Rating the YNT: Top 5 men's defenders
May 11, 2017
The assessment of our YNT system’s best players at every position continues. And today, it’s the defenders’ turn.
Headlines
- Tracking Division I Coaching Changes
- 2026 Men's Division I Transfer Tracker
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Ten Underrated Men's Transfer Port (...)
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Ten Best Men's Transfer Portal Moves
- 2026 Men's Division I International Signees
- 25 Male Players That Dominated 2025
- 2025 TDS Men's College Goal of the Year
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MLS Draft Picks Who Can Make a 202 (...)
- Men's College Postseason Top 100 Freshmen
- Men's College Postseason Top 100
Boys Commitments
Zach Lloyd ・2027
Defender (Notre Dame)
Dylan Rossen ・2026
Defender (Washington)
Jacob Kobane ・2026
Defender (Boston University)
Nicolas Slagle ・2026
Midfielder (John Carroll)
Marco Simion ・2026
Goalkeeper (North Carolina)
Men's Player of the Year Tracker
Forward
(Indiana)
Forward
(Grand Canyon)
Midfielder
(Hofstra)
Midfielder
(Furman)
Forward
(High Point)
Girls Commitments
Adelyn Clifton ・2027
Defender (Rhode Island)
Izumi Wakatsuki ・2027
Defender (Yale)
Alexandra Vellieux ・2027
Midfielder (Minnesota)
Megan Dwyer ・2026
Forward (Wisconsin-Eau Claire)
Caroline Stronski ・2027
Midfielder (Harvard)
Women's Player of the Year Tracker
Midfielder
(Stanford)
Defender
(Texas Tech)
Forward
(Florida State)
Forward
(Notre Dame)
Forward
(Xavier)
