[UPDATED: Final rankings]
[UPDATED: Pre-Combine ranking updates including GA]
After watching over 100 live college soccer games this year, supplemented by another 40 on TV, composed of 101 different teams, here is my assessment of the draftees seniors (and MLS acknowledged Generation Adidas underclassman). My rankings take into account the values of GA and general assessment of the skill and how each player might fit into a MLS team.
Players that I haven’t seen are generally ranked lower than players that I have seen. I’m from the East coast – so it’s easier for me to see teams in the East. However, I’ve seen UCLA, UCSB, Santa Clara, Cal and Washington live. I was unable to see some teams live, I’ve only seen on TV (e.g., Tulsa, Cal-Poly, Cal-Northridge, Memphis). The combine will supplement my prior observations and fill the gaps where needed.
UC-Irvine and UC-Davis are two teams that I regret not being able to see.
Based upon feedback that I received last year, in addition to ranking each player sequentially, I’m assigning a letter grade using the following scale:
A=Can’t miss prospect. Should easily make the roster and may get time with the first team in 2009. By the end of the year, could be an impact player.
B=Likely to make the team. Could make roster, may take a year or more to get to the first team.
C=Probably not going to make the team. Has significant barriers to overcome. A very select few may eventually make it, but it would need to be a perfect storm (multiple injuries, playing out of their heads, fortuitous bounces, etc.).
D=Extremely unlikely to make a team.
F=No shot.
Within each grade, I’ve ranked each player.
This is a work-in-progress. I will be tweaking the rankings through the combine and I as review tape.
I’m sure that I’ve missed a player. More likely, I’m sure that someone feels that I’ve unjustly ranked a player. I’d like your feedback.
Below, I’ve broken out my rankings for defenders. I’ll follow this with rankings of midfielders, forwards and over-all. Enjoy!
| # | Pos Gr | See in 08? | Name | College | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A- | Yes | Kevin Alston | Indiana | GA 1st team All-B10; 24/24 GP/GS, 3 G, 1 A, 26 SH, .462 SOG%; Against OSU, “He received a well weighted through pass from junior Kevin Alston. Noschang alluded the goal keeper and shot into the open goal in the 55th minute. The IU defense was noticable different after Kevin Alston left with a minor leg injury midway through the second half.”. Against Akron, “MOTM Kevin Alston. He got forward delivering opportune crosses. He got back to break up Akron attacks. He earned a yellow in the 1OT period stopping Zakuani when he appeared to be going to goal.” & “Teal Bunbury had a few opportunities including at the beginning of the 2OT period that required a game saving clearance by Kevin Alston.”. Against Duke, “The first IU goal was scored by Kevin Alston in the 58th minute. He took a 35 yard shot that deflected off a Duke player and looped into the goal over the helpless Fitzgerald.”. In 2007, against OSU (B10), “Kevin Alston had a miserable game. He couldn’t control the ball and when he finally corralled it, his passing was off. This was not the same guy that I regaled about 2 days ago.”. Against MSU (B10), “Sophomore left back Kevin Alston has silky moves to complement his blazing speed. I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s a GA next year, if not this year.”. Wow – I’m Nostradamus! Maybe not so much… Against MD, “Kevin Alston was fast and dangerous, creating opportunities against an over matched UMD RB, Rich Costanzo (had the assist, but had a rather poor game beside that). In the first half, beat Costanzo on the end line crossing for a clear opportunity with Swaim flailing that Salmon cleared.”. |
| 2 | A- | Yes | Rodney Wallace | Maryland | GA 2nd team All-ACC 25/25 GP/GS, 3 G, 3 A, 30 SH, .500 SOG%; After watching countless MD games over the last several years, Wallace moved back from half back to left back to help MD fill a hole on their way to the NCAA championship. He gets forward often and comfortably (as a true midfielder does). He reminds me of former terp, Robbie Rogers. He may not be as fast as Rogers, but his guile and unrelenting aggressive is very similar. Against Creighton, “MD scored on a 30 yard free kick in the 30th minute from senior Mike Marchiano that found sophomore left back Rodney Wallace 8 yards from goal. Wallace flicked the ball into the far post at the goal line (can’t blame Holt’s height for that one).”. Against Cal, “Frei made a huge save in the 63rd minute on a creative heel from MD left back Rodney Wallace in the box to Jason Herrick that he struck with authority toward the far post. Frei dove to get the ball cradling the ball with his massive hands.”. |
| 3 | B+ | Yes | Omar Gonzalez | Maryland | GA 1st team NSCAA All-American; 1st team All-ACC; 26/26 GP/GS, 5 G, 1 A, 28 SH, .357 SOG%; After watching countless MD games over the last several years, Gonzalez is a terrific as a target and defender on set pieces. For a player his size, he has good foot work on the dribble. His largest deficiency is the ability to cover quick cutting forwards. Many times, he’ll be flat footed when a through pass gets behind him. Against Cal, “Maryland scored the first goal in the 19th minute off a senior Graham Zusi corner kick to Omar Gonzalez’s head from 6 yards. Cal’s Jacob Wilson didn’t mark Gonzalez well on the goal nor on the subsequent corners in the first half. Gonzalez stated, “he felt that he was being marked similarly to how he’s been marked but that he used his body more to get open.” I disagree. “. Against BC, “Gonzalez was a mountain in the back and almost scored a goal from a Marchiano free kick in the second half.”. |
| 4 | B+ | Yes | Yohance Marshall | South Florida | At Combine 1st team CSN AA; 3rd team NSCAA AA; 1st team Big East; 23 GP, 2 G, 2 A, 7 SH, .429 SOG%; Previously 2nd and 3rd All-Big East team; 4 year starter; Against Gtown, “Marshall has the skill to occassionally attack out of the back. His defensive organization and his tackling reminds me of Julius James. Marshall is going to be successful. Could he be the best defender in the nation? Maybe.”. Against MD (exhibition), “Marshall is very good. He tackles well; he’s good in the air; overall a very accomplished defender. He may be one of the best defenders in the nation.”. In 2007 against UConn no comment. |
