NEW YORK, N.Y. - Former Western Michigan men's soccer standout Brandon Bye has been selected as one of 15 nominees for the Major League Soccer AT&T Rookie of the Year award, announced on Monday, Oct. 15 in the MLS year-end award ballots. 

Bye, the 2018 eighth overall selection of the New England Revolution in the 2018 MLS Draft, starred for the Brown & Gold from 2014-17, accumulating 63 career points with 22 goals and 19 assists in 67 games played. In 2017, he led the Broncos to their most decorated season in program history while the team tallied its first ever NCAA Tournament win and Mid-American Conference regular season title. Bye was a Hermann Trophy semifinalist, the 2017 MAC Player of the Year, and named a First Team All-American by the United Soccer Coaches and College Soccer News. Bye was also honored as the National Scholar Player of the Year by the United Soccer Coaches and was an Academic All-American. 

In his first professional season with the Revolution, the Portage, Mich. native has started in 14 of 22 games played, totaling one goal and two assists. Bye scored his first goal in the MLS on Sept. 15 versus Los Angeles Football Club, which was the equalizer in a 1-1 draw. 

Players, media and technical staff will vote for each category of the MLS award ballots, with each group representing a third of the vote. Voting began on Oct. 15 and award finalists will be announced on Oct. 31.