When you look at the teams who are giving their homegrown the most minutes, you’ll see four of the top 5 in MLS are playoff bound( (1) RSL - 36% 2) RBNY - 30% 3) PHI - 27% 4) TOR - 22% 5) FCD - 20%). While these teams get the rightful credit of “playing your kids” and still being competitive, it’s Peter Vermes who has figured out a way to mix a core of young homegrowns in with his veterans to give them both experience and measure. Here’s the core of Kansas City’s homegrowns that may have the highest ceiling of any core in MLS.

Jaylin Lindsey

If there’s two things that we’ve seen from Peter Vermes, it’s that he has loyalty to players that work hard in all aspects of the game and that his defense is the heart of his system. This is the perfect environment for the 18 year old right back to experience and takeover whenever Graham Zuzi stops playing soccer (Which honestly might not ever happen). With U-17 experience for the national team, Jaylin is developing more and more each year and is praised by his coach and fellow players for his versatility and how he can adapt to the game. In fact, Vermes trusts his adaptability so much, we’ve seen him using Jaylin on the left side of the field even though he’s predominantly played right back and oh yea…right footed.