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2022 MLS SuperDraft

{{Short description|College draft for soccer teams}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox sports draft

| name = 2022 MLS SuperDraft

| image =

| caption =

| logo = 2022 MLS SuperDraft logo black.png

| logosize =

| sport = Soccer

| date = January 11, 2022

| time =

| location =

| network =

| league = Major League Soccer

| teams = 28

| first = Ben Bender,
Charlotte FC

| fewest =

| most = Vancouver Whitecaps FC (5)

| overall = 79

| rounds = 3

| prev = 2021

| next = 2023

}}

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.{{cite news |last=Fuhrmeister |first=Chris |date=November 15, 2019 |title=MLS to get rid of live SuperDraft in 2020 |url=https://www.prosoccerusa.com/mls/mls-superdraft-changes-2020/ |work=Pro Soccer USA |accessdate=January 9, 2020 |archive-date=December 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219155244/https://www.prosoccerusa.com/mls/mls-superdraft-changes-2020/ |url-status=dead }} 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.{{cite web |last1=Rueter |first1=Jeff |last2=Stejskal |first2=Sam |title=MLS will trim 2021 SuperDraft to three rounds from four: Sources |url=https://theathletic.com/2206803/2020/11/18/ |website=The Athletic |accessdate=December 20, 2020 |date=November 18, 2020 |url-access=subscription}} Of the 75 players selected in the SuperDraft, 28 were signed by MLS teams—most of them from the first round picks.{{cite news |last=Sigal |first=Jonathan |date=May 25, 2022 |title=College to MLS: Which SuperDraft picks are most impactful in 2022? |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/college-to-mls-which-superdraft-picks-are-most-impactful-in-2022 |work=MLSsoccer.com |accessdate=December 14, 2022}}

Format

The SuperDraft format has remained constant throughout its history and closely resembles that of the NFL Draft:

  1. Any expansion teams receive the first picks. MLS has announced that Charlotte FC{{Cite web|last=Andrejev|first=Alex|date=July 17, 2020|title=Charlotte MLS pushes back inaugural season. Team to begin play in 2022|url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nascar-auto-racing/article244309492.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200722213558/https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nascar-auto-racing/article244309492.html |archive-date=2020-07-22 |access-date=|website=Charlotte Observer}} would begin play as an expansion team in 2022. Sacramento Republic and St. Louis City SC{{cite web |last=Young |first=Jabari |title=Major League Soccer to delay debuts of 3 expansion franchises due to coronavirus |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/17/mls-to-delay-debuts-of-3-expansion-franchises-due-to-coronavirus.html |website=CNBC |accessdate=September 8, 2020 |date=July 17, 2020}} 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.
  2. Non-playoff clubs receive the next picks in reverse order of prior season finish.
  3. Teams that made the MLS Cup Playoffs are then ordered by which round of the playoffs they are eliminated.
  4. The winners of the MLS Cup are given the last selection, and the losers the penultimate selection.

Player selection

class="wikitable"

!colspan="11"|Player key

scope="row" style="background:#FBCEB1;"|*

|colspan="11"| Denotes player who has been selected for an MLS Best XI team

scope="row" style="background:#ddffdd;"|^

| colspan="11"| Member of 2022 Generation Adidas class

scope="row" style="background:#cedff2;"|†

| colspan="11"| Player who was named to an MLS Best XI and Generation Adidas

colspan="11"|Signed key
scope="row" style="background:#FEAAAA;"|29

|colspan="11"| Denotes player who signed for a MLS team (Division I)

scope="row" style="background:#DACB95;"|16

| colspan="11"| Denotes player who signed for a USL Championship team (Division II)

scope="row" style="background:#A6EBF1;"|28

| colspan="11"| Denotes player who signed for a MLS Next Pro, USL League One or NISA team (Division III)

scope="row" style="background:#CBF1A6;"|1

| colspan="11"| Denotes player who signed for a team outside the United States soccer league system

colspan="11"| Positions key
style="text-align:center;"|GK

|style="text-align:left;"| Goalkeeper

|style="background-color:lightgrey;"|

|style="text-align:center;"|DF

|style="text-align:left;"| Defender

|style="background-color:lightgrey;"|

|style="text-align:center;"|MF

|style="text-align:left;"| Midfielder

|style="background-color:lightgrey;"|

|style="text-align:center;"|FW

|style="text-align:left;"| Forward

=Round 1=

class="wikitable sortable" style="width:95%"
width=2%|{{tooltip|P|Overall selection number}}

