2020 MLS Draft Big Board: Version 2.0

by TopDrawerSoccer

January 8, 2020

The 2020 MLS Draft begins on Thursday.

And while the diminshed value if it is continually referenced, for the teams that are willing to take upon a development project or two, surely a top player or two could be unearthed -- perhaps one even not on this list below.

International players are obviously the big question mark, as it's becoming less and less common for MLS franchises to use an international roster spot on an overseas player that's competed in four seasons of college soccer. That could see players ranked higher on the board slip in the eventual draft.

Changes from the first version to the second include the addition of 30 more players, with all sourced from the draft release released on Tuesday by MLS. Any players not on the list aren't included in the new update, with a few removed from the first version. Also where applicable is a link to each prospect's highlight video.

*-Denotes Generation adidas signee

Rank	Name	School	Video
1	CB Jack Maher*	Indiana
2	CF Daryl Dike*	Virginia	2018 Highlights
3	RB Dylan Nealis	Georgetown
4	CF Robbie Robinson*	Clemson
5	CF Cal Jennings	UCF
6	DM Aaron Molloy	Penn State	Highlights
7	W Ryan Raposo*	Syracuse	Highlights
8	CB Henry Kessler*	Virginia
9	LB Tanner Beason	Stanford
10	M/RB Alistair Johnston	Wake Forest	Highlights
11	CF Garrett McLaughlin	SMU
12	RB Noah Billingsley	UC Santa Barbara
13	CF Miguel Berry	San Diego	Highlights
14	DM/RB Jeremy Kelly	North Carolina
15	CM Brandon Williamson	Duke
16	AM Manuel Ferriol	James Madison	2018 Highlights
17	CB Patrick Nielsen	Michigan State	2018 Highlights
18	W Jack Skahan	North Carolina	Highlights
19	LB/LW Jonathan Jimenez	Pacific	2018 Highlights
20	AM Jesus Perez	UIC	Highlights
21	W Cherif Dieye	Louisville	Highlights
22	CM/CB Tanner Dieterich	Clemson
23	RW Jack Hallahan	Michigan	Highlights
24	RB Simon Waever	Indiana
25	F/W Dayonn Harris	Connecticut
26	CF Jorge Gonzalez	SIUE	Highlights
27	AM Rey Ortiz	Portland	2018 Highlights
28	CF Nebojsa Popovic	Michigan	2018 Highlights
29	RB Simon Lekressner	California
30	CM Skye Harter	Akron	Highlights
31	LB Felicien Dumas	Notre Dame	Highlights
32	CM Derek Waldeck	Stanford
33	AM Bruno Lapa	Wake Forest
34	CF Daniele Proch	Duke	Highlights
35	CB Nkosi Burgess	Seattle	Highlights
36	GK Elliot Panicco	Charlotte
37	CF Brian Saramago	Loyola (MD)	Highlights
38	AM Luka Prpa	Marquette
39	LB Patrick Seagrist	Marquette	Highlights
40	GK Wallis Lapsley	UC Davis	Highlights
41	CB Malick Mbaye	Clemson
42	AM Joris Ahlinvi	Indiana	2018 Highlights
43	CB Michael Wetungu	Michigan State	Highlights
44	LB Danny Reynolds	UNC Wilmington	Highlights
45	CM Andrew Booth	Florida International
46	CF Phillip Goodrum	UNC Wilmington	Highlights
47	CF Samson Sergi	Xavier	Highlights
48	GK Keegan Meyer	High Point	Highlights
49	AM Pablo Pelaez	San Diego State	Highlights
50	RB Younes Boudadi	Creighton	2018 Highlights
51	CB Will Mejia	Virginia Tech	Highlights
52	W Jaret Townsend	Washington	Highlights
53	CM Joey DeZart	Wake Forest
54	GK Remi Prieur	St. Mary's (CA)	Highlights
55	LB Stavros Zarokostas	Rhode Island	Highlights
56	CF Matthew Bentley	Missouri State	Highlights
57	CM Luke Haakenson	Creighton
58	DM Jarey Gilbey	Stanford
59	RB/LB Eric Diaz	Oregon State	Highlights
60	W Achara	Georgetown	Highlights
61	RB Ryo Shimazaki	VCU	Highlights
62	CF Jake Rudel	St. Mary's (CA)	Highlights
63	CB Abdou Samake	Michigan
64	W Jelani Pieters	North Carolina
65	CB Zac McGraw	Army	Highlights
66	CM Eli Crognale	Maryland	Highlights
67	LB James Kasak	Virginia Tech	Highlights
68	CM Danny Griffin	Providence	Highlights
69	LB Jon Bell	UMBC	Highlights
70	CF William Baynham	UC Santa Barbara	Highlights
71	LB Robin Afamefuna	Virginia	2018 Highlights
72	W Shak Adams	FGCU	Highlights
73	CF Niklas Brodacki	Central Arkansas	Highlights
74	CF Brandon Guhl	Butler
75	GK Andrew Verdi	Michigan
76	D Jonathan Dean	UCF
77	M Antonio Colacci	New Hampshire
78	CB Joergen Oland	Fordham
79	GK Will Smith	Lehigh
80	CF Josh Fawole	Loyola (MD)	Highlights