The 2022 MLS SuperDraft was the 23rd edition of the SuperDraft conducted by Major League Soccer. The SuperDraft is held every January prior to the start of the MLS season and has been conducted via conference calls since 2020. Previously, the SuperDraft had been held in conjunction with the annual January United Soccer Coaches convention.

Since 2021, the SuperDraft consists of three rounds. Teams that received fourth-round picks for this draft via past trades received compensatory picks instead. Of the 75 players selected in the SuperDraft, 28 were signed by MLS teams—most of them from the first round picks.

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 Charlotte FC would begin play as an expansion team in 2022. Sacramento Republic and St. Louis City SC were about to debut that year, but MLS delayed St. Louis's start to 2023 instead, and the league's expansion to Sacramento was withheld indefinitely. 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 2022 Generation Adidas class† Player who was named to an MLS Best XI and Generation AdidasSigned key29 Denotes player who signed for a MLS team (Division I) 16 Denotes player who signed for a USL Championship team (Division II)28 Denotes player who signed for a MLS Next Pro, USL League One or NISA team (Division III)2 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 teamOther teamSigned 1 Charlotte FC Ben Bender MF Maryland Big Ten Baltimore Armour FC Baltimore Christos Charlotte FC2 FC Cincinnati Roman Celentano GK Indiana Big Ten Sockers FC FC Cincinnati3FC Dallas Isaiah Parker FW Saint Louis A-10 FC United Chicago FC United FC Dallas4 Houston Dynamo Thorleifur Úlfarsson FW Duke ACC Breiðablik Houston Dynamo5Austin FC Kipp Keller DF Saint Louis A-10 Saint Louis FC St. Louis Scott Gallagher Austin FC6FC Dallas Lucas Bartlett DF St. John's Big East Sporting Blue Valley Kaw Valley FC FC Dallas7 New York Red Bulls Matt Nocita DF Naval Academy Patriot Real So Cal New York Red Bulls8San Jose Earthquakes Ousseni Bouda FW Stanford Pac-12 Black Rock FC Black Rock FC San Jose Earthquakes9 Inter Miami CF Ryan Sailor DF Washington Pac-12 Real Colorado Colorado Rapids U-23 Inter Miami CF10Nashville SC Ahmed Longmire DF UCLA Pac-12 Las Vegas Sports Academy Seattle Sounders FC U-23 Nashville SC11 Chicago Fire FC Kendall Burks DF Washington Pac-12 Washington Premier Seattle Sounders FC U-23 Chicago Fire FC12Columbus Crew Patrick Schulte GK Saint Louis A-10 Saint Louis FC St. Louis Scott Gallagher Columbus Crew13San Jose Earthquakes Oskar Ågren DF Clemson ACC LB07 San Jose Earthquakes14FC Cincinnati Ian Murphy DF Duke ACC FC Golden State FC Cincinnati15CF Montréal Jojea Kwizera FW Utah Valley WAC Forza West FC Ogden City SC CF Montréal16Vancouver Whitecaps FC Simon Becher FW Saint Louis A-10 Oakwood SC Ocean City Nor'easters Whitecaps FC 217Minnesota United FC Tani Oluwaseyi FW St. John's Big East GPS Academy Manhattan SC Minnesota United FC18Orlando City SC Jack Lynn FW Notre Dame ACC Saint Louis FC St. Louis Scott Gallagher Orlando City SC19Atlanta United FC Erik Centeno FW Pacific Big West Sacramento Republic Atlanta United FC20New York Red Bulls O'Vonte Mullings FW Florida Gulf Coast ASUN FC Durham Seattle Sounders FC U-23 New York Red Bulls II21LA Galaxy Farai Mutatu FW Michigan State Big Ten Crew Academy Wolves Chicago FC United Dynamos22Sporting Kansas City Esai Easley DF Grand Canyon WAC De Anza Force Portland Timbers U23 Sporting Kansas City II23Colorado Rapids Mohamed Omar MF Notre Dame ACC Toronto FC Chicago FC United HFX Wanderers24New England Revolution Jacob Jackson GK Loyola Marymount WCC Real Salt Lake New England Revolution25Columbus Crew Philip Quinton DF Notre Dame ACC FC Portland Portland Timbers U23 Columbus Crew 226Colorado Rapids Anthony Markanich DF Northern Illinois MAC Chicago Fire FC Green Bay Voyageurs Colorado Rapids27Portland Timbers Justin Rasmussen MF Grand Canyon WAC Las Vegas Sports Academy Portland Timbers U23 Portland Timbers28FC Dallas Tsiki Ntsabeleng FW Oregon State Pac-12 Kaizer Chiefs Reading United FC Dallas

