The college kids start to go pro...

From what I have read, Charlie Davies is the first college underclassman to come out and say he is going pro. Davies has been on the radar of FCTP for a few years, even before the blog started, and his career at Boston College and with the Youth National teams has backed up the hype. The kid has skills. So we'll add him to the pro prospects list to the right.

Soccer America confirms he's interested in MLS if the offer is right. This is the time for MLS to step up and really place a premium on the top level youth talent coming out of college. Davies would be a generation adidas player assuming he signs with the league because he still has college eligibility.

Last year we saw GA players get substantial offers compared to rookies in the past. See the table below to see the GA class and their respective salaries.

Marvell Wynne $150,000
Josmer Altidore $98,333
Nathan Sturgis $78,000
Patrick Ianni $78,000
Sacha Kljestan $78,000
Jacob Peterson $63,750
Medhi Ballouchy $63,000
Jason Garey $45,000
Dax McCarty $42,500
Blake Wagner $42,500
Jed Zayner $37,500
Willie Sims $37,500
Brian Plotkin $11,700

MLS has seen the promise of the GA players in the past, and after this season the league should realize these guys are worth paying some big bucks. Hopefully Davies will be made an offer he can't refuse and he'll postpone European adventures for a few years.