The 2020 MLS SuperDraft was the 21st edition of the SuperDraft conducted by Major League Soccer. The 2020 SuperDraft was the first SuperDraft held exclusively via conference call and web streaming. The first two rounds of the 2020 SuperDraft were held on January 9, 2020 while rounds three and four were held on January 13, 2020. Previously, the SuperDraft had been held in conjunction with the annual January United Soccer Coaches convention.
Format The SuperDraft format has remained constant throughout its history and closely resembles that of the NFL draft:
Any expansion teams receive the first picks. MLS has announced that Inter Miami CF and Nashville SC would begin play as expansion teams in 2020. Inter Miami CF would select first, and Nashville SC second. Non-playoff clubs receive the next picks in reverse order of prior season finish. Teams that made the MLS Cup Playoffs are then ordered by which round of the playoffs they are eliminated. The winners of the MLS Cup are given the last selection, and the losers the penultimate selection.
Player selection Player key* Denotes player who has been selected for an MLS Best XI team^ Member of 2020 Generation Adidas class† Player who was named to an MLS Best XI and Generation AdidasSigned key21 Denotes player who signed for an MLS team (Division I) 30 Denotes player who signed for a USL Championship team (Division II)16 Denotes player who signed for a USL League One or NISA team (Division III)4 Denotes player who signed for a team outside the United States soccer league system Positions keyGK GoalkeeperDF DefenderMF MidfielderFW Forward
Round 1 MLS team Player College ConferenceAcademy teamAmateur teamSigned 1Inter Miami CF FW Clemson ACC Charleston Battery Inter Miami CF 2Nashville SC DF Indiana Big Ten Saint Louis FC Saint Louis FC U23 Nashville SC 3Inter Miami CF MF Georgetown Big East BW Gottschee Long Island Rough Riders Inter Miami CF 4Vancouver Whitecaps FC MF Syracuse ACC Vaughan SC Vaughan Azzurri Vancouver Whitecaps FC 5Orlando City SC FW Virginia ACC OKC Energy OKC Energy U23 Orlando City SC 6New England Revolution DF Virginia ACC New York Red Bulls Charlottesville Alliance New England Revolution 7Columbus Crew FW San Diego WCC San Diego Surf Orange County SC U-23 Columbus Crew 8Houston Dynamo FW SMU American Oklahoma FC 97 OKC Energy U23 Rio Grande Valley FC 9 Montreal Impact MF North Carolina ACC Carolina RailHawks North Carolina FC U23 Colorado Rapids 10New York Red Bulls DF Marquette Big East Sockers FC Chicago FC United New York Red Bulls 11Nashville SC MF Wake Forest ACC Vaughan SC Vaughan Azzurri Nashville SC 12San Jose Earthquakes DF Stanford Pac-12 North Carolina Fusion San Francisco City San Jose Earthquakes 13Nashville SC GK Charlotte C-USA Carolina Rapids Nashville SC 14FC Dallas DF Seattle WAC Dix Hills Heat FC Dallas 15New York Red Bulls MF Louisville ACC IMG Academy New York Red Bulls II 16Portland Timbers MF Penn State Big Ten Bohemians Reading United Portland Timbers 2 17FC Dallas FW UCF American Georgia United Memphis 901 18Minnesota United FC DF UC Santa Barbara Big West Waitakere United Minnesota United FC 19Toronto FC DF Syracuse ACC Ajax Soccer Club Vaughan Azzurri Toronto FC II 20Real Salt Lake MF UConn American Vaughan Azzurri Vaughan Azzurri Real Monarchs 21D.C. United GK Temple American Girondins de Bordeaux Reading United Loudoun United 22New York City FC MF UIC Horizon Chicago Fire FC Chicago FC United Tacoma Defiance 23Atlanta United FC DF Michigan State Big Ten Hvidovre IF Flint City Bucks Atlanta United 2 24Los Angeles FC GK Marshall C-USA Oklahoma FC 97 FC Wichita North Carolina FC 25Toronto FC FW Georgetown Big East Chicago Magic PSG Black Rock FC Toronto FC 26Chicago Fire FC DF Pacific WCC Portland Timbers U23 Rio Grande Valley FC
