2022 MLS Fantasy Round 20 Positional Rankings

Schuyler Redpath

Round 20 of MLS Fantasy kicks off on Friday with a star-studded match between LAFC and Seattle Sounders FC (11 pm ET | FS1, FOX Deportes). There are several key fantasy players with “Questionable” tags heading into the weekend, so be sure to confirm starting lineups before finalizing your own.

Let’s jump right in and take a look at the top players and values at each position for Round 20.

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Goalkeepers

Andre Blake reeled off another clean sheet last weekend in the Philadelphia Union's 1-0 win at Orlando City SC, and a favorable home match against Houston Dynamo FC sees the Jamaican international back at the top of the goalkeeper rankings in Round 20.

The Union are in the midst of a record-setting defensive campaign, with Blake consistently collecting clean sheet points along the way.

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1	Andre Blake	PHI	vs. HOU	$10.1
2	Joe Willis	NSH	vs. VAN	$7.3
3	Maxime Crepeau	LAFC	vs. SEA	$7.7
4	Djordje Petrovic	NE	vs. TOR	$9.0
5	Kristijan Kahlina	CLT	vs. CLB	$6.8

Value Goalkeepers

Value Goalkeepers
Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1	Rafael Romo	DC	vs. ORL	$6.1
2	John Pulskamp	SKC	vs. ATX	$4.5
3	JT Marcinkowski	SJ	vs. RSL	$6.0

Defenders

It’s wash, rinse and repeat with Kai Wagner and the Philadelphia Union defenders. Wagner has scored eight or more points in five consecutive appearances, notching five assists and three clean sheets over that run.

He’s tied with New England’s Carles Gil (see midfielders) at the top of the assists leaderboard, and with a juicy home matchup against the Dynamo, we can expect more of the same.

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1	Kai Wagner	PHI	vs. HOU	$12.3
2	Walker Zimmerman	NSH	vs. VAN	$7.8
3	Jakob Glesnes	PHI	vs. HOU	$10.5
4	Diego Palacios	LAFC	vs. SEA	$9.6
5	Rafael Czichos	CHI	vs. ATL	$10.0
6	Jack Elliott	PHI	vs. HOU	$10.9
7	Brandon Bye	NE	vs. TOR	$9.7
8	Ryan Hollingshead	LAFC	vs. SEA	$6.9
9	Matt Hedges	DAL	vs. LA	$8.5
10	Guzman Corujo	CLT	vs. CLB	$7.3

Value Defenders

Value Defenders
Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1	Nathan	SJ	vs. RSL	$6.0
2	Donovan Pines	DC	vs. ORL	$4.3
3	Marcos Lopez	SJ	vs. RSL	$5.9

Midfielders

Carles Gil is averaging over eight fantasy points per game and he’ll look to get back on track after managing just four points in Round 19. The Revs are up against a retooled Toronto FC side that are coming off a tough midweek Canadian Championship loss, which could play into Gil’s favor in Round 20.

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1	Carles Gil	NE	vs. TOR	$13.2
2	Emanuel Reynoso	MIN	vs. POR	$12.3
3	Hany Mukhtar	NSH	vs. VAN	$13.5
4	Daniel Gazdag	PHI	vs. HOU	$10.9
5	Lucas Zelarayan	CLB	at CLT	$11.1
6	Luciano Acosta	CIN	at MIA	$12.4
7	Sebastian Driussi	ATX	at SKC	$11.6
8	Djordje Mihailovic	MTL	vs. NYC	$11.2
9	Alejandro Pozuelo	MIA	vs. CIN	$11.3
10	Xherdan Shaqiri	CHI	vs. ATL	$10.6
11	Nicolas Lodeiro	SEA	at LAFC	$11.0
12	Santiago Rodriguez	NYC	at MTL	$11.0
13	Cristian Espinoza	SJ	vs. RSL	$9.8
14	Paul Arriola	DAL	vs. LA	$10.3
15	Jamiro Monteiro	SJ	vs. RSL	$11.1
16	Robin Lod	MIN	vs. POR	$8.3
17	Chris Mueller	CHI	vs. ATL	$9.2
18	Diego Fagundez	ATX	at SKC	$9.3
19	Jonathan Osorio	TOR	at NE	$10.8
20	Jose Cifuentes	LAFC	vs. SEA	$9.7

Value Midfielders

Value Midfielders
Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1	Johnny Russell	SKC	vs. ATX	$6.6
2	Jackson Hopkins	DC	vs. ORL	$5.1
3	Franco Fragapane	MIN	vs. POR	$6.8

Forwards

Taxi Fountas continues to be a bright spot in D.C. United’s lineup, firing off four or more shots in four straight appearances. He’s quickly established himself as a strong fantasy option despite D.C. sitting at the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings.

With a lack of standout forwards, he’s high on the radar against an Orlando City side coming off a big midweek US Open Cup semifinal win.

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1	Taxi Fountas	DC	vs. ORL	$11.6
2	Cristian Arango	LAFC	vs. SEA	$10.0
3	Jesus Ferreira	DAL	vs. LA	$9.9
4	Carlos Vela	LAFC	vs. SEA	$10.7
5	Julian Carranza	PHI	vs. HOU	$8.1
6	Jeremy Ebobisse	SJ	vs. RSL	$8.9
7	Mikael Uhre	PHI	vs. HOU	$8.1
8	Jefferson Savarino	RSL	at SJ	$11.2
9	Brandon Vazquez	CIN	at MIA	$9.9
10	Romell Quioto	MTL	vs. NYC	$9.2

Value Forwards

Value Forwards
Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1	Benji Kikanovic	SJ	vs. RSL	$5.0
2	Miguel Berry	DC	vs. ORL	$4.2
3	Bongokuhle Hlongwane	MIN	vs. POR	$4.5

Captains

Captains
Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1	Carles Gil	NE	vs. TOR	$13.2
2	Emanuel Reynoso	MIN	vs. POR	$12.3
3	Taxi Fountas	DC	vs. ORL	$11.6

Congratulations to Tyler Lewis for winning MLS Fantasy Manager of the Week! His team “Styles” cashed in on 39 points from the New York City FC defense, including 20 points from captain Alexander Callens. Coach Lewis pockets a $150 MLSstore.com gift card for winning the Round 19 prize.