!width=17%| MLS team

!width=13%| Player

!width=4%|{{tooltip|Pos.|Soccer position played}}

! width="9%"| College

!width=8%| Conference

! width="15%"|Academy team

! width="15%"|Other team

!width=15%|Signed

1

| Charlotte FC

| style="background:#ddffdd;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Ben Bender

| MF

| Maryland

| Big Ten

| Baltimore Armour

| FC Baltimore Christos

| style="background:#FEAAAA;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Charlotte FC

2

| FC Cincinnati

| style="background:#ddffdd;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Roman Celentano

| GK

| Indiana

| Big Ten

| Sockers FC

| {{N/A}}

| style="background:#FEAAAA;"| {{flagicon|USA}} FC Cincinnati

3

|FC Dallas{{refn|No. 3: Toronto → Dallas. January 10, 2022: Dallas acquired Toronto FC's first-round selection and Dom Dwyer in exchange for $50,000 in general allocation money and buying out Dwyer's contract.|group="R1 trade"}}

| style="background:#ddffdd;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Isaiah Parker

| FW

| Saint Louis

| A-10

| FC United

| Chicago FC United

| style="background:#FEAAAA;"| {{flagicon|USA}} FC Dallas

4

| Houston Dynamo

| style="background:#ddffdd;"| {{flagicon|ISL}} Thorleifur Úlfarsson

| FW

| Duke

| ACC

| Breiðablik

| {{N/A}}

| style="background:#FEAAAA;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Houston Dynamo

5

|Austin FC

| style="background:#ddffdd;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Kipp Keller

| DF

| Saint Louis

| A-10

| Saint Louis FC

| St. Louis Scott Gallagher

| style="background:#FEAAAA;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Austin FC

6

|FC Dallas

| {{flagicon|USA}} Lucas Bartlett

| DF

| St. John's

| Big East

| Sporting Blue Valley

| Kaw Valley FC

| style="background:#FEAAAA;"| {{flagicon|USA}} FC Dallas

7

| New York Red Bulls{{refn|No. 7: Chicago → NY Red Bulls. January 11, 2022: The Red Bulls acquired Chicago's 2022 first-round selection in exchange for $100,000 in general allocation money.|group="R1 trade"}}

| {{flagicon|USA}} Matt Nocita

| DF

| Naval Academy

| Patriot

| Real So Cal

| {{N/A}}

|style="background:#FEAAAA;"| {{flagicon|USA}} New York Red Bulls

8

|San Jose Earthquakes

| style="background:#ddffdd;"| {{flagicon|Burkina Faso}} Ousseni Bouda

| FW

| Stanford

| Pac-12

| Black Rock FC

| Black Rock FC

| style="background:#FEAAAA;"| {{flagicon|USA}} San Jose Earthquakes

9

| Inter Miami CF

| {{flagicon|USA}} Ryan Sailor

| DF

| Washington

| Pac-12

| Real Colorado

| Colorado Rapids U-23

|style="background:#FEAAAA;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Inter Miami CF

10

|Nashville SC {{refn|No. 10: Los Angeles FC → Colorado → Nashville. July 27, 2021: Colorado acquired a 2022 first-round selection and midfielder Mark-Anthony Kaye from Los Angeles FC in exchange for $1 million in 2021 general allocation money and a 2022 international roster slot. On January 11, 2022, Colorado traded the pick to Nashville SC in exchange for general allocation money.|group="R1 trade"}}

| {{flagicon|USA}} Ahmed Longmire

| DF

| UCLA

| Pac-12

| Las Vegas Sports Academy

| Seattle Sounders FC U-23

| style="background:#FEAAAA;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Nashville SC

11

| Chicago Fire FC {{refn|No. 7: Montréal → NY Red Bulls → Chicago. January 11, 2022: The New York Red Bulls acquired Montréal's 2022 first-round selection in exchange for $100,000 in general allocation money and the Red Bulls traded to Chicago Fire for the same GAM.|group="R1 trade"}}

| {{flagicon|USA}} Kendall Burks

| DF

| Washington

| Pac-12

| Washington Premier

| Seattle Sounders FC U-23

| style="background:#FEAAAA;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Chicago Fire FC

12

|Columbus Crew

| style="background:#ddffdd;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Patrick Schulte

| GK

| Saint Louis

| A-10

| Saint Louis FC

| St. Louis Scott Gallagher

| style="background:#FEAAAA;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Columbus Crew

13

|San Jose Earthquakes{{refn|No. 13: D.C. → San Jose. January 11, 2022: San Jose acquired D.C.'s 2022 first-round selection in exchange for $100,000 in general allocation money.|group="R1 trade"}}

