NCAA Men's Goalkeeper Rankings (Preseason Fall 2026)

Bill Reno August 10, 2026

Goalkeepers are ranked based on a number of factors, mostly boiling down to recent performances and long-term potential. Everybody Soccer does its best to cover the hundreds of goalkeepers in collegiate soccer but ultimately it’s a team effort to platform the deserving goalkeepers. So if someone wishes to put a goalkeeper on the radar - or if you simply have questions or comments about the article - please reach out via the contact page.

Seniors

1. Nigel Van Haveren (FIU, Netherlands)
2. Wyatt Nelson (UCLA)
3. Rowan Schnebly (Stanford)
4. Seth Wilson (UNC Greensboro)
5. Devin Armstrong (Seton Hall)
6. Scott Williams (UC Irvine)
7. Andrew Samuels (Princeton)
8. Justin Stewart (Oregon State)
9. Marius Helias (Rider, France)
10. Owen Cornell (UIC)

11. Zack Andoh (California)
12. Jadon Bowton (Washington)
13. Kael McGowan (Southern Indiana)
14. Jonathan Munteanu (USC Upstate)
15. Levi Bieber (Seattle)
16. Eddie DeMarco (Louisville)
17. Cal L’Hommedieu (Washington U, D3)
18. Trevor Maloney (VCU)
19. Ky Mani Dade (Loyola Marymount)
20. Alex Svetanoff (Charlotte)

Storylines to Watch: Just so everyone is on the same page: there are no serious 25 year old goalkeepers in the college ranks. Without going roster-by-roster, there’s likely around a single-digit number of goalkeepers at that age in all of Division 1 soccer. However, they’re not playing college soccer at that age because they’re an amazing talent. The only reason a 25 year old goalkeeper is still playing college soccer is that it’s the only level that will take them, not to mention they’re a year or so away from retirement. College is the end of the line for these goalkeepers because they’re barely at the level, not way above it.

That said, it doesn’t mean there aren’t goalkeepers who took a winding path to get here. Armstrong, Williams, Stewart, Munteanu, and Svetanoff hit the transfer portal in hopes of finding a good springboard to wrap up their collegiate careers with.

Expect to see Schnebly, Wilson, Samuels, Andoh, and, of course, reigning national champion Bowton in postseason play. There aren’t many “easy” games in Division I, so even though they’ll be on one of the better squads more times than not, their teams will still need to see big saves throughout the season, not just in November.

Although there are some smaller schools to keep tabs on - McGowan and L’Hommedieu doing their best to put their universities on the map - watch out for Van Haveren and Wyatt to set the tone for the season. Both have an immensely high ceiling but 2025 was a tumultuous season for both goalkeepers. If they can get back to the good run they had before, they’ll be All-American candidates. If not, they’ll end up being some of the biggest “what ifs” in collegiate goalkeeping since the turn of the century.

Juniors

1. Blake Kelly (Notre Dame)
2. Matisse Hebert (UCF, Canada)
3. Jonah Mednard (Wake Forest)
4. Kyle Durham (Connecticut)
5. Matthew Hudson (Creighton)
6. Charles DeMarco (Georgetown)
7. Alastair Hafner Schnee (Holy Cross)
8. Sebastian Stanaj (Oakland)
9. Philip Hovers (Loyola Marymount)
10. Declan Finnegan (IU Indianapolis)

11. Kyle Jansen (Syracuse)
12. Leo Ledin (Virginia Tech, Sweden)
13. Aleksandar Kolar (Cleveland State)
14. Marten Brink (College of Charleston, Germany)
15. Connor O'Keefe (Loyola Maryland)
16. Carlito Saylon (Tulsa)
17. Kai Darrell (Williams, D3)

Storylines to Watch: Not a whole lot to build off of with this group. Although there are some standouts, the class is largely filled with goalkeepers off the radar at either smaller schools or ones who haven’t quite got the play time to really make the waves they’re looking for. Jansen entered college with a lot of buzz but still hasn’t really capitalized on it yet, while goalkeepers like Ledin and Kolar showed impressive moments over the past couple of years but both are so far off scouts’ radars it’s hard to really tout them.

