With the MLS SuperDraft now less than a week away, our experts take a took at some of the best young talent soon to find a home in Major League Soccer. The panel of senior writer Simon Borg, director of video content Jason Saghini and college and D.C. United beat writer Travis Clark rank the top 30 prospects for the draft (excluding international players), with mixed opinions on stars like Darlington Nagbe, Perry Kitchen and Zac MacMath.
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<strong>Rank</strong> |
<strong>Simon Borg</strong> |
<strong>Jason Saghini</strong> |
<strong>Travis Clark</strong> |
<strong>1</strong> |
<div class="compHdr">Perry Kitchen (MF/D), Akron</div> |
Darlington Nagbe (F), Akron |
<div class="compHdr">Darlington Nagbe (F), Akron</div> |
<strong>2</strong> |
<div class="compHdr">Darlington Nagbe (F), Akron</div> |
<div class="compHdr">Perry Kitchen (MF/D), Akron</div> |
<div class="compHdr">Perry Kitchen (MF/D), Akron</div> |
<strong>3</strong> |
<div class="compHdr">Will Bruin (F), Indiana</div> |
Zac MacMath (GK), Maryland<br> |
<div class="compHdr">Zarek Valentin (D), Akron</div> |
<strong>4</strong> |
<div class="compHdr">AJ Soares (D), Cal</div> |
<div class="compHdr">Michael Farfan (MF), North Carolina</div> |
<div class="compHdr">Will Bruin (F), Indiana</div> |
<strong>5</strong> |
<div class="compHdr">Zarek Valentin (D), Akron</div> |
AJ Soares (D), Cal |
<div class="compHdr">Kofi Sarkodie (D), Akron</div> |
<strong>6</strong> |
<div class="compHdr">Levi Houapeu (MF/F), UM-Baltimore</div> |
<div class="compHdr">Jalil Anibaba (D), North Carolina</div> |
<div class="compHdr">Omar Salgado (F), unnattached</div> |
<strong>7</strong> |
<div class="compHdr">Curtis Ushedo (D), UAB</div> |
Omar Salgado (F), unnattached |
<div class="compHdr">Zac MacMath (GK), Maryland</div> |
<strong>8</strong> |
<div class="compHdr">Kofi Sarkodie (D), Akron</div> |
<div class="compHdr">Stephen McCarthy (MF), North Carolina</div> |
<div class="compHdr">Jalil Anibaba (D), North Carolina</div> |
<strong>9</strong> |
<div class="compHdr">Michael Farfan (MF), North Carolina</div> |
Zarek Valentin (D), Akron |
<div class="compHdr">Corey Hertzog (F), Penn State</div> |
<strong>10</strong> |
<div class="compHdr">Omar Salgado (F), unnattached</div> |
<div class="compHdr">Will Bruin (F), Indiana</div> |
<div class="compHdr">Michael Farfan (MF), North Carolina</div> |
<strong>11</strong> |
<div class="compHdr">Zac MacMath (GK), Maryland</div> |
Justin Meram (F), Michigan<br> |
<div class="compHdr">Michael Nanchoff (MF), Akron</div> |
<strong>12</strong> |
<div class="compHdr">Michael Tetteh (MF), UCSB</div> |
<div class="compHdr">Kofi Sarkodie (D), Akron</div> |
<div class="compHdr">Michael Tetteh (MF), UCSB</div> |
<strong>13</strong> |
<div class="compHdr">Jalil Anibaba (D), North Carolina</div> |
Corey Hertzog (F), Penn State |
<div class="compHdr">AJ Soares (D), Cal</div> |
<strong>14</strong> |
<div class="compHdr">Jason Herrick (F), Maryland</div> |
<div class="compHdr">Michael Nanchoff (MF), Akron</div> |
<div class="compHdr">Michael Boxall (D), UCSB</div> |
<strong>15</strong> |
<div class="compHdr">Michael Nanchoff (MF), Akron</div> |
Michael Tetteh (MF), UCSB |
<div class="compHdr">Anthony Ampaipitakwong (MF), Akron</div> |
<strong>16</strong> |
<div class="compHdr">JC Banks (MF), Wiscsonsin-Milwaukee</div> |
<div class="compHdr">Cole Grossman (MF), Duke</div> |
<div class="compHdr">Rich Balchan (D), Indiana</div> |
<strong>17</strong> |
<div class="compHdr">Rich Balchan (D), Indiana</div> |
Anthony Ampaipitakwong (MF), Akron |
<div class="compHdr">Justin Meram (F), Michigan</div> |
<strong>18</strong> |
<div class="compHdr">Michael Boxall (D), UCSB</div> |
<div class="compHdr">Bobby Warshaw (D/MF), Stanford</div> |
<div class="compHdr">Levi Houapeu (MF/F), UM-Baltimore</div> |
<strong>19</strong> |
<div class="compHdr">Hector Jimenez (MF), Cal</div> |
Jason Herrick (F), Maryland |
<div class="compHdr">Ryan Kinne (MF/F), Monmouth</div> |
<strong>20</strong> |
<div class="compHdr">Daniel Keat (MF), Dartmouth</div> |
<div class="compHdr">JC Banks (MF), Wiscsonsin-Milwaukee</div> |
<div class="compHdr">Tyler Lassiter (D), North Carolina State</div> |
<strong>21</strong> |
<div class="compHdr">CJ Sapong (F), James Madison</div> |
Rich Balchan (D), Indiana |
<div class="compHdr">Bobby Warshaw (D/MF), Stanford</div> |
<strong>22</strong> |
<div class="compHdr">Jon Okafor (MF), Brown</div> |
<div class="compHdr">Michael Boxall (D), UCSB</div> |
<div class="compHdr">JC Banks (MF), Wiscsonsin-Milwaukee</div> |
<strong>23</strong> |
<div class="compHdr">Bobby Warshaw (D/MF), Stanford</div> |
Levi Houapeu (MF/F), UM-Baltimore |
<div class="compHdr">Ashley McInnes (MF/F), Tulsa</div> |
<strong>24</strong> |
<div class="compHdr">Cole Grossman (MF), Duke</div> |
<div class="compHdr">CJ Sapong (F), James Madison</div> |
<div class="compHdr">Bilal Duckett (D), Notre Dame</div> |
<strong>25</strong> |
<div class="compHdr">Stephen McCarthy (MF), North Carolina</div> |
Curtis Ushedo (D), UAB |
<div class="compHdr">Cole Grossman (MF), Duke</div> |
<strong>26</strong> |
<div class="compHdr">Anthony Ampaipitakwong (MF), Akron</div> |
<div class="compHdr">Daniel Keat (MF), Dartmouth</div> |
<div class="compHdr">CJ Sapong (F), James Madison</div> |
<strong>27</strong> |
<div class="compHdr">Joe Willis (GK), Denver</div> |
Davis Paul (F), Cal<br> |
<div class="compHdr">Daniel Keat (MF), Dartmouth</div> |
<strong>28</strong> |
<div class="compHdr">Demetrius Omphroy (D), Cal</div> |
<div class="compHdr">Hector Jimenez (MF), Cal</div> |
<div class="compHdr">Josh Ford (GK), Connecticut</div> |
<strong>29</strong> |
Matheus Braga (MF), Penn State |
Matheus Braga (MF), Penn State |
<div class="compHdr">J.T. Murray (D), Louisville</div> |
<strong>30</strong> |
<div class="compHdr">Justin Meram (F), Michigan</div> |
<div class="compHdr">Ryan Kinne (MF/F), Monmouth</div> |
<div class="compHdr">Jason Herrick (F), Maryland</div> |
