2026-04-09, 10:00 AM - Word count:
The S25 Prospect draft dust has finally settled. And now we can look back and recap the 1st round picks and overall grade. Before the draft there were a lot of trades that took place. We will go through them pick by pick. All info is up to date as of 4/9.
S25 Round 1 Pick 1
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This pick was owned by Schwarzwälder FV. The pick was traded about a week before the draft to Tokyo SC - TRADE - SFV acquired Reykjavik United's S25 Round 1 Pick 9 and Tokyo SC S26 1st round. It was a smart trade by both teams that got exactly what they were looking for. Trade up to get the player you want. SFV is more in a rebuild so acquired more picks.
With Pick #1 - Tokyo SC drafted LD Ekon Ayo. The S25 Class TPE Leader. Tokyo got a great defender to add to their future core. Great 1st overall pick.
S25 Class
TPE - 512 - 1st in class
POS
- LD - 1/2
Bank - $8,656,250 - 2nd in class
S25 Round 1 Pick 2
This was Tokyos own pick and they didnt trade this one away. Tokyo being able to select #1 and #2 in the draft was extremely great moves by the GMs.
With Pick #2 - Tokyo SC drafted CDM Juliette Greer. And guess what Greer is #2 in S25 Class TPE. Greer covers all the Central Positions if needed with secondary positions of CAM and CM. Also another great user to add to the team. Tokyo blostering their defense. Another great pick.
S25 Class
TPE - 506 - 2nd in class
POS - CDM - 1/4
Bank- $2,583,750 - 22nd in class
S25 Round 1 Pick 3
This was AC Romana's pick which they did not trade either. They used it to draft a great player
With Pick #3 - AC Romana drafted CDM João Mendes. Another great user who is 4th in S25 TPE Class. Also 3rd straight defensive position taken. And also like Greer. Mendes covers all the central positions as well. Romana is able to add to their younger group. Mendes can be a key piece for AC Romana for many seasons. Great Pick with Jason.
S25 Class
TPE - 484 - 4th in class
POS - CDM - 2/4
Bank - $147,500 - 35th in class
S25 Round1 Pick 4
The third straight pick which did not changes hands. This is CA Buenos Aires own pick.
With Pick #4 - CA Buenos Aires drafted ST Armero Staple. Staple is the first striker (that was available to be drafted) taken. Staple led the Academy last season with 17 goals, 4 more than the next. CA Buenos Aires really needed a striker and they were able to get what they needed. Great pick
S25 Class
TPE - 464 - 10th in class
POS - ST - 3/4
Bank- $1,332,500 - 27th in class
S25 Round 1 Pick 5
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I am going to organize these trades a little better for legibility. This pick was orginally owen by CD Tenochtitlan.
TRADE
- CABA receives S24 CDT 1st (10th pick - Johnboy Maiava), S24 USP 1st (11th pick - Vumion Stitcherson), and S25 CDT 1st (5th pick)
- CDT receives S24 CABA 1st (2nd pick - Turd Ferguson)
With Pick #5 - CA Buenos Aires drafted CD Mecha Zilla. Mecha Zilla is the top CD in the class. And after going offense on previous pick CABA elects to go Defense getting a solid player.
S25 Class
TPE - 466 - 9th in class
POS - CD - 1/8
Bank - $850,000 - 29th in class
S25 Round 1 Pick 6
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This pick was Liffeyside Celtic FCs
Trade 1
- LIF receives S24 CAT 1st (5th pick - Lisfor ilovezeagLe), Kel Varnson
- CAT receives S25 LIF 1st (6th pick)
Trade 2
- CAT receives Aimo Silakka
- SFV receives S25 LIF 1st (6th pick), S25 USP 2nd, S26 REY 3rd
With Pick #6 - Schwarzwälder FV drafted GK Domingo Hernández. SFV desperately needed a young goalkeeper. They decided to make a move to get the one they wanted most. Hernández will follow in the footsteps of SFV stalwart William Williams. Great Pick
S25 Class
TPE- 492 - 3rd in class
POS - GK - 1/2
Bank- $183,750 - 32nd in class
S25 Round 1 Pick 7 -> 
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This was CF Catalunya's pick
Trade 1
- CATA receives Luke Walker
- XLC receives S25 CATA 1st (7th pick)
Trade 2
- XLC receives S25 USP 1st (12th pick), S25 ACR 2nd (15th pick)
- ACR receives S25 CAT 1st (7th pick)
With Pick #7 - AC Romana drafted CD Van Jertonghen. ACR makes a trade (which moved them up in draft) and selects defense. ACR really needing young promising defenders. And They got one here with Jertonghen. Solid pick
S25 Class
TPE- 447 - 13th in class
POS- CD - 3/8
Bank- $2,415,000 - 23rd in class
S25 Round 1 Pick 8 ->
This pick belonged to Xelajú Cósmico FC
TRADE
- XLC receives S24 ACR 1st (6th pick - Scat Cat)
- ACR receives S24 XLC 2nd (16th pick - Miester Blobbé), S25 XLC 1st (8th pick)
With Pick #8 - AC Romana drafted CD Sharko Demarco. Once again ACR elects to go defense again. Adding another CD in Demarco. Clearly ACR is favoring defense in the draft. Demarco paired with Jertonghen could be shutting teams down for seasons. Another solid pick
S25 Class
TPE- 457 - 11th in class
POS- CD 2/8
Bank- $2,025,000 - 26th in class
S25 Round 1 Pick 9
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Pick #9 was Reykjavik United's pick.
