CHICAGO – It has become increasingly difficult to predict the MLS SuperDraft in recent years, but there was something of a consensus with regards to Syracuse University attacker Tajon Buchanan ahead of Friday afternoon’s event at McCormick Place in Chicago.
Not every mock draft had the 19-year-old Generation adidas signing as the top overall pick – several did – but he was consistently one of the first players off the board on just about every occasion.
So when pick after pick was announced without Buchanan’s name being called on Friday, inching closer to the New England Revolution’s first selection at ninth overall, they began to perk up.