2016_MLS_SuperDraft

2016 MLS SuperDraft
2016 MLS SuperDraft
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Sport	Soccer
Date(s)	January 14, 2016
Time	1:00 p.m. ET
Location	Baltimore, Maryland
Network(s)	MLSSoccer.com
Overview
	75 total selections
First selection	Jack Harrison
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2016 MLS SuperDraft

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The 2016 MLS SuperDraft was the seventeenth SuperDraft conducted by Major League Soccer. The SuperDraft is held each year in conjunction with the annual National Soccer Coaches Association of America convention. The 2016 convention was held in Baltimore, Maryland. The first two rounds of the 2016 SuperDraft were held on January 14, 2016. Rounds three and four were held via conference call on January 19, 2016.

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#2: Colorado Rapids → Philadelphia Union. January 14, 2016: Philadelphia Union acquired a first-round selection in the 2016 SuperDraft from Colorado Rapids in exchange for general allocation money and midfielder Zach Pfeffer.^{[ref 1]}^{[ref 2]}

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#4: New York City FC → Chicago Fire. January 14, 2016: Chicago Fire acquired a first-round selection in the 2016 SuperDraft and general allocation money from New York City FC in exchange for midfielder Jack Harrison. Harrison had been selected by Chicago as the #1 pick in the 2016 SuperDraft minutes earlier.^{[ref 3]}

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#6: Houston Dynamo → Philadelphia Union. December 7, 2015: Philadelphia Union acquired a first-round selection in the 2016 SuperDraft, general allocation money, and targeted allocation money from Houston Dynamo in exchange for midfielder Cristian Maidana and forward Andrew Wenger.^{[ref 4]}

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#11: Sporting Kansas City → D.C. United. January 14, 2016: D.C. United acquired a first-round selection in the 2016 SuperDraft from Sporting Kansas City in exchange for targeted allocation money.^{[ref 5]}

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#12: LA Galaxy → Colorado Rapids → Chicago Fire. January 14, 2016: Chicago Fire acquired this first-round selection in the 2016 SuperDraft, a second-round selection (#22) in the 2016 SuperDraft, and the #2 ranking in the MLS Allocation Order from Colorado Rapids in exchange for a first-round selection (#15) in the 2016 SuperDraft, a second-round selection (#33) in the 2016 SuperDraft, and the #1 ranking in the MLS Allocation Order.^{[ref 6]} Earlier the same day, Colorado had acquired this first-round selection from LA Galaxy in exchange for targeted allocation money.^{[ref 7]}

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#13: D.C. United → Orlando City. January 14, 2016: Orlando City SC acquired a first-round selection in the 2016 SuperDraft from D.C. United in exchange for a second-round selection (#32) in the 2016 SuperDraft and targeted allocation money.^{[ref 8]}

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#15: Seattle Sounders FC → Chicago Fire → Colorado Rapids. January 14, 2016: Colorado Rapids acquired this first-round selection in the 2016 SuperDraft, a second-round selection (#33) in the 2016 SuperDraft, and the #1 ranking in the MLS Allocation Order from Chicago Fire in exchange for a first-round selection (#12) in the 2016 SuperDraft, a second-round selection (#22) in the 2016 SuperDraft, and the #2 ranking in the MLS Allocation Order.^{[ref 6]} Earlier the same day, Chicago had acquired this first-round selection and general allocation money from Seattle Sounders FC in exchange for defender Joevin Jones.^{[ref 9]}

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#21: Chicago Fire → Orlando City → Columbus Crew. August 6, 2015: Columbus Crew acquired a second-round selection in the 2016 SuperDraft from Orlando City SC in exchange for forward Adam Bedell.^{[ref 10]} On December 10, 2014, Orlando City had acquired this second-round selection in the 2016 SuperDraft from Chicago Fire in exchange for defender Eric Gehrig.^{[ref 11]}

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#22: Colorado Rapids → Chicago Fire. January 14, 2016: Chicago Fire acquired this second-round selection in the 2016 SuperDraft, a first-round selection (#12) in the 2016 SuperDraft, and the #2 ranking in the MLS Allocation Order from Colorado Rapids in exchange for a first-round selection (#15) in the 2016 SuperDraft, a second-round selection (#33) in the 2016 SuperDraft, and the #1 ranking in the MLS Allocation Order.^{[ref 6]}

