Preseason NCAA Goalkeeper Rankings - Men's 2016

Seniors

1. Eric Klenofsky (Monmouth) - 21.9
2. Alec Ferrell (Wake Forest) - 22.4
3. Grayson Rector (Belmont) - 22
4. Alex McCauley (NC State) - 22
5. Kyle Ihn (Green Bay) - 21.7
6. Ricky Brown (Colgate) - 21.6
7. David Greczek (Rutgers) - 21.8
8. Andrew Putna (UIC) - 21.8
9. Alex Gill (Cincinnati) - 22.3
10. Logan Keys (LIU Brooklyn) - 22.2

What to watch for: It's an odd senior class as most of the goalkeepers are playing for smaller schools and only two made the tournament last year. But MLS hasn't shied away from smaller schools so that shouldn't hurt their draft chances per se. That said, Klenofsky and Ferrell lead their class as the main frontrunners. Further down the list, Ihn (Kokomo), Greczek (RBNY), and Putna (Chicago) may not have the publicity as the others but still stayed sharp with their PDL teams.

Juniors

1. Jeff Caldwell (Virginia) - 20.5
2. Bobby Edwards (Saint Joseph's) - 21
3. Ben Lundgaard (Virginia Tech) - 20.9
4. Michael Nelson (SMU) - 21.5
5. Paul Christensen (Portland) - 20.3
6. Andrew Epstein (Stanford) - 20.6
7. Evan Louro (Michigan) - 20.6
8. Pierre Gardan (VCU) - 21.5
9. Cameron Hogg (Buffalo) - 21.1
10. Adrian Remeniuk (Wisconsin) - 20.7

What to watch for: It's hard to miss 6'6" goalkeeper Bobby Edwards but several of these goalkeepers are coming back from spending their summer in the PDL. Michael Nelson did well in OKC, Louro was with the Red Bulls, Remeniuk returned to the Fire, and Caldwell and Christensen went up northwest to the Sounders' PDL squad. Epstein was not in the spotlight at Stanford last year - due to a certain striker up top - but he will look to carry more responsibility as they're defend their national championship.

Sophomores

1. JT Marcinkowski (Georgetown) - 19.3
2. Justin Vom Steeg (UC Santa Barbara) - 19.3
3. Luis Barraza (Marquette) - 19.8
4. Austin Aviza (Syracuse) - 19.5
5. Colin Hanley (Xavier) - 19.8
6. Sam Copp (Western Illinois) - 19.3
7. Jonathan Klinsmann (California) - 19.5
8. Elliott Rubio (Utah Valley) - 20
9. Jacob Jordan (Drexel) - 20.6
10. Ben Willis (Gonzaga) - 20.6

What to watch for: JTM, Vom Steeg, and Klinsmann lead the pack in notoriety as they've all spent time with the U20s but the rest of the class can hold their own. Rubio transfers from Akron and is hoping to lead Utah Valley back to the tournament again. Aviza will have a hard time topping last year's final four run and could split time in goal again. Hanley and Copp might be at small schools but they could end up pushing their programs' further into November than expected.

Freshmen

1. Arie Ammann (Penn State) - 19.8
2. Kevin Silva (UCLA) - 18.6
3. Trevor Wilson (DePaul) - 18.8
4. Parker Siegfried (Ohio State) - 19.5
5. Sawyer Gaffney (Davidson) - 19.3
6. Andrew Romig (North Carolina) - 18.4
7. Jake Gelnovatch (Louisville) - 19.4
8. Ben Hale (Furman) - 18.6
9. Jacob Rooth (Pittsburgh) - 19.3
10. Carter Richardson (Columbia) - 20

What to watch for: Not Will Pulisic going to Duke, unfortunately for college fans. The 18 year old heads to Dortmund with his cousin for the fall. As for the others, it's always tricky with freshmen because we never know who is going to get on the field. How will Ammann look after sitting out a year? Could UCLA look to fix goalkeeping woes with a freshmen? Will Pittsburgh turn to the recent transfer to rebound from a tough season? Keep an eye for the ten, whether it's this year or next.