By IVES GALARCEP
PHILADELPHIA– The 2014 MLS Draft is a half a day away, and it’s time for one final look at how the draft just might go on Thursday.
Only the first two rounds of the MLS Draft will take place, and rest assured there will be plenty of options for teams to choose from in those two rounds, with a majority of the players chosen being defenders.
In case you missed it earlier today, I unveiled my first-round MLS Mock Draft on Goal.com, with Patrick Mullins being the top pick. You can get the detailed write-ups explaining all 19 of the first-round picks there.
For a look at the later rounds (three of the four rounds for now, I will fill out the fourth round by the morning), you can see all the players I have projected to be drafted in the final SBI 2014 MLS Mock Draft:
The SBI 2014 MLS Mock Draft (Version 4.0):
1- D.C. UNITED- Patrick Mullins, Maryland, Forward/Midfielder
2- PHILADELPHIA UNION- Andre Blake, UConn, Goalkeeper
3- VANCOUVER WHITECAPS- Christian Dean, Cal, Centerback
4- NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION- Schillo Tshuma, Maryland, Forward
5- FC DALLAS- Pedro Ribeiro, Coastal Carolina, Midfielder
6- PHILADELPHIA UNION- Steve Birnbaum, California, Centerback
7- VANCOUVER WHITECAPS- Marco Franco, UC-Irvine, Right back
8- SEATTLE SOUNDERS- A.J. Cochran, Wisconsin, Centerback
9- SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES- Eric Miller, Creighton, Right Back
10- MONTREAL IMPACT- Mamadou Diouf, UConn, Forward/Midfielder
11- COLORADO RAPIDS- Kevin Cope, Michigan State, Centerback
12- NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION- Ben Sweat, South Florida, Left back
13- CHICAGO FIRE- Marlon Hairston, Louisville, Central Midfielder
14- COLUMBUS CREW- Kyle Venter, New Mexico, Centerback
15- TORONTO FC- Grant Van De Casteele, Notre Dame, Centerback
16- HOUSTON DYNAMO- Nick Hagglund, Xavier, Centerback
17- PORTLAND TIMBERS- Damion Lowe, Hartford, Centerback
18- REAL SALT LAKE- Andre Lewis, Jamaica, Central midfielder
19- NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION- Steve Neumann, Georgetown, Midfielder/Forward
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SECOND ROUND
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20- CHIVAS USA- Tesho Akindele, Colorado School of Mines, Forward/Right Winger
21- SEATTLE SOUNDERS- Aodhan Quinn, Akron, Central Midfielder
22- NEW YORK RED BULLS- J.J. Koval, California, Defensive Midfielder
23- LOS ANGELES GALAXY- Jared Watts, Wake Forest, Defensive Midfielder
24- TORONTO FC- Richie Marquez, University of Redlands, Central Defender
25- PHILADELPHIA UNION- Joey Dillon, Georgetown, Defensive Midfielder
26- PORTLAND TIMBERS- Ryan Neil, California, Right Winger
27- PHILADELPHIA UNION- Victor Chavez, UCLA, Forward
28- SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES- Taylor Peay, Washington, Centerback
29- MONTREAL IMPACT- Luca Gimenez, Wake Forest, Right winger/Attacking Midfielder
30- VANCOUVER WHITECAPS- Reinaldo Brenes, Akron, Forward
31-NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION- Romena Bowie, VCU, Defensive Midfielder
32-HOUSTON DYNAMO- Joe Sofia, UCLA, Centerback
33- LOS ANGELES GALAXY- Justin Portillo, Coastal Carolina, Left winger/Forward
34- NEW YORK RED BULLS- Mark Sherrod, Memphis, Forward
35- COLORADO RAPIDS- Alex Martinez, North Carolina State, Central Midfielder
36- PORTLAND TIMBERS- Thomas McNamara, Clemson, Central Midfielder
37- MONTREAL IMPACT- Robbie Derschang, Akron, Left Winger
38- SPORTING KANSAS CITY- Victor Munoz , UCLA, Attacking Midfielder/Right Winger
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THIRD ROUND
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39- PORTLAND TIMBERS- Eric Stevenson, Akron, Left Back/Left Midfielder
40- CHIVAS USA- Ronny Mendoza, Ecuador, Centerback
41- SPORTING KANSAS CITY- Pete Caringi, UMBC, Forward
42- COLUMBUS CREW- Fabio Pereira, Michigan, Attacking Midfielder
43- FC DALLAS- George Fochive, UConn, Defensive Midfielder
44- PHILADELPHIA UNION- Nick Walker, FDU, Centerback
45- VANCOUVER WHITECAPS- A.J. Corrado, Indiana, Attacking Midfielder
46- PHILADELPHIA UNION- Kadeem Dacres, UMBC, Left Winger/Attacking Midfielder
47- SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES- Michael Kafari, New Mexico, Defensive Midfielder
48-MONTREAL IMPACT- Jimmy Ockford, Louisville, Centerback
49- COLORADO RAPIDS- Kingsley Baiden, UCSB, Defensive Midfielder
50- NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION- Mackenzie Pridham, Cal Poly, Forward
51- VANCOUVER WHITECAPS- Patrick Slogic, Cornell, Central Defender
52- PHILADELPHIA UNION- Nikita Kotlov, Indiana, Left Winger
53- REAL SALT LAKE- Andy Lubahn, Wake Forest, Forward
54- HOUSTON DYNAMO- Quinton Christina, Suriname, Forward/Defender
55- SEATTLE SOUNDERS- Kees Heemskerk, College of Charleston, Goalkeeper
56- REAL SALT LAKE- Enrique Cardenas, UC-Irvine- Forward/Attacking Midfielder
57- SPORTING KC- Zach Barnes, Creighton, Defensive Midfielder
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FOURTH ROUND
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58- VANCOUVER WHITECAPS-
59- CHIVAS USA-
60- TORONTO FC-
61- CHICAGO FIRE-
62- FC DALLAS-
63- PHILADELPHIA UNION-
64- VANCOUVER WHITECAPS-
65- CHICAGO FIRE-
66- SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES-
67- MONTREAL IMPACT-
68- COLORADO RAPIDS-
69- D.C. UNITED-
70- REAL SALT LAKE-
71- HOUSTON DYNAMO-
72- LOS ANGELES GALAXY-
73- PORTLAND TIMBERS-
74- SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES-
75- CHICAGO FIRE-
76- SPORTING KC-