All-time MLS defenders Mount Rushmore

The greatest defenders in MLS history, by their honours. Carve your all-time MLS defenders Mount Rushmore.
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Marcelo Balboa
DF · COL
Francisco Calvo
DF · CHI
Jeff Agoos
DF · DC
Carlos Bocanegra
DF · CHI
Alexi Lalas
DF · LA
Matt Besler
DF · SKC
Roger Espinoza
MF/DF · SKC
Pablo Mastroeni
MF/DF · COL
Kamal Miller
DF · MTL
Rodney Wallace
DF · POR
MBMike Burns
DF · NE
Peter Vermes
FW/DF · SKC
Robbie Rogers
MF/DF · CLB
Chris Albright
DF · LA
Jimmy Conrad
DF · SKC
Greg Vanney
DF · LA
Hong Myung-​bo
DF · LA
Chad Marshall
DF · CLB
Tyrone Marshall
DF · COL
Alex Freeman
DF · ORL
Robin Fraser
DF · LA
Waylon Francis
DF · CLB
CLCarlos Llamosa
DF · DC
Danny Califf
DF · LA
Yoshimar Yotún
DF · ORL
UOUche Okafor
DF · SKC
Cory Gibbs
DF · CHI
Avery John
DF · NE
Bill Tuiloma
DF · POR
Carlos Valdés
DF · PHI
Román Torres
DF · SEA
Ezra Hendrickson
DF · LA
C. J. Brown
DF · CHI
Tony Sanneh
MF/DF · DC
Joel Waterman
DF · CHI
Mario Guerrero
DF · CHI
GAGeoff Aunger
MF/DF · VAN
Aaron Herrera
DF · RSL
Bakary Soumaré
DF · CHI
Xavier Arreaga
DF · SEA
Damion Lowe
DF · SEA
Ambroise Oyongo
DF · MTL
Auston Trusty
DF · PHI
Mark Watson
DF · CLB
Omar Gonzalez
DF · LA
Gonzalo Segares
DF · CHI
MLMike Lapper
DF · CLB
Alessandro Nesta
DF · MTL
Olivier Mbaizo
DF · PHI
Lee Young-​pyo
DF · VAN
Miles Robinson
DF · ATL
Julián Araujo
DF · LA
IBIan Bridge
DF · SEA
Drew Moor
DF · DAL
Tim Ream
DF · CLT
JRJorge Humberto Rodríguez
DF · DAL
Walker Zimmerman
DF · DAL
Jeff Larentowicz
DF · NE
Ali Ahmed
DF · VAN
Duncan Oughton
DF · CLB
Michael Boxall
DF · MIN
Adrian Serioux
DF · TOR
Jermaine Taylor
DF · HOU
Bobby Boswell
DF · HOU
Shavar Thomas
DF · SKC
Steven Moreira
DF · CLB
Larrys Mabiala
DF · POR
John Limniatis
DF · MTL
Steve Birnbaum
DF · DC
Josh Williams
DF · CLB
Marvell Wynne
DF · COL
George Bello
DF · ATL
Jorge Luis Corrales
DF · CHI
Gavin Wilkinson
DF · POR
MPMiroslav Pavlović
MF/DF · SJ
Steve Trittschuh
DF · COL
Clarence Goodson
DF · DAL
CFCarl Fletcher
DF · MTL
Jay Heaps
DF · NE
Liam Ridgewell
DF · POR
James Sands
MF/DF · NYC
Sean Franklin
DF · DC
NHNadir Haroub
DF · VAN
Matt Miazga
DF · CIN
AEAncil Elcock
DF · CLB
Adrian Cann
DF · TOR
Geoff Cameron
DF · HOU
Chris Korb
DF · DC
Shaun Francis
DF · CLB
Mike Petke
DF · COL
Adam Braz
DF · MTL
Marc Burch
DF · DC
Pa-​Modou Kah
DF · VAN
Matt Hedges
DF · DAL
Romain Métanire
DF · MIN
Brandon McDonald
DF · DC
Nicolas Hasler
MF/DF · TOR
A. J. DeLaGarza
DF · LA
Jason de Vos
DF · MTL
Logan Pause
MF/DF · CHI

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The greatest defenders in MLS history, by their honours.

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