STANFORD, Calif. – Seattle Sounders forward Jordan Morris came in at No. 3 when MLSsoccer.com unveiled the full list of its 24 Under 24 series, which ranks the 24 best Major League Soccer players under the age of 24.
Morris finished behind only Orlando City SC's Cyle Larin and New York City FC's Jack Harrison in the annual list.
The two-time Stanford All-American and 2015 MAC Hermann Trophy winner, Morris has exploded for 10 goals so far in his first pro season, only the fifth rookie to do that in league history. He also has five game-winning goals, an MLS rookie record.
Morris, who decided to forgo his senior season on The Farm and signed with the Seattle Sounders as a Homegrown Player in January, was named the Most Outstanding Player at the College Cup after leading the Cardinal to the program's first NCAA title with a two-goal performance in the championship in December. Stanford routed Clemson, 4-0, extending the school's streak of at least one NCAA team championship to 40 years - an ongoing record. Morris' two goals were the first multi-goal effort for a player in a title game since 1997.
The 2015 Pac-12 Player of the Year, Morris had a career-high 13 goals in 18 appearances for Stanford as a junior. In his final 14 games with the Cardinal, the junior had 12 goals, three assists and 27 points. He finished fifth in the country in game-winning goals (6), fifth in goals per game (0.72), seventh in total goals (13) and 12th in points per game (1.61). He finished his three-year collegiate career with 52 starts in 54 games played, 23 goals, including nine game winners, 16 assists and 62 points.
The Mercer Island, Wash. native has also appeared 11 times for the MNT and in November 2014 became the first active collegian to do so since 1995 when he came on in the 76th minute in a friendly against Ireland in Dublin.
