Pre-season projections: The best at every position (right now)

2019-03-27

Armen Bedakian, Supervising Editor

Over the course of the previous two weeks, CPL Editorial has compiled lists of the top five projected talents in each position across the league.

Relax. It’s early. We know.

But head of the inaugural match on April 27 between Forge FC and York9 FC at Tim Hortons Field, these early preseason projections serve only to highlight pedigree and previous experience. As the season kicks off and carries along, CanPL.ca will revisit this list upon the conclusion of the Spring campaign, to see whose stock has skyrocketed … and whose plummeted, too.

Each position has been mapped out – a full summary is available below, with links to each individual story – and the results are in: Forge FC leads the pack, with 11 out of 35 total players coming out of the Hamilton-based outfit; tied for second? Valour FC, with nine players making the cut; York9 FC clocks in with seven, while Cavalry FC, Pacific FC and the HFX Wanderers each make the top five rundowns six times apiece; finally, FC Edmonton offers five players of its own to round it all off.

So, without further ado … here are CPL Editorial’s picks for the top five players in each position signed (so far).