But what has become abundantly clear – first in youth play, then in college, and now in club – is that De Morgan is a proven elite goal creator. His numbers from Nationals (12G/25A) are gaudy enough on their own. Take a look, though, at his full-season of work. He ranks first in recorded assists (45) across the men’s division. Toss in pinpoint continuations and a never-quit-on-a-disc attitude, and you have 23 goals across the 2026 campaign as well, tied for fourth in the division. Nobody can touch his recorded (+) statline, and he minimized the (-) portion, too.
– Edward Stephens
Say, Sam McGuckin not clotheslining a soon-to-be wide open Alex Hall-Witt on universe point in semis when an unmarked Glass had the disc ↩