Trade 1
- REY receives Charlie Chambers
- TOK receives S24 REY 1st (8th pick - Stan Smith), S25 REY 1st (9th pick)
TRADE above for Pick #1.
With Pick #9 - Schwarzwälder FV drafted ST Vincent Haye. This was an easy choice for SFV. Duilio is a legend in the organization and glad to have him back. And look at that BANK!
S25 Class
TPE- 446 - 14th in class
POS- ST - 4/4
Bank- $9,013,750 - Most in class
S25 Round 1 Pick 10
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This was the first draft day pick involving a 1st round. It was Hollywood FC sending pick 10 to AC Romana.
Draft Day Trade
- HOL receives S26 ACR 2nd, S26 ACR 3rd, S26 ACR 4th
- ACR receives S25 HOL 1st (10th pick)
With Pick #10 - AC Romana drafted GK Joseph Daniel Kakou. The first draft day trade and it was AC Romana. And they selected a defensive position in Goalkeeper. They already have a S23 goalkeeper. So wondering if a position swap is in store.
S25 Class
TPE - 410 - 18th in class
POS - GK - 2/2
Bank - $6,763,750 - 4th in class
S25 Round 1 Pick 11
The last pick in the 1st round that was not traded. Shanghai held onto their pick.
With Pick #11 - Shanghai Dragons FC drafted RAM Phil Space. Space has all the attacking midfield positions covered so they could play all over. Im sure Shanghai saw the versatility. A great pick at the end of the 1st round.
S25 Class
TPE - 468 - 8th in class
POS - RAM - 1/3
Bank - $2,790,000 - 21st in class
S25 Round 1 Pick 12
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The last pick in the first round. And making it 8 of the 12 picks changing teams. Pick 12 came from União São Paulo.
Trade 1
- USP receives Ozzy Trent Kovács
- ACR receives S25 USP 1st (12th pick), Aidan Hutchinson Jr, Angry Lizard
Trade 2 See PICK 7
With Pick #12 - Xelajú Cósmico FC drafted ST Karlach Cliffgate. Xelajú got a great player at this pick. Great value. Cliffgate is set to be up top oppposite Scat Cat. A pair of young strikers for the organization.
S25 Class
TPE - 473 - 6th in class
POS - ST - 1/4
Bank - $2,211,250 - 25th in class
Teams Recap
I will try to only look at players drafted and players/picks traded directly for these 1st round picks.
AC Romana
-Add - Aidan Hutchinson Jr, Angry Lizard, Miester Blobbé, João Mendes, Van Jertonghen, Sharko Demarco, Joseph Daniel Kakou
-Lost - Ozzy Trent Kovács, S24 ACR 1st (6th pick - Scat Cat), S25 ACR 2nd (15th pick), S26 ACR 2nd, S26 ACR 3rd, S26 ACR 4th
CA Buenos Aires
-Add - Johnboy Maiava, Vumion Stitcherson, Armero Staple, Mecha Zilla
-Lost - S24 CABA 1st (2nd pick - Turd Ferguson)
CF Catalunya
-Add - Aimo Silakka, Luke Walker
-Lost - Kel Varnson, S24 CAT 1st (5th pick - Lisfor ilovezeagLe), S25 CATA 1st (7th pick- Van Jertonghen), S25 USP 2nd, S26 REY 3rd
Hollywood FC
-Add - S26 ACR 2nd, S26 ACR 3rd, S26 ACR 4th
-Lost - S25 HOL 1st (10th pick- Joseph Daniel Kakou)
Reykjavik United
-Add - Charlie Chambers
-Lost - S24 REY 1st (8th pick - Stan Smith), S25 REY 1st (9th pick - Vincent Haye)
Schwarzwälder FV
-Add - Domingo Hernández, Vincent Haye, S25 USP 2nd, S26 Tokyo 1st, S26 REY 3rd
-Lost - Aimo Silakka, S25 SFV 1st (1st pick - Ekon Ayo)
Tokyo S.C.
