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http://www.topdrawersoccer.com/club-soccer-articles/2016-boys-img-academy-150-final-update_aid38748 this main article is free on top drawer soccer... you have to be a premium member to see the list of 150 they have added the two Akron recruits from Canada to the list Emmanuel Sabbi moved up from #21 in the rankings to #12 in the rankings However, it would be very misleading to say that top drawer soccer thinks that Emmanuel Sabbi is the 12th best player entering college soccer next year. None of the top 8 ranked players are shown as going to college. The #4 ranked athlete is Benjamin Swanson, a midfielder from Grove City, OH. Swanson signed with the columbus Crew when he was a high school junior. The #7 player is a defender from PA and he has already signed with a pro team in England. I think that the 9th and 11th ranked players have announced a college choice so Emmanuel Sabbi is actually the 3rd highest ranked player to announce a college commitment for fall 2016. With homegrown contracts, most of the top 10 ranked players look like they will bypass college they no longer show Nicholas Hinds as a UNC recruit...they list him as an Akron recruit...he was 19th in last ranking...now #20 in the final ranking Reggie Laryea shows up as #37 in their rankings...they list him as a midfielder... Marcel Zajac shows up as #116 in the rankings...they show him as a midfielder... Jesus Perez was 129 in the previous ranking....shows up as 136 in this ranking I am very encouraged by this article. Jared Embick and his staff always work very hard in recruiting and Akron's aggressive attacking style was obviously very attractive to this group of future student athletes. It looks like this list has mostly American soccer players...with some Canadians on the list. The Australian goalkeeper (that Travis Clark had identified as an Akron commit) is not eligible for this list of 150. I also did not see Jon Lewis's name on the list of 150 although he sounds like an outstanding soccer player. Looking forward to hopefully learning more about these young men on or around signing day (Feb. 3rd). Looking forward to spring and fall 2016. Keep up the good work, Coach Embick.

Great thing about the website upgrade is Zach is now uakronkid again!

Thank you for your response. So Kato Nelson, Jahcour Pearson, Armond Weh-Weh and Chis Hawkins are visiting. Are there any other recruits on the agenda for this coming weekend?