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2007 SuperDraft

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2007 MLS SuperDraft
 
Pick Team Player School News and Notes

Round 1
 1 TOR Maurice Edu Maryland Well duh.  Best player on the board.
 2 CHI Bakary Soumare Virginia (Player to be named later)  the big immense talent to be, Chicago can sit on him for a year or two.
 3 KC Michael Harrington UNC playing right back? His right foot ain’t great.
 4 RSL Chris Seitz Maryland no brainier.
 5 NE Wells Thompson Wake Forest Why trade up?  Surly he would have been there at #11?
 6 COL Nico Colaluca Virginia A wing player with some skill and flare, but streaky.
 7 CHV John Cunliffe Fort Lewis  
 8 CHI Jerson Monteiro UAB Upside pick, maybe could have been a second rounder.
 9 FCD Anthony Wallace South Florida FCD gets the player they tried to trade up to get.
 10 TOR Andrew Boyens New Mexico The fellow commonwealth center back should get a Canadian work permit easily.
 11 DC Bryan Arguez US U20 Big tall linking midfielder.
 12 NE Amaeche Igwe Santa Clara Wide left wing, mid, or defender.
 13 HOU John Michael Hayden Indiana Another reach, although I could have seen him in round 2.
Round 2
 14 FCD Abdus Ibrahim US U17 15 years old, FCD wanted to Ga players and was happy to get him here.  Big project for the future.
 15 CLB Brad Evans UC Irvine nice player with some upside, Sigi takes his boy.  Brought him into the u20s.
 16 LAG Robbie Findley Oregon Stae A steal at this pick, best forward on the board.
 17 COL Greg Dalby Notre Dame Immense value, but is he signable.
 18 FCD Andrew Daniels Brown (Vanney trade)  A big forward FCD will convert to defense.  A project, I think for several years.
 19  NYRB Dane Richards Clemson Fast wide right attacking mid or forward.
 20 LAG Josh Tedula Indiana Classy player but I think he’s too slow for my taste.
 21 CHI Nate Norman Notre Dame A left side player who can get to the end and cross.  Never have too few lefties.
 22 FCD Ryan Guy San Diego A slasher on the right side who loves to run at players.
 23 LA Ty Harden Washington Big tough man marker who doesn’t like to play the ball much.
 24 DC Brad North NU First non-combine or Ga player.  Was way down on my boards.
 25 NE Ryan Solle Wake Forest High value pick in my estimation.  Smooth classy holding mid.
 26 HOU Corey Ashe UNC Blazing fast left mid or left back.
Round 3
 27 TOR Rich Asante Syracuse Bulldogged hard tackling mid.  Not great feet or passing.
 28 FCD Scott Jones UNC Greensboro Local kid, good two way midfielder.  Tons of assists in college.
 29 KC Edson Elcock ODU Speedy forward, gets into the box with effect.
 30 RSL Steve Curfman Wake Forest A right back of right mid with some versatility.  Good ball skills but maybe a touch slow.
 31 COL Omar Cummings Cinci A forward talent from Jamaican with some upside.  Will be an SI in 07.
 32 DC  Jay Needham SMU Smooth athletic defender from SMU.  Slid way down.
 33 NY Sinisa Ubiparapovic Akron An an interesting midfielder, similar to Brian Plotkin.
 34 CHI Mike Banner Southern Ill D2 All-American. 
 35 COL Nick LaBrocca Rutgers A holding mid type who plays better when he plays simple.  Good engine.
 36 COL Justin Hughes UNC A horrible combine.  Gave up way too many rebounds.
 37 DC Ricky Schramm Georgetown Local talent they must have scouted closely.  Former Big East POY.
 38 NE Bryan Bryne UCSB Streaky flank player who can take players on he dribble.
 39 HOU Mike Sambursky South Carolina Immense soccer savvy, gritty as hell.  Maybe be switching to the back
Round 4
 40 TOR Jeff Gonsalves URI The Canadian forward makes sense for TFC.
 41 CLB Aaron chandler San Francisco A solid college players, not sure he has it for MLS.
 42 KC Kurt Morsink James Madison Interesting player who maybe should have been at the combine.
 43 FCD Tommy Krizanovic Jacksonville A good gamer who showed me something at the combine.
 44 LAG Tally Hall San Diego State Best combine keeper for my taste.  Solid upside and future.
 45 LAG Bobby Burling LMU Led LMU in scoring from the back line.
 46 CHV Cameron Dunn UC Irvine midsize defender, four year starter.  Was not at the combine.
 47 CHI Simon Omekanda Penn State Speedy wide mid or forward.  with some upside.
 48 NE Adam Cristman Virginia FCD to RSL (for 08 4t), RSL to NE for a PTBN.  NE takes a big forward who didn’t look good enough to me.
49 CLB Ben Hunter UNC A forward/mid from UNC who didn’t have a great senior year.
50 DC Luis Robles Portland A undersized keeper who has great athleticism.  Great lateral quickness.
51 NE Kyle Helton Duke Athletic and strong defender.
52 HOU Eric Ebert Cal A big holding mid, smooth, tough to get the bal off of.
 