| 5 | B+ | TV | Chris Clements | Tulsa | At Combine 2nd team Conference USA; 18 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 4 SH, .250 SOG%; 2007 3rd team NSCAA All-American; 2007 1st team All-Conference USA; 2006 3rd team All-Conference USA; 4 year starter; In 2007 against Tulsa (TV) CUSA tourney, a poor game for him, give-aways near his box, passing not crisp, just not a good game for him. |
| 6 | B+ | TV | Michael Holody | Michigan | At Combine 3rd team NSCAA AA; 1st team Big 10; 22/22 GP/GS, 2 G, 1 A, 35 SH, .514 S%; 2007 2nd team All-Big 10; 4 year starter; Against IU (TV), he lost his man in the box that led to the game winning goal early in the game. He’ll attack from the back especially when Michigan is down late. His shooting is above average for a defender. Holody is a good target. I question his first step on defense. I don’t think that he’ll be able to contain very quick forwards. |
| 7 | B | Yes | Rhett Bernstein | Brown | At Combine 1st team Ivy; 16/16 GP/GS, 4 G, 2 A, 22 SH, .273 SOG%; 3 time 1st team All-Ivy; Against Penn, “He has “good ups” and is the target of many of the set pieces. His 1v1 defending tonight was very good. He stopped an attack 1v1. He doesn’t take many touches on the ball instead relying on 1 touches to his DM or AM. I’m unsure of his ball skills. I think he deserves a shot at the combine. I think he’s got pro potential.” In 2007, against Rutgers, “Britner’s junior central defender partner Rhett Bernstein was more impressive. His ability in the air to clear the ball and to be a target on set pieces is valuable. Bernstein had the first assist. He delivered a 65 yard pass to senior forward Kevin Davies in stride in the 55th minute that Davies was able to chip over the on-rushing Rutgers goal keeper. Beautiful pass/beautiful shot. Bernstein should be watched next year when he doesn’t have 2 seniors anchoring the back line with him.” |
| 8 | B | Yes | Calum Angus | St. Louis | At Combine 1st team NSCAA AA; 1st team Atlantic 10; 16/16 GP/GS, 0 G, 2 A, 10 SH, .300 SOG%; 2007 2nd team All-American; 2 time 1st team All-A10; 4 year starter; Against UMass, “Angus only passes to Patterson or Ream, because he trusts them with the ball. He won’t pass it to Aranda. If Angus plays in MLS, I think that he may earn the unique distinction of being equally hated by his team mates and his opponents. He whines about everything – the ref, the weather, his team mates, etc. He’s very talented. The only thing that exceeds his talent is his self-image of his talent which far surpasses reality.” & “Arikian drove from midfield eluding a defender before making a killer move that put Angus on his butt 35 yards from goal. Arikian got the ball wide to sophomore Stuart Amick out near the corner of the box. With the SLU GK closing the angle, Amick shot the ball, it deflected (perhaps off the GK – I couldn’t tell) and senior Mike DeSantis finished from 5 yards into the open goal.”. Against LaSalle, “The central defender duo of senior Calem Angus and junior Rob Viviano are quite good. Their play complements each other with Angus a more rugged player. ” & “Brian Barry pressured Tim Ream to lose the ball in the SLU half. Barry dropped the ball to senior Daniel Heavey who crossed it into the middle. Calem Angus cleared the cross but not well enough. Freshman Tom Kalpokas gathered the clearance and drove the ball into the box shooting a low driven shot into the left side of the goal”. In 2007, against Duke, “Angus had a terrific long diagonal that hit Barklage on a rope at his foot. Angus started to just “kick” the long ball – is he enamored with the direct game? I’m not as impressed.”. |
| 9 | B | Yes | Brad Rusin | UCLA |
1st team Pac-10; 20/20 GP/GS, 3 G, 1 A, 16 SH, .312 SOG%; 3 time honorable mention All-Pac 10 in 1st 3 years at UCLA; 4 year starter; Tall powerful player, average speed; Against UNC, “After sleep walking through the first half, UCLA came out to win this game by dictating the rhythm except for a small window that UNC capitalized on an ill-advised hand ball by senior central defender Brad Rusin. Minutes later he acquitted himself by scoring the equalizer goal.” & “Griffin didn’t have a good game regardless that he got the assist when Fernando Monge passed him the ball. His assist came from a header that he “purposely” sent wide of the goal to an awaiting Rusin. Griffin should have ended the game in the second minute of OT when Arreola delivered a ball to forward playing Rusin. Rusin headed it back into the center of the box to a wide-open Griffin 3 yards from goal. Griffin headed it wide! This may have actually been harder to miss than hit. This missed goal was similar to the goal that UCLA scored on MD on FSC earlier this year.”. |
| 10 | B | Yes | Wes Knight | College of Charleston | At Combine 1st team Southern Conference; 21/20 GP/GS, 0 G, 0 A, 14 SH; “”; 4 year starter; played RB for the 3 games that I watched. Against Washington, I don’t identify Knight by name because the defense was so inept to single out just one player, “CofC doesn’t play good defense. They allow people to hang around the box unmarked. Their transitional defense is even worse. They are as organized as the “Running of the Brides” at Filene’s Basement. CofC start 3 seniors and a sophomore. They are too unorganized to actually have been paying attention for the past 3 years.” Against Winthrop (spring), “Knight is a good dribbler.”. |
| 11 | B | TV | Dave Hertel | Michigan State | At Combine 1st team Big 10; 20/20 GP/GS, 1 G, 1 A, 23 SH, .043 S%; 3 year starter; in 2007, against IU (B10 Tournament) “In the second half, defender David Hertel combined with junior Doug DeMartin slicing the IU defense until Stevning was able to flick the ball away at the top of the box for a MSU CK.”. Against Penn State, “Junior left back David Hertel has good ball skills for a defender. I like his game.”. |
