2009 MLS Generation Adidas Class Announced...

Here are the young guys who will be leaving college early, getting paid more than most (if not all) seniors who finished school, attending the combine and entering the MLS SuperDraft.

Kevin Alston - D - University of Indiana
Danny Cruz - M - University of Nevada Las Vegas
Stefan Frei - GK- University of California
Omar Gonzalez - D - University of Maryland
Jeremy Hall - M - University of Maryland
Baggio Husidic - M - University of Illinois – Chicago
Peri Marosevic - F - University of Michigan
Rodney Wallace - M - University of Maryland
Steve Zakuani - F - University of Akron

Maryland fans are going to be bummed to see this amount of talent bolting after the national championship in addition to their graduating seniors, right?

The biggest surprise to me is Marosevic from U of M. As you know, I'm a Go Blue supporter myself but he seems to have been flying under the radar to this point.

Let's look at some honors I've been collecting on this group (as I've said in the past, I know I'm missing stuff...this is just what I've collected in my free time):

Kevin Alston: 2004 ESP, 2005 FIFA U-17 WC Team, 2005 NSCAA/adidas Boys Youth All-America Team, 2005 Parade All American, 2006 CSN 100 Freshman to Watch, 2007 U-18 Pan Am Games, 2008 Big Ten All-Conference 1st Team

Danny Cruz: 2007 US U-18, 2007 U-18 Pan Am Games, 2007 FIFA Under-17 World Cup South Korea, 2007 CSN All-Freshman 2nd Team, 2008 US U-20

Stefan Frei: 2007 NSCAA/adidas All-America 1st Team, 2008 CSN 2nd Team Pre-Season All-American, 2008 Hermann Trophy Watch List

Omar Gonzalez: 2005 FIFA U-17 WC Team, 2005 NSCAA/adidas Boys Youth All-America Team, 2006 PARADE All-America, 2006 US U-20, 2006 CSN 100 Freshman to Watch, 2006 SA Freshman of the year 2nd team, 2007 U-18 Pan Am Games, 2007 TDS 1st Team TOS, 2007 NSCAA/adidas All-America 3rd Team, 2008 CSN 1st Team Pre-Season All-American, 2008 ESPN.com Preseason All-American Starting XI, 2008 Hermann Trophy Watch List, 2008 All-ACC 1st Team, 2008 Hermann Trophy Semifinalist, 2008 NSCAA/adidas Men's All-America 1st Team

Jeremy Hall: 2003 - 2005 US U-17 Residency, 2004 ESP, 2005 FIFA U-17 WC Team, 2005 NSCAA/adidas Boys Youth All-America Team, 2006 PARADE All-America, 2006 CSN 100 Freshman to Watch, 2006 ACC Freshman OTY, 2006 CSN 1st All-Freshman Team, 2006 SA Freshman of the year 1st team, 2007 U-18 Pan Am Games, 2008 All-ACC 1st Team

Baggio Husidic: 2006 Horizon League Newcomer of the year, 2007 All-Horizon League 1st Team, 2008 NSCAA/adidas Men's All-America 1st Team

Perica Marosevic: 2004 - 2006 US U-17 Residency, US U-17 & U-18 Team Member, 2005 ESP, 2005 NSCAA/adidas Boys Youth All-America Team, 2006 CSN 100 Freshman to Watch, 2006 CSN 2nd All-Freshman Team, 2007 US U-18, 2007 U-18 Pan Am Games, 2008 US U-20, 2008 Big Ten All-Conference 1st Team

Rodney Wallace: 2004 ESP, 2007 CSN 100 Freshman to Watch, 2007 TDS All-Rookie 1st Team, 2008 All-ACC 2nd Team

Steve Zakuani: 2007 CSN All-Freshman Team, 2007 MAC Newcomer of the Year, 2007 1st Team All MAC, 2008 CSN POTW, 2008 Hermann Trophy Watch List, 2008 Hermann Trophy Semifinalist, 2008 Hermann Trophy Finalists, 2008 NSCAA/adidas Men's All-America 1st Team

Now that the GA class is out, the combine list can be finalized and the mock drafts can begin in earnest. A majority of these kids will be first round picks, if not all. However, you do see some GA kids slip into the first round. Check back in the next few days to see mock drafts and other new content regarding the 2009 MLS SuperDraft.