The 2008 MLS SuperDraft took place on January 18, 2008 in Baltimore, Maryland. It was the ninth annual Major League Soccer SuperDraft. The first selection was made by the Kansas City Wizards, after acquiring the selection from the expansion San Jose Earthquakes. It was followed by the Supplemental Draft.
Player selection
Key
*Denotes a player contracted under the Generation Adidas program^Denotes player who has been selected to an MLS All-Star Game§Denotes a player who won the MLS Rookie of the Year†Denotes player who has been selected for an MLS Best XI team~Denotes a player who won the MLS MVP
Round one Pick # MLS Team Player Position Affiliation1 Kansas City Wizards Chance Myers* D UCLAVentura County Fusion2 FC Dallas Brek Shea*^† M Generation adidas3 Real Salt Lake Tony Beltran*^ D UCLALos Angeles Storm4 Los Angeles Galaxy Sean Franklin^§ D Cal State NorthridgeSan Fernando Valley Quakes5 Colorado Rapids Ciaran O'Brien* M UC Santa BarbaraTacoma Tide6 Columbus Crew Andy Iro D UC Santa Barbara7 Chicago Fire Patrick Nyarko* F Virginia Tech8 FC Dallas Josh Lambo* GK Generation adidas9 Toronto FC Julius James D Connecticut10 Toronto FC Pat Phelan M Wake Forest11 Kansas City Wizards Roger Espinoza* M Ohio State12 Chicago Fire Dominic Cervi GK Tulsa13 New England Revolution Rob Valentino* D San FranciscoSan Jose Frogs14 Real Salt Lake David Horst D Old DominionHampton Roads Piranhas
Round one trades
Round two
Pick # MLS Team Player Position Affiliation15 San Jose Earthquakes Shea Salinas M FurmanCarolina Dynamo16 New York Red Bulls Eric Brunner D Ohio StateMichigan Bucks17 Real Salt Lake Alex Nimo* F Generation adidas18 New England Revolution Michael Videira M DukeCary RailHawks U23's19 FC Dallas Eric Avila* M UC Santa BarbaraVentura County Fusion20 Columbus Crew George Josten M/F GonzagaMichigan Bucks21 Los Angeles Galaxy Ely Allen F/M Washington22 Columbus Crew Ricardo Pierre-Louis F Lee UniversityCape Cod Crusaders23 Kansas City Wizards Yomby William D Old DominionHampton Roads Piranhas24 D.C. United Andrew Jacobson M California25 Kansas City Wizards Jonathan Leathers D FurmanAtlanta Silverbacks U23's26 Chicago Fire Peter Lowry M/F Santa ClaraSan Jose Frogs27 New England Revolution Joe Germanese M DukeCary RailHawks U23's28 Toronto FC Brian Edwards GK Wake Forest
Round two trades
Round three
Pick # MLS Team Player Position Affiliation29 Los Angeles Galaxy Julian Valentin D Wake Forest30 Toronto FC Mike Zaher D UCLASan Fernando Valley Quakes31 Columbus Crew Ryan Miller D Notre DameIndiana Invaders32 New York Red Bulls Luke Sassano M CaliforniaSan Jose Frogs33 D.C. United Ryan Cordeiro M/F Connecticut34 Los Angeles Galaxy Matt Allen GK CreightonDes Moines Menace35 Toronto FC Joseph Lapira F Notre DameBaton Rouge Capitals36 Colorado Rapids Adrian Chevannes D SMU37 Real Salt Lake Brennan Tennelle M UC Santa Barbara38 Chicago Fire Dwight Barnett F Lynn UniversityCape Cod Crusaders39 Kansas City Wizards Matt Marquess D Santa ClaraSan Jose Frogs40 Chicago Fire Stephen King M Maryland41 New England Revolution Matt Britner D Brown42 Houston Dynamo Geoff Cameron^† M Rhode IslandRhode Island Stingrays
Round three trades
Round four Pick # MLS Team Player Position Affiliation43 Chivas USA Keith Savage M West FloridaCentral Florida Kraze44 New York Red Bulls David Roth M NorthwesternChicago Fire Premier45 FC Dallas Jamil Roberts D Santa Clara46 Los Angeles Galaxy Brandon McDonald M San FranciscoSan Jose Frogs47 Colorado Rapids Brian Grazier M Saint Louis48 Columbus Crew Steven Lenhart F Azusa PacificSouthern California Seahorses49 Colorado Rapids Scott Campbell M North Carolina50 FC Dallas Ben Nason M Virginia Tech51 Los Angeles Galaxy Matt Hatzke D Santa Clara52 D.C. United Tony Schmitz M Creighton53 Kansas City Wizards Rauwshan McKenzie D Michigan StateChicago Fire Premier54 Chicago Fire Austin Washington D GonzagaSpokane Spiders55 New England Revolution Spencer Wadsworth F Duke56 Houston Dynamo Jeremy Barlow M Virginia
Round four trades
Other draft day trades Los Angeles sent Chris Albright to New England for allocation money. Real Salt Lake sent Alecko Eskandarian to Chivas USA for allocation.
See also Draft (sports) Generation Adidas Major League Soccer MLS SuperDraft
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