Round 2 MLS team Player College ConferenceAcademy teamOther teamSigned 29 Charlotte FC Kyle Holcomb FW Wake Forest ACC Pateadores FC Orange County SC U23 Charleston Battery30FC Cincinnati Nick Markanich FW Northern Illinois MAC Chicago Fire FC Green Bay Voyageurs FC Cincinnati31Toronto FC Luka Gavran GK St. John's Big East GPS Academy Manhattan SC Toronto FC II32 Houston Dynamo Paulo Lima MF Providence Big East Sporting CP Boston Bolts Houston Dynamo 233Chicago Fire FC Charlie OstremDFWashingtonPac-12Crossfire PremierCrossfire Redmond Chicago Fire FC II34New York City FC Kevin O'TooleFWPrincetonIvy LeagueNew York Red BullsNew York Red Bulls U-23 New York City FC35Austin FC Charlie AsensioDFClemsonACCAtlanta United FC Austin FC36D.C. United Sofiane DjeffalMFOregon StatePac-12FC NantesPortland Timbers U23s D.C. United37Inter Miami CF Lucas MeekFWWashingtonPac-12Seattle Sounders FCBallard FC Inter Miami II38Nashville SC Will MeyerGKAkronMACCleveland Soccer AcademyDerby City Rovers Nashville SC39Houston Dynamo Arturo OrdoñezDFPittsburghACCGimnàstic Pittsburgh Riverhounds40Columbus Crew Jacob ErlandsonDFBowling GreenMACOhio GalaxiesFlint City Bucks Columbus Crew 241D.C. United Alex NagyMFVermontAmerica EastNew England RevolutionValeo FC Loudoun United42LA Galaxy Callum JohnsonMFClemsonACCNew York Red BullsNew York Red Bulls U-23 LA Galaxy II43Seattle Sounders FC Achille RobinDFWashingtonPac-12Les Herbiers VFChicago FC United Tacoma Defiance44Vancouver Whitecaps FC Luis Felipe Fernandez-SalvadorMFClemsonACCShattuck St. Mary's Whitecaps FC 245Colorado Rapids Roberto MolinaMFUC IrvineBig WestBarça Residency AcademyLas Vegas Lights Las Vegas Lights46Orlando City SC Nathan DossantosDFMarshallC-USAWoodbridge StrikersFC Florida U23 Pittsburgh Riverhounds47Atlanta United FC Tristan TragerFWAir ForceWACAcademy Strikers FC Atlanta United 248Inter Miami CF Justin IngramMFLoyola (MD)PatriotIndiana FireFlint City Bucks Indy Eleven49Vancouver Whitecaps FC Giovanni AguilarMFCal State NorthridgeBig WestSacramento RepublicFC Golden State Force Whitecaps FC 250Sporting Kansas City Brett St. MartinDFMarylandBig TenBaltimore Celtic Charleston Battery51Colorado RapidsPASS52New England Revolution Ben RevenoDFUCLAPac-12San Jose Earthquakes New England Revolution II53Real Salt Lake Pedro FonsecaFWLouisvilleACCFluminenseFC Golden State Force Real Monarchs54Inter Miami CF Tyler BagleyMFCornellIvy LeagueIrvine StrikersBoston Bolts Inter Miami II55Portland Timbers Julian BravoDFSanta ClaraWCCFC Golden State Portland Timbers 256New York City FC Kingsford AdjeiFWDaytonA-10Right To Dream AcademyDes Moines Menace South Georgia Tormenta