Kelly, Mednard, and Durham are the clear American standouts with pro potential but scouts are going to want to see them all be more than just pure shot stoppers, with the most egregious example being Mednard’s amazing triple save yet his reluctance to handle aerial service in Wake’s 5-4 loss to SMU to end their season. It’s one thing to be a top college goalkeeper, it’s another thing to be a top goalkeeper in even just the USL.

It’s a polarizing group, none of whom have really stood up and said “I’ll take it from here.” Hopefully in 2026, we get some real contenders for potential USMNT prospects. Otherwise it’ll just end up being another proto-MLS Next Pro group that gets lost in the wash in a few years.

Sophomores

1. Jonathan Evans (SMU)
2. Judewellin Michel (Wisconsin, Canada)
3. Luke Shrivers (Wisconsin)
4. Aleksander Kapciak (Seattle)
5. Nick Bishop (Portland)
6. Cole Kowalski (Notre Dame)
7. Alex Provost (Denison, D3)
8. Jacob English (Southern Indiana)
9. Payton Roehrich (Fort Hays St., D2)
10. Keegan O'Brien (Cal St. Dom. Hills, D2)

11. Owen Barnett (Wake Forest)
12. Nash Skoglund (Coastal Carolina)
13. Joseph Grossman (Connecticut)
14. Owen Beninga (UC Santa Barbara)
15. Keller Krieger (Grove City College, D3)
16. John W. Smith Jr. (Holy Cross)
17. Jayden Quemada (Northeast CC, JUCO)

Storylines to Watch: Where the juniors have dropped the ball in establishing themselves, the sophomores have picked up the slack, albeit from all over the country. Lower division goalkeepers showed well for themselves last fall from D2 to D3 to JUCO. Admittedly, the lower levels don’t have a great history of continuing development for goalkeepers, so don’t be surprised if any of these goalkeepers transfer to the D1 game for more exposure. But as for right now, they’ve shown well.

Obviously the goalkeeping battle at Wisconsin will be one to watch as the Badgers brought in Canadian Judewellin Michel to challenge returner Luke Shrivers for the number one spot. Usually head coaches don’t just casually bring in an international goalkeeper so maybe the competition is already decided, but keep an eye out regardless.

Other goalkeeping battles to watch include Seattle (Bieber-Kapciak), Notre Dame (Kelly-Kowalski), Wake Forest (Mednard-Barnett-Syrett), Connecticut (Durham-Grossman), and Holy Cross (Schnee-Smith). Although some of those schools have fairly established starters, expect to see the underclassmen find minutes here and there to make a case for themselves, if not outright take the starting position like Florida State’s women’s team did last fall.

Skoglund leaves South Carolina for Coastal and English was awkwardly announced as a transfer to Kentucky, despite being back at Southern Indiana (or never left?). However, it’s Evans’ move to SMU that stands out the most. The former Penn State freshman took the starting spot and ran with it last fall, conceding just 18 goals in 14 games for the Nittany Lions. But a move to SMU propels the Mustangs into an even more favorable position for a postseason run.

Freshmen

1. Quinn Syrett (Wake Forest)
2. Lucas McPartlin (Saint Louis)
3. James Romero (Oregon State)
4. Zach Cielewich (Maryland)
5. Kai Zeruhn (Columbia)
6. Felix Huebner (Loyola Maryland)
7. James Rhodes (Pittsburgh)
8. Jan Hejna (Harvard)
9. Cooper Roney (Loyola Marymount)
10. Nathan Juillard (Santa Clara)

Storylines to Watch: Although the same sentiment from the women’s ranking applies (TLDR: preseason rankings for first years are a crapshoot), the men’s game has an added wrinkle that the women’s game doesn’t have. Goalkeepers like McPartlin and Cielewich have foreign talent ahead of them on the depth chart. Although some fans love to tout overtly nationalistic complaints of foreigners taking Americans’ spots, our top goalkeepers actually are propelled forward with the foreign infusion. They aren’t simply handed a starting spot for four years. They must earn it. And although the bottom 99% admittedly lose playing time at these schools to the international players, there are 1500 colleges that would still love to have them, not to mention the hundreds of USCCS teams around the country as well.

