With their third pick of the 2018 MLS SuperDraft - the 16th of the second round, 39th overall - the New York Red Bulls selected Tom Barlow.
The forward was not at the Combine, nor did he attend Draft Day. He gave his thank-you speech from his home in St. Louis.
The selection completed a sort of perfect SuperDraft hat-trick for RBNY. The team picked one player it knew very well: Brian White, the standout scorer of last summer’s Red Bull U-23 team. The next pick, Niko De Vera, was one the coaching staff had been able to watch up close at the Combine.