24 Under 24 is back! Stay tuned to MLSsoccer.com for full coverage

MLSsoccer.com's 24 Under 24 is back!

Beginning on Monday we will be revealing the top 24 young players in MLS as selected by a panel of soccer media members across North America and former MLS players. This will culminate on Thursday, Sept. 28 as the top ten will be revealed on a special edition of ExtraTime Live at 2 pm ET. The show will include exclusive interviews with players featured in the Top 10.

Players who are 23 years of age and younger as of October 22 – the final day of the 2017 MLS regular season – are eligible for this year’s ranking. It's a similar age limit to the one used around the world for the Olympic soccer tournament and the PFA Young Player of the Year award in England.

The player rankings will be unveiled beginning with Nos. 21-24 on Monday, Sept. 25, 16-20 on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 11-15 on Wednesday, Sept. 27 and the top ten announced on the show.

The 50-player shortlist below was decided upon by the MLSsoccer.com editorial staff.

Past No. 1 ranked players include US national team players Darlington Nagbe (2013) and DeAndre Yedlin (2014), and Canadian international Cyle Larin (2016).

Evaluation Criteria

All MLS players aged 23 or younger before October 22, 2017 were eligible for consideration. The final list of 24 players is determined by a panel made up of top soccer media members and the MLSsoccer.com editorial staff. The panel ranked the eligible players based on the following criteria:

• Technical: first touch, dribbling, shooting, heading
• Soccer IQ: positioning, reading game, situational understanding, tactical awareness
• Physical Attributes: balance, agility, speed, endurance, strength, vertical leap
• Personality: attitude, marketability, media savviness, charisma, intangibles
• Potential: improvability, ceiling, national team potential, potential transfer value

Voting Members

Steve Davis (FourFourTwo.com)
Kyndra de St. Aubin (Minnesota United broadcaster)
Thomas Floyd (Goal.com)
Cole Grossman (former player)
Kristan Heneage (freelance writer)
Alexi Lalas (FOX commentator)

Patrick LeDuc (RDS)
Matt Pentz (freelance writer)
Paul Tenorio (FourFourTwo.com)
Bobby Warshaw (former player/writer)

MLSsoccer.com

• Benjamin Baer (New Media Editor)
• Andrew Wiebe (Senior Editor)
• Matt Doyle (Senior Writer)
• Will Parchman (Contributor)
• Sam Stejskal (Contributor)
• Alicia Rodriguez (Contributing Editor)
• David Gass (ExtraTime Live/Radio host)
• Charles Boehm (Contributing Editor)

50-Player Shortlist

- Paul Arriola of D.C. United was added to the voting process after the shortlist was decided upon.