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#24: New York City FC → Montreal Impact. June 12, 2014: Montreal Impact acquired a second-round selection in the 2016 SuperDraft from New York City FC in exchange for defender Jeb Brovsky.^{[ref 12]}

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#27: Orlando City → Philadelphia Union → Toronto FC → Seattle Sounders FC. January 26, 2015: Seattle Sounders FC acquired a second-round selection in the 2016 SuperDraft from Toronto FC in exchange for defender Eriq Zavaleta.^{[ref 13]} The pick acquired by Seattle was Toronto's highest second-round selection. On August 7, 2015, Toronto acquired a second-round selection in the 2016 SuperDraft from Philadelphia Union in exchange for defender Warren Creavalle.^{[ref 14]} On December 8, 2014, Philadelphia had acquired this second-round selection in the 2016 SuperDraft and allocation money from Orlando City SC in exchange for defender Amobi Okugo.^{[ref 15]}

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#29: Toronto FC → Vancouver Whitecaps FC. December 18, 2015: Vancouver Whitecaps FC acquired a second-round selection in the 2016 SuperDraft from Toronto FC in exchange for defender Steven Beitashour.^{[ref 16]} The pick acquired by Vancouver was Toronto's second highest second-round selection.

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#31: Sporting Kansas City → Columbus Crew. December 16, 2013: Columbus Crew acquired a second-round selection in the 2016 SuperDraft from Sporting Kansas City in exchange for goalkeeper Andy Gruenebaum.^{[ref 17]}

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#32: LA Galaxy → Orlando City → D.C. United. January 14, 2016: D.C. United acquired a second-round selection in the 2016 SuperDraft and targeted allocation money from Orlando City SC in exchange for a first-round selection (#13) in the 2016 SuperDraft.^{[ref 8]} On July 30, 2015, Orlando City had acquired this second-round selection in the 2016 SuperDraft from LA Galaxy in exchange for goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts.^{[ref 18]}

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#33: D.C. United → Chicago Fire → Colorado Rapids → FC Dallas. January 14, 2016: FC Dallas acquired this second-round selection in the 2016 SuperDraft from Colorado Rapids in exchange for second-round (#37) and third-round (#58) selections in the 2016 SuperDraft.^{[ref 19]} Earlier the same day, Colorado had acquired this second-round selection in the 2016 SuperDraft, a first-round selection (#12) in the 2016 SuperDraft, and the #1 ranking in the MLS Allocation Order from Chicago Fire in exchange for a first-round selection (#12) in the 2016 SuperDraft, a second-round selection (#22) in the 2016 SuperDraft, and the #2 ranking in the MLS Allocation Order.^{[ref 6]} On January 6, 2016, Chicago had acquired this second-round selection in the 2016 SuperDraft from D.C. United in exchange for midfielder Patrick Nyarko.^{[ref 20]}

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#37: FC Dallas → Colorado Rapids. January 14, 2016: Colorado Rapids acquired this second-round selection and a third-round (#58) selection in the 2016 SuperDraft from FC Dallas in exchange for a second-round (#33) selection in the 2016 SuperDraft.^{[ref 19]}

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#39: Columbus Crew → Montreal Impact. August 4, 2015: Montreal Impact acquired a second-round selection in the 2016 SuperDraft from Columbus Crew in exchange for forward Jack McInerney.^{[ref 21]}

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#41: Chivas USA → Columbus Crew. May 8, 2014: Columbus Crew acquired a conditional second-round selection in the 2016 SuperDraft from Chivas USA in exchange for forward Ryan Finley.^{[ref 22]} Upon the contraction of the Chivas USA franchise in October 2014, MLS announced that Columbus would receive a bonus pick, inserted as #11 in the second-round of the 2016 SuperDraft, to fulfill this trade.^{[ref 23]} However, MLS later changed this pick to #21 in the second-round. No press release or additional information was provided by MLS regarding this change.