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Oskar Ågren

| DF

| Clemson

| ACC

| LB07

| {{N/A}}

| style="background:#FEAAAA;"| {{flagicon|USA}} San Jose Earthquakes

14

|FC Cincinnati {{refn|No. 14: LA Galaxy → Cincinnati. April 8, 2021: Cincinnati acquired a 2022 first-round selection and $250,000 in 2021 general allocation money from the LA Galaxy in exchange for the discovery rights to winger Kévin Cabral.|group="R1 trade"}}

| {{flagicon|USA}} Ian Murphy

| DF

| Duke

| ACC

| FC Golden State

| {{N/A}}

|style="background:#FEAAAA;"| {{flagicon|USA}} FC Cincinnati

15

|CF Montréal{{refn|No. 15: NY Red Bulls → Montréal. January 11, 2022: Montréal acquired the New York Red Bulls' 2022 first-round selection as part of their earlier first-round trade.|group="R1 trade"}}

| {{flagicon|DRC}} Jojea Kwizera

| FW

| Utah Valley

| WAC

| Forza West FC

| Ogden City SC

|style="background:#FEAAAA;"| {{flagicon|CAN}} CF Montréal

16

|Vancouver Whitecaps FC

| {{flagicon|USA}} Simon Becher

| FW

| Saint Louis

| A-10

| Oakwood SC

| Ocean City Nor'easters

|style="background:#A6EBF1;"| {{flagicon|CAN}} Whitecaps FC 2

17

|Minnesota United FC

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Tani Oluwaseyi

| FW

| St. John's

| Big East

| GPS Academy

| Manhattan SC

|style="background:#FEAAAA;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Minnesota United FC

18

|Orlando City SC

| {{flagicon|USA}} Jack Lynn

| FW

| Notre Dame

| ACC

| Saint Louis FC

| St. Louis Scott Gallagher

|style="background:#FEAAAA;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Orlando City SC

19

|Atlanta United FC

| style="background:#ddffdd;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Erik Centeno

| FW

| Pacific

| Big West

| Sacramento Republic

| {{N/A}}

| style="background:#FEAAAA;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Atlanta United FC

20

|New York Red Bulls{{refn|No. 20: Seattle → NY Red Bulls. January 11, 2022: The New York Red Bulls acquired Seattle's 2022 first-round selection in exchange for general allocation money.|group="R1 trade"}}

| {{flagicon|CAN}} O'Vonte Mullings

| FW

| Florida Gulf Coast

| ASUN

| FC Durham

| Seattle Sounders FC U-23

| style="background:#DACB95;"| {{flagicon|USA}} New York Red Bulls II

21

|LA Galaxy {{refn|No. 21: Nashville → LA Galaxy. December 12, 2021: LA Galaxy acquired Nashville's first-round selection in exchange for Ethan Zubak.|group="R1 trade"}}

| {{flagicon|ZIM}} Farai Mutatu

| FW

| Michigan State

| Big Ten

| Crew Academy Wolves

| Chicago FC United

|

22

|Sporting Kansas City

| {{flagicon|USA}} Esai Easley

| DF

| Grand Canyon

| WAC

| De Anza Force

| Portland Timbers U23

|style="background:#A6EBF1;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Sporting Kansas City II

23

|Colorado Rapids

| {{flagicon|SOM}} Mohamed Omar

| MF

| Notre Dame

| ACC

| Toronto FC

| Chicago FC United

| style="background:#CBF1A6;"| {{flagicon|CAN}} HFX Wanderers

24

|New England Revolution

| {{flagicon|USA}} Jacob Jackson

| GK

| Loyola Marymount

| WCC

| Real Salt Lake

| {{N/A}}

| style="background:#FEAAAA;"| {{flagicon|USA}} New England Revolution

25

|Columbus Crew{{refn|No. 25: Salt Lake → Columbus. January 11, 2022: Columbus acquired Real Salt Lake's first-round selection in exchange for $50,000 in general allocation money.|group="R1 trade"}}

| {{flagicon|USA}} Philip Quinton

| DF

| Notre Dame

| ACC

| FC Portland

| Portland Timbers U23

|style="background:#A6EBF1;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Columbus Crew 2

26

|Colorado Rapids {{refn|No. 26: Philadelphia → Nashville → Colorado. January 19, 2021: Nashville acquired a 2022 first-round selection and 2021 second- and third-round selections from Philadelphia in exchange for up to $225,000 of general allocation money. On January 11, 2022, the pick was traded to Colorado for general allocation money.|group="R1 trade"}}

| {{flagicon|USA}} Anthony Markanich

| DF

| Northern Illinois

| MAC

| Chicago Fire FC

| Green Bay Voyageurs

| style="background:#FEAAAA;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Colorado Rapids