-Add - Stan Smith, Ekon Ayo, Juliette Greer
-Lost - Charlie Chambers , S26 TOK 1st
União São Paulo
-Add - Ozzy Trent Kovács
-Lost - Aidan Hutchinson Jr, Angry Lizard, S25 USP 1st (12th pick - Karlach Cliffgate)
CD Tenochtitlan
-Add - Turd Ferguson
-Lost - S24 CDT 1st (10th pick - Johnboy Maiava), S24 USP 1st (11th pick - Vumion Stitcherson), and S25 CDT 1st (5th pick - Mecha Zilla)
Shanghai Dragons FC
-Add - Phil Space
-Lost - None
Xelajú Cósmico FC
-Add - Scat Cat, Karlach Cliffgate, S25 ACR 2nd (15th pick)
-Lost - Luke Walker, S24 XLC 2nd (16th pick - Miester Blobbé), S25 XLC 1st (8th pick- Shark Demarco)
Liffeyside Celtic FC
-Add - Kel Varnson, Lisfor ilovezeagLe
-Lost - S25 LIF 1st (6th pick- Domingo Hernández)
After all this. Only 6 teams had a pick in the 1st round. Tokyo SC (2), AC Romana (4), CA Buenos Aires (2), Schwarzwälder FV (2), Shanghai Dragons FC (1), and Xelajú Cósmico FC (1). AC Romana had the most moving parts in all of this. Trades before and a draft day trade. They saw 7 incoming players while losing 6 players/picks. Tokyo SC had a strong 1st being that they had 1st and 2nd overall picks. I do think Schwarzwälder FV did great as well getting two great players at key positions that they needed.
Stay tuned for Round 2 & 3.
S25 Round 1 Pick 1
-> This pick was owned by Schwarzwälder FV. The pick was traded about a week before the draft to Tokyo SC - TRADE - SFV acquired Reykjavik United's S25 Round 1 Pick 9 and Tokyo SC S26 1st round. It was a smart trade by both teams that got exactly what they were looking for. Trade up to get the player you want. SFV is more in a rebuild so acquired more picks.
With Pick #1 - Tokyo SC drafted LD Ekon Ayo. The S25 Class TPE Leader. Tokyo got a great defender to add to their future core. Great 1st overall pick.
S25 Class
TPE - 512 - 1st in class
POS
- LD - 1/2
Bank - $8,656,250 - 2nd in class
S25 Round 1 Pick 2
This was Tokyos own pick and they didnt trade this one away. Tokyo being able to select #1 and #2 in the draft was extremely great moves by the GMs.
With Pick #2 - Tokyo SC drafted CDM Juliette Greer. And guess what Greer is #2 in S25 Class TPE. Greer covers all the Central Positions if needed with secondary positions of CAM and CM. Also another great user to add to the team. Tokyo blostering their defense. Another great pick.
S25 Class
TPE - 506 - 2nd in class
POS - CDM - 1/4
Bank- $2,583,750 - 22nd in class
S25 Round 1 Pick 3
This was AC Romana's pick which they did not trade either. They used it to draft a great player
With Pick #3 - AC Romana drafted CDM João Mendes. Another great user who is 4th in S25 TPE Class. Also 3rd straight defensive position taken. And also like Greer. Mendes covers all the central positions as well. Romana is able to add to their younger group. Mendes can be a key piece for AC Romana for many seasons. Great Pick with Jason.
S25 Class
TPE - 484 - 4th in class
POS - CDM - 2/4
Bank - $147,500 - 35th in class
S25 Round1 Pick 4
The third straight pick which did not changes hands. This is CA Buenos Aires own pick.
