College Soccer News has issued its initial rankings of the top fifty players in the high school class of 2020. The rankings will be revised periodically to reflect changes in the standing of the players and their destination. The rankings include individuals in the class who have elected to enter the professional ranks.
| Rank | Player | Club Team | Hometown | Position | School |
| 1 |
Ethan Alvarez |
LA Galaxy | Los Angeles, California | CAM | Pro |
| 2 | George Bello | Atlanta United | Douglasville, Georgia | LB | Pro |
| 3 | Damian Las | Chicago Fire | Norridge, Illinois | GK | Pro |
| 4 | Joshua Pynadath | AFC Ajax | Los Altos Hills, California | Winger | |
| 5 | Joshua Atencio | Seattle Sounders 2 | Bellevue, Washington | CDM/CB | Pro |
| 6 | Gianluca Busio | Sporting KC | Greensboro, North Carolina | Forward | Pro |
| 7 | John Tolkin | NY Red Bulls | Chatham, New Jersey | LB | Pro |
| 8 | Gilbert Fuentes | San Jose Earthquakes | Tracy, California | CM | Pro |
| 9 | Dantouma Toure | NY Red Bulls | Trenton, New Jersey | Forward | |
| 10 | Cameron Dunbar | LA Galaxy | Carson, California | Winger | Pro |
| 11 | Kobe Hernandez | LA Galaxy | Los Angeles, California | LB/CB | |
| 12 | Bryang Kayo | DC United | Poolesville, Maryland | CDM | Pro |
| 13 | Mason Judge | Eintracht Frankfurt | Tampa, Florida | CB | Pro |
| 14 | Affonso Ocampo-Chavez | Seattle Sounders 2 | Kent, Washington | CB | Pro |
| 15 | Danny Robles | Seattle Sounders 2 | Burien, Washington | CAM | Pro |
| 16 | Jack Imperato | Villarreal | San Jose, California | CAM | |
| 17 | Chituru Odunze | Vancouver Whitecaps | Calgary, Alberta | GK | |
| 18 | Alec Diaz | Seattle Sounders 2 | Tukwila, Washington | Forward | Pro |
| 19 | Jackson Conway | Atlanta United | Atlanta, Georgia | Forward | Pro |
| 20 | Jules Anderson | Philadelphia Union | Ocean, New Jersey | CM | |
| 21 | Adam Armour | North Carolina FC | Cary, North Carolina | LB | Duke |
| 22 | Andres Jasson | NYCFC | Greenwich, Connecticut | Winger | Yale |
| 23 | Adam Saldana | LA Galaxy | Panorama City, California | CM | |
| 24 | Tayvon Gray | NYCFC | Bronx, New York | CDB/RB | Pro |
| 25 | Peter Stroud | West Ham | Chester, New Jersey | CDM | Duke |
| 26 | Antino Lopez | Shattucks Saint Mary's | Las Vegas, Nevada | CB | Duke |
| 27 | Bryce Duke | Real Salt Lake | Casa Grande, Arizona | CM | Pro |
| 28 | Jahlane Forbes | Orlando City B | Clermont, Florida | LB | Pro |
| 29 | Ray Serrano | Seattle Sounders 2 | Moses Lake, Washington | Winger | Pro |
| 30 | Massango Akale | Portland Timbers | Richfield, Minnesota | Winger | |
| 31 | Diego Lopez | Atlanta United | Chino, California | Forward | Pro |
| 32 | Jacob Davis | Sporting KC | Lenexa, Kansas | CM | |
| 33 | Cade Hagan | Sporting Gijon | Naperville, Illinois | CAM | |
| 34 | Aboubacar Camara | Philadelphia Union | Wayne, Pennsylvania | Forward | |
| 35 | James Dunning | Feyenoord | Rotterdam, Alabama | Winger | |
| 36 | Aaron Cervantes | Orange County SC | Chino Hills, California | GK | Pro |
| 37 | Sebastian Berhalter | Columbus Crew | Westerville, Ohio | CM | |
| 38 | Cesar Garcia | FC Dallas | The Colony, Texas | CM | |
| 39 | Dominic De Almeida | PDA | Lincoln Park, New Jersey | RB/CB | |
| 40 | Tijani Fatah | Met Oval | Bronx, New York | Winger | |
| 41 | Danny Flores | Philadelphis Union | Fairbault, Minnesota | CDM | |
| 42 | Rickson Van Hees | NEC Nijmegen | Oss, Netherlands | LB | Pro |
| 43 | Andre Costa | Real Vallencano | Madrid, Spain | CAM | |
| 44 | Jack De Vries | Philadelphia Union | Wayne, Pennsylvania | Forward | Pro |
| 45 | Sebastian Anderson | Colorado Rapids | Highlands Ranch, Colorado | RB | Pro |
| 46 | Sagir Arce | Monarcas Morelia | Chihuahua, Mexico | Forward | |
| 47 | Jake O'Connor | North Carolina FC | Cary, North Carolina | CB | South Carolina |
| 48 | Harrison Robledo | NYCFC | Greenwich, Connecticut | CM | |
| 49 | Connor Maurer | NY Red Bulls | Harrison, New Jersey | CB | Stanford |
| 50 | JT Harms | Columbus Crew | Fairbault, Minnesota | Gk | Duke |