27

|Portland Timbers

| {{flagicon|USA}} Justin Rasmussen

| MF

| Grand Canyon

| WAC

| Las Vegas Sports Academy

| Portland Timbers U23

|style="background:#FEAAAA;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Portland Timbers

28

|FC Dallas{{refn|No. 28: NY City FC → Dallas. January 11, 2022: New York City FC traded the pick to FC Dallas in exchange for $50,000 in general allocation money.|group="R1 trade"}}

| {{flagicon|RSA}} Tsiki Ntsabeleng

| FW

| Oregon State

| Pac-12

| Kaizer Chiefs

| Reading United

| style="background:#FEAAAA;"| {{flagicon|USA}} FC Dallas

=Round 2=

class="wikitable sortable" style="width:95%"
width=2%|{{tooltip|P|Overall selection number}}

!width=17%| MLS team

!width=13%| Player

!width=4%|{{tooltip|Pos.|Soccer position played}}

! width="9%"| College

!width=8%| Conference

! width="15%"|Academy team

! width="15%"|Other team

!width=15%|Signed

29

| Charlotte FC

| {{flagicon|USA}} Kyle Holcomb

| FW

| Wake Forest

| ACC

| Pateadores FC

| Orange County SC U23

| style="background:#DACB95;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Charleston Battery

30

|FC Cincinnati

| {{flagicon|USA}} Nick Markanich

| FW

| Northern Illinois

| MAC

| Chicago Fire FC

| Green Bay Voyageurs

|style="background:#FEAAAA;"| {{flagicon|USA}} FC Cincinnati

31

|Toronto FC

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Luka Gavran

| GK

| St. John's

| Big East

| GPS Academy

| Manhattan SC

|style="background:#A6EBF1;"| {{flagicon|CAN}} Toronto FC II

32

| Houston Dynamo

| {{flagicon|POR}} Paulo Lima

| MF

| Providence

| Big East

| Sporting CP

| Boston Bolts

|style="background:#A6EBF1;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Houston Dynamo 2

33

|Chicago Fire FC

|{{flagicon|USA}} Charlie Ostrem

|DF

|Washington

|Pac-12

|Crossfire Premier

|Crossfire Redmond

|style="background:#A6EBF1;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Chicago Fire FC II

34

|New York City FC {{refn|No. 34: Dallas → NY City FC. January 11, 2022: NYC FC traded $50,000 in general allocation money to Dallas in exchange for a second-round selection.|group="R2 trade"}}

|{{flagicon|USA}} Kevin O'Toole

|FW

|Princeton

|Ivy League

|New York Red Bulls

|New York Red Bulls U-23

|style="background:#FEAAAA;"| {{flagicon|USA}} New York City FC

35

|Austin FC

|{{flagicon|USA}} Charlie Asensio

|DF

|Clemson

|ACC

|Atlanta United FC

|{{N/A}}

|style="background:#FEAAAA;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Austin FC

36

|D.C. United

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Sofiane Djeffal

|MF

|Oregon State

|Pac-12

|FC Nantes

|Portland Timbers U23s

|style="background:#FEAAAA;"| {{flagicon|USA}} D.C. United

37

|Inter Miami CF

|{{flagicon|USA}} Lucas Meek

|FW

|Washington

|Pac-12

|Seattle Sounders FC

|Ballard FC

|style="background:#A6EBF1;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Inter Miami II

38

|Nashville SC {{refn|No. 38: Los Angeles FC → Nashville. February 26, 2020: Nashville acquired a 2022 second-round selection, $350,000 in combined 2020 and 2021 general allocation money, and the No. 24 spot in the MLS Allocation Order from Los Angeles FC in exchange for the No. 1 spot in the Allocation Order. The traded pick was LAFC's natural selection.|group="R2 trade"}}

|{{flagicon|USA}} Will Meyer

|GK

|Akron

|MAC

|Cleveland Soccer Academy

|Derby City Rovers

| style="background:#FEAAAA;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Nashville SC

39

|Houston Dynamo

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Arturo Ordoñez

|DF

|Pittsburgh

|ACC

|Gimnàstic

|{{N/A}}

|style="background:#DACB95;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Pittsburgh Riverhounds

40

|Columbus Crew

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jacob Erlandson

|DF

|Bowling Green

|MAC

|Ohio Galaxies

|Flint City Bucks

|style="background:#A6EBF1;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Columbus Crew 2

41

|D.C. United

|{{flagicon|USA}} Alex Nagy

|MF

|Vermont

|America East

|New England Revolution

|Valeo FC

|style="background:#DACB95;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Loudoun United