With Pick #4 - CA Buenos Aires drafted ST Armero Staple. Staple is the first striker (that was available to be drafted) taken. Staple led the Academy last season with 17 goals, 4 more than the next. CA Buenos Aires really needed a striker and they were able to get what they needed. Great pick
S25 Class
TPE - 464 - 10th in class
POS - ST - 3/4
Bank- $1,332,500 - 27th in class
S25 Round 1 Pick 5
-> I am going to organize these trades a little better for legibility. This pick was orginally owen by CD Tenochtitlan.
TRADE
- CABA receives S24 CDT 1st (10th pick - Johnboy Maiava), S24 USP 1st (11th pick - Vumion Stitcherson), and S25 CDT 1st (5th pick)
- CDT receives S24 CABA 1st (2nd pick - Turd Ferguson)
With Pick #5 - CA Buenos Aires drafted CD Mecha Zilla. Mecha Zilla is the top CD in the class. And after going offense on previous pick CABA elects to go Defense getting a solid player.
S25 Class
TPE - 466 - 9th in class
POS - CD - 1/8
Bank - $850,000 - 29th in class
S25 Round 1 Pick 6
-> -> This pick was Liffeyside Celtic FCs
Trade 1
- LIF receives S24 CAT 1st (5th pick - Lisfor ilovezeagLe), Kel Varnson
- CAT receives S25 LIF 1st (6th pick)
Trade 2
- CAT receives Aimo Silakka
- SFV receives S25 LIF 1st (6th pick), S25 USP 2nd, S26 REY 3rd
With Pick #6 - Schwarzwälder FV drafted GK Domingo Hernández. SFV desperately needed a young goalkeeper. They decided to make a move to get the one they wanted most. Hernández will follow in the footsteps of SFV stalwart William Williams. Great Pick
S25 Class
TPE- 492 - 3rd in class
POS - GK - 1/2
Bank- $183,750 - 32nd in class
S25 Round 1 Pick 7
-> -> This was CF Catalunya's pick
Trade 1
- CATA receives Luke Walker
- XLC receives S25 CATA 1st (7th pick)
Trade 2
- XLC receives S25 USP 1st (12th pick), S25 ACR 2nd (15th pick)
- ACR receives S25 CAT 1st (7th pick)
With Pick #7 - AC Romana drafted CD Van Jertonghen. ACR makes a trade (which moved them up in draft) and selects defense. ACR really needing young promising defenders. And They got one here with Jertonghen. Solid pick
S25 Class
TPE- 447 - 13th in class
POS- CD - 3/8
Bank- $2,415,000 - 23rd in class
S25 Round 1 Pick 8
-> This pick belonged to Xelajú Cósmico FC
TRADE
- XLC receives S24 ACR 1st (6th pick - Scat Cat)
- ACR receives S24 XLC 2nd (16th pick - Miester Blobbé), S25 XLC 1st (8th pick)
With Pick #8 - AC Romana drafted CD Sharko Demarco. Once again ACR elects to go defense again. Adding another CD in Demarco. Clearly ACR is favoring defense in the draft. Demarco paired with Jertonghen could be shutting teams down for seasons. Another solid pick
S25 Class
TPE- 457 - 11th in class
POS- CD 2/8
Bank- $2,025,000 - 26th in class
S25 Round 1 Pick 9
-> -> Pick #9 was Reykjavik United's pick.
Trade 1
- REY receives Charlie Chambers
- TOK receives S24 REY 1st (8th pick - Stan Smith), S25 REY 1st (9th pick)
TRADE above for Pick #1.
With Pick #9 - Schwarzwälder FV drafted ST Vincent Haye. This was an easy choice for SFV. Duilio is a legend in the organization and glad to have him back. And look at that BANK!
S25 Class
TPE- 446 - 14th in class
POS- ST - 4/4
Bank- $9,013,750 - Most in class
S25 Round 1 Pick 10
-> This was the first draft day pick involving a 1st round. It was Hollywood FC sending pick 10 to AC Romana.
Draft Day Trade
- HOL receives S26 ACR 2nd, S26 ACR 3rd, S26 ACR 4th
- ACR receives S25 HOL 1st (10th pick)
With Pick #10 - AC Romana drafted GK Joseph Daniel Kakou. The first draft day trade and it was AC Romana. And they selected a defensive position in Goalkeeper. They already have a S23 goalkeeper. So wondering if a position swap is in store.
S25 Class
TPE - 410 - 18th in class
POS - GK - 2/2
Bank - $6,763,750 - 4th in class
S25 Round 1 Pick 11
The last pick in the 1st round that was not traded. Shanghai held onto their pick.