Sure, it’d be nice if Americans were filling every spot and playing at a high level, but if the international players were removed, the overall level plummets and our top prospects are worse off. And ultimately, if our top prospects can’t compete with Europe’s washouts, then they’re not top prospects to begin with.

For those complaining about Americans not getting enough chances, raise your complaints to the professional level, not the college ranks. Our top collegiate prospects are lifted up by the international players, not dragged down.

Past Collegiate Goalkeeper Rankings

2025: Preseason and Final
2024: Preseason and Final
2023: Preseason and Final
2022: Preseason and Final
2021: Preseason and Final
2020: Preseason and Final
2019: Preseason and Final
2018: Preseason and Final
2017: Preseason and Final
2016: Preseason and Final
2015: Preseason and Final
2014: Preseason and Final

NCAA Women's Goalkeeper Rankings (Fall 2026)

Bill Reno August 9, 2026

Seniors

1. Izzy Lee (Illinois)
2. Victoria Safradin (Virginia)
3. Annabel Austen (USC)
4. Olivia Shippee (Boston College)
5. Keara Fitzgerald (Washington State)
6. Aubrey Brown (SMU)
7. Kate Phillips (Missouri)
8. Nona Reason (Clemson)
9. Ellie Goodrich (Old Dominion)
10. Sarah Wommack (Mississippi State)

11. Jayden Emmanuel (Florida)
12. Mallorie Benhart (South Dakota State)
13. Audur Scheving (LSU, Iceland)
14. Olivia Bodmer (Rutgers)
15. Jordan Brown (Georgia)
16. Atlee Olofson (Miami)
17. Jackie Hollomon (Notre Dame)

Storylines to Watch: The senior class is filled with goalkeepers looking to prove themselves as they either aim to finish on a strong note or propel themselves forward into the professional ranks. Fitzgerald and Brown are returning from injuries that derailed their 2025 seasons and while it’s clear both have plenty of gas left in the tank, questions will always surface about how quickly they can return to 100%.

Goalkeepers familiar with the transfer portal like Wommack (Appalachian State), Reason (UNC), and Olofson (Notre Dame) have yet to have that great season that shows why they transferred in the first place and now former Penn goalkeeper Annabel Austen joins the group as she headed west to join USC.

For goalkeepers like Brown, Emmanuel, and Bodmer, it’s been a lot of peaks and valleys so far in their collegiate careers. The question isn’t about the ceiling, which is high for each of them, but more about finding consistency as a great goalkeeper, not one who happens to find great moments every now and then.

All-American front runners have to include Lee and Safradin, both of whom spent time training with Racing Louisville this summer. The two are not only some of the more rounded out goalkeepers in the collegiate ranks, but their ability to make the game-saving action puts them in their own category.

There’s still a lot left to fight for in 2026 and the senior group should provide weekly highlights to thrill USWNT fans of upcoming prospects.

Juniors

1. Liv Geller (TCU)
2. Sonoma Kasica (Notre Dame)
3. Caroline Dysart (Duke)
4. Keegan Smith (Arkansas)
5. Valentina Amaral (Wake Forest)
6. Sarah Martin (Minnesota)
7. Mariangela Medina (UCLA, Mexico)
8. Cameron Gabrielson (Georgetown)
9. Nimu Karani (St. Louis)
10. Paloma Pena Toro (Florida, Dominican Republic)

11. Sammy Widnick (La Salle)
12. Kaiya Jota (Stanford)
13. Aris Lamanna (Coastal Carolina)
14. Sydney Fuller (Texas A&M)
15. Kennadie Marchand (Vanderbilt)
16. Jamie Campbell (Colorado)
17. Addie Todd (Texas Tech)

Storylines to Watch: The junior class enters 2026 largely trying to get the taste of 2025 out of their mouth. Very few of the top juniors notched the majority of their team’s minutes with their schools last season. Lamanna and Smith are returning from injuries, whereas exciting prospects like Medina, Gabrielson, Karani, Jota, Fuller, Marchand, and Campbell barely saw the field last season, despite clearly having the ability to play at the D1 level.