42

|LA Galaxy

|{{flagicon|USA}} Callum Johnson

|MF

|Clemson

|ACC

|New York Red Bulls

|New York Red Bulls U-23

|style="background:#DACB95;"| {{flagicon|USA}} LA Galaxy II

43

|Seattle Sounders FC

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Achille Robin

|DF

|Washington

|Pac-12

|Les Herbiers VF

|Chicago FC United

|style="background:#A6EBF1;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Tacoma Defiance

44

|Vancouver Whitecaps FC

|{{flagicon|ECU}} Luis Felipe Fernandez-Salvador

|MF

|Clemson

|ACC

|Shattuck St. Mary's

|{{N/A}}

|style="background:#A6EBF1;"| {{flagicon|CAN}} Whitecaps FC 2

45

|Colorado Rapids {{refn|No. 45: Minnesota → Colorado. September 19, 2020: Colorado acquired a 2022 second-round selection and $150,000 in 2020 general allocation money from Minnesota in exchange for forward Kei Kamara.|group="R2 trade"}}

|{{flagicon|SLV}} Roberto Molina

|MF

|UC Irvine

|Big West

|Barça Residency Academy

|Las Vegas Lights

|style="background:#DACB95;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Las Vegas Lights

46

|Orlando City SC

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Nathan Dossantos

|DF

|Marshall

|C-USA

|Woodbridge Strikers

|FC Florida U23

|style="background:#DACB95;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Pittsburgh Riverhounds

47

|Atlanta United FC

|{{flagicon|USA}} Tristan Trager

|FW

|Air Force

|WAC

|Academy Strikers FC

|{{N/A}}

| style="background:#DACB95;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Atlanta United 2

48

|Inter Miami CF

|{{flagicon|USA}} Justin Ingram

|MF

|Loyola (MD)

|Patriot

|Indiana Fire

|Flint City Bucks

|style="background:#DACB95;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Indy Eleven

49

|Vancouver Whitecaps FC {{refn|No. 49: Nashville → Vancouver. November 26, 2019: Vancouver acquired a 2022 second-round selection and the No. 25 selection in Stage One of the 2019 MLS Re-Entry Draft from Nashville SC in exchange for the No. 2 selection in the same stage of that Re-Entry Draft. Nashville used the No. 2 pick to select defender Eric Miller. The traded pick was Nashville's natural selection.|group="R2 trade"}}

|{{flagicon|USA}} Giovanni Aguilar

|MF

|Cal State Northridge

|Big West

|Sacramento Republic

|FC Golden State Force

|style="background:#A6EBF1;"| {{flagicon|CAN}} Whitecaps FC 2

50

|Sporting Kansas City

|{{flagicon|USA}} Brett St. Martin

|DF

|Maryland

|Big Ten

|Baltimore Celtic

|{{N/A}}

|style="background:#DACB95;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Charleston Battery

51

|Colorado Rapids

|PASS

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

52

|New England Revolution

|{{flagicon|USA}} Ben Reveno

|DF

|UCLA

|Pac-12

|San Jose Earthquakes

|{{N/A}}

|style="background:#A6EBF1;"| {{flagicon|USA}} New England Revolution II

53

|Real Salt Lake

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Pedro Fonseca

|FW

|Louisville

|ACC

|Fluminense

|FC Golden State Force

| style="background:#A6EBF1;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Real Monarchs

54

|Inter Miami CF {{refn|No. 54: Philadelphia → Miami. December 23, 2021: Inter Miami acquired a 2022 second-round selection from Philadelphia in exchange for forward Julián Carranza on loan with a purchase option.|group="R2 trade"}}

|{{flagicon|USA}} Tyler Bagley

|MF

|Cornell

|Ivy League

|Irvine Strikers

|Boston Bolts

|style="background:#A6EBF1;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Inter Miami II

55

|Portland Timbers

|{{flagicon|USA}} Julian Bravo

|DF

|Santa Clara

|WCC

|FC Golden State

|{{N/A}}

|style="background:#A6EBF1;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Portland Timbers 2

56

|New York City FC

|{{flagicon|GHA}} Kingsford Adjei

|FW

|Dayton

|A-10

|Right To Dream Academy

|Des Moines Menace

| style="background:#A6EBF1;"| {{flagicon|USA}} South Georgia Tormenta

=Round 3=

class="wikitable sortable" style="width:95%"
width=2%|{{tooltip|P|Overall selection number}}

