It’d take way too long to explain why people are where they are, so I’ll just make a list. Take in mind, this has nothing to do with the teams at those spots in the draft nor does it take into account the Generation Adidas contracts and the effect of international slots. Just: Who’s the best (Fire).
- Tom Hillard-Arce, Defender, Stanford
- Jon Bakero, Forward, Wake Forest
- Alex Roldan, Midfielder, Seattle
- Chris Mueller, Forward, Wisconsin
- Joao Moutinho, Defender, Akron
- Danny Musovski, Forward, UNLV
- Ema Twumasi, Midfielder, Wake Forest
- Rafael Andrade Santos, Midfielder, VCU
- Chris Lema, Midfielder, Georgetown
- Tim Kubel, Defender, Louisville
- Gordon Wild, Forward, Maryland
- Francis Atuahene, Forward, Michigan
- Mason Toye, Forward, Indiana
- George Campbell, Defender, Maryland
- Oliver Shannon, Midfielder, Clemson
- Sam Gainford, Forward, Akron
- Albert Ruiz, Forward, FGCU
- Mo Adams, Midfielder, Syracuse
- Jon Gallagher, Forward, Notre Dame
- Brian Iloski, Midfielder, UCLA
- Eric Dick, Goalkeeper, Butler
- Tristan Blackmon, Defender, Pacific
- Arthur Bosua, Forward, Columbia
- Pau Belana, Midfielder, Akron
- Marcelo Acuna, Forward, Virginia Tech
- Drew Skundrich, Midfielder, Stanford
- Ben Ludgaard, Goalkeeper, Virginia Tech
- Markus Fjortoft, Defender, Duke
- Brian White, Midfield, Duke
- Afonso Pinheiro, Forward, Albany
- Lucas Stauffer, Defender, Creighton
- Ben White, Defender, Gonzaga
- Nate Schultz, Defender, Akron
- Will Bagrou, Forward, Mercer
- Jeff Caldwell, Goalkeeper, Virginia
- Mamadou Guirassy, Forward, New Jersey Tech
- Cory Brown, Defender, Xavier
- Ken Krolicki, Midfielder, Michigan St.
- Wyatt Omsberg, Defender, Dartmouth
- Andre Morrison, Defender, Hartford
- Mac Steeves, Forward, Providence
- Alan Winn, Forward, UNC Chapel Hill
- Giovanni Godoy, Forward, UC Irvine
- Ricky Lopez-Espin, Forward, Creighton
- Mohamed Thiaw, Forward, Louisville
- Jake Rozhansky, Midfielder, Maryland
- Leon Schwarzer, Midfielder, San Francisco
- Harry Cooksley, Midfielder, St. John’s
- Frantzdy Pierrot, Forward, Coastal Carolina
- Jason Wright, Forward, Clemson
- Paul Marie, Defender, Florida International
- Paul Christensen, Goalkeeper, Portland
- Niko DeVera, Defender, Akron
- Mark Segbers, Defender, Wisconsin
- Pablo Aguilar, Midfielder, Virginia
- Graham Smith, Midfielder, Denver
- Brandon Bye, Forward, Western Michigan
- Matias Pyysalo, Forward, UCF (The true 2017-18 NCAA Football Champions)
- Justin Fiddes, Defender, Washington
- AJ Paterson, Midfielder, Wright St.
- Pol Calvet Planellas, Defender, Pitt
- Jordan Jones, Forward, Oregon St.
- Carter Manley, Defender, Duke
- Michael Nelson, Goalkeeper, Southern Methodist
- Rafael Sanchez, Defender, St. Mary’s
- Manuel Cordeiro, Midfielder, Akron
Really like your list and appreciate your draft coverage! Only gripe I have is with Mo Thiaw from Louisville. I think he’d be perfect for the Fire were he to fall to them in the first round, can be dynamic on the wings but also has the size and strength to play up top. I think he’d be very good as the back up striker after Niko and a really good option at RW opposite of Accam on the left. He’s my choice for the Fire if they don’t trade down or up based on his versatility, plus the fact that he’s exactly the type of person NRod has said he is looking for. Also seems they would have seen him while scouting DJ and when Louisville played the Fire in the friendly at TP last season.
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That’s true. I think I could’ve fine-tuned this list a bit more, but this is just preliminary. Expect it to be a bit more accurate after the first couple games of the Combine. I was just going off of stats and what I’ve heard of them for this list. 2.0 should give a much better view as to who are the better players in the draft.
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