| 12 | C+ | Yes | Darrius Barnes | Duke | At Combine 2nd team ACC; 19/19 GP/GS, 1 G, 0 A, 9 SH, .444 SOG%; 3 year starter; against UVA in the ACC tourney, “Grella hooked the free kick onto senior central defender Darrius Barnes’ head that he buried from 5 yards. I like the way that Darrius Barnes plays defense – even though he was torched for the last goal. In the 57th minute, UVA was awarded an awful PK on a Barnes tackle on Jimmy Simpson. “. Against MD, “Barnes is a weapon. His agility on set pieces is dangerous when attacking and settling on defense. Additionally, his long throw-ins are equally dangerous. He is a heady player getting to the right place at the right time. He didn’t have a flawless game; he allowed a ball to bounce over his head in the closing minutes of the first half that Casey Townsend was unable to put past goal Brendan Fitzgerald.” Against ND, “I like Darrius Barnes. He didn’t have a good game nor did Pavelid Castaneda. Going to 3 in the back, bled 2 additional goals on Duke in the second half. “. Against IU, “Junior defender Matthew Thomas is a liability in the back. Right before half time, he almost generated an own goal by heading the ball past his approaching GK. Only a heroic effort by Darrious Barnes allowed Duke to end the half with a scoreless tie. When senior Graham Dugoni returns from injury, Thomas will return to the bench. Barnes is a pretty good player.”. |
| 13 | C+ | Yes | Tim Gabel | Ohio State |
2nd team Big 10; 20/19 GP/GS, 1 G, 4 A, 27 SH, .037 S%; 3 year starter; Against IU, “The second OSU goal was scored by senior Patrick Roan from a Tim Gabel long throw-in that Doug Verhoff flicked to the far side and the waiting Roan. “. In 2007, against WF, “While not known at the time, the game was decided in the 20th minute with OSU up 1-0. Tim Gabel had been fighting a “strained groin” that prevented him from playing against Bradley but he suffered to compete against UMass on Friday night. Before the game, I was informed that Gabel was affected and that OSU planned to replace him with Lomnicki if the groin worsened. In the 18th minute, Gabel and WF right midfielder Michael Lahoud both struck the ball at the same time which seemed to re-injure Gabel. He limped around before calling to come out. Lomnicki was unable to successfully replace Gabel.”. Against UMass, “Because UMass couldn’t sustain an offensive attack, the OSU defenders, Patrick Roan, Doug Verhoff and Tim Gabel would investigate deep offensive forays into the UMass penalty area.”. Against Michigan, “Balc finished from 8 yards on a long pass (40 yards) from Tim Gabel that he brought down on his chest with a soft touch and slotted into the near post.”. |
| 14 | C+ | Yes | Evan Brown | Wake Forest | At Combine
24/22 GP/GS, 2 G, 8 A, 16 SH, .438 SOG%; |
| 15 | C+ | Yes | Lyle Adams | Wake Forest | At Combine
24/24 GP/GS, 3 G, 3 A, 17 SH, .529 SOG%; |
| 16 | C | Yes | Seth Sinovic | Creighton | Not at Combine; 1st team MVC; 20/20 GP/GS, 3 G, 6 A, 29 SH, .414 SOG%; Moved from left midfield to left back during the year. Against MD, “Sinovic is a good defender but I am not sure if he has sufficient ball skills for MLS.”. I wonder if he can defend 1v1 well enough. |
| 17 | C | Yes | Matt Besler | Notre Dame | At Combine 1st team NSCAA AA; 1st team Big East; 21/21 GP/GS, 1 G, 1 A, 13 SH, .077 SOG%; 2 time 2nd team All-Big East; 3 year starter; no comment against Duke; against Akron, “It started when Zakuani megged Jack Traynor entering the top corner of the box, he went around Matt Besler with a simple shoulder fake, going to the end line before crossing it back Ampaipitakwong at the 6 for the last goal in the 79th minute. Game over.”. In 2007, against Gtown, “Junior central defenders Cory Rellas and Matt Besler are tremendous in the back. Specifically, Besler is a weapon with his long throw-ins and his dribbling skills. I like his tackling.”. |
| 18 | C | No | David Sias | UC Irvine |
1st team Big West & BW D POTY; 22/22 GP/GS, 0 G, 0 A, 5 SH, .200 SOG%; 2007 2nd team All-Big West; 4 year starter; In 2007 against UCSB (TV), central defender with a leaky defensive corp surrounding him; bled 4 goals, doesn’t close enough, competes and didn’t surrender; |
| 19 | C | Yes | Ian Daniels | Oakland |
1st team Summit; 20/20 GP/GS, 2 G, 1 A, 11 SH, .545 SOG%; 2 time 1st team All-Summit; 4 year starter; Against IUPUI, “central back Ian Daniel is steady in the back. He has good foot skills, but he is a little slight.”; against Bucknell and Towson (both in spring), no comment. |
| 20 | C | Yes | A.J. Delagarza | Maryland | At Combine 2nd team ACC; 26/26 GP/GS, 0 G, 1 A, 1 SH, 1.000 SOG%; 4 year starter; under-sized center back that wasn’t able to play wide back to fill a MD need when he was a freshman and junior. Reads the game very well; marginal prospect; potentially “that guy” that seems to overcome against all odds; against Creighton, “Even stay-at-home center back Delagarza took a foray into the Creighton box to earn a MD corner kick.”. Against UNC in ACC tournament, “Delagarza had a good game doing what he does best. Stopping passes from coming into the area before they become a problem.”. Against UVA (regular season), “Delagarza was huge in this game. His timing on his tackles is clinical. He is such a smart player. It’s too bad that he has been unable to play wide defender, because he is just too small to play central defender in the next level.”. Against Duke, “Under-sized center back A. J. Delagarza is money in the back. He is very quick, but he positions himself well. He does very well except against very fast and/or very technical (quick passing teams) – such as Wake Forest.”. Against USF (exhibition), “Left back is still a question mark for MD with Alex Lee playing the first half, Kevin Tagney starting the second, relieved by Flatley with Tagney finishing the game. It is possible for A. J. Delagarza to slide over – but he hasn’t been successful as wide back the last couple of years. Moving Rodney Wallace back to left back is an option that wouldn’t be the best utilization of his talent. Lee or Tagney would be the favorite.”. What do I know? LOL; Against Alumni (spring), “Over the last 2 years, Spenser Allen has manned an outside back position. Who will replace him? The likely candidates are A. J. Delagarza and Sean Flatley. I don’t think that Flatley can be successful out wide and I don’t think Delagarza plays outside very well, either. He’s much better in the middle, reading the game. I didn’t see any answers yesterday. I don’t have the answer, but I don’t think Flatley or Delagarza out wide is the answer.”. HEY, maybe I know something – LOL; |
