MLS Next released recruiting info for last season

MLS N is stating that 1,661 players will be joining college teams this year after competing in MLS N last season. Would be interesting to compare to ECNL boys and see if it's continuing to shift. I can't find a reliable current # for ECNL, but would be ecstatic if someone could point us to it.


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My assumption is that if any AD kids let them know that they were successfully recruited - they almost certainly are including them in that number. My expectation would be there aren't many of them at the D1 or even D2 level, but I can't imagine the number is zero either for any college program.
 
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