!width=17%| MLS team

!width=13%| Player

!width=4%|{{tooltip|Pos.|Soccer position played}}

! width="9%"| College

!width=8%| Conference

! width="15%"|Academy team

! width="15%"|Other team

!width=15%|Signed

57

||Charlotte FC

|{{flagicon|USA}} George Marks

|GK

|Clemson

|ACC

|North Carolina FC

|North Carolina FC U23

|style="background:#FEAAAA;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Charlotte FC

58

|FC Cincinnati

|PASS

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

59

|Toronto FC

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Reshaun Walkes

|FW

|UT Rio Grande Valley

|WAC

|Toronto FC

|Des Moines Menace

|style="background:#A6EBF1;"| {{flagicon|CAN}} Toronto FC II

60

|LA Galaxy {{refn|No. 60: Houston → LA Galaxy. December 12, 2021: LA Galaxy acquired a 2022 third-round selection from Houston in exchange for defender Daniel Steres.|group="R3 trade"}}

|{{flagicon|USA}} Chandler Vaughn

|DF

|Saint Louis

|A-10

|D.C. United

|Kaw Valley FC

|style="background:#DACB95;"| {{flagicon|USA}} LA Galaxy II

61

|Austin FC

|{{flagicon|USA}} Michael Knapp

|MF

|Montclair State

|NJAC

|New York Red Bulls

|New York Red Bulls II

|style="background:#DACB95;"| {{flagicon|USA}} New York Red Bulls II

62

|FC Dallas

|{{flagicon|USA}} Alec Smir

|GK

|North Carolina

|ACC

|NC Fusion

|Ocean City Nor'easters

|style="background:#A6EBF1;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Minnesota United 2

63

|Chicago Fire FC

|{{flagicon|USA}} Carlo Ritaccio

|DF

|Akron

|MAC

|BW Gottschee

|Long Island Rough Riders

|style="background:#A6EBF1;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Chicago Fire FC II

64

|San Jose Earthquakes

|{{flagicon|USA}} John Martin

|MF

|Clemson

|ACC

|CESA

|Greenville FC

|

65

|Inter Miami CF

|PASS

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

66

|FC Dallas {{refn|No. 66: Los Angeles FC → Dallas. March 9, 2021: Dallas acquired a 2022 third-round selection and additional incentives, if certain performance thresholds are met, from the Los Angeles FC in exchange for forward Cal Jennings and his college protected list rights.|group="R3 trade"}}

|{{flagicon|USA}} Chase Niece

|DF

|Saint Louis

|A-10

|St. Louis Scott Gallagher

|St. Louis Scott Gallagher

|style="background:#A6EBF1;"| {{flagicon|USA}} North Texas SC

67

|CF Montréal

|{{flagicon|HAI}} Ivy Brisma

|FW

|NC State

|ACC

|Philadelphia Union

|Wake FC

|

68

|Columbus Crew

|{{flagicon|USA}} Chris Donovan

|FW

|Drexel

|CAA

|{{N/A}}

|West Chester United

|style="background:#A6EBF1;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Philadelphia Union II

69

|D.C. United

|{{flagicon|NOR}} Skage Simonsen

|MF

|SMU

|American

|Brann

|Lokomotiv Oslo

|style="background:#DACB95;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Loudoun United

70

|LA Galaxy

|PASS

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

71

|New York Red Bulls

|{{flagicon|GRE}} Giannis Nikopolidis

|GK

|Georgetown

|Big East

|Olympiacos

|{{N/A}}

|style="background:#DACB95;"| {{flagicon|USA}} New York Red Bulls II

72

|Vancouver Whitecaps FC

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Théo Collomb

|FW

|UNC Greensboro

|SoCon

|Clermont

|{{N/A}}

|style="background:#A6EBF1;"| {{flagicon|CAN}} Whitecaps FC 2

73

|New York Red Bulls {{refn|No. 73: Minnesota → NY Red Bulls. April 30, 2021: The Red Bulls acquired a 2022 third-round selection from Minnesota in exchange for the homegrown player rights to midfielder Aziel Jackson.|group="R3 trade"}}

|{{flagicon|USA}} Seth Kuhn

|MF

|Penn State

|Big Ten

|Philadelphia Union

|Reading United

|

74

|Orlando City SC

|{{flagicon|CAM}} Nick Taylor

|FW

|UCF

|American

|Dallas Texans

|Albuquerque Sol

|style="background:#A6EBF1;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Orlando City B

75

|Atlanta United FC

|{{flagicon|GHA}} Daniel Bloyou

|FW

|Penn State

|Big Ten

|Philadelphia Union

|Philadelphia Lone Star

|style="background:#A6EBF1;"| {{flagicon|USA}} FC Tucson

76

|Seattle Sounders FC

|{{flagicon|USA}} Hal Uderitz

|MF

|Seattle

|WAC

|Crossfire Premier

|Crossfire Redmond

|style="background:#A6EBF1;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Tacoma Defiance