| 21 | C | Yes | Ossie Michalsen | Akron |
2nd team MAC; 16/13 GP/GS, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, .000 SOG%; After being a 3 time first team All MAC, this year he dropped to the second team. In the four games that I’ve seen Akron play over the last 2 years, he hasn’t started any of them. He came on late against Notre Dame in the first game of 2008, but he did nothing notable. Michalsen missed the first two games from injury. Those were the games that I attended. |
| 22 | C | Yes | Jide Ogunbiyi | Santa Clara | At Combine 1st team WCC; 20/14 GP/GS, 0 G, 0 A, 16 SH, .062 SOG%; 3 times honorable mention; 4 year starter; vacilated between playing defense and forward. Not a prolific scorer – best season was 6 goals; Against Loyola (Ill), “The goal was created by Jordan Lewis picking Ferguson’s marker – Jide Ogunbiyi. Ogunbiyi didn’t fight through the pick and no one from SC supported him either. Eitz said this was not a set piece and that Lewis improvised this – kudos to the freshman defender.” & “Ogunbiyi has boatloads of skill. He turns quickly, a huge target and an accomplished passer. I’m disappointed with his defensive effort that allowed the first goal. He needs to do more than take up space.”. |
| 23 | C | No | Dan Schultz | Boston University |
1st team American East; 21/21 GP/GS, 0 G, 0 A, 2 SH, .000 S%; 2nd team All-American East; 3 year starter; |
| 24 | C | Yes | Paul Gerstenberger | Boston College | At Combine
19/18 GP/GS, 0 G, 2 A, 19 SH, .316 SOG%; |
| 25 | C | Yes | Trevor Banks | Old Dominion | At Combine 1st team CAA; 19 GP, 4 G, 3 A, 40 SH, .350 SOG%; 2 time all-CAA; All Freshman team in 2004; 4 year starter; Against UCF, “Banks is playing right back. This might be a good long-term position for him to learn, because I don’t think that he has the talent to play midfield or forward in the pros. Banks really turned it on with the loss imminent in the last 15 minutes of the game. His passing from the back and his crosses are weapons that ODU could use in the impotent attack.”. Against Gtown (spring) “I liked Trevor Banks out wide better than up top of in the middle. He still wasn’t able to lead his team consistently with quality offensive opportunities. For ODU to be successful, he will need to put his stamp on this team.”. Against South Carolina (spring), “Banks spends too much time on the ball. In the second half, he allowed 3 defenders to converge on him. He will need to provide service much quicker if ODU is going to have a chance to be successful.”. In 2007, against Towson, “Trevor Banks had a good game. I still don’t think that he’s a MLS quality player.”. Against MD, “Banks is a quick college attacker, I don’t think he has MLS skill, though.”. |
| 26 | C | TV | Michael Coburn | Memphis |
1st team Conference USA; 16 GP, 2 G, 0 A, 20 SH, .450 SOG%; 2007 2nd team All-Conference USA; 4 year starter; |
| 27 | C | No | Alen Husidic | Illinois – Chicago |
2nd team Horizon; 22/22 GP/GS, 2 G, 3 A, 11 SH, .273 SOG%; Attended 2 years at College of Lake County (Comm. College) without playing soccer, losing 1 year of eligibility; 2.5 years as a starter; In 2007, against UMass (NCAA), “I have no idea why junior right back Alen Husidic felt compelled to taunt the crowd after the UIC goal. Perhaps, he has done this at other times to inspire his team or to take some pressure off his teammates. However, I wasn’t impressed and it appeared to me to be childish. It’s not like UMass was getting on UIC excessively (no more than any home team). A. Husidic (his brother is Bambi on ice) is a solid passer and made several forays into the UMass penalty area. I believe that he was responsible for unsuccessfully marking both UMass goal scorers though I’d like to review the tape to confirm this assertion.”. |
| 28 | C- | Yes | Otto Loewy | Winthrop | Not at Combine; 1st team Big South; 21 GP, 0 G, 5 A, 8 SH, .125 SOG%; 3 time 1st team All-Big South; Against William & Mary, “Center back Otto Loewy was on crutches by half time. He severely bruised his ankle early in the first half and limped around until half time. Loewy’s speed and his jumping ability caught my eye last week. So, I wanted a second look. I wouldn’t mind taking a look at this tape to see Loewy’s positioning on the first 2 goals. While Loewy was a 1st team Big South player, he doesn’t get the respect and the notice that other players on Winthrop get. For example, they spelled Loewy’s name wrong on the cover of the Winthrop media guide. I wonder if Loewy will get an invite to the MLS combine – I don’t think he will, but he might be that player that comes out of nowhere.”. WRONG – invited to combine. Against VMI, “Loewy has a good body but he has sick speed. I’d like to see if he can play 1v1 defense against a talented forward. He has potential especially with his speed.”. No comment against Charleston (spring), UNCW (spring) and High Point (2007). |
| 29 | C- | Yes | Jordan Graye | UNC |
23/23 GP/GS, 0 G, 1 A, 8 SH, .375 SOG%; |
| 30 | C- | Yes | Oscar Castillo | Connecticut | At Combine 3rd team Big East; 21/20 GP/GS, 0 G, 1 A, 4 SH, .000 SOG%; After transferring from D3, Mt. San Antonio College after 2006 season, 2 year starter for UConn. Against Depaul – no comments. Against Gtown, “In the opening seconds of the second half, Castillo flew down the line blowing by left back Mostafa Ebrahimnejad. Castillo crossed the ball but Zeman intercepted the pass. It took 25 more minutes for a similar run. Why?”. Against SJU – no comments. In 2007, no comments against USF and VT. Fast player that doesn’t get forward enough. |
| 31 | C- | Yes | Alex Yoshinaga | Notre Dame |
