There were plenty of names being tossed around as possible pickups for the Portland Timbers in this year's Re-entry draft, especially in today's second round. The Timbers surprised just about everybody, however, by picking up Houston Dynamo defender Jermaine Taylor.
A native of Portland, Jamaica, Taylor has been at the heart of the Dynamo defense since joining the team in 2011, making 106 league appearances for the Texan side. Primarily a central defender, although he has played at left back as well, Taylor was supplanted in the Dynamo starting lineup this season by Raul Rodriguez following a quad tear that sidelined him for the rest of the season.