77

|Nashville SC

|PASS

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

78

|Sporting Kansas City

|PASS

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

79

|Colorado Rapids

|PASS

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

80

|New England Revolution

|PASS

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

81

|Real Salt Lake

|{{flagicon|GER}} Jasper Löffelsend

|DF

|Pittsburgh

|ACC

|TV Herkenrath 09

|{{N/A}}

|style="background:#FEAAAA;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Real Salt Lake

82

|Philadelphia Union

|PASS

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

83

|Portland Timbers

|{{flagicon|NOR}} Sivert Haugli

|DF

|Virginia Tech

|ACC

|Bærum

|Des Moines Menace

|style="background:#A6EBF1;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Portland Timbers 2

84

|New York City FC

|{{flagicon|MAR}} El Mahdi Youssoufi

|FW

|St. Francis Brooklyn

|NEC

|FUS Rabat

|Toledo Villa

|style="background:#A6EBF1;"| {{flagicon|USA}} New York City FC II

=Compensatory picks=

class="wikitable sortable" style="width:95%"
width=2%|{{tooltip|P|Overall selection number}}

!width=17%| MLS team

!width=13%| Player

!width=4%|{{tooltip|Pos.|Soccer position played}}

! width="9%"| College

!width=8%| Conference

! width="15%"|Academy team

! width="15%"|Other team

!width=15%|Signed

85

|Chicago Fire FC {{refn|No. 85: Charlotte → Chicago. December 18, 2020: Charlotte and Chicago swapped fourth-round selections in exchange for Charlotte's acquisition of midfielder Brandt Bronico. The pick acquired from Chicago was not exercised.|group=Trade}}

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Yanis Leerman

| DF

|UCF

|American

|Troyes

|{{N/A}}

|style="background:#DACB95;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Loudoun United

86

|Vancouver Whitecaps FC {{refn|No. 86: Miami → Vancouver. September 5, 2019: Vancouver acquired a conditional 2022 selection from Inter Miami in exchange for midfielder David Norman Jr.|group=Trade}}

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Vitor Dias

|MF

|Marshall

|C-USA

|São Paulo

|{{N/A}}

|style="background:#A6EBF1;"| {{flagicon|USA}} St. Louis City 2

87

|FC Dallas {{refn|No. 87: Minnesota → Dallas. December 13, 2020: FC Dallas acquired a 2022 fourth-round selection and up to $50,000 of general allocation money from Minnesota in exchange for the MLS rights to defender Callum Montgomery.|group=Trade}}

|{{flagicon|USA}} Holland Rula

|DF

|Wake Forest

|ACC

|FC Dallas

|{{N/A}}

|

88

|Atlanta United FC {{refn|No. 88: Colorado → Atlanta. March 4, 2020: Atlanta acquired a 2022 fourth-round selection from Colorado in exchange for the homegrown player rights to midfielder Will Vint.|group=Trade}}

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Tola Showunmi

|FW

|New Hampshire

|America East

|Cheshunt

|{{N/A}}

|style="background:#DACB95;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Pittsburgh Riverhounds

89

|San Jose Earthquakes {{refn|No. 89: New England → San Jose. December 13, 2020: San Jose acquired a 2022 fourth-round selection from New England in exchange for the player rights to Jon Bell.|group=Trade}}

|PASS

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

|{{N/A}}

Notable undrafted players

= Undrafted =

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
Player

!Nat.

!Position

!College

!Team

!League

{{sortname|Kyle|Hiebert}}

|{{flagicon|CAN}}

|DF

|Missouri State Bears

|St. Louis City 2

|MLS Next Pro

= Homegrown players =

{{further|Homegrown Player Rule (Major League Soccer)}}

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
Original MLS team

!Player

!Position

!College

!Conference

!class=unsortable|Notes

!class=unsortable|Ref.

align="left"| Atlanta United FC

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Justin|Garces}}

| {{sort|1|GK}}

| UCLA

| Pac-12

|

| {{cite news|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/atlanta-united-sign-goalkeeper-justin-garces-to-homegrown-contract|title=Atlanta United sign goalkeeper Justin Garces to homegrown contract|work=MLS|date=January 10, 2021|access-date=January 12, 2021}}

align="left"| Columbus Crew

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Jake|Morris|dab=soccer}}

| {{sort|2|DF}}

| Campbell

| Big South

|

|

align="left"| Columbus Crew

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Sean|Zawadzki}}

| {{sort|3|MF}}

| Georgetown

| Big East

|

|

align="left"| New York Red Bulls

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Zach|Ryan}}

| {{sort|3|MF}}

| Stanford

| Pac-12

|

| {{cite web |title=New York Red Bulls sign forward Zach Ryan as homegrown player |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/new-york-red-bulls-sign-forward-zach-ryan-as-homegrown-player |website=MLSSoccer.com |access-date=January 23, 2022 |date=January 20, 2022}}

align="left"| Seattle Sounders FC

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Dylan|Teves}}

| {{sort|3|MF}}

| 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.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
Player

!Nat.