1st team NSCAA AA; 1st team Big East; 21/21 GP/GS, 1 G, 0 A, 9 SH, .333 SOG%; 4 year starter; against Duke, “Grella stepped in front of Alex Yoshinaga to steal possession. ” & “The Alex Yoshinaga right back experiment continued. He has never played right back at ND. While I have like his defensive ability in past years, I’m not sure that he plays right back well enough in college never mind in the pros. For example, all defenders know that in your box that you want to head the ball upward (it gives the defense time to either retrieve or cover the opponent). Yoshinaga headed the ball down into the middle of his own box. I’d like to see him at the end of the year if this experiment continues to watch his progress.”. Against Akron, “In the second half, seniors Jack Traynor and Alex Yoshinaga played the left and right back, respectively. Both were consistently and frequently burnt by the explosive Akron forward duo. In Yoshinaga, I’ve only seen him play midfield, so I thought it was a good development to see him play back. In retrospect, it wasn’t good for him! Traynor and Yoshinaga both have superior ball skills and passing ability.”. In 2007, against Gtown, Yoshinaga is flexible playing central midfield, defense and outside midfielder. During this game, he worked effectively with right back, Ryan Miller. Yoshinaga is draft quality. He’s good on set pieces, though Lapira insisted that he take most of them. Against UCLA, “Yoshinaga teamed up with Jack Traynor to cause havoc on the left side.”. |
| 32 | C- | Yes | Jack Traynor | Notre Dame | At Combine 2nd team Big East; 21/21 GP/GS, 1 G, 1 A, 20 SH, .300 SOG%; increased honors from honorable mention to 3rd team All Big East in his sophomore and junior years; 4 year starter; Against Duke, “This wasn’t a game that Grella would put on his resume. He earned a corner by pressuring Matt Armstrong in the box, made a terrific pass to sophomore Nick Sih that went over jumping senior Jack Traynor. Sih didn’t get to it – but should have been able to get to it. “. Against Akron, “It started when Zakuani megged Jack Traynor entering the top corner of the box, he went around Matt Besler with a simple shoulder fake, going to the end line before crossing it back Ampaipitakwong at the 6 for the last goal in the 79th minute. Game over.” & “Zakuani had a weak first touch with his left foot, needing 2 more touches before getting Traynor to go to ground. At that point, it was over, because Zakuani walked around him and fired a shot into the far post. Nice goal.” & “In the second half, seniors Jack Traynor and Alex Yoshinaga played the left and right back, respectively. Both were consistently and frequently burnt by the explosive Akron forward duo. …Traynor and Yoshinaga both have superior ball skills and passing ability.”. In 2007, against Gtown, “Jack Traynor is still injured and did not play. This should be a concern for ND fans in this year’s NCAA tournament. However, as a junior, I expect that he’ll be back for next year’s season.”. Against UCLA, “Lapira was able to get his head on the ball and direct it toward the middle of the box. This touch gave him the space to calmly bury the ball into the box. On the play, Jack Traynor made a wide run that UCLA was forced to cover. This type of play illustrates why ND is successful – unselfish play.” & “Yoshinaga teamed up with Jack Traynor to cause havoc on the left side.”. |
| 33 | C- | TV | Ryan Mirsky | SMU | At Combine
14 GP, 1 G, 2 A, 8 SH, .250 SOG%; |
| 34 | C- | No | Liam Parrington | Hartwick |
1st team MAC; 18/18 GP/GS, 3 G, 1 A, 10 SH, .600 SOG%; No info on Hartwick site; |
| 35 | C- | No | Ed Brand | SJ State |
1st team MPSF; 17/17 GP/GS, 1 G, 0 A, 4 SH, .250 SOG%; 2 time 1st team All-MPSF; 2007 2nd team All-MPSF; 2005 Honorable All-MPSF; 4 year starter; |
| 36 | C- | No | Nikola Katic | W. Illinois |
2nd team Summit; 20/20 GP/GS, 0 G, 3 A, 9 SH, .111 SOG%; 2006 NJCAA All-American at Illinois Central College (CC), 4 year starter; |
| 37 | C- | No | Daniel Leach | Oregon State |
2nd team Pac-10; 17/17 GP/GS, 1 G, 1 A, 13 SH; 3 time Honorable mention All-Pac 10; 4 year starter; |
| 38 | C- | No | Billy Gustafson | Niagara |
1st team MAAC; 20/20 GP/GS, 2 G, 2 A, 13 SH, .615 SOG%; 2006 2nd team All-MAC; |
| 39 | C- | Yes | Bryan Ruff | Drexel |
2nd team CAA; 16/16 GP/GS, 1 G, 0 A, 5 SH, .400 SOG%; 2007 1st team all-CAA; against UMBC, “central defender Bryan Ruff got a second yellow in the second OT period (according to the box score). He is a terrific tackler – hitter. He makes players hurt when they have the audacity to come into his area. I like physical defenders – but he needs to control himself better (again, I didn’t see either yellow). He picked up 2 yellow cards in 12 minutes of OT. Also, why was Ruff wearing #29 instead of #21.” & “Ermold is critical on the Drexel throw-in set piece near the box. Ruff starts on the goal side of Ermold, running toward the thrower sideline before hooking behind Ermold. Senior right back Pat McCaffery throws in the ball to Ermold’s head who flicks it behind him to Ruff breaking toward the goal. Not a bad idea – it didn’t work. “. The problem is that a set piece for Ruff only garnered 1 goal in a year. Not very good. Additionally, I am skeptical that he has sufficient ball skills for the next level. In 2007, against ODU, “Junior central defender Bryan Ruff makes bone-jarring tackles. He has a nasty streak that I like! He makes that little extra touch, push, shove, kick, etc. For an opponent, it can be tiresome and annoying. Again, I like it! Defenders that hate a little bite can be successful. He is terrific in the air. Most of his passes were low risk/low reward. I can see him getting drafted next year.” (I’ve changed my mind since 2007) & “Norwegian freshman Stig Haddal got upset with having his face stepped on by Ruff. Haddel lost his composure and it affected his game.” |
| 40 | C- | No | Anthony Anzevui | Sacred Heart |
2nd team Northeastern; 16/16 GP/GS, 0 G, 0 A, 5 SH, .200 SOG%; 2 time 1st team All-NEC; 4 year starter; |
| 41 | C- | Yes | Pavelid Castaneda | Duke | At Combine
20/20 GP/GS, 0 G, 1 A, 13 SH, .545 SOG%; |
| 42 | C- | No | Bolade Ogunmade | Mercer |
1st team Atlantic Sun; 18/18 GP/GS, 7 G, 1 A, 24 SH, .458 SOG%; Transferred from Northern Oklahoma College (NJCAA) after sophomore year; 2 year starter at Mercer; All-American at Northern Oklahoma College in Sophomore year; |
| 43 | C- | No | Daniel Gwyther | Buffalo |
1st team MAC; 20/20 GP/GS, 4 G, 3 A, 14 SH; 2 time 2nd team All-MAC; 4 year starter; |
| 44 | D+ | Yes | Karol Wasielewski | Syracuse |
Honorable mention: Big East; 17/17 GP/GS, 0 G, 1 A, 7 SH, .286 SOG%; 2 year starter before transferring from playing with Polish youth national team; Against Cincinnati, “… is a battler in the back and is effective man marking.” I really like the way that he played. He may be one of those players that fly under the radar – low risk, high reward. |
| 45 | D+ | Yes | Chris Brown | Massachusetts |