And looking at our top goalkeepers, they all had sour endings to 2025 and are certainly looking to finish on a stronger note in 2026. Whether it’s Geller mishandling a bouncing shot on frame against Florida State… or Kasica misplaying a cross in double overtime against Ohio State… or Dysart getting a better jump on the free kick against Stanford… or Amaral getting a strong hand against the looping shot from Michigan State… or Sarah Martin and Minnesota not being especially close to seeing even just the conference tournament… the juniors are likely looking forward to 2026 more than the other three classes.

Sophomores

1. Kate Ockene (Florida State)
2. Noe Henning (Michigan State, Canada)
3. Emilie Maihs (Kentucky, Germany)
4. Lexi Baldwin (Iowa)
5. Caroline Birkel (Stanford)
6. Molly Vapensky (Duke)
7. Hannah Folliard (Georgia)
8. Daphne Nakfoor (UCLA)
9. Charlotte Wilfert (UC San Diego)
10. Brooke Goerish (Colorado)

11. Tyra Bengtsson-Stenseth (San Francisco, Norway)
12. Mateya Dessieux (Texas)
13. Sienna Smart (Mississippi)
14. Brooklynn Harding (Illinois State)
15. Kennedy Zorn (Arizona State)
16. Pepper Escher (St. Louis)
17. Grace Shoemaker (High Point)
18. Chase Rooney (Virginia Tech)
19. Gianna Mlynek (Xavier)
20. Kaele Smith (NJIT)

Storylines to Watch: Unlike the junior class, the sophomores are looking to use 2025 as a positive stepping stone. Henning survived a tough goalkeeping battle with Zorn, although the latter has already found a new home to continue to build out her collegiate resume. And for other goalkeeping battles, Baldwin, Folliard, Nakfoor, and Goerish are all more than aware that their school has another top goalkeeper on their respective roster (scroll up or down to see who). It’s not a matter of having talent, but rather being able to create more winning moments for their team than their teammate can.

Goalkeepers like Vapensky, Smart, Harding, Shoemaker, Rooney, Mlynek, and Smith were largely off the radar in 2025 but all should make some noise this year, barring an untimely injury.

And although Wilfert was the surprise for 2025, going from relative unknown to a top prospect in her class, it’s Ockene who really left her stamp on the scene. Ockene’s nine-save shutout in the final against Stanford marked the highest profile goalkeeping moment in women’s college soccer since Katie Meyer’s 2019 penalty shootout heroics.

Unlike the other classes, just because someone’s not at the top of the list doesn’t mean they don’t have pro potential. The sophomore class is stacked and more goalkeepers who didn’t make the cut here will surely surface down the line to make a name for themselves.

First Years

1. Ella Wiederaenders (Tennessee)
2. Madelyn Macdonald (Georgetown)
3. Peyton Trayer (North Carolina)
4. Braelynn Galt (Iowa, Scotland)
5. Isabel Willems (Yale)
6. Natalie Cohen (Virginia)
7. Emeline McClenahan (Iowa State)
8. Wicki Dunlap (Virginia)
9. Malia Zillman (Michigan)
10. Lily Selvy (Penn State)
11. Ella Moersch (Iowa State)
12. Lizzie Thornton (Wake Forest)
13. London Phoenix (UNC Asheville, Jamaica)

Storylines to Watch: Preseason rankings for first years are always a crapshoot but these thirteen here - and there are more to come - are yet another stepping stone in women’s goalkeeper development. The general athletic level and tactical understanding of the position have skyrocketed from just ten years ago. The early part of the century didn’t see schools recruiting the program’s best goalkeepers they’ve ever had as even smaller schools are able to find young goalkeepers who can cover more and more of the goalframe.

It’s much too early to say anything of real substance for these goalkeepers other than the new “5 for 5” rule should pave an easier pathway for these goalkeepers to get minutes, if they’re anywhere near ready to play. No longer do goalkeepers have to sit a year to preserve a redshirt and even a 45 minute spell can be a significant vote of confidence in knowing where first years stand in the school’s long-term plans.