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#42: Chicago Fire → LA Galaxy. March 3, 2014: LA Galaxy acquired this third-round selection, originally a conditional pick, in the 2016 SuperDraft from Chicago Fire in exchange for defender Greg Cochrane.^{[ref 24]}

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#45: New York City FC → FC Dallas. July 29, 2014: FC Dallas acquired a third-round selection in the 2016 SuperDraft from New York City FC in exchange for midfielder Andrew Jacobson. The traded pick is New York City's highest third-round selection in 2016.^{[ref 25]}

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#50: Toronto FC → Vancouver Whitecaps FC. February 28, 2013: Vancouver Whitecaps FC acquired this third-round selection in the 2016 SuperDraft from Toronto FC in exchange for the MLS rights to forward Robert Earnshaw.^{[ref 26]}

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#54: D.C. United → Seattle Sounders FC. March 4, 2014: Seattle Sounders FC acquired a third-round selection in the 2016 SuperDraft from D.C. United in exchange for midfielder Alex Caskey.^{[ref 27]}

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#56: Seattle Sounders FC → Toronto FC → Colorado Rapids. January 18, 2016: Colorado Rapids acquired a third-round selection in the 2016 SuperDraft, a conditional first-round selection in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft, and targeted allocation money from Toronto FC in exchange for goalkeeper Clint Irwin.^{[ref 28]} Confirmation needed → It is believed that Toronto FC had earlier acquired this third-round selection in the 2016 SuperDraft from Seattle Sounders FC as part of the trade for defender Eriq Zavaleta. This part of the trade was not announced by either club or MLS.^{[ref 13]}

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#57: Vancouver Whitecaps FC → New York Red Bulls → Chicago Fire. January 20, 2015: Chicago Fire acquired a third-round selection in the 2016 SuperDraft from New York Red Bulls in exchange for goalkeeper Kyle Reynish.^{[ref 29]} Confirmation needed → Prior to 2015, it is believed that New York Red Bulls had acquired this pick from Vancouver Whitecaps FC as part of a trade involving midfielder Dane Richards. The SuperDraft part of any VAN-NYRB Richards trade was not announced by either club or MLS.

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#58: FC Dallas → Colorado Rapids. January 14, 2016: Colorado Rapids acquired this third-round selection and a second-round (#37) selection in the 2016 SuperDraft from FC Dallas in exchange for a second-round (#33) selection in the 2016 SuperDraft.^{[ref 19]}

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#59: New York Red Bulls → Toronto FC. December 13, 2013: Toronto FC acquired a third-round selection in the 2016 SuperDraft, originally a first-round selection in the 2016 MLS Supplemental Draft, and a first-round selection in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft from New York Red Bulls in exchange for midfielder Bobby Convey and a second-round selection in the 2014 SuperDraft. The first-round Supplemental Draft pick became a third-round SuperDraft pick when the Supplemental Draft was eliminated.^{[ref 30]}

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#65: New York City FC → Real Salt Lake. August 11, 2014: Real Salt Lake acquired a fourth-round selection in the 2016 SuperDraft from New York City FC in exchange for defender Kwame Watson-Siriboe. The traded pick is New York City's natural selection.^{[ref 31]}

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#67: Houston Dynamo → D.C. United. December 8, 2014: D.C. United acquired a fourth-round selection in the 2016 SuperDraft and midfielder Andrew Driver from Houston Dynamo in exchange for goalkeeper Joe Willis and defender Samuel Inkoom.^{[ref 32]}

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#71: New England Revolution → Vancouver Whitecaps FC. February 26, 2014: Vancouver Whitecaps FC acquired a fourth-round selection in the 2016 SuperDraft from New England Revolution in exchange for midfielder Daigo Kobayashi. The traded pick is New England's natural selection.^{[ref 33]}

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#79: New York Red Bulls → D.C. United. January 13, 2016: D.C. United acquired this fourth-round selection in the 2016 SuperDraft from New York Red Bulls in exchange for the MLS rights to defender Kemar Lawrence. Although New York signed Lawrence on March 16, 2015 this trade was not announced until January 13, 2016.^{[ref 34]}

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#80: Columbus Crew → Toronto FC. Confirmation needed. July 2014: It is believed that Toronto FC acquired this fourth-round selection in the 2016 SuperDraft from Columbus Crew in exchange for allocation money. This trade was not announced by either club or MLS.

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"MLS announces 2016 Generation adidas class, signs Stanford senior defender Brandon Vincent". MLSSoccer.com.

[Pick2-2] [R 1]
"Philadelphia Union Select Four In 2016 MLS SuperDraft" (Press release). Philadelphia Union Communications. January 14, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2016.

[Pfeffer-3] [R 2]
"Colorado Rapids acquire Zach Pfeffer from Philadelphia Union" (Press release). Colorado Rapids. January 15, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2016.

[Pick4-5] [R 3]
"New York City FC Acquire Number One Overall Pick Jack Harrison" (Press release). New York City FC. January 14, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2016.