1st team Atlantic 10; 21/21 GP/GS, 1 G, 0 A, 11 SH, .455 SOG%; 4 year starter; Against Charlotte, “Brown clearances aren’t taken with confidence instead he was just kicking the ball away – unacceptable at the next level.”. Against SLU, “Brown made an acrobatic clearance to stop a through ball. He reads the game quickly. Brown is good in the air in defending corner kicks.”. Against William & Mary, nothing personally, “Pretty weak UMass defense.”. In 2007, No comment against OSU in NCAA. Against UIC, “Trout (not a starter but has oodles of talent) sent in a corner kick that UMass defender Chris Brown headed away from the goal. But, the ball was landed nicely for Giffin to hit first time from just outside of the box.”. |
| 46 | D+ | No | Pat McMahon | Illinois – Chicago |
22/22 GP/GS, 2 G, 0 A, 10 SH, .700 SOG%; |
| 47 | D+ | Yes | Dirk Dittrich | VCU |
1st team CAA; 18/18 GP/GS, 0 G, 1 A, 5 SH, .000 SOG%; 2007 2nd team All-CAA; 2006 1st team All-Atlantic Sun while at Gardner-Webb for his freshman and sophomore years ; 4 year starter; Against UNCW, “In the first 17 seconds of the second half, a poor clearance by senior VCU central defender Dirk Dittrich that was a lazy lollipop ball that junior midfielder Caito Heiland was able to calm with his first touch before hitting a low bouncing ball into the far right corner of the goal was all the scoring that UNCW needed to win.”. Against George Mason, “Senior central defender Dirk Dittrich is a solid tackler and he is a heady player.”. Against UVA, “The second goal was started from a Dos Santos corner kick finding senior central defender Dirk Dittrich deep in the box. Dittrich headed the ball across the goal face to fellow German sophomore Jorit Loehr who powered it with his head into the goal with less than 15 minutes to play.”. Against Gtown (spring), “Dittrich needs to provide more leadership and direction to his young defenders.”. In 2007, against William & Mary, “I like central defender Dirk Dittrich. He’s strong in the air and is able to man mark well.”. Against MD (exhibition), “Central defenders Jorit Loehr and Dirk Dittrich were solid anchoring the back line.”. |
| 48 | D+ | Yes | Henry Kalungi | Winthrop |
1st team Big South; 19 GP, 1 G, 1 A, 26 SH, .308 SOG%; 2 time 1st team All-Big South; 2007 2nd team All-Big South; Against William & Mary, “left back Henry Kalungi had a terrible game. His touch was off. His passing was pathetic and his ability to identify and cover late deep runs was a source of concern that was never solved. Kalungi was suspended for 2 Big South tournament games. So, I missed seeing him this fall – though he was much better in the spring.” & “Sophomore Alan Koger went around senior left back Henry Kalungi before delivering a through ball to Hoxie with Cameron Alksnis on his back. Hoxie buried the open shot.” & “Kalungi picked up a yellow on a hand ball to stop a WM breakaway near midfield. Normally, a good idea. However, tonight, junior Roger Bothe sent the free kick into the box. With the wind holding it up, Winthrop GK Parkick Mitrovich called for the ball and came out but did not get to it. Instead, Koger heard Mitrovich call for it and knew he’d be off his line and flicked it on and into the goal from the penalty mark.”. Against UNCW (spring), “Kalungi patrols the defense, using his speed and size to squelch attacks.” – he’s better in the middle. In 2007, against High Point, “I don’t care for junior central defender Henry Kalungi (from Uganda). His first touch is usually a clunker. He’s a tall player but he doesn’t run very well. He is a target on set pieces.”. |
| 49 | D+ | Yes | Richard Costanzo | Maryland |
26/26 GP/GS, 0 G, 6 A, 5 SH, .400 SOG%; |
| 50 | D+ | Yes | Dan Bulls | UMBC |
17/17 GP/GS, 2 G, 2 A, 17 SH, .118 S%; |
| 51 | D+ | Yes | John Pardini | Fordham |
1st team Atlantic 10; 18/18 GP/GS, 2 G, 5 A, 27 SH, .481 SOG%; 2 time 1st team All A10 team; 4 year starter; against Dayton no comment. |
| 52 | D+ | No | Colin Jones | Denver |
1st team MPSF; 18/17 GP/GS, 4 G, 2 A, 27 SH, .296 SOG%; 3 year starter; 2007 honorable mention All-MPSF; |
| 53 | D+ | Yes | Douglas Nyame | Liberty |
2nd team Big South; 18/18 GP/GS, 0 G, 1 A, 2 SH; transferred from Anderson U (D2) after sophomore season, was a 1st team All-conference player and 2nd team All-conference during these 2 seasons; 4 year starter; No comments on his play after 3 games – High Point in 2008 and UNCA, Loyola in 2007. |
| 54 | D+ | Yes | Graham Dugoni | Duke |
7/4 GP/GS, 0 G, 0 A, 1 SH, 1.000 SOG%; |
| 55 | D+ | Yes | Barry Neville | Binghamton |
1st team American East; 21/21 GP/GS, 1 G, 0 A, 14 SH, .071 S%; 2 time 1st team All-American East; Against UMBC and MD, no notable comments. |
| 56 | D+ | Yes | David Tyrie | Central Connecticut State |
1st team Northeastern; 14/11 GP/GS, 5 G, 0 A, 17 SH, .471 SOG%; 3 time 1st team all-NEC; against UVA, “CCSU were unable to handle the UVA speed of play.” Tyrie was involved in the play when freshman sensation Chris Agorsor damaged his ACL ending his season. |
| 57 | D+ | TV | Ryan Imamura | Stanford |
2nd team Pac-10; 18/18 GP/GS, 0 G, 0 A, 9 SH, .556 SOG%; 2 year starter; 6th year senior! On TV, against Creighton, good anticipation, average in the air; headed the ball back into the center of his box(?); loses Thayer in the box on long throw-in from Sinovic that directly leads to the Finley goal; mis-hit inside his box led to a problem at the top of his box; too old; just not enough; |
| 58 | D | Yes | Bryan Collier | Central Florida |
19/19 GP/GS, 0 G, 0 A, 16 SH, .500 SOG%; |
| 59 | D | Yes | James Suevo | Temple |
2nd team Atlantic 10; 19/19 GP/GS, 3 G, 0 A, 15 SH, .400 SOG%; 4 year starter; Against George Washington, “On set pieces, senior central defender James Suevo outjumps players of his size (or bigger). He’s a good target for his size. He did this to GW’s Kory Trott, twice in 2 minutes.” & “Stadler scored 2 more goals to lead GW (at that time) with 12 goals. The first was a long pass from GK Matt Scheer that got over Suevo’s head (guess he didn’t jump high enough on this play). It bounced 25 yards from goal and Stadler hit it as it came down right past the goal keeper in the 3rd minute.”. Against Colgate (spring), “Suevo seemed clueless with the ball though he seemed fully competent when the ball was nowhere near him and he could just stand on his feet.”. |