Past Collegiate Goalkeeper Rankings

NCAA Women's Goalkeeper Rankings (Fall 2025)

Bill Reno November 23, 2025

Seniors

1. Pauline Nelles (Arizona State, Germany)
2. Jordan Nytes (Colorado)
3. Keara Fitzgerald (Washington State) #
4. Jordan Brown (Georgia) #
5. Teagan Wy (California)
6. Olivia Pratapas (NC State)
7. Taylor Rath (Utah State)
8. Erin Jones (Old Dominion)
9. Annabel Austen (Penn)
10. Molly Pritchard (Ohio State)

11. Bella Hollenbach (Milwaukee)
12. JLo Varada (Campbell, Puerto Rico)
13. Mac Titus (UT Martin)
14. Katie Bahn (Sam Houston State)
15. Sophine Kevorkian (LSU)
16. Addy Holgorsen (Clemson)
17. Belle Okoroafo (West Florida, D2)
18. Ally Zazzara (Tennessee)
19. Hannah Dickinson (Villanova)
20. Kamryn Willoughby (Eastern Washington)
21. Bella Grust (USC)
22. Caroline Duffy (Oklahoma)
23. Faith Nguyen (Texas Tech)
24. Camryn Miller (Cincinnati)
25. Tallulah Miller (Monmouth) #

# - did not finish season due to injury

Storylines to Watch: Although the NWSL followed the USL Super League’s footsteps in removing their annual college draft, every professional side is still narrowing down their top options to pull in for next season. Injuries unfortunately derailed Fitzgerald, Brown, and Miller’s momentum. We’re sending good vibes for a smooth recovery to the talented prospects and hopefully seeing them back on the field soon. Goalkeepers like Nytes, Wy, and Jones have significant strengths but are far from being rounded out goalkeepers, often relying too heavily on their athleticism to be the answer to opposing teams’ attacks. Some outside options like Austen, Miller, and Hollenbach might be viewed with high value for some pro clubs but the level of consistency is something that’s going to need to be cleaned up if they want to continue playing at the next level. Similar to the men’s seniors, it’ll be interesting to see which goalkeepers are viewed as just good college goalkeepers versus which ones are rated as untapped potential.

Juniors

1. Izzy Lee (Illinois)
2. Aubrey Brown (SMU)
3. Olivia Shippee (Boston College)
4. Victoria Safradin (Virginia)
5. Kate Phillips (Missouri)
6. Jayden Emmanuel (Florida)
7. Olivia Bodmer (Rutgers)
8. Mallorie Benhart (South Dakota State)
9. Audur Scheving (LSU, Iceland)
10. Laurynn Ziller (UC Irvine)
11. Atlee Olofson (Miami)
12. Jackie Hollomon (Notre Dame)

Storylines to Watch: Izzy Lee is the main standout here, leading the Fighting Illini to their first 13 win season since 2011. A few of these goalkeepers - Brown, Emmanuel, Benhart - have some of the toolkit professional scouts are looking for, but despite all standing at 5’11” or 6’0”, they’ve been off most scouts’ radars for one reason or another. On the other side of the coin, goalkeepers like Olivia Shippee and Olivia Bodmer are highly mobile goalkeepers who don’t shy away from the chaos of the game. For each goalkeeper here who can round out their game a little more by solving problems through athleticism and a detailed blueprint to their game, expect a professional side to invest in them in 2027.