With Pick #11 - Shanghai Dragons FC drafted RAM Phil Space. Space has all the attacking midfield positions covered so they could play all over. Im sure Shanghai saw the versatility. A great pick at the end of the 1st round.
S25 Class
TPE - 468 - 8th in class
POS - RAM - 1/3
Bank - $2,790,000 - 21st in class
S25 Round 1 Pick 12
-> -> The last pick in the first round. And making it 8 of the 12 picks changing teams. Pick 12 came from União São Paulo.
Trade 1
- USP receives Ozzy Trent Kovács
- ACR receives S25 USP 1st (12th pick), Aidan Hutchinson Jr, Angry Lizard
Trade 2 See PICK 7
With Pick #12 - Xelajú Cósmico FC drafted ST Karlach Cliffgate. Xelajú got a great player at this pick. Great value. Cliffgate is set to be up top oppposite Scat Cat. A pair of young strikers for the organization.
S25 Class
TPE - 473 - 6th in class
POS - ST - 1/4
Bank - $2,211,250 - 25th in class
Teams Recap
I will try to only look at players drafted and players/picks traded directly for these 1st round picks.
AC Romana-Add - Aidan Hutchinson Jr, Angry Lizard, Miester Blobbé, João Mendes, Van Jertonghen, Sharko Demarco, Joseph Daniel Kakou
-Lost - Ozzy Trent Kovács, S24 ACR 1st (6th pick - Scat Cat), S25 ACR 2nd (15th pick), S26 ACR 2nd, S26 ACR 3rd, S26 ACR 4th
CA Buenos Aires-Add - Johnboy Maiava, Vumion Stitcherson, Armero Staple, Mecha Zilla
-Lost - S24 CABA 1st (2nd pick - Turd Ferguson)
CF Catalunya-Add - Aimo Silakka, Luke Walker
-Lost - Kel Varnson, S24 CAT 1st (5th pick - Lisfor ilovezeagLe), S25 CATA 1st (7th pick- Van Jertonghen), S25 USP 2nd, S26 REY 3rd
Hollywood FC-Add - S26 ACR 2nd, S26 ACR 3rd, S26 ACR 4th
-Lost - S25 HOL 1st (10th pick- Joseph Daniel Kakou)
Reykjavik United-Add - Charlie Chambers
-Lost - S24 REY 1st (8th pick - Stan Smith), S25 REY 1st (9th pick - Vincent Haye)
Schwarzwälder FV-Add - Domingo Hernández, Vincent Haye, S25 USP 2nd, S26 Tokyo 1st, S26 REY 3rd
-Lost - Aimo Silakka, S25 SFV 1st (1st pick - Ekon Ayo)
Tokyo S.C.-Add - Stan Smith, Ekon Ayo, Juliette Greer
-Lost - Charlie Chambers , S26 TOK 1st
União São Paulo-Add - Ozzy Trent Kovács
-Lost - Aidan Hutchinson Jr, Angry Lizard, S25 USP 1st (12th pick - Karlach Cliffgate)
CD Tenochtitlan-Add - Turd Ferguson
-Lost - S24 CDT 1st (10th pick - Johnboy Maiava), S24 USP 1st (11th pick - Vumion Stitcherson), and S25 CDT 1st (5th pick - Mecha Zilla)
Shanghai Dragons FC-Add - Phil Space
-Lost - None
Xelajú Cósmico FC-Add - Scat Cat, Karlach Cliffgate, S25 ACR 2nd (15th pick)
-Lost - Luke Walker, S24 XLC 2nd (16th pick - Miester Blobbé), S25 XLC 1st (8th pick- Shark Demarco)
Liffeyside Celtic FC-Add - Kel Varnson, Lisfor ilovezeagLe
-Lost - S25 LIF 1st (6th pick- Domingo Hernández)
After all this. Only 6 teams had a pick in the 1st round. Tokyo SC (2), AC Romana (4), CA Buenos Aires (2), Schwarzwälder FV (2), Shanghai Dragons FC (1), and Xelajú Cósmico FC (1). AC Romana had the most moving parts in all of this. Trades before and a draft day trade. They saw 7 incoming players while losing 6 players/picks. Tokyo SC had a strong 1st being that they had 1st and 2nd overall picks. I do think Schwarzwälder FV did great as well getting two great players at key positions that they needed.
Stay tuned for Round 2 & 3.
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