Round 2 MLS team Player College ConferenceAcademy teamAmateur teamSigned 27San Jose Earthquakes MF North Carolina ACC Philadelphia Union North Carolina FC U23 San Jose Earthquakes 28 Nashville SC MF Clemson ACC Real Salt Lake AZ Nashville SC U23 Nashville SC 29 FC Cincinnati FW Portland WCC LA Galaxy Portland Timbers U23s FC Cincinnati 30 New England Revolution DF California Pac-12 Crossfire Premier San Francisco Glens New England Revolution II 31 Orlando City SC MF Wake Forest ACC Philadelphia Union Reading United Orlando City SC 32 Vancouver Whitecaps FC GK FIU C-USA Kendall SC IMG Academy Bradenton Fort Lauderdale CF 33Toronto FC DF Clemson ACC SIMA - Montverde Academy Greenville FC North Carolina FC 34 Houston Dynamo MF Marquette Big East Chicago Magic PSG Chicago FC United Rio Grande Valley FC 35 Seattle Sounders FC DF UNC Wilmington CAA Cheltenham Town Brazos Valley Cavalry Tacoma Defiance 36New York Red Bulls GK UC Davis Big West Seattle United Des Moines Menace New York Red Bulls II 37Colorado Rapids DF Virginia ACC Borussia Mönchengladbach Long Island Rough Riders Bonner SC 38San Jose Earthquakes DF UMBC America East D.C. United FC Baltimore Christos New England Revolution II 39Orlando City SC DF UCF American Georgia United Birmingham Legion 40FC Dallas MF James Madison CAA Levante Long Island Rough Riders FC Tucson 41New York Red Bulls FW Wright State Horizon Manchester City Ocean City Nor'easters New York Red Bulls II 42D.C. United Josh Fawole FW Loyola (MD) Patriot Baltimore Celtic The Villages SC Loudoun United 43New England Revolution GK High Point Big South Baltimore Celtic Ocean City Nor'easters New England Revolution II 44Orlando City SC GK Providence Big East New England Revolution Orlando City B 45LA Galaxy DF Akron MAC West Bromwich Albion FC Golden State 46Real Salt Lake DF Michigan State Big Ten Vardar SC Flint City Bucks Real Monarchs 47Columbus Crew GK Saint Mary's WCC San Jose Earthquakes Portland Timbers U23s Sporting Kansas City II 48New York City FC DF Notre Dame ACC Home United Chicago FC United Indy Eleven 49Columbus Crew MF Providence Big East Oakwood SC Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 50Los Angeles FC MF Michigan Big Ten West Bromwich Albion AFC Ann Arbor PAEEK 51Toronto FC DF Indiana Big Ten Lyngby BK B.93 52Seattle Sounders FC MF UNLV WAC Borussia Mönchengladbach OKC Energy U23 Rio Grande Valley FC
Round 3 MLS team Player College ConferenceAcademy teamAmateur teamSigned 53FC Cincinnati MF Indiana Big Ten Valenciennes Reading United New Mexico United 54Nashville SC FW Florida Gulf Coast Atlantic Sun Tennessee SC Seattle Sounders FC U-23 FC Tucson 55Vancouver Whitecaps FC PASS 56Montreal Impact PASS 57Orlando City SC DF FIU C-USA Orlando City SC SIMA Águilas Orlando City B 58Sporting Kansas City MF Washington Pac-12 Real Colorado Crossfire Redmond Sporting Kansas City II 59Columbus Crew DF VCU A-10 Kawasaki Frontale South Georgia Tormenta FC 2 New England Revolution II 60Montreal Impact PASS 61Montreal Impact PASS 62New York Red Bulls FW Rhode Island A-10 La Salle Academy Rhode Island Reds Charleston Battery 63Colorado Rapids PASS 64San Jose Earthquakes PASS 65D.C. United GK Michigan Big Ten Philadelphia Union West Chester United SC 66FC Dallas MF Stanford Pac-12 Real So Cal Southern California Seahorses North Texas SC 67New York Red Bulls MF Loyola (MD) Patriot New York Red Bulls New York Red Bulls U-23 New York Red Bulls II 68Portland Timbers DF West Point Patriot FC Golden State Portland Timbers 69D.C. United PASS 70Houston Dynamo GK Notre Dame ACC Sockers FC Portsmouth 71LA Galaxy PASS 72Real Salt Lake PASS 73Philadelphia Union PASS 74New York City FC GK Ohio State Big Ten Columbus Crew Asheville City SC South Georgia Tormenta 75Atlanta United FC FW UNC Wilmington CAA Colorado Rapids Brazos Valley Cavalry Atlanta United 2 76Los Angeles FC MF SIUE MAC Chicago FC United Portland Timbers 2 77Toronto FC PASS 78Seattle Sounders FC MF Seattle WAC Winnipeg South End United OSA FC
