Tony Alfaro went from second round draft pick to fringe member of the Seattle Sounders gameday 18 in just a year. The Cal State-Dominguez Hills product played a tiny bit of stay-at-home left back, but was mostly the fourth central defender on the roster in 2016.
The ranking is based on several hundred Sounder at Heart readers’ votes. Realio rated every single MLS regular season and playoff game as well as the two CONCACAF Champions League matches. He did not rate USL or USOC play.