Welcome to the first edition of the MLS 2022 American U21 impact rankings. Every two weeks, on Monday, we’ll update the top 25 Americans born in 2001 or later who are having the biggest impact on their club. The rankings are based on a combination of minutes, goal contributions and key positional metrics.
After two weeks, there are a couple of storylines to track, though I’d caveat this by saying it’s early and we should not conclude too much from what we have seen thus far.
A few things I am tracking: the kids in Philly aren’t playing as much as they should, the 05s in Seattle appear to have a role early in the season, and the Red Bulls have four youngsters that are currently in the rotation.