2006 Developmental Draft
 
All players who were eligible and not selected in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft, and additional players nominated by teams, will be eligible for selection in the 2007 MLS Supplemental Draft.
 
Pick Team Player School Notes and Comments
Round 5
 1 TOR Jarrod Smith West Virginia Big, strong, back to goal kind of striker.  Kiwi
 2 CHV Desmond Brookes St Mary’s From CLB (with rights to F/M Duke Hashimoto) for GK Noah Palmer.
 3 KC Aaron Hohlbein Wisconsin Best defender on the board at this point
 4 COL John DiRaimondo St Louis Small but good skills, wide right mid or def.
 5 LA Steve Purdy Cal A top 3 or 4 defender who appears to have signed with 1860.  A what the heck flyer pick,
 6  NYRB Randi Patterson UNCG More speed for the Red Bulls.
 7 CHI Nick Noble West Virginia Probably the best keeper left.
 8 CHI Mark Totten James Madison ??
 9 FCD Sandi Gbandi UAB Chris’ brother, a midfielder with some possible upside.
 10 LA Gordon Kljestan Seton Hall His brother plays for Chivas.  Defender local kid.
 11 DC Shawn Crowe Fl Int goalkeeper
 12 NE Phil Marfuggi Clemson The senior slipped after an average combine performance.
 13 HOU Nick Hatzke Cal three year starter, medical red shirt in 05.  As a JR led bears with 7 goals and 8 assists. Has he recovered? Could be a sleeper pick.
Round 6
 14 TOR Daryl Roberts Liberty T&T forward. Liberty career leader in point and goals. 
 15 CLB Ryan Lunge Creighton lefty defender from a program that often produces MLS players.
 16 KC Michael Todd Hofstra English forward, SI in 07.
 17 RSL Kirk Haddon NC State D
 18 LAG Kevin Long San Fran Lefty, former US U20.
 19  NYRB Sal Cacavale American 5′7″ three time Patriot League first team.
 20 CHV Erasmo Colorazano UC Riverside M
 21 CHI Osei Telesford Liberty Nice value pick here. T&T U23 D, but can play MF and F.
 22 LA Zarch Kirby Boston U Tough hard nosed defender, need to improve passing.
 23 COL Tonci Skroce UIC Not real quick, but good heady forward
 24 CHV Rual Batista SD St Four year starter at F/M/D. Versatile player.
 25 NE Gary Flood Hofstra Defender, four year starter at Hofstra.
 26 LA Taylor Canel CS Northridge mid, spent a couple years at UCLA, High School All-American.
Round 7
 27 TOR Hunter West USF F
 28 RSL Jared Kent ODU Nice skill set, a bit small.  Could have some upside.
 29 KC Chris Konopka Providence Arguably the second best keeper overall, but has EU passport and may be looking overseas.
 30 KC Eric Frimpong UCSB From Ghana, only two years at UCSB.
 31 CHV Anthony Hamilton UC IRvine The “other” UC Irvine striker.
 32 KC AJ Godbolt Maryland 13 ast in 05, second best single season in MU history.
 33 CHV Lyle Martin CS Bakersfield F
 34 CHI Asmir Pervan St Leo F, German.  Scored 22 goals in 05.
 35 COL Kosuke Kimura West Ill M
 36 COL Riley O’Neill Kentucky Big target style striker, 17 goals in 06. Canadian.
 37 DC Guy-Roland Knepe Dowling College African forward.
 38 NE Chris Loftus Duke Another person tries to “fix” this 6′5″ forward.
 39 HOU Eric Ustruck Santa Clara Good solid all around player, may convert to outside back.  Can play on the left side.
Round 8
 40 TOR Tyler Hemming Hartwick Canadian, two time ASC Player of the Year.
 41 CLB Ted Niziolek Seton Hall Could be D in MLS, four year starter.  Former US U20.
 42 HOU Justin Douglass Missouri St A defender I rated above Harden.  Solid game, can pass well.
 43 RSL Kyle Reynish UCSB Keeper who’s stock rose from UCSB’s run to the title.
 44 LA Kiel McClung UCLA outside back from the NCAA runner ups. Former US U20. Never started an entire season with UCLA because of national team work or injury.
 45 FCD Chase Wileman SMU Local kid with a sweet left foot, very small.
 46 NYRB Danny Cepero Penn GK. 0.76 GAA in 06, All-Ivy first team. 23 career shut outs.
 47 CHI Daniel Woolard Midwestern St D.  Local.
 48 KC Michael Kraus Creighton F some, 5 game winners in 06.  06 MVC Player of the Year.
49 RSL Dustin Kirby Ohio St PDL with Cleveland, four year starter in the Big Ten.
50 CLB Kevin Burns UConn Big kid out of a big program.
51 NE pass    
52 KC Willy Guadarrama Campbell closest thing to a #10 in the pool, but he gives the ball away too much.
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