- Fabian Castillo - FC Dallas
- Kekuta Manneh - Vancouver Whitecaps
- Sebastian Lletget - LA Galaxy
- Wil Trapp - Columbus Crew SC
- Matt Miazga - New York Red Bulls
- Harry Shipp - Chicago Fire
- Kwadwo Poku - New York City FC
- Perry Kitchen - D.C. United
- Joao Plata - Real Salt Lake
- Cyle Larin - Orlando City SC
- Erick "Cubo" Torres - Houston Dynamo
- Matias Laba - Vancouver Whitecaps
- Juan Agudelo - New England Revolution
- Kellyn Acosta - FC Dallas
- Kemar Lawrence - New York Red Bulls
- Andrew Farrell - New England Revolution
- Diego Fagundez - New England Revolution
- Octavio Rivero - Vancouver Whitecaps FC
- Lucas Melano - Portland Timbers
- Kelyn Rowe - New England Revolution
- Matt Polster - Chicago Fire
- Alvas Powell - Portland Timbers
- Tommy Thompson - San Jose Earthquakes
- Erik Palmer-Brown - Sporting KC
HOW THE 2015 "24 UNDER 24" RANKING WAS DETERMINED
The rankings this year, as in past years, are determined by a panel of soccer media members across the US and Canada who regularly cover MLS, including from ESPN, Fox, RDS, SI.com, FoxSports.com, Goal.com, and, of course, the editorial staff at MLSsoccer.com.
- Ben Baer, content researcher
- Matt Doyle, senior editor
- Jason Saghini, director of video
- Diego Pinzon, editor, FutbolMLS.com
- Alicia Rodriguez, contributing editor
- Jonathan Yardley, contributor / broadcaster
- Jeff Carlisle (ESPN.com)
- Brian Dunseth (various)
- Alexi Lalas (Fox Sports)
- Kurt Larson (Toronto Sun)
- Patrick Leduc (RDS)
- Seth Vertelney (Goal.com)
- Kyle McCarthy (FoxSoccer.com)
- Todd Kingston (Opta Sports)
- Katie Witham (Fox Sports)
- Franco Panizo (SoccerByIves)
- Alex Abnos (SI.com)
- Andy Edwards (NBC ProSoccerTalk)
- Will Parchman (TopDrawerSoccer)
A 75-player short list (see below) was selected by a preliminary panel of MLSsoccer.com editors and external constituents, and then the larger panel rated the 75 players based on the following criteria:
- Technical (first touch, dribbling, shooting, heading, etc.)
- Soccer IQ (positioning, reading game, situational understanding, tactical awareness, etc.)
- Physical Attributes (balance, agility, speed, endurance, strength, vertical leap, etc.)
- Personality (attitude, marketability, media savviness, charisma, intangibles, etc.)
- Potential (improvability, ceiling, national team potential, potential future transfer value, etc.)
The votes were tabulated to establish the final 24 players. The cut-off date for eligibility for this year's was October 25, the final day of the 2015 MLS regular season.
2015 "24 UNDER 24" SHORT LIST
- Alejandro Zendejas, FC Dallas
- Erik Palmer-Brown, Sporting KC
- Justen Glad, Real Salt Lake
- Eric Ayuk Mbu, Philadelphia Union
- Angelino, New York City FC
- Bradford Jamieson IV, LA Galaxy
- Anatole Abang, New York Red Bulls
- Deybi Flores, Vancouver Whitecaps
- Kianz Froese, Vancouver Whitecaps
- Tommy Thompson, San Jose Earthquakes
- Kellyn Acosta, FC Dallas
- Matt Miazga, New York Red Bulls
- Cristian Roldan, Seattle Sounders
- Marky Delgado, Toronto FC
- Jordan Allen, Real Salt Lake
- Cyle Larin, Orlando City SC
- Diego Fagundez, New England Revolution
- Sam Adekugbe, Vancouver Whitecaps
- Rafael Ramos, Orlando City SC
- Shay Facey, New York City FC
- Zach Pfeffer, Philadelphia Union
- Kekuta Manneh, Vancouver Whitecaps
- Alvas Powell, Portland Timbers
- Carlos Rivas, Orlando City SC
- Dillon Serna, Colorado Rapids
- Cristian Higuita, Orlando City SC
- Jay Chapman, Toronto FC
- Luis Gil, Real Salt Lake
- Fatai Alashe, San Jose Earthquakes
- Jose Villarreal, LA Galaxy
- Amadou Dia, Sporting KC
- Khiry Shelton, New York City FC
- Matt Polster, Chicago Fire
- Juan RamÃrez, Colorado Rapids
- Walker Zimmerman, FC Dallas
- Lucas Melano, Portland Timbers
- A.J. Cochran, Houston Dynamo
- Sean Davis, New York Red Bulls
- VÃctor Cabrera, Montreal Impact
- Erick Torres, Houston Dynamo
- Wil Trapp, Columbus Crew SC
- Eric Miller, Montreal Impact
- Russell Teibert, Vancouver Whitecaps
- Brian Sylvestre, Philadelphia Union
- Juan Agudelo, New England Revolution
- Olmes GarcÃa, Real Salt Lake
- Kemar Lawrence, New York Red Bulls
- Sebastian Lletget, LA Galaxy
- Jack McInerney, Columbus Crew SC
- Eriq Zavaleta, Toronto FC
- ElÃas Vásquez, Real Salt Lake
- Fabián Castillo, FC Dallas
- Jonathan Osorio, Toronto FC
- Alexander López, Houston Dynamo
- Cristian Techera, Vancouver Whitecaps
- Donny Toia, Montreal Impact
- Richie Marquez, Philadelphia Union
- Maxim Tissot, Montreal Impact
- Fernando Aristeguieta, Philadelphia Union
- Andrew Farrell, New England Revolution
- Tesho Akindele, FC Dallas
- Cedrick Mabwati, Columbus Crew SC
- Moises Hernandez, FC Dallas
- Victor Ulloa, FC Dallas
- Joao Plata, Real Salt Lake
- Perry Kitchen, D.C. United
- Kwadwo Poku, New York City FC
- Patrick Mullins, New York City FC
- Jared Watts, Colorado Rapids
- Octavio Rivero, Vancouver Whitecaps
- Nicolás Mezquida, Vancouver Whitecaps
- MatÃas Laba, Vancouver Whitecaps
- Kelyn Rowe, New EnglandRevolution
- Lucas Pittinari, Colorado Rapids
- Harry Shipp, Chicago Fire
