P.J. Fish MLS Mock Draft – 3 January 2013

January 4, 2013 · P.J. Fish
1. Eriq Zavaleta 2. Mamadou Doudou Diouf 3. Carlos Alvarez
Round 1
1 Toronto MLS Superdraft MLS Mock Draft MLS Player Profiles MLS Player Rankings Toronto Eriq Zavaleta F Indiana
Zavaleta is one of the top choices for first round picks this year and for good reason; he had 18 goals for the 2012 NCAA champions, averaging .75 goals per game.
2 Chivas MLS Superdraft MLS Mock Draft MLS Player Profiles MLS Player Rankings Chivas USA Mamadou Doudou Diouf F Connecticut
Diouf was the leading scorer for UConn and found the net 15 times out of 73 SOG. 
3 Portland Timbers MLS Superdraft MLS Mock Draft MLS Player Profiles MLS Player Rankings Portland Carlos Alvarez F Connecticut
Alverez had a strong senior season at Uconn leading the team with nine assists while scoring seven goals.
4 New England Revolution MLS Superdraft MLS Mock Draft MLS Player Profiles MLS Player Rankings New England Giuseppe Gentile F Charlotte
Multiple award winner, Gentile, helped the 49ers to a regular season crown in the A-10.
5 Vancouver Whitecaps MLS Superdraft MLS Mock Draft MLS Player Profiles MLS Player Rankings Vancouver (from Phi) Andre Blake GK Connecticut
One of the best keepers in the league this season Blake helped Uconn reach number seven in shutout percentage only allowing  12 goals this season
6 Colorado Rapids MLS Superdraft MLS Mock Draft MLS Player Profiles MLS Player Rankings Colorado Jared Watts M/D Wake Forest
All-ACC honoree, Watts, is a threat on both sides of the ball.  He is able to defend, pass, and score which makes him a top pick for any team looking to fill any slot.
7 FC Dallas MLS Superdraft MLS Mock Draft MLS Player Profiles MLS Player Rankings F.C. Dallas Dillon Powers M Notre Dame
Powers played a major roll for the Irish offense this season leading the team with nine assists and hitting the net five times.
8 Montreal Impact MLS Superdraft MLS Mock Draft MLS Player Profiles MLS Player Rankings Montreal Ashton Bennett F Coastal Carolina
Back-to-back Big South player of the year, sixth all-time at CC with 39 goals in his career, and seventh with 94 points all help Bennet make the semifinals for the Hermann… twice. 
9 Columbus Crew MLS Superdraft MLS Mock Draft MLS Player Profiles MLS Player Rankings Columbus Yannick Smith F Old Dominion
A better season in 2011 with 16 goals than this season, but was still able to make the Hermann watch list and help ODU to 11 wins.
10 Vancouver Whitecaps MLS Superdraft MLS Mock Draft MLS Player Profiles MLS Player Rankings Vancouver Will Bates F Virginia
Bates finished his career with 46 goals and 102 points, receiving honors from both ACC, NSCAA, and made the Hermann watch list.
11 Chicago Fire MLS Superdraft MLS Mock Draft MLS Player Profiles MLS Player Rankings Chicago Eric Schoenle D West Virginia
Schoenle was named to the NSCAA All-Great Lakes Region first team for the second year in a row, finishing out his four years with 75 games played, 14 goals, five assists, and 33 points.
12 Real Salt Lake MLS Superdraft MLS Mock Draft MLS Player Profiles MLS Player Rankings Real Salt Lake Ashani Fairclough D/M South Florida
Fairclough helped the South Florida defense with four shutouts this season and helped the offense by logging three assists playing in all 19 games.
13 Houston Dynamo MLS Superdraft MLS Mock Draft MLS Player Profiles MLS Player Rankings Houston (from NY) Ryan Hollingshead M UCLA
Multiple award winner, including Pac-12 Player of the year, Hollinshead logged seven goals and eight assists with the Bruins this season.
14 Sporting Kansas City MLS Superdraft MLS Mock Draft MLS Player Profiles MLS Player Rankings Sporting K.C. Kyle Venter D New Mexico
Venter started every game his junior and senior year and was able to help the Lobos’ defense to 11 shutouts while adding a couple of goals for the offense.
15 San Jose Earthquakes MLS Superdraft MLS Mock Draft MLS Player Profiles MLS Player Rankings San Jose Ryan Finley F Notre Dame
Notre Dame racked up an impressive 52 goals this season putting them at the number four spot nationally for goals and leading the Irish was Finley with 21, averaging .95 goals per game ranking him number three nationally.
16 Seattle Sounders MLS Superdraft MLS Mock Draft MLS Player Profiles MLS Player Rankings Seattle John Stertzer M Maryland
Part of the number one offense in the league, Stertzer played in 23 matches and contributed seven goals and seven assists.
17 DC United MLS Superdraft MLS Mock Draft MLS Player Profiles MLS Player Rankings D.C. United Matt Lodge M Kentucky
Seven goal and three assists made Lodge one of Kentucky’s primary threats starting in all 21 matches this season.
18 Montreal Impact MLS Superdraft MLS Mock Draft MLS Player Profiles MLS Player Rankings Montreal (from Hou) Aodhan Quinn M Akron
Quinn played in 19 matches and started 17 of them logging four goals and three assists taking 23 shots on goal.