[Maidana-7] [R 4]
"Houston Dynamo acquire Cristian Maidana, Andrew Wenger from Philadelphia Union" (Press release). Houston Dynamo Communications. December 7, 2015. Retrieved December 7, 2015.

[Pick11-9] [R 5]
"Sporting KC acquires Targeted Allocation Money from D.C. United in exchange for SuperDraft pick" (Press release). SportingKC.com. January 14, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2016.

[Pick12A-11] [R 6]
"Colorado Rapids acquire #1 position in Allocation Ranking from Chicago Fire" (Press release). Colorado Rapids. January 14, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2016.

[Pick12B-12] [R 7]
"Colorado Rapids acquire 12th overall pick in MLS SuperDraft from LA Galaxy" (Press release). Colorado Rapids. January 14, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2016.

[Pick13-14] [R 8]
"Orlando City Selects Midfielder Richie Laryea and Forward Hadji Barry in the First Round of the 2016 MLS SuperDraft" (Press release). Orlando City SC. January 14, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2016.

[Pick15-16] [R 9]
"Sounders FC swaps SuperDraft pick, allocation money for Chicago Fire defender Joevin Jones" (Press release). SoundersFC.com. January 14, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2016.

[Bedell-18] [R 10]
"Crew SC acquires 2016 MLS SuperDraft Second Round selection from Orlando City SC" (Press release). Crew SC Communications. August 6, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2015.

[Gehrig-19] [R 11]
"Chicago Fire Acquire Right of First Refusal for Defender Eric Gehrig from Orlando City SC" (Press release). Chicago Fire. December 10, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2014.

[Brovsky-22] [R 12]
"Impact acquires MLS SuperDraft pick from NYCFC for Jeb Brovsky" (Press release). Montreal Impact. June 12, 2014. Retrieved June 13, 2014.

[Zavaleta-24] [R 13]
"Reds Acquire Eriq Zavaleta" (Press release). TorontoFC.ca. January 26, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2015.

[Creavalle-25] [R 14]
"TFC Acquires Second Round Pick For Creavalle" (Press release). TorontoFC.ca. August 7, 2015. Retrieved August 7, 2015.

[Okugo-26] [R 15]
"Midfielder-defender Amobi Okugo traded to Orlando City SC for cash, 2016 SuperDraft pick" (Press release). Philadelphia Union Communications. December 8, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014.

[Beitashour-28] [R 16]
"Whitecaps FC acquire draft pick from Toronto FC for right back Steven Beitashour" (Press release). Vancouver Whitecaps FC. December 18, 2015. Retrieved December 18, 2015.

[Gruenebaum-30] [R 17]
"Crew trades goalkeeper Andy Gruenebaum to Sporting Kansas City" (Press release). Columbus Crew Communications. December 16, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2013.

[Ricketts-32] [R 18]
"Orlando City Trades Donovan Ricketts to LA Galaxy for 2016 Second Round SuperDraft Pick" (Press release). Orlando City Soccer Club. July 30, 2015. Retrieved July 30, 2015.

[Pick33-34] [R 19]
"Colorado Rapids select Emmanuel Appiah and Dennis Castillo in 2016 MLS SuperDraft" (Press release). Colorado Rapids. January 14, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2016.

[Nyarko-35] [R 20]
"Chicago Fire Trade Patrick Nyarko to D.C. United" (Press release). Chicago Fire Communications. January 6, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2016.

[McInerney-38] [R 21]
"Crew SC acquires forward Jack McInerney from the Montreal Impact" (Press release). Crew SC Communications. August 4, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2015.

[Finley-40] [R 22]
"Crew acquires conditional 2016 Second Round SuperDraft selection in trade with Chivas USA" (Press release). Columbus Crew Communications. May 8, 2014. Retrieved May 11, 2014.

[ChivasUSAcontraction-41] [R 23]
"Major League Soccer to hold Chivas USA Dispersal Draft on Nov. 19" (Press release). MLSSoccer.com. November 8, 2014. Retrieved December 21, 2015.

[Cochrane-43] [R 24]
"LA Galaxy acquire 2016 draft pick in exchange for Greg Cochrane" (Press release). LA Galaxy Communications. March 3, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2014.

[Jacobson-45] [R 25]
"FC Dallas midfielder Andrew Jacobson traded to NYCFC" (Press release). FC Dallas Media Services. July 29, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2014.

