22 Under 22: Which rising stars missed the cut?

The anger after your favorite young player was left off this year’s list is completely normal. Righteous, even. The voters whiff on these things all the time, don’t they? I couldn’t agree mo— hold on, I’m getting confirmation that I was, in fact, one of the voters. After being reminded of this information, I feel the panel did a fantastic, mistake-free job.

All joking aside, anointing the league’s best rising stars is extremely difficult. Deserving players fall through the cracks. Some players don’t emerge until the final matchdays of the season. Do you put a player on your ballot based on their potential? Should you lean more towards consistent impact across all of 2024? These questions don’t have easy answers.