19 Los Angeles Galaxy MLS Superdraft MLS Mock Draft MLS Player Profiles MLS Player Rankings Los Angeles Jonathan Mendoza M/F Stetson
One of 54 players invited to the MLS combine, Mendoza will have the chance to show off his skills to the scouts.
Round 2
20 FC Dallas MLS Superdraft MLS Mock Draft MLS Player Profiles MLS Player Rankings F.C. Dallas (from Tor) Jose Altamirano M San Diego State
One goal and four assists helped Altamirano earn ALL Pac-12 second team. 
21 New England Revolution MLS Superdraft MLS Mock Draft MLS Player Profiles MLS Player Rankings New England (from Chv) Marcello Castro D Sacred Heart
Third consecutive NEC Player of the Year, NSCAA All-American, All NEC First Team, started 16 matches as a defender, ending the season with nine goals and 2 assists, and that was just this season.
22 New York Red Bull MLS Superdraft MLS Mock Draft MLS Player Profiles MLS Player Rankings New York (from Por) Nick Palodichuk M Duke
Started all 22 games for Duke his freshman season earning him All-ACC Freshman Team honors.
23 New England Revolution MLS Superdraft MLS Mock Draft MLS Player Profiles MLS Player Rankings New England Blake Smith F/M New Mexico
Smith was an asset to the Lobos’ offense leading the team with 13 assists and finding the net three times this past season.
24 Los Angeles Galaxy MLS Superdraft MLS Mock Draft MLS Player Profiles MLS Player Rankings Los Angeles (from Phi) Emery Welshman F Oregon State
Second leading scorer in the Pac-12 and tied for first with game-winning goals, First Team ALL-conference honors.
25 Colorado Rapids MLS Superdraft MLS Mock Draft MLS Player Profiles MLS Player Rankings Colorado Sebastien Ibeagha D/M Duke
Junior center back Ibeagha was named the ACC Defensive Player of the Year after anchoring Duke’s backline to nine shutouts
26 Philadelphia Union MLS Superdraft MLS Mock Draft MLS Player Profiles MLS Player Rankings Philadelphia (from Dal) Andy Lubahn F/M Wake Forest
Earned multiple All-Conference awards in his four year career at Wake Forest and started all matches his freshman season.
27 Montreal Impact MLS Superdraft MLS Mock Draft MLS Player Profiles MLS Player Rankings Montreal Victor Rodriguez GK New Mexico
Rodriguez started 18 matches this season allowing only 10 goals and tallying 35 saves.  He helped the Lobos to number six defense for goals against average.
28 Columbus Crew MLS Superdraft MLS Mock Draft MLS Player Profiles MLS Player Rankings Columbus Mikey Lopez M North Carolina
Third team All-American after 21 starts this season. 
29 Philadelphia Union MLS Superdraft MLS Mock Draft MLS Player Profiles MLS Player Rankings Philadelphia (from Van) Kevin Durr M Air Force
Led the team with five goals and recorded five assists, and earned NCAA All West Region second team this season.
30 Colorado Rapids MLS Superdraft MLS Mock Draft MLS Player Profiles MLS Player Rankings Colorado (from Chi) Bryan Gallego D Akron
Gallego, one of two defenders from Akron in the draft list, was able to help the Zips become the number two defense in shutouts with 16 out of 22 games.  Gallego started in every match. 
31 Real Salt Lake MLS Superdraft MLS Mock Draft MLS Player Profiles MLS Player Rankings Real Salt Lake DeAndre Yedlin D Akron
Yedlin, the second half of the two defenders from Akron, also played a major roll in the 0.73 shutout percentage for the Zips. Yedlin started 21 matches but played in all 22.
32 Montreal Impact MLS Superdraft MLS Mock Draft MLS Player Profiles MLS Player Rankings Montreal (from NY) Jalen Robinson D Wake Forest
Played all 18 matches this season helping the defense record seven shut-outs and holding their opponents to .89 goals per game.
33 Sporting Kansas City MLS Superdraft MLS Mock Draft MLS Player Profiles MLS Player Rankings Sporting K.C. Chris Thomas F Elon
Thomas ranked number two nationally with 23 goals out of 22 games with and average of 1.05 per game.
34 San Jose Earthquakes MLS Superdraft MLS Mock Draft MLS Player Profiles MLS Player Rankings San Jose Kyle Bekker M Boston College
Earned an invite to the MLS combine after receiving NSCAA All-Region honors.
35 Seattle Sounders MLS Superdraft MLS Mock Draft MLS Player Profiles MLS Player Rankings Seattle Alfred Koroma F Akron
As a freshman, Koroma helped the Zips’ offense this season contributing three goals and two assists while only playing in 14 matches.
36 New England Revolution MLS Superdraft MLS Mock Draft MLS Player Profiles MLS Player Rankings New England (from DC) Paolo DelPiccolo M Louisville
The MLS will have to fight for DelPiccolo. Along with  the invite to the MLS combine, he also received an invite to a trial with Eintracht Frankfurt (German sports club).
37 Houston Dynamo MLS Superdraft MLS Mock Draft MLS Player Profiles MLS Player Rankings Houston Jose Gomez M Creighton
Led the team with nine assists and second with six goals.
38 Los Angeles Galaxy MLS Superdraft MLS Mock Draft MLS Player Profiles MLS Player Rankings Los Angeles Mark Sherrod F Memphis
Ranked 26 nationally and led the team with 12 goals earning him Nscaa All South region team and All-American candidate honors.