| 60 | D | Yes | Mike Gelatt | Liberty |
1st team Big South; 18/18 GP/GS, 1 G, 1 A, 11 SH; 2 time Big South 1st team; 3 year starter; against High Point at the Big South tournament, “Shrum battled with Liberty senior central back Mike Gelatt to get a high ball. Shrum recovered the ball and tried to shoot but missed the ball on his shot. His next option was to poke the ball wide to junior Matt Tuttle. Tuttle took a touch, assessed the goal and hooked the ball into the far side netting. On the shot, the Liberty GK sophomore Andrew Madeiro was in poor position to adequately cover his goal.”. In 2007, against Loyola in NCAA, “Freshman Eddie Dines flicked the service onto goal. A heroic diving header effort by Liberty senior defender Mike Gelatt with the ball traveling into the goal was deflected off the cross bar but bounced into the goal.”. |
| 61 | D | Yes | Cooper Bryant | American |
1st team Patriot; 18/17 GP/GS, 0 G, 0 A, 5 SH, .400 SOG%; I had Bryant as a red-shirt junior. According to the Patriot league, he’s listed as a senior. Against Gtown, “Larrabee had another shot after Chandler Diggs bounced the ball off Cooper Bryant and the ball was presented to Larrabee in the box. At the end of the 1st half, junior Justin Kondos body slammed Cooper Bryant and didn’t get a card – I’m not sure why not.” & no comment against James Madison. In 2007 against Lehigh, “Cooper Bryant has a terrific first touch making the ball silent immediately.” |
| 62 | D | TV | Drew Ratner | Northwestern |
2nd team Big 10; 23/23 GP/GS, 2 G, 2 A, 14 SH, .143 S%; 3 year starter; no comment against OSU, Wisconsin in the 2007 Big 10 tournament. |
| 63 | D | No | Corey Heldreth | St. Mary’s |
2nd team WCC; 18/17 GP/GS, 0 G, 1 A, 9 SH, .444 SOG%; 2 time 2nd team All-WCC; 3 year starter; |
| 64 | D | No | Jeff Russell | San Francisco |
1st team WCC; 18/18 GP/GS, 0 G, 1 A, 3 SH, .000 SOG%; 2 year starter; |
| 65 | D | No | Stephen Carlson | Loyola-Marymount |
honorable mention WCC; 20/20 GP/GS, 0 G, 3 A, 5 SH, .200 SOG%; 2 time Honorable mention All-WCC; 2 year starter; |
| 66 | D | Yes | Jonathan Borrajo | George Mason |
2nd team CAA; 23/23 GP/GS, 0 G, 2 A, 10 SH, .100 SOG%; 4 year starter; gutsy kid with overwhelming confidence and heart; no comment against MD, Northeastern, VCU, Towson and Richmond. Against Gtown (exhibition), “Borrajo seemed over his head. He started as DM and was soundly being beat before moving to right back to be beaten for the rest of the game by Scott Larrabee. The best part of his game is the persistent fouling – unbelievably he didn’t receive a card. This won’t be a common occurrence.”. Through the year, he played better than he did against Gtown where the entire GM team played pathetically. |
| 67 | D | No | Joe DeVito | Georgia State |
2nd team CAA; 15/14 GP/GS, 1 G, 2 A, 30 SH; 4 year starter; |
| 68 | D | Yes | Matt Care | Princeton |
1st team Ivy; 17/17 GP/GS, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, .000 SOG%; 2nd team and honorable mention all-Ivy; 4 year starter; against Monmouth no comment; played center back against Monmouth; |
| 69 | D | TV | Timothy Jones | Stanford |
17/17 GP/GS, 0 G, 1 A, 1 SH, .000 SOG%; |
| 70 | D | No | Adam Owens | Sacramento St |
2nd team MPSF; 19/19 GP/GS, 0 G, 0 A, 4 SH, .000 SOG%; 2007 1st team All-MPSF; 3 year starter; |
| 71 | D | Yes | Angelo Amato | Monmouth |
3rd team CSN AA; 1st team Northeastern; 19/18 GP/GS, 1 G, 0 A, 3 SH, 1.000 SOG%; 4 year starter; No comment against Mount Saint Mary’s; against Princeton, “Amato is well acclimated to the college game. He doesn’t have the skills (passing, defending) for the next level.”. |
| 72 | D | No | Jerry Dickinson, | Holy Cross |
1st team Patriot; 19/19 GP/GS, 3 G, 1 A, 8 SH, .625 SOG%; 2007 2nd team All-Patriot; 4 year starter; |
| 73 | D | No | Alejandro Melean | Holy Cross |
1st team Patriot; 19/19 GP/GS, 1 G, 3 A, 21 SH, .286 SOG%; 2 time 1st team All-Patriot; 3 year starter; |
| 74 | D | Yes | Adam Gazda | Lehigh |
1st team Patriot; 17/17 GP/GS, 6 G, 3 A, 30 SH, .533 SOG%; 3 year starter except for 2007 year which he missed because of injury; this year matched his career total in goals; against MD no comment; |
| 75 | D | Yes | Tyler Barry | California |
2nd team Pac-10; 11/11 GP/GS, 2 G, 1 A, 5 SH, .600 SOG%; A veritable 4 year starter until this year when he mysteriously stopped playing in the latter part of the year. I’ll assume that he was injured (my speculation). Against MD, DNP; In 2007, against VT, “On the first VT goal, Patrick Nyarko beat Andrew Jacobson outside the box, cut and beat another Cal defender, Tyler Berry. Nyarko unleashed a shot that was blocked. It fell to Ben Nason who side volleyed it with power into side netting in the 25th minute.”. |
| 76 | D | Yes | Ryan Roushandel | Central Florida |
2nd team Conference USA; 19/18 GP/GS, 3 G, 0 A, 19 SH, .474 SOG%; Against ODU, “… is working himself back into the line-up after battling injuries.” He came off the bench. Transfer from Clemson in 2006 |
| 77 | D | No | Paul Pessina | Appalachian State |
1st team Southern Conference; 16/16 GP/GS, 0 G, 0 A, 2 SH, .000 SOG%; 2 time 1st team All-Southern Conference; 4 year starter; |
| 78 | D | No | Kyle Lauchmen | Manhattan |
2nd team MAAC; 17/17 GP/GS, 2 G, 1 A, 11 SH, .545 SOG%; 3 year starter; Was not with the team in his freshman year; |
| 79 | D | No | Connor Tobin | Vermont |
1st team American East; 20/20 GP/GS, 2 G, 2 A, 19 SH, .105 S%; 2006 2nd team All-American East team; 3 year starter; |
| 80 | D | Yes | Kipp Erskine | Evansville |
2nd team MVC; 18/18 GP/GS, 2 G, 0 A, 15 SH, .467 SOG%; transferred from Hartwick after his sophomore year; against MD – no comment on his play. |
| 81 | D | Yes | Stephen Oyuga | Campbell |
1st team Atlantic Sun; 20/20 GP/GS, 2 G, 0 A, 6 SH, .500 SOG%; 2 time 1st team all-Atlantic Sun; Against Jacksonville in Atlantic Sun finals, no specific comments, but the central defense was lax and the defense was panicing with the ball (but not specifically Oyuga). Against Loyola (MD), “Oyuga is the leader in the back organizing two freshman defenders. He’s a good tackler and was an offensive option late in the game with the score 0-1.”. |
| 82 | D | Yes | Michael Vallie | George Mason |
23/22 GP/GS, 0 G, 0 A, 4 SH, .250 SOG%; |
| 83 | D | No | Ben Williams | Iona |
