The 2024 MLS SuperDraft was the 25th edition of the MLS SuperDraft, a sports draft to select amateur, usually collegiate, soccer players that are not affiliate with an MLS club, or college soccer players that had their Homegrown player rights relinquished by their parent MLS club. The draft was held on December 19, 2023, marking the second year in a row that the draft was held in December. Despite the draft being held in 2023, the draft retained the 2024 branding.
Ahead of the 2024 draft, MLS has expanded the player eligibility criteria for the SuperDraft. For the first time in league history, collegiate sophomores and juniors, alongside seniors and above, and Generation adidas signees in the selection pool were eligible for the draft, similar to eligibility in the Major League Baseball draft. Drafted players retaining college eligibility could opt to return to school for further development but would forfeit future draft eligibility. The drafting club retains SuperDraft Priority for approximately two years if a selected player chooses to return to college or remains unsigned.
Format Historically, the MLS SuperDraft has closely resembled that of the NFL draft:
Any expansion teams receive the first picks. This season, no new expansion teams entered MLS. 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 2024 Generation Adidas class† Player who was named to an MLS Best XI and Generation AdidasSigned key 27 Denotes player who signed for a MLS team (Division I) 2 Denotes player who signed for a USL Championship team (Division II) 30 Denotes player who signed for a MLS Next Pro, USL League One or NISA team (Division III) 0 Denotes player who signed for a team outside the United States soccer league system 14 Denotes player who returned to college team Positions keyGK GoalkeeperDF DefenderMF MidfielderFW Forward
Round 1 MLS team Player Year College ConferenceAcademy team(s)Other team(s)Signed 1Toronto FC Tyrese SpicerSeniorFWLipscombASUNCentral FC2Colorado Rapids Wayne FrederickSophomoreMFDukeACC3 Logan FarringtonSeniorFWPAC-12Milwaukee Bavarians FC Dallas4FreshmanFWMarylandBig TenVaughan SCHFX Wanderers FC5Austin FC Nate JonesJuniorDFWashingtonPAC-12Crossfire PremierCrossfire RedmondVermont Green6Chicago Fire FC Bryan DowdSeniorGKNotre DameACCChicago Fire FCChicago FC United Chicago Fire FC7D.C. United Jacob MurrellSophomoreFWGeorgetownBig EastPipeline SCAnnapolis Blues D.C. United8New York City FC Malachi JonesSophomoreFWLipscombASUNTennessee SC New York City FC9 Hugo BacharachSeniorDFIndianaBig TenVillarrealFlint City Bucks Minnesota United FC10CF Montréal Grayson DoodySeniorDFUCLAPAC-12 CF Montréal11Nashville SC Wyatt MeyerJuniorDFCaliforniaPAC-12ACC MavericksProject 51O California12New York Red Bulls Aidan O'ConnorSeniorDFVirginiaACC13San Jose Earthquakes Jamar RickettsSeniorDFBig WestCedar StarsVentura County Fusion14Charlotte FC Tyger SmallsJuniorFWLoyola MarymountWCCNorwich CityTottenham HotspurHaverhill RoversSaffron Walden Town Charlotte FC15Inter Miami CF Yannick BrightSeniorMFNew HampshireAmerica EastGS Arconatese 1926NC Fusion Inter Miami CF16Real Salt Lake Matthew BellSophomoreFWMarshallSun BeltReal MonaKingston Football AcademyValeo FC Real Salt Lake17St. Louis City SC Hosei KijimaSeniorMFWake ForestACCIMG AcademySarasota Paradise18Real Salt Lake Kevin BonillaSeniorDFPortlandWCCFC DallasNorth Texas SCUnited PDX19Atlanta United FC Jayden HibbertSophomoreGKUConnBig EastCedar StarsNew York Red BullsCedar Stars Rush Atlanta United 220 Marcus CaldeiraSophomoreFWWest VirginiaSun BeltSigma FCForge FCSigma FC West