University of California Athletics
Nashville SC has selected Cal defender Wyatt Meyer with the No. 11 overall pick in the 2024 MLS SuperDraft. The lefty CB was picked with a spot that the Boys in Gold traded up to use:
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Dec. 19, 2023) – In preparation for today’s 2024 MLS SuperDraft, presented by adidas, Nashville Soccer Club announced the club has traded $125,000 in General Allocation Money ($75,000 in 2024 GAM; $50,000 in 2025) with the Portland Timbers in exchange for the 11th overall pick.
The 2024 MLS SuperDraft is scheduled to kick off at 2 p.m. CT today, with the First Round available on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV.
Nashville SC release
Meyer played both as a central midfielder and a centerback during his career with the Bears. At 6-2, 175 pounds, he could project to either at the next level, though given Nashville SC’s history, it’s more likely he ends up a ball-playing CB than slotting into the midfield.
He was the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year in 2023, the first-ever Cal player to earn that honor. While the Bears finished 3-4-3 in the league and 7-6-5 overall, they tied for the conference’s fewest goals conceded. In 58 college appearances over four years, Meyer played 4137 minutes and scored four goals and added six assists.
Meyer’s parents are both former college athletes, with his mother a Cal alum who was also a Bears’ women’s soccer assistant coach, and his father a D-III soccer and lacrosse player at Lake Forest College outside of Chicago.
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