Sophomores

1. Liv Geller (TCU)
2. Sonoma Kasica (Notre Dame)
3. Caroline Dysart (Duke)
4. Keegan Smith (Arkansas)
5. Valentina Amaral (Wake Forest)
6. Sydney Fuller (Texas A&M)
7. Cameron Gabrielson (Georgetown)
8. Nona Reason (Clemson)
9. Sarah Wommack (Mississippi State)
10. Hannah Johann (North Carolina, Germany)

11. Sarah Martin (Minnesota)
12. Paloma Pena Toro (Florida, Dominican Republic)
13. Liya Brooks (North Carolina)
14. Mariangela Medina (UCLA, Mexico)
15. Jamie Campbell (Colorado)
16. Azul Alvarez (Baylor)
17. Genesis Perez Watson (UCF, Costa Rica)
18. Jillian Medvecky (Pepperdine)
19. Addie Todd (Florida State)
20. Nimu Karani (St. Louis)
21. Amaris Franco (Santa Clara)
22. Sammy Widnick (Drexel)

Storylines to Watch: Following the thread of inconsistency from the seniors and juniors, the entire sophomore class seems plagued by this issue. At times, you’ll drop your jaw looking at saves from Geller, Kasica, Wommock, or Johann and the next moment you’re seeing them give up a soft goal. Karani, Campbell, and Gabrielson faced extremely limited minutes this fall, but all showed signs of more to come in 2026. As far as natural talent goes, the sophomores are loaded but none have showcased a consistent level of play you’d expect to see from a future pro. This offseason will be a silent proving ground to see who’s willing to put the work in to elevate their game from “good” to “great”.

First Years

1. Kate Ockene (Florida State)
2. Khadijah Cisse (Kentucky, Canada)
3. Caroline Birkel (Stanford)
4. Noe Henning (Michigan State, Canada)
5. Charlotte Wilfert (UC San Diego)
6. Hannah Folliard (Georgia)
7. Evan O'Steen (Florida State)
8. Nyamma Nelson (Northwestern)
9. Daphne Nakfoor (UCLA)
10. Molly Vapensky (Duke)
11. Talisa Perez (UC Riverside)

Storylines to Watch: Ockene’s journey last fall went from being a quiet three-star recruit to winning the NCAA All-Tournament Defensive Most Outstanding Player award. Notching only 145 minutes through August and September, Ockene only gained momentum throughout the season, including a last-second save in the semifinal against TCU and an eight-save shutout in the final over Stanford. As to Evan O’Steen’s future with the school, it’s hard to say, but we’ve surely not seen the last of the starting goalkeeper for the United States’ U17s. Canada represented well this fall with Cisse and Henning, goalkeepers that US fans may come to remember well over the years, while some smaller schools like UC San Diego and UC Riverside received a strong return on investment with Wilfert and Perez. Although starting for a top school understandably comes with immense pressure, taking the number one spot as a first year when you’re expecting to see multiple chances on goal a game takes a specific amount of confidence as well.

Past Collegiate Goalkeeper Rankings

2025: Preseason
2024: Preseason and Final
2023: Preseason and Final
2022: Preseason and Final
2021: Preseason and Final
2020: Preseason and Final
2019: Preseason and Final
2018: Preseason and Final
2017: Preseason and Final
2016: Preseason and Final
2015: Preseason and Final

NCAA Men's Goalkeeper Rankings (Fall 2025)

Bill Reno November 23, 2025

Seniors

1. Logan Erb (NC State)
2. Grant Calvert (Belmont)
3. Freddie Lapworth (Bucknell, England)
4. Alec McLachlan (St. John's, England)
5. Devin Armstrong (NJIT)
6. Nigel Van Haveren (FIU, Netherlands)
7. Marius Helias (Rider, France)
8. Scott Williams (New Hampshire)
9. Owen Cornell (UIC)
10. Joseph Andema (Clemson, Ghana)

11. James Lowell (Marist)
12. Jonathan Kliewer (Missouri State)
13. Zac Kelly (Michigan State)
14. Brian Lanier (Seattle Pacific, D2)
15. Jackson Leavitt (Elon)
16. Tim Baerwalde (Presbyterian, Germany)
17. Tomas Hut (Syracuse)
18. Mitchell Budler (Akron)
19. Sebastian Conlon (Kentucky)
20. Ciaran Dalton (Rutgers)

Storylines to Watch: The senior class has a bit of “island of misfit toys” vibe. Goalkeepers like Scott Williams, Owen Cornell, and Jonathan Kliewer showed qualities of a professional goalkeeper this fall but all have very limited career minutes to their names (none played in 2024). On the other side of the coin, we have goalkeepers carrying some professional prestige, like Logan Erb, Nigel Van Haveren, and Mitchell Budler, but their collegiate careers haven’t been the smoothest, whether needing to transfer or a lack of consistency on the field. Outside of the goalkeepers who played in the Final Four, which is an odd collection of schools in itself, it’s hard to say who is entering 2026 with momentum. That’s not to say there isn’t quality, but as to who will get a proper chance and investment, it's hard to say. Where some goalkeeper coaches see unfinished products, some see untapped potential.

