USMNT depth chart: Ranking the top 15 Americans at...
Key takeaways
- If you want a sense of what that roster might look like, then allow me to direct you to my colleague Jeff Carlisle's big board from the beginning of last month.
- This is especially relevant because while it's hard to really see much progress in on-field performance under Pochettino, he did expand the pool of selected -- and selectable -- players since taking over in 2024.
- To come up with this depth chart, I leaned heavily on recent USMNT involvement.
Why this matters: a sports story that could shift standings, legacies, or fan conversations.
If you want a sense of what that roster might look like, then allow me to direct you to my colleague Jeff Carlisle's big board from the beginning of last month. What I'm doing today -- and what we did last year, and the year before -- is informed by Jeff's projections, but we're going a little bit deeper than just who might feature this summer. Instead, we're taking a look at the depth across the entire USMNT player pool.
This is especially relevant because while it's hard to really see much progress in on-field performance under Pochettino, he did expand the pool of selected -- and selectable -- players since taking over in 2024. Per Stats Perform data, 61 different players have played for Pochettino's USMNT across his 24 games in charge.
To come up with this depth chart, I leaned heavily on recent USMNT involvement. Beyond that, I favored players who have featured in some minutes under Pochettino -- the thinking being that, in an emergency, he'd at least lean on players he'd felt comfortable putting on the field at some point.