Topic: dos Santos to Real Salt Lake with pick #29 in 1st round

[marshallmark]

dos Santos only MU player projected for first round.

Forward for Ohio State that gave us fits (Adedokum) just got picked #13. 

[marshallmark]

dos Santos only MU player projected for first round.

Forward for Ohio State that gave us fits (Adedokum) just got picked #13.

Vermont forwards Wathuta and Murray go back to back at 16 and 17

[marshallmark]

With the 29th pick in the 1st round, Real Salt Lake selects Lineker Rodrigues Dos Santos, forward from Marshall University!

[CoachMaclid]

With the 29th pick in the 1st round, Real Salt Lake selects Lineker Rodrigues Dos Santos, forward from Marshall University!

Second consecutive year Real Salt Lake has drafted a Herd player in the first round (Matthew Bell last year).

[MicDrass1]

I?m glad I got his autograph before the final.

[svherd]

Congrats to him and good luck.

If we can keep who we have on roster now, pair that with Grassie's signings so far, we have a great shot to be back in Cary next year. Jmho

[marshallmark]

Congrats to him and good luck.

If we can keep who we have on roster now, pair that with Grassie's signings so far, we have a great shot to be back in Cary next year. Jmho

Lots of turnover on the roster, but I would have said that for this year as well.  Chris is as good as they come at cobbling together a solid team.  I think he needs another mid and another dynamic striker.  Defense and goalie seem set in stone with Amoro coming back from injury - assuming all others come back as well.

[MicDrass1]

Lots of turnover on the roster, but I would have said that for this year as well.  Chris is as good as they come at cobbling together a solid team.  I think he needs another mid and another dynamic striker.  Defense and goalie seem set in stone with Amoro coming back from injury - assuming all others come back as well.

He is excellent at portal recruiting as well.  He is special!

[herdfan129]

Any idea what a first round MLS pick makes per year?

[Garbanjo]

With the 29th pick in the 1st round, Real Salt Lake selects Lineker Rodrigues Dos Santos, forward from Marshall University!

Excellent!

[gochneaur645]

Any idea what a first round MLS pick makes per year?

Looks like Bell is getting the league minimum of $71K, but that minimum is rising every year to $98K in 2027.

[marshallmark]

Bailey Sparks (SMU midfielder and world-class whiner) falls all the way to #52.   

[marshallmark]

Vukovic is a senior with no more eligibility (I think?), but I would be surprised if Fujita does not return for another year of experience.  Its one thing to be drafted in the first round (Bell) and take off for the MLS, its quite another to be a late 3rd rounder. 

[coloradoherd]

It seems like size is a major consideration for draft position, in light of those Vermont players going early. And I would?ve thought Okiyoshi would be a higher prospect than Vukovic.

I have read elsewhere that the average MLS player annual salary is around $500,000 now. Surely that is somewhat skewed by top earners like Messi, but still, these guys have a great opportunity for a very lucrative career eventually, way more than say our football players who go to the CFL or arena league or something.

Thats why I think the U.S. college soccer to MLS pipeline will continue to be a major draw for international academy products who werent quite good enough for the leagues in their home countries.

[Johnnyherd]

Congratulations to that young man.  Money is one thing but it probably doesn?t get any better than playing a game you love for a living,