2022 Season Review: Anthony Markanich

This is part of a series of individual player reviews by Joseph Samelson. You can follow him on Twitter @jspsam and read his work elsewhere at josephsamelson.com.

Role: Wing Back, Center Back

Squad Status: Backup

Season in a Sentence: Markanich impressed on the defensive side of the ball with Rapids 2 in 2022, but needs to improve his attacking play to earn consistent first team minutes in 2023 and beyond.

Grade: Incomplete

It’s been a minute since the Colorado Rapids have managed to extract significant value from the SuperDraft. The club brought in the 2019 Rookie of the Year by drafting Andre Shinyashiki ahead of Anthony Hudson’s final season in charge, but Colorado’s subsequent three…