Virginia21Orlando City SC Jeorgio KocevskiSeniorMFSyracuseACCSyracuse FCOcean City Nor'eastersLong Island Rough Riders Orlando City SC22Sporting Kansas City Ryan ScheweSeniorGKGeorgetownBig EastAtlanta United FCApotheos FCWestchester Flames23Seattle Sounders FC Kalani Kossa-RienziJuniorDFWashingtonPAC-12Crossfire Redmond24Inter Miami CF Ryan CarmichaelSeniorFWHofstraCAALoughgallPortadownGeorgia RevolutionLong Island Rough Riders Inter Miami CF II25Orlando City SC Yutaro TsukadaSeniorFWWest VirginiaSun BeltFC TokyoCapital FC Atletico Orlando City B26Houston Dynamo FC Stephen Annor GyamfiFreshmanFWVirginiaACCMontverde Academy27FC Cincinnati Brian SchaeferSeniorDFSouth FloridaAACJacksonville ArmadaSt. Petersburg FCTampa Bay United FC Cincinnati 228Los Angeles FC Jackson LeeSeniorGKWest VirginiaSun BeltPerth GlorySeacoast United Phantoms29Columbus Crew Jayden DaJuniorFWDuquesneA-10OBGC RangersToledo Villa Columbus Crew 2
Round 2 MLS team Player Year College ConferenceAcademy team(s)Other team(s)Signed 30Toronto FCSeniorDFIndianaBig Ten31Austin FCSeniorMFWACHouston FC32Inter Miami CF Leo AfonsoSeniorFWVirginiaACCBoca United Inter Miami CF II33 Olu OyegunleJuniorDFSyracuseACCSigma FCForge FC Chicago Fire FC II34 Palmer AultSophomoreMFButlerBig EastIndiana FireIndy ElevenFlint City Bucks35Chicago Fire FCSeniorFWAkronBig EastInternationals SCFlint City Bucks36D.C. United Brandon ParrishSeniorMFClemsonACC37Real Salt LakeSophomoreFWLouisvilleACCMet OvalNew York City FCQueensboro FC38Charlotte FC Jahlane ForbesSeniorDFWake ForestACCOrlando City SCSIMA ÁguilasOrlando City BManhattan SC Charlotte FC39CF Montréal Malik HenrySeniorMFAkronBig EastSaltfleet Stoney Creek SCToronto FCFlint City Bucks40Portland Timbers Kyle LinharesSeniorMFGeorgetownBig EastPDAFC Motown41Charlotte FC Jacob BabalaiSeniorFWPortlandWCCEastside TimbersWestside TimbersUnited PDX42San Jose Earthquakes Beau LerouxJuniorMFSan Jose StateWACProject 51O43Colorado Rapids Anderson RosaSeniorDFUCFSun BeltMontverde Academy44FC Dallas Turner HumphreySeniorDFOregon StatePac-12Blues Youth SC45Vancouver Whitecaps FC Eliot GoldthorpJuniorDFHofstraCAALeeds UnitedBradford CityDes Moines Menace46LA Galaxy Ethan BrandtSeniorGKWestern MichiganMVCFRAMMidwest United47Real Salt Lake Josh JonesJuniorDFLouisvilleACCOcean City Nor'easters48Atlanta United FC Javier ArmasSeniorDFOregon StatePac-12 CD Vallesco49D.C. United Aldair SanchezDFNorth CarolinaACCPortland Timbers50Nashville SC Kevin CarmichaelJuniorDFCaliforniaPac-12 Real So CalVentura County Fusion California51Sporting Kansas City Dyson ClapierSeniorMFAkronBig EastPortland TimbersPortland Timbers 2Park City Red WolvesAkron City FC Akron52Seattle Sounders FC Antino LopezSeniorDFDukeACCShattuck St. Mary'sSeattle Sounders FCTobacco Road FCFC Tucson53Philadelphia Union Stas KorzeniowskiJuniorFWPennIvy LeaguePDABallard FC Philadelphia Union II54Orlando City SC Filip MirkovicSeniorMFPittsburghACCNew York City FC55Houston Dynamo FC Ousmane SyllaSeniorMFClemsonACCMontverde Academy56FC Cincinnati Kenji Mboma DemSeniorFWDaytonA10Paris Saint-GermainBlack Rock FC FC Cincinnati 257Los Angeles FC Kenny NielsenSeniorDFGeorgetownBig EastPateadores Los Angeles FC 258Columbus Crew Zach ZengueSophomoreMFGeorgetownBig EastShattuck St. Mary'sVermont Green Georgetown
