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Ajax’s Brian Wright awaits MLS SuperDraft, but won’t wait long

The consensus among coaches is that soccer prospect Brian Wright could go directly from the NCAA to handling the rigors of MLS.

Ajax native Brian Wright was one of five Canadians invited to the MLS Combine ahead of Friday's SuperDraft. He is a projected first-round pick. Uploaded external by: Armstrong, Laura

Brian Wright’s philosophy heading into this week’s Major League Soccer combine was simple: don’t do anything you wouldn’t usually do.

It’s a mantra the 21-year-old striker picked up from Tom Croft, his coach during his youth playing days at Ajax FC, and stuck with him through a dominant college career at the University of Vermont until now, as he prepares for Friday’s MLS SuperDraft.