[Earnshaw-47] [R 26]
"Whitecaps FC acquire third-round pick in 2016 from Toronto FC for right of first refusal to Robert Earnshaw" (Press release). Vancouver Whitecaps FC. February 28, 2013. Retrieved January 13, 2016.

[Caskey-49] [R 27]
"Alex Caskey Traded to D.C. United" (Press release). Sounders FC Public Relations. March 4, 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2014.

[Irwin-51] [R 28]
"Toronto FC Acquires Clint Irwin From Colorado" (Press release). Toronto FC. January 18, 2016. Retrieved January 18, 2016.

[Reynish-53] [R 29]
"Chicago Fire Acquire 2016 MLS SuperDraft Pick from New York Red Bulls" (Press release). Chicago Fire Communications. January 21, 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2015.

[ConveyNY-56] [R 30]
"Red Bulls acquire three-time All-Star midfielder Bobby Convey in trade from Toronto FC" (Press release). New York Red Bulls Communications. December 13, 2013. Retrieved December 13, 2013.

[WatsonNYC-58] [R 31]
"NYCFC sign Kwame Watson-Siriboe from Real Salt Lake" (Press release). New York City FC. August 11, 2014. Archived from the original on August 11, 2014. Retrieved August 12, 2014.

[Driver-60] [R 32]
"D.C. United acquires Andrew Driver and 2016 SuperDraft pick from Houston Dynamo" (Press release). D.C. United. December 8, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014.

[Kobayashi-62] [R 33]
"Whitecaps FC deal Daigo Kobayashi's MLS rights to New England Revolution" (Press release). WhitecapsFC.com. February 26, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2014.

[Lawrence-64] [R 34]
"New York Red Bulls Send 2016 MLS SuperDraft Pick to D.C. United to Complete Trade" (Press release). New York Red Bulls Communications. January 13, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2016.

[Rochat-67] [R 35]
"Whitecaps FC trade defender Alain Rochat to D.C. United" (Press release). WhitecapsFC.com. June 6, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2013.

[MacMath-68] [R 36]
"Philadelphia Union Loans Zac MacMath to Colorado Rapids" (Press release). Philadelphia Union Communications. January 6, 2015. Retrieved January 6, 2015.

[MacMath2-69] [R 37]
"Rapids to retain No. 2 overall pick in 2016 MLS SuperDraft; Zac MacMath is a Philadelphia Union player" (Press release). The Denver Post. November 5, 2015. Retrieved November 8, 2015.

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Pick #	MLS team	Player	Position	College	Other
1	Chicago Fire	Jack Harrison*	Midfielder	Wake Forest
2	Philadelphia Union^{[R1 trade 1]}	Joshua Yaro*	Defender	Georgetown	Baltimore Bohemians
3	Philadelphia Union	Keegan Rosenberry	Defender	Georgetown	Reading United AC
4	Chicago Fire^{[R1 trade 2]}	Brandon Vincent	Defender	Stanford	Portland Timbers U23s
5	Real Salt Lake	Omar Holness*	Midfielder	North Carolina	Portland Timbers U23s
6	Philadelphia Union^{[R1 trade 3]}	Fabian Herbers*	Midfielder	Creighton
7	Orlando City SC	Richie Laryea*	Midfielder	Akron
8	San Jose Earthquakes	Andrew Tarbell*	Goalkeeper	Clemson	New Orleans Jesters
9	Toronto FC	Tsubasa Endoh	Forward	Maryland
10	New England Revolution	Jordan McCrary	Defender	North Carolina	Carolina Dynamo
11	D.C. United^{[R1 trade 4]}	Julian Büscher*	Midfielder	Syracuse	K-W United FC
12	Chicago Fire^{[R1 trade 5]}	Jonathan Campbell	Defender	North Carolina	Seattle Sounders U-23
13	Orlando City SC^{[R1 trade 6]}	Hadji Barry	Forward	UCF	Orlando City U-23
14	Montreal Impact	Kyle Fisher	Defender	Clemson	Portland Timbers U23s
15	Colorado Rapids^{[R1 trade 7]}	Emmanuel Appiah	Midfielder	Cincinnati	GPS Portland Phoenix
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Cole Seiler	Defender	Georgetown	Baltimore Bohemians
17	FC Dallas	Ryan Herman	Goalkeeper	Washington	Seattle Sounders U-23
18	New York Red Bulls	Justin Bilyeu	Defender	SIU Edwardsville	FC Tucson
19	Columbus Crew SC	Rodrigo Saravia	Midfielder	Florida Gulf Coast
20	Portland Timbers	Ben Polk	Forward	Syracuse	K-W United FC