Round 3 MLS team Player College ConferenceAcademy teamOther teamSigned 57Charlotte FC George MarksGK ClemsonACCNorth Carolina FCNorth Carolina FC U23 Charlotte FC58FC CincinnatiPASS59Toronto FC Reshaun WalkesFWUT Rio Grande ValleyWACToronto FCDes Moines Menace Toronto FC II60LA Galaxy Chandler VaughnDFSaint LouisA-10D.C. UnitedKaw Valley FC LA Galaxy II61Austin FC Michael KnappMFMontclair StateNJACNew York Red BullsNew York Red Bulls II New York Red Bulls II62FC Dallas Alec SmirGK North CarolinaACCNC FusionOcean City Nor'easters Minnesota United 263Chicago Fire FC Carlo RitaccioDFAkronMACBW GottscheeLong Island Rough Riders Chicago Fire FC II64San Jose Earthquakes John MartinMF ClemsonACCCESAGreenville FC65Inter Miami CFPASS66FC Dallas Chase NieceDFSaint LouisA-10St. Louis Scott GallagherSt. Louis Scott Gallagher North Texas SC67CF Montréal Ivy BrismaFWNC StateACCPhiladelphia UnionWake FC68Columbus Crew Chris DonovanFWDrexelCAAWest Chester United Philadelphia Union II69D.C. United Skage SimonsenMFSMUAmericanBrannLokomotiv Oslo Loudoun United70LA GalaxyPASS71New York Red Bulls Giannis NikopolidisGKGeorgetownBig EastOlympiacos New York Red Bulls II72Vancouver Whitecaps FC Théo CollombFWUNC GreensboroSoConClermont Whitecaps FC 273New York Red Bulls Seth KuhnMFPenn StateBig TenPhiladelphia UnionReading United74Orlando City SC Nick TaylorFWUCFAmericanDallas TexansAlbuquerque Sol Orlando City B75Atlanta United FC Daniel BloyouFWPenn StateBig TenPhiladelphia UnionPhiladelphia Lone Star FC Tucson76Seattle Sounders FC Hal UderitzMFSeattleWACCrossfire PremierCrossfire Redmond Tacoma Defiance77Nashville SCPASS78Sporting Kansas CityPASS79Colorado RapidsPASS80New England RevolutionPASS81Real Salt Lake Jasper LöffelsendDFPittsburghACCTV Herkenrath 09 Real Salt Lake82Philadelphia UnionPASS83Portland Timbers Sivert HaugliDFVirginia TechACCBærumDes Moines Menace Portland Timbers 284New York City FC El Mahdi YoussoufiFWSt. Francis BrooklynNECFUS RabatToledo Villa New York City FC II

Compensatory picks MLS team Player College ConferenceAcademy teamOther teamSigned 85Chicago Fire FC Yanis Leerman DFUCFAmericanTroyes Loudoun United86Vancouver Whitecaps FC Vitor DiasMFMarshallC-USASão Paulo St. Louis City 287FC Dallas Holland RulaDFWake ForestACCFC Dallas88Atlanta United FC Tola ShowunmiFWNew HampshireAmerica EastCheshunt Pittsburgh Riverhounds89San Jose Earthquakes PASS

Notable undrafted players

Undrafted PlayerNat.PositionCollegeTeamLeagueDFMissouri State BearsSt. Louis City 2 MLS Next Pro

Homegrown players

Original MLS teamPlayerPositionCollegeConferenceNotesRef. Atlanta United FC UCLA Pac-12 Columbus Crew Campbell Big South Columbus Crew Georgetown Big East New York Red Bulls Stanford Pac-12 Seattle Sounders FC Washington Pac-12

Eligible players who signed outside of MLS in 2021 This is a list of eligible players who signed in leagues outside of MLS prior to the SuperDraft, but were still draft eligible. PlayerNat.PositionCollegeConferenceTeamLeagueNotesRef.MFLouisvilleACCSan Diego Loyal USL Championship Traded to Colorado Springs Switchbacks MFCSUNBig WestSacramento Republic USL Championship Drafted by Vancouver Whitecaps FC and subsequently transferred to Whitecaps FC 2 MFCal State BernardinoCCAALas Vegas Lights USL Championship Undrafted MFMontclairNJACNew York Red Bulls II USL Championship Drafted by Austin FC MFUC IrvineBig WestLas Vegas Lights USL Championship Drafted by Colorado Rapids

Summary Selections by college athletic conference ConferenceRound 1Round 2Round 3Comp.Total NCAA Division I conferences ACC 6 6 6 1 19 America East 0 1 0 1 2 American 0 0 2 1 3 ASUN 1 0 0 0 1 A-10 4 1 2 0 7 Big East 2 2 1 0 5 Big Ten 3 1 2 0 6 Big West 1 2 0 0 3 CAA 0 0 1 0 1 Conference USA 0 1 0 1 2 Ivy 0 2 0 0 2 Mid-American 1 3 1 0 5 NEC 0 0 1 0 1 Pac-12 5 5 0 0 10 Patriot 1 1 0 0 2 SoCon 0 0 1 0 1 WAC 3 1 2 0 6 WCC 1 1 1 0 3NCAA Division III conferenceNJAC 0 0 1 0 1Passes Pass 0 1 8 1 10

Schools with multiple draft selections SelectionsSchools 6 Clemson, Saint Louis 5 Washington 3 Notre Dame, St. John's 2 Akron, Duke, Grand Canyon, Marshall, Maryland, NIU, Oregon State, Penn State, Pittsburgh, UCF, UCLA, Wake Forest

2022 SuperDraft trades Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Compensatory picks

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