It's some pregame reading this week owing to a busy work schedule but our power ranking of the entire FC Dallas and North Texas SC professional roster is back once again.

As always, we factor in a number of things in these. How a player played, if they impressed in training, injuries and suspension, how much fans are talking about them, and how much they're being talked about in the media. It's all fun and games, but seriously Pepi should be number 1!

Just a quick note, this was compiled before the news about Aranguiz, Gruezo, and Gonzalez violating a team rule. That will be reflected next week after they miss the game.

Starting XI:

In The Mix:

Second Team:

In Reserve:

Shockingly, Ricardo Pepi's hattrick doesn't secure the biggest jump of the week. Maybe that's because we've been talking him up for several months, so you know where to find out about all the next prospects!

It's Ema Twumasi who takes the honors this week with a seven-place surge. With the back injury 'worse than initially thought' and the nature of back injuries, he took an early tumble down our rankings. Back in training, looking physically stronger, and impressing. His biggest hurdle is the sheer number of players who can play on the wings and not take up an international spot.

Edwin Cerrillo is this week's runner up moving up five spots. He got his debut, and the start while the internationals were away, but he's backed up Luchi's faith in him against RSL. He took a knock but nothing too serious.

Dom Badji takes his second consecutive six place slide. After an encouraging preseason, it just hasn't clicked for the former Colorado Rapids striker. Jesus Ferreira has come in and got in the spots Badji wasn't, and even the unfancied Zdenek Ondrasek has jumped ahead as the late-game close out option. On top of that, a hamstring injury can be a nagging issue.

Callum Montgomery and Santiago Mosquera are right behind (I guess ahead) with a pair of five place tumbles. The fourth overall pick of the 2019 draft is quite literally finding his feet at FC Dallas. He's defensively sound but his footwork, vision, and passing need a lot of work to cope with Luchi-Ball. Mosquera has struggled to stay consistent in terms of performance and health, so an illness is yet another bump in the road for a player who was initially labeled as the team's primary playmaker.