- Brek Shea - FC Dallas
- Juan Agudelo - New York Red Bulls
- Andy Najar - D.C. United
- Steve Zakuani - Seattle Sounders
- Teal Bunbury - Sporting Kansas City
- Freddy Adu - Philadelphia Union
- Fabian Castillo - FC Dallas
- Omar Gonzalez - LA Galaxy
- Danny Mwanga - Philadelphia Union
- Darlington Nagbe - Portland Timbers
- Luis Gil - Real Salt Lake
- Bill Hamid - D.C. United
- Camilo Sanvezzo - Vancouver Whitecaps
- Juninho - LA Galaxy
- C.J. Sapong - Sporting Kansas City
- Sean Johnson - Chicago Fire
- Perry Kitchen - D.C. United
- Joao Plata - Toronto FC
- Omar Salgado - Vancouver Whitecaps
- Diego Fagundez - New England Revolution
- Simon Dawkins - San Jose Earthquakes
- Roger Torres - Philadelphia Union
- Jack McInerney - Philadelphia Union
- A.J. Soares - New England Revolution
HOW THE 2011 "24 UNDER 24" RANKING WAS DETERMINED
MLSsoccer.com enlisted the help of nine of the most respected national soccer observers. Their votes were tallied along with those of the MLSsoccer.com editorial staff to establish the final rankings of this year’s edition of the 24 Under 24.
The 24 Under 24 panel: Jeff Carlisle (ESPN.com), Marc Connolly (ESPN), Steve Davis (SI.com), Brian Dunseth (FOX Soccer), Allen Hopkins (FOX Soccer), Alexi Lalas (ESPN), Kyle Martino (FOX Soccer), Taylor Twellman (ESPN), Grant Wahl (SI.com)
The Voting Process: Each member of the panel submitted his top 24 MLS players under the age of 24 based on grades in five categories:
- current skill
- upside potential
- intangibles
- Q-rating
- future transfer value
Each player was then assigned a point total based on the final position on each panelist’s ballot. A player received 24 points for earning the top spot on a media member’s Top 24 list all the way down to a single point for the No. 24-ranked player. The totals for each of the 10 voters (including one vote for the MLSsoccer.com editiorial staff) were then added together to determine the players' final score and ranking.
