SAN JOSE — The Earthquakes went big Tuesday on the final day of the Major League Soccer draft by selecting 6-foot-5 target forward Chimdum Mez of Sacramento State in the final round.

They also picked 6-0 Providence goalkeeper Keasel Broome in the third round at No. 46 overall.

Both players have a long road ahead to make the team with San Jose deep at both forward and goalkeeping positions. But Mez, in particular, is an interesting choice at No. 66 overall.

“He’s a big, strong, physical specimen,” Sacramento State coach Mike Linenberger said. “That makes it quite intriguing.”

St. Mary’s goalkeeper Andre Rawls was the 44th overall pick by New York City FC. The 6-2 Rawls, from California High-San Ramon, was the West Coast Conference goalkeeper of the year in 2014.

Cal’s Seth Casiple, an All-Pac-12 first team midfielder, was the final pick of the draft at 84th by the Portland Timbers.

Mez, 22, scored seven goals in 19 games while receiving All-Big West first team honors this past season, He spent five years with the Hornets while redshirting as a freshman.

“I categorized him as an athlete playing soccer when he came,” Linenberger said. “I now am categorizing him as a soccer player who is a tremendous athlete. He still has a long ways to go, but the best years are still in front of him.”

Mez, who grew up in Elk Grove, scored only 10 goals as a collegian, but showed his potential last month at a local combine hosted by the Earthquakes. Mez, 22, could be loaned to one of the Quakes’ lower-tier affiliates — Sacramento Republic FC of the United Soccer League-Pro division or the Burlingame Dragons of the Player Development League.

“It’s a no-lose situation,” Linenberger said.. “It makes a lot of sense to see if he can continue to develop.”

Broome, 23, helped lead Providence to the College Cup semifinals in 2014. The fifth-year senior was 31-18-8 with a 1.17 goals-against average during his career. The past season Broome had eight shutouts and a 1.02 goals-against average for Providence, which went 16-4-2 and was ranked No. 3 nationally.

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