Kings of Instagram: Paul Rabil, Rob Pannell, Lyle Thompson tops in lax

Aside from winning a Steinfeld Cup with both the Boston Cannons and New York Lizards and two World Lacrosse Championships, 10-time Major League Lacrosse All-Star Paul Rabil is far and away the most active pro lacrosse player on social media.

Few have promoted lacrosse like Rabil, and his regular updates across YouTube, Twitter and Instagram have paid off with him having the greatest number of followers on each platform among his peers.

LACROSSE’S INSTAGRAM KINGS

Rabil is tops on Instagram with more than a 300 thousand followers, which is more than the next three most-popular lax stars combined.

In all, five of the top ten lacrosse pros on Instagram were born in New York, and three in Pennsylvania. MLL team’s Florida Launch and NY Lizards are both represented three times among the select Instagram stars.

UPDATED April 11, 2024

10) JOEY SANKEY

A post shared by Joey Sankey (@jsankey11) on Sep 3, 2017 at 7:53am PDT

Joey Sankey
Current team: Charlotte Hounds
Born February 7, 1992 📍 Warminster, Pennsylvania
Instagram followers: 18 thousand

9) TUCKER DURKIN

A post shared by Tucker Durkin (@tdurkin51) on Jul 30, 2017 at 8:20am PDT

Tucker Durkin
Current team: Florida Launch
Born September 5, 1990 📍 Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania
Instagram followers: 22 thousand

8) CASEY POWELL

A post shared by Casey Powell (@caseypowell22) on Mar 14, 2018 at 5:48pm PDT

Casey Powell
Last team: Florida Launch
Born February 18, 1976 📍 West Carthage, New York
Instagram followers: 38 thousand

7) MILES THOMPSON

A post shared by Miles Thompson (@miles74thompson) on Mar 24, 2018 at 2:07pm PDT

Miles Thompson
Current teams: Georgia Swarm, Florida Launch
Born December 8, 1990 📍 Onondaga County, New York
Instagram followers: 61 thousand

6) GREG GURENLIAN

A post shared by Greg Gurenlian (@gregbeast32) on Jan 24, 2018 at 6:28am PST

Greg Gurenlian
Current team: New York Lizards
Born March 23, 1984 📍 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Instagram followers: 77 thousand

5) KYLE HARRISON

A post shared by Kyle Harrison (@kyleharrison18) on Mar 11, 2018 at 6:17am PDT

Kyle Harrison
Current team: Ohio Machine
Born March 12, 1983 📍 Baltimore, Maryland
Instagram followers: 82 thousand

4) LYLE THOMPSON

A post shared by Lyle Thompson (@lyle4thompson) on Apr 1, 2018 at 4:33pm PDT

Lyle Thompson
Current teams: Georgia Swarm, Chesapeake Bayhawks
Born September 9, 1992 📍 Onondaga County, New York
Instagram followers: 92 thousand

3) MYLES JONES

A post shared by Myles Jones (@mylesjones15) on Apr 2, 2018 at 5:28pm PDT

Virender Sehwag
Current teams: Redwoods Lacrosse Club, New York Riptide
Born March 15, 1993 📍 Huntington, New York
Instagram followers: 103 thousand

2) ROB PANNELL

A post shared by Rob Pannell (@robpannell3) on Apr 1, 2018 at 1:45pm PDT

Rob Pannell
Current teams: New England Black Wolves, New York Lizards
Born December 11, 1989 📍 Smithtown, New York
Instagram followers: 115 thousand