Juniors

1. Rowan Schnebly (Stanford)
2. Aidan Crawford (Loyola-Chicago)
3. Seth Wilson (UNC Greensboro)
4. Wyatt Nelson (UCLA)
5. Jonathan Munteanu (Dayton)
6. Justin Stewart (Western Oregon, D2)
7. Andrew Samuels (Princeton)
8. Philip Hovers (Loyola Marymount)
9. Josh Caron (High Point)
10. Jakob Buhrkuhl (Memphis)

Storylines to Watch: The most obvious one is tracking Justin Stewart’s detour to Division 2. The FC Dallas product has the game-saving action in his toolkit but injuries have plagued his collegiate career thus far, featuring in only nine matches this fall. It’s not the odds on bet that he’ll make it to the pro game at this point, but with natural talent like his, you never count him out. Josh Caron is a strong representative for our short kings goalkeeping squads, leading High Point to a 14-2-4 record through scrappy and mobile play that allows him to cover more of the goal than one would expect. Schnebly, Crawford, Wilson, and Nelson all had strong moments this year, but none have really broken away from the pack. Similar to the seniors, it’s anyone’s game to say who will be the top prospect this time next year.

Sophomores

1. Blake Kelly (Notre Dame)
2. Matisse Hebert (Wisconsin, Canada)
3. Jonah Mednard (Wake Forest)
4. Charles DeMarco (Georgetown)
5. Levi Bieber (Washington)
6. Kyle Durham (Connecticut)
7. Alastair Hafner Schnee (Holy Cross)
8. Declan Finnegan (IU Indianapolis)
9. Tom Mabon (UAB, France)
10. Leo Ledin (Virginia Tech, Sweden)
11. Sebastian Stanaj (Oakland)
12. Weston Joyner (Chico State, D2)

Storylines to Watch: If you missed Mednard’s triple save or the sock advertising that came along with it, then you are really missing out on what is effectively the save of the season. Mednard and Kelly will battle for top Americans in the class for the next couple years, but don’t rule out goalkeepers coming out of left field, similar to Memphis’ junior goalkeeper Jakob Buhrkuhl, who transferred in from Lee University. With the portal becoming a more viable route to bolster your athletic career, expect to see even more movement between colleges going forward.

Freshmen

1. Jonathan Evans (Penn State)
2. Matthew Hudson (Creighton)
3. Lenno Schmidt (Rhode Island, Germany)
4. Emil Holmberg (East Tennessee State, Sweden)
5. Judewellin Michel (Indiana, Canada)
6. Luke Shrivers (Wisconsin)
7. Payton Roehrich (Fort Hays State, D2)
8. Alex Provost (Denison, D3)
9. Jacob English (Southern Indiana)
10. John W. Smith Jr. (Holy Cross)
11. Ryan Carney (Providence)
12. Keller Krieger (Grove City College, D3)
13. Keegan O'Brien (Cal St. Dom. Hills, D2)

Storylines to Watch: Obviously there were MLS alumni who showcased well this fall - Evans, Hudson, and Carney - but every year is a healthy reminder that there are always quality goalkeepers at schools you’ve never heard of and came out of clubs you’ve also never heard of. Now the question to what their development looks like moving forward is impossible to answer, but in the right environment they could blossom just like Champions League veteran and Division 2 product Josh Cohen. Keep an eye on universities to see if they can figure out if they want to continue to outsource the goalkeeping position to international talent or sharpen their recruiting efforts to bring in someone without a transatlantic flight.

Past Collegiate Goalkeeper Rankings