Pick #	MLS team	Player	Position	College	Other
21	Columbus Crew SC^{[R2 trade 1]}	Chase Minter	Midfielder	Cal Poly	Ventura County Fusion
22	Chicago Fire^{[R2 trade 2]}	Alex Morrell	Forward	North Florida
23	Philadelphia Union	Taylor Washington	Defender	George Mason	D.C. United U-23
24	Montreal Impact^{[R2 trade 3]}	Michael Salazar	Forward	UC Riverside	OC Blues U-23
25	Real Salt Lake	Max Lachowecki	Defender	Notre Dame
26	Houston Dynamo	Ivan Magalhães	Defender	Maryland
27	Seattle Sounders FC^{[R2 trade 4]}	Tony Alfaro	Defender	Cal State Dominguez Hills	Ventura County Fusion
28	San Jose Earthquakes	Patrick Hodan	Midfielder	Notre Dame
29	Vancouver Whitecaps FC^{[R2 trade 5]}	Christopher Hellmann	Forward	Lynn	Des Moines Menace
30	New England Revolution	Michael Gamble	Forward	Wake Forest	Baltimore Bohemians
31	Columbus Crew SC^{[R2 trade 6]}	Kyle Parker	Forward	Charlotte
32	D.C. United^{[R2 trade 7]}	Paul Clowes	Midfielder	Clemson	Orlando City U-23
33	FC Dallas^{[R2 trade 8]}	Timo Pitter	Midfielder	Creighton
34	Montreal Impact	Eric Verso	Midfielder	Stanford
35	Seattle Sounders FC	Zach Mathers	Midfielder	Duke	OC Blues U-23
36	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Thomas Sanner	Forward	Princeton	Reading United AC
37	Colorado Rapids^{[R2 trade 9]}	Dennis Castillo	Defender	VCU	Portland Timbers U23s
38	New York Red Bulls	Zach Carroll	Defender	Michigan State	Michigan Bucks
39	Montreal Impact^{[R2 trade 10]}	Keegan Smith	Forward	San Diego	Temecula FC
40	Portland Timbers	Neco Brett	Forward	Robert Morris	Reading United AC
41	Columbus Crew SC^{[R2 trade 11]}	Marshall Hollingsworth	Midfielder	Wheaton

Pick #	MLS team	Player	Position	College	Other
42	LA Galaxy^{[R3 trade 1]}	Josh Turnley	Defender	Georgetown	D.C. United U-23
43	Colorado Rapids	Chris Froschauer	Goalkeeper	Ohio State	Dayton Dutch Lions
44	Philadelphia Union	Mitchell Lurie	Defender	Rutgers	Ocean City Nor'easters
45	FC Dallas^{[R3 trade 2]}	Colin Bonner	Forward	UNCW	D.C. United U-23
46	Real Salt Lake	Amass Amankona	Midfielder	Dayton	Charlotte Eagles
47	Houston Dynamo	T. J. Casner	Forward	Clemson
48	Orlando City SC	Antonio Matarazzo	Midfielder	Columbia	New York Red Bulls U-23
49	San Jose Earthquakes	Kip Colvey	Defender	Cal Poly	Ventura County Fusion
50	Vancouver Whitecaps FC^{[R3 trade 3]}	James Moberg	Midfielder	Washington	Portland Timbers U23s
51	New England Revolution	Femi Hollinger-Janzen	Forward	Indiana
52	Sporting Kansas City	Ryan James	Midfielder	Bowling Green	TFC Academy
53	LA Galaxy	PASS
54	Seattle Sounders FC^{[R3 trade 4]}	Emir Alihodžić	Midfielder	Nebraska-Omaha	Mississippi Brilla
55	Montreal Impact	Brendan Hines-Ike	Defender	South Florida	Ocean City Nor'easters
56	Colorado Rapids^{[R3 trade 5]}	Javan Torre	Defender	UCLA	Ventura County Fusion
57	Chicago Fire^{[R3 trade 6]}	Vincent Keller	Defender	Creighton
58	Colorado Rapids^{[R3 trade 7]}	Bradley Kamdem	Defender	UNLV	Calgary Foothills FC
59	Toronto FC^{[R3 trade 8]}	Mitchell Taintor	Midfielder	Rutgers	Real Boston Rams
60	Columbus Crew SC	Vince Cicciarelli	Forward	Saint Louis	Des Moines Menace
61	Portland Timbers	Wade Hamilton	Goalkeeper	Cal Poly	Lane United FC

