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Herd soccer star drafted

Drafted in round three of the 2021 MLS SuperDraft, former Marshall winger Jamil Roberts will begin his professional soccer career at Sporting Kansas City.

“Wow. I’m still in shock,” Roberts wrote in a statement on Twitter. “I’m absolutely delighted to be drafted by such an amazing club.”

Taken No. 77 overall, Roberts was unable to play his senior season after fall sports at Marshall were postponed to the spring.

However, it is clear Roberts’ performance in his first three seasons with the Herd were enough to impress Sporting Kansas City. In his first three years, Roberts scored 14 goals and assisted 15 others.