2nd team MAAC; 18/18 GP/GS, 4 G, 0 A, 10 SH, .600 SOG%; 3 year starter; |
| 84 | D | No | Dao Vu | Houston Baptist |
2nd team Atlantic Soccer; 16/13 GP/GS, 0 G, 0 A, 4 SH, .500 SOG%; transferred from San Jacinto CC after sophomore year; 1 year starter and 1 year red shirt at Houston Baptist |
| 85 | D | No | Joe Yonga | Cornell |
2nd team Ivy; 16 GP, 2 G, 1 A, 9 SH, .444 SOG%; 2 time honorable mention All-Ivy; |
| 86 | D | No | David Backman | Sacred Heart |
2nd team Northeastern; 17/17 GP/GS, 2 G, 2 A, 19 SH, .368 SOG%; 2007 1st team All-NEC; 4 year starter; |
| 87 | D | No | Glenn Volk | Colgate |
1st team Patriot; 20/20 GP/GS, 1 G, 0 A, 13 SH, .154 SOG%; 4 year starter; against Temple (spring) no comment; |
| 88 | D | No | Jordan Vanderpoorten | UC Davis |
2nd team Big West; 22/22 GP/GS, 0 G, 1 A, 5 SH, .000 SOG%; 2 year starter; |
| 89 | D | No | Alex Guzinski | Yale |
2nd team Ivy; 17/17 GP/GS, 1 G, 2 A, 12 SH, .583 SOG%; 2 time 2nd team All-Ivy; 4 year starter; |
| 90 | D | No | Kyle Schmid | UC Irvine |
2nd team Big West; 23/23 GP/GS, 0 G, 1 A, 3 SH, .667 SOG%; 2 year starter; In 2007 against UCSB (TV), too slow; continuously lost his mark on set pieces; |
| 91 | D | No | Markus Jackson | Yale |
2nd team Ivy; 17 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, .000 SOG%; 4 year starter; |
| 92 | D | No | Erik DiLorenzo | Albany |
2nd team American East; 18/18 GP/GS, 1 G, 5 A, 18 SH, .056 S%; 4 year starter; |
| 93 | D | Yes | Pat McCaffery | Drexel |
14/14 GP/GS, 1 G, 2 A, 13 SH, .308 SOG%; |
| 94 | D | Yes | Brad Simpson | Cincinnati |
3rd team Big East; 19/19 GP/GS, 4 G, 0 A, 25 SH, .280 SOG%; Against Syracuse, “Simpson unable to stop the quicker Syracuse dribblers early.” & “In the 68th minute, Simpson scored from a laser 45 yard free kick from Weightman.”. 2 of his 4 goals were from PKs. |
| 95 | D | Yes | Ryan Porch | Pennsylvania |
honorable mention Ivy; 15/15 GP/GS, 2 G, 0 A, 3 SH, 1.000 SOG%; Almost 4 year starter; started against Brown and Penn State but recorded no comments |
| 96 | D | No | Mark Hoffman | Adelphi |
2nd team Atlantic Soccer; 14/10 GP/GS, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH; 2007 1st team All-Atlantic Soccer Conference; 4 year starter; |
| 97 | D | TV | Zachary Lambo | Wisconsin |
18/17 GP/GS, 0 G, 4 A, 6 SH, .000 S%; |
| 98 | D | Yes | John Elicker | Pennsylvania |
honorable mention Ivy; 18/18 GP/GS, 0 G, 1 A, 3 SH, .667 SOG%; 3 year starter; no comment against Brown; Against Penn State, “In the second half, Barreiro connected on a senior right back John Elicker cross with his head that was on target, because Badaracco didn’t cover him. “. |
| 99 | D | No | Jake McFadden | Vermont |
2nd team American East; 20/20 GP/GS, 4 G, 1 A, 10 SH, .400 S%; 3 year starter; |
| 100 | D | No | Jonathan Garcia-Torres | Hartwick |
2nd team MAC; 17/14 GP/GS, 0 G, 0 A, 3 SH, .000 SOG%; No info on Hartwick site; |
| 101 | D- | No | Kyle Russell | Coastal Carolina | At Combine 1st team Big South; 21/21 GP/GS, 0 G, 0 A, 1 SH, .000 SOG%; 2 time 1st team All-Big South; 4 year starter; |
| 102 | D- | No | Paul Nicholson | Rio Grande University | At Combine 1st team NAIA All-American no stats on Rio Grande web site;; From England; Not enough information to assess pre-combine; |
| 103 | F | No | Sam Shore | SJ State |
Honorable mention MPSF; 15/15 GP/GS, 0 G, 2 A, 7 SH, .000 SOG%; 2 year starter after transferring from the University of Sydney; |
| 104 | F | No | Patrick Tate | UNC-Asheville |
2nd team Big South; 19/19 GP/GS, 2 G, 0 A, 7 SH; 4 year starter; transferred from East Carolina following his freshman year; |
| 105 | F | Yes | Stephen Sawyer | Brown |
honorable mention Ivy; 17/17 GP/GS, 0 G, 0 A, 4 SH, .250 SOG%; a 4 year starter for a stellar Brown defense, against Penn and Rutgers (in 2007) starter at LB – no comments about Sawyer’s performance. On TV, against Dartmouth, not quick enough to shut down fast forwards. Foot work. |
| 106 | F | Yes | Luke Sager | Harvard |
honorable mention Ivy; 17/17 GP/GS, 0 G, 2 A, 12 SH, .250 SOG%; Transferred from Stanford after freshmen year; missed the entire 2007 season because of injury. Against Columbia, no comments. |
| 107 | F | No | Will Mason | Elon |
2nd team Southern Conference; 20/20 GP/GS, 0 G, 1 A, 2 SH, .500 SOG%; 4 year starter; |
| 108 | F | Yes | Philipp Meyner | Jacksonville |
2nd team Atlantic Sun; 22/22 GP/GS, 2 G, 5 A, 20 SH; 4 year starter; against Campbell no comment recorded. |
| 109 | F | No | Daniel Kerley | Colgate |
2nd team Patriot; 20/20 GP/GS, 0 G, 1 A, 4 SH, .250 SOG%; After transferring from Drake after his freshman year, 3 year starter; Against Temple (spring), “Kerley has a long throw-in.”. |
| 110 | F | No | Philip Fisher | Florida International |
3rd team Conference USA; 16/16 GP/GS, 3 G, 0 A, 8 SH, .750 SOG%; 3 year starter; transferred from St. Thomas University (D3) after freshman year; In 2007 against Tulsa (TV) CUSA tourney, DNP – red card |
| 111 | F | Yes | Ben Heidari | IUPUI |
2nd team Summit; 19/19 GP/GS, 2 G, 1 A, 9 SH, .444 SOG%; 4 year starter; against Oakland no comments, but the entire IUPUI defense was dreadful – Heidari is just one component of this. |
| 112 | F | Yes | Michael Ward | Liberty |
18/17 GP/GS, 0 G, 0 A, 3 SH; |
| 113 | F | Yes | Scott Marguglio | Ohio State |
3/0 GP/GS, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, .000 S%; |
| 114 | F | Yes | Ryan Breznitsky | Rutgers |
1/1 GP/GS, 0 G, 0 A, 1 SH, .000 SOG%; |
| 115 | F | Yes | Patrick Farrell | Princeton |
2/0 GP/GS, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, .000 SOG%; |
| 116 | F | TV | Michael Alexander | Stanford |
18/6 GP/GS, 0 G, 1 A, 6 SH, .167 SOG%; |
| 117 | F | No | Tom Clements | Fairfield |
2nd team MAAC; 18/18 GP/GS, 4 G, 5 A, 21 SH, .667 SOG%; 3 time 2nd team All-MAAC; How has he achieved 2nd team for 3 years? I have no idea based upon what I saw in 2007. In 2007, against Loyola (MD), “The only reason that I can’t call junior Defender Tom Clements (from England) the worse soccer player in college soccer is because I haven’t seen every player in college soccer. He is the worst player that I’ve seen this year. It took him only 40 seconds to create his first turnover. He then proceeded to challege to be Loyola’s MOTM. How did the Fairfield coach leave Clements in for 70 minutes?”. |