Round 3 MLS team Player Year College ConferenceAcademy team(s)Other team(s)Signed 59Toronto FC Patrick McDonaldJunior MF IndianaBig TenIndy Eleven60Colorado Rapids Gunnar StudenhofftSenior FWManhattanMAACOrlando City SCCedar StarsManhattan SC61Inter Miami CF Pep CasasSenior MF CAABarcelonaIpswich TownEuropa Inter Miami CF II62LA Galaxy Tucker LepleySenior MF UCLAPAC-12Swope Park Rangers LA Galaxy63Philadelphia Union Zachary BohaneSophomore FW StanfordPAC-12De Anza ForceProject 51O64Chicago Fire FC Laurence WoottonSenior MF Ohio StateBig TenStoke CityCardiff City Chicago Fire FC65D.C. United Nathan CrockfordJunior GK WisconsinBig TenChicago Fire FCChicago City SC66New York City FC Taylor CalheiraSenior FW UMBCAmEastChristos FC67Minnesota United FC Morris DugganSenior DF MarshallSun BeltKirchheimer SCFC IsmaningVfR GarchingKirchheimer SCDes Moines Menace68CF Montréal Eli ConwaySophomore FW ConnecticutBig EastNew York Red BullsCedar Stars Rush69Portland Timbers Gage GuerraJunior FW LouisvilleACCHouston Dynamo FC70Charlotte FC Nathan RichmondSophomore MF ClemsonACCAtlanta United FCIMG AcademySarasota Paradise71San Jose Earthquakes Riley LynchJunior FW Saint Mary'sWCCPhoenix Rising FC72Chicago Fire FC Shane de FloresJunior MF StanfordPAC-12Ballistic UnitedDe Anza Force73FC Dallas Mads WestergrenJunior DF SMUAACLyngby BKHB KøgeBrøndby IFLong Island Rough Riders North Texas SC74Vancouver Whitecaps FC Senior FW St. John'sBig EastWest Ottawa SCManhattan SC75Nashville SC Bryce BoneauJunior MF Notre DameACCSolar FCFC DallasTexas United76Real Salt Lake Maximus JenningsJunior DF GeorgetownBig EastBlack Rock FCFC Motown77Atlanta United FC Casper MolsSophomore GK KentuckySun BeltSönderjyskESC Weiche Flensburg 08FC Tucson78 Babacar NiangJunior MF Wake ForestACC79St. Louis City SC Brendan McSorleySenior FW Providence Big EastPDAFC Motown80Sporting Kansas City Jonathan RobinsonSenior DF MVC Chicago Magic PSG AcademyChicago FC United Chicago FC UnitedAFC Ann ArborFlint City Bucks81Seattle Sounders FC Buba FofanahJunior FW PortlandWCCSanta Barbara EliteVentura County Fusion Portland82Philadelphia Union Francesco MontaliSenior GK BostonPatriot LeagueOrlando City SCNew York Red Bulls San Jose Earthquakes83Orlando City SC Riyon ToriJunior MF CharlotteAACCerezo OsakaKwansei GakuinManhattan SC84Real Salt Lake Ruben MesallesJunior DF DukeACCGimnàsticIMG AcademySt. Petersburg FC85Toronto FC Fletcher BankSophomore MF StanfordPAC-12CalSouth86CF Montréal Carson HodgsonSophomore MF Western MichiganMVCOakland County87Columbus Crew Luke PruterSenior GK UC IrvineBig WestLA GalaxyBarça AcademyLA Galaxy II
Notes
Notable undrafted players Homegrown players
This is a list of players who were draft eligible, but previously played on the academy team of an MLS side, and were signed directly to the first team roster prior to the SuperDraft.
PlayerPositionCollegeConferenceNotesRef. Atlanta United FC Garrison Tubbs DF ACC Shortly after being signed by Atlanta, Tubbs was dealt to D.C. United. FC Dallas FW Tulsa AAC Philadelphia Union Nick Pariano MF Duke ACC
Summary Selections by college athletic conference ConferenceRound 1Round 2Round 3Total NCAA Division I conferences ACC 6 9 7 22 America East 1 0 1 2 American 1 0 0 1 Atlantic 10 1 1 0 2 ASUN 2 0 0 2 Big East 3 7 4 14 Big Ten 2 1 3 6 Big West 1 0 1 2 CAA 1 1 1 3 Ivy 0 1 0 1 MAAC 0 0 1 1 Missouri Valley 0 1 2 3 Pac-12 5 3 4 12 Patriot 0 0 1 1 Sun Belt 4 1 2 7 WAC 0 2 0 2 WCC 2 1 2 5
Schools with multiple draft selections SelectionsSchools 6 Georgetown 4 Duke 3 Akron, Clemson, Indiana, Louisville, Oregon State, Portland, Stanford, Virginia, West Virginia, Western Michigan 2 California, Hofstra, Lipscomb, Marshall, Notre Dame, Syracuse, UConn, UCLA, Washington
Trades Round 1:
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Round 3:
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