Pick #	MLS team	Player	Position	College	Other
62	Chicago Fire	Vincent Mitchell	Midfielder	Butler	Des Moines Menace
63	Colorado Rapids	John Manga	Forward	Cincinnati	Ocean City Nor'easters
64	Philadelphia Union	Cole Missimo	Midfielder	Northwestern
65	Real Salt Lake^{[R4 trade 1]}	Connor Sparrow	Goalkeeper	Creighton	IMG Academy Bradenton
66	Real Salt Lake	PASS
67	D.C. United^{[R4 trade 2]}	Liam Doyle	Defender	Ohio State
68	Orlando City SC	Tobenna Uzo	Forward	Coastal Carolina
69	San Jose Earthquakes	Tyler Thompson	Midfielder	Stanford	Burlingame Dragons FC
70	Toronto FC	Darius Madison	Forward	UMBC	Reading United AC
71	Vancouver Whitecaps FC^{[R4 trade 3]}	Josh Heard	Midfielder	Washington	Puget Sound Gunners FC
72	Sporting Kansas City	Faik Hajderovic	Midfielder	Saint Louis
73	LA Galaxy	PASS
74	D.C. United	PASS
75	Montreal Impact	PASS
76	Seattle Sounders FC	Michael Nelson	Defender	Old Dominion
77	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Tyler David	Defender	Saint Louis
78	FC Dallas	Jacob Speed	Defender	SMU	Des Moines Menace
79	D.C. United^{[R4 trade 4]}	PASS
80	Toronto FC^{[R4 trade 5]}	Brian James	Midfielder	Penn State
81	Portland Timbers	Trevor Morley	Defender	CSU Northridge	FC Tucson

Original MLS team	Player	Position	College	Conference	Notes
Chicago Fire	Joey Calistri	Forward	Northwestern	Big Ten
Chicago Fire	Drew Conner	Midfielder	Wisconsin	Big Ten
FC Dallas	Aaron Guillen	Defender	Florida Gulf Coast	Atlantic Sun
New York Red Bulls	Alex Muyl	Midfielder	Georgetown	Big East
New York Red Bulls	Derrick Etienne	Midfielder	Virginia	ACC
New York Red Bulls	Brandon Allen	Forward	Georgetown	Big East
Seattle Sounders FC	Jordan Morris	Forward	Stanford	Pac-12	2015 Hermann Trophy winner 2016 MLS Rookie of the Year

2016_MLS_SuperDraft

2016 MLS SuperDraft

Format

Player selection

Round 1

Round 1 trades

Round 2

Round 2 trades

Round 3

Round 3 trades

Round 4

Round 4 trades

Other 2016 SuperDraft Trade Notes

Notable undrafted players

Homegrown players

Other notable players

Summary

Selections by college athletic conference

Schools with multiple draft selections

Selections by position

References

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Conference	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Total
NCAA Division I conferences
ACC	8	5	2	0	15
America East	0	0	0	1	1
The American	2	0	1	2	5
Atlantic 10	0	2	2	2	6
Atlantic Sun	1	1	0	0	2
Big East	4	1	2	2	9
Big Ten	1	2	4	2	9
Big South	0	0	0	1	1
Big West	0	2	2	1	5
Conference USA	0	1	0	1	2
Ivy	0	1	1	0	2
MAC	1	0	1	0	2
Missouri Valley	1	0	0	0	1
Northeast	0	1	0	0	1
Pac-12	2	1	2	2	7
Summit	0	0	1	0	1
WAC	0	0	1	0	1
West Coast	0	1	0	0	1
Non-Division I conferences
CCAA	0	1	0	0	1
CCIW	0	1	0	0	1
Sunshine State	0	1	0	0	1
Other
Pass	0	0	1	5	6

Selections	Schools
4	Clemson, Creighton, Georgetown, North Carolina, Saint Louis, Washington
3	Cal Poly, Stanford
2	Cincinnati, Maryland, Ohio State, Rutgers, Syracuse, Wake Forest