Round 4 MLS team Player College ConferenceAcademy teamAmateur teamSigned 79FC Dallas FW Saint Mary's WCC Skeid North Texas SC 80Nashville SC MF Creighton Big East Shattuck-Saint Mary's Minneapolis City SC Nashville SC 81LA Galaxy PASS 82Vancouver Whitecaps FC PASS 83Orlando City SC PASS 84Sporting Kansas City DF Virginia Tech ACC North Carolina FC U23 Chattanooga FC 85Columbus Crew PASS 86Houston Dynamo FW UTRGV WAC System 3 Brazos Valley Cavalry Rio Grande Valley FC 87Colorado Rapids PASS 88Minnesota United FC FW Missouri State MVC GPS Portland Phoenix Richmond Kickers 89Colorado Rapids PASS 90San Jose Earthquakes PASS 91D.C. United PASS 92FC Dallas MF Loyola Chicago MVC Sockers FC Chicago FC United 93New York Red Bulls MF St. John's Big East Beachside SC 94Portland Timbers DF Fordham Atlantic 10 Strømsgodset Long Island Rough Riders 95D.C. United PASS 96Minnesota United FC MF FIU C-USA Kendall SC Treasure Coast Tritons Greenville Triumph 97LA Galaxy PASS 98Real Salt Lake PASS 99Philadelphia Union PASS 100New York City FC PASS 101Philadelphia Union PASS 102Los Angeles FC DF Creighton Big East Club Brugge Laredo Heat Reno 1868 103Toronto FC PASS 104Chicago Fire FC PASS
Trades Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Notable undrafted players Homegrown players
Original MLS teamPlayerPositionCollegeConferenceNotesRef. Chicago Fire FC North Carolina ACC All-ACC First-Team Columbus Crew North Carolina ACC Columbus Crew Indiana Big Ten TDS Freshman of the Year FC Dallas SMU American AAC Defender of the Year Orlando City SC NC State ACC All-ACC Second-Team Portland Timbers Washington Pac-12 Pac-12 Player of the Year Real Salt Lake UCLA Pac-12 All-Pac-12 First-Team San Jose Earthquakes California Pac-12 Traded to Inter Miami CF
Players who signed outside of MLS This is a list of undrafted players who signed in leagues outside of MLS. PlayerNat.PositionCollegeConferenceTeamLeagueNotesRef.FWUMass LowellAmerica EastRichmond KickersUSL League OneDFWestern Michigan BroncosMid-AmericanFC Tucson USL League OneFWMilwaukeeHorizonUnion OmahaUSL League OneFWSpring ArborCrossroads (NAIA)Union OmahaUSL League OneUC IrvineBig WestRichmond KickersUSL League OneNorth CarolinaACCOrange County SCUSL ChampionshipSouth CarolinaC-USATormentaUSL League OneNorthern IllinoisMid-AmericanUnion OmahaUSL League OneBowling GreenMid-AmericanPittsburgh RiverhoundsUSL ChampionshipNC WesleyanUSA South (DIII)Atlanta United 2USL ChampionshipUC IrvineBig WestBirmingham LegionUSL ChampionshipFWDukeACCNorth Carolina FCUSL ChampionshipFWXavierBig EastNew Mexico UnitedUSL ChampionshipVirginiaACCAtlanta United 2USL ChampionshipWestern IllinoisSummitChattanooga Red WolvesUSL League OneIowa WesternNJCAAUnion OmahaUSL League One
Summary Selections by college athletic conference ConferenceRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Total NCAA Division I conferences ACC 8 6 1 1 16 America East 0 1 0 0 1 American 4 1 0 0 5 Atlantic 10 0 0 2 1 3 Atlantic Sun 0 0 1 0 1 Big East 3 3 0 3 9 Big South 0 1 0 0 1 Big Ten 3 3 3 0 9 Big West 1 1 0 0 2 CAA 0 2 1 0 3 Conference USA 2 1 1 1 5 Horizon 1 1 0 0 2 Mid-American 0 1 2 1 5 Missouri Valley 0 0 0 2 2 OVC 0 0 1 1 2 Pac-12 1 1 2 0 4 Patriot 0 1 2 1 1 WAC 1 1 1 1 4 West Coast 2 2 0 1 1Passes Pass 0 0 11 16 27
Schools with multiple draft selections SelectionsSchools 3 Clemson, FIU, Indiana, Virginia 2 Creighton, Georgetown, Marquette, Michigan, Michigan State, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Providence, Stanford, Syracuse, UCF, UNC Wilmington, Wake Forest
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