!Position

!College

!Conference

!Team

!League

! class="unsortable" |Notes

! class="unsortable" |Ref.

{{sortname|Haji|Abdikadir}}

|{{flagicon|SOM}}

|MF

|Louisville

|ACC

|San Diego Loyal

|USL Championship

| Traded to Colorado Springs Switchbacks

| {{cite news|url=https://gocards.com/news/2021/7/27/mens-soccer-abdikadir-signs-pro-contract-with-san-diego-loyal-fc.aspx|title=Abdikadir Signs Pro Contract with San Diego Loyal SC|date=July 27, 2021|access-date=January 12, 2022}}

{{sortname|Giovanni|Aguilar}}

|{{flagicon|USA}}

|MF

|CSUN

|Big West

|Sacramento Republic

|USL Championship

| Drafted by Vancouver Whitecaps FC and subsequently transferred to Whitecaps FC 2

| {{cite web | url=https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1199733 | title=Republic FC Signs Former Academy Standout Giovanni Aguilar | date=20 December 2021 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.sacrepublicfc.com/news/2022/03/18/republic-fc-and-vancouver-whitecaps-fc-2-agree-to-transfer-of-srfc-homegrown-gio-aguilar/ | title=Republic FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 Agree to Transfer of SRFC Homegrown Gio Aguilar }}

{{sortname|Frank|Daroma}}

|{{flagicon|SLE}}

|MF

|Cal Sate Bernardino

|CCAA

|Las Vegas Lights

|USL Championship

| Undrafted

| {{cite news|url=https://www.csusbathletics.com/news/2021/4/8/mens-soccer-frank-daroma-signs-professional-contract-with-las-vegas-lights.aspx|title=Frank Daroma Signs Professional Contract With Las Vegas Lights

|date=April 8, 2021|access-date=January 12, 2022}}

{{sortname|Michael|Knapp}}

|{{flagicon|USA}}

|MF

|Montclair

|NJAC

|New York Red Bulls II

|USL Championship

| Drafted by Austin FC

| {{cite news|url=https://www.newyorkredbulls.com/news/new-york-red-bulls-ii-sign-midfielder-michael-knapp|title=New York Red Bulls II Sign Midfielder Michael Knapp|date=April 23, 2021|access-date=January 12, 2022}}

{{sortname|Roberto|Molina|Roberto Molina (footballer, born 2001)}}

|{{flagicon|SLV}}

|MF

|UC Irvine

|Big West

|Las Vegas Lights

|USL Championship

| Drafted by Colorado Rapids

| {{cite news|url=https://ucirvinesports.com/news/2021/4/5/mens-soccer-roberto-molina-signs-with-lafc-organization.aspx|title=ROBERTO MOLINA SIGNS WITH LAFC ORGANIZATION|date=April 5, 2021|access-date=January 12, 2022}}

Summary

=Selections by college athletic conference=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
Conference

!Round 1

!Round 2

!Round 3

!Comp.

!Total

colspan=6| 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

! 3

colspan=6|NCAA Division III conference
NJAC

| 0 || 0 || 1 || 0

! 1

colspan="6" |Passes
Pass

| 0 || 1 || 8 || 1

! 10

=Schools with multiple draft selections=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left"
Selections

!class="unsortable"|Schools

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

{{reflist|group="R1 trade"}}

;Round 2

{{reflist|group="R2 trade"}}

;Round 3

{{reflist|group="R3 trade"}}

;Compensatory picks

{{reflist|group=Trade}}

References

{{reflist|2|refs=

{{cite press release

|title=FC Dallas acquire & buyout Dom Dwyer, receive SuperDraft pick from Toronto FC

|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/fc-dallas-acquire-and-buyout-dom-dwyer-receive-no-3-superdraft-pick-from-toronto

|publisher=MLS

|date=January 10, 2022

|accessdate=January 11, 2022}}

{{Cite news

|url=https://www.coloradorapids.com/news/rapids-acquire-canadian-international-mark-anthony-kaye

|title=Rapids Acquire Canadian International Mark-Anthony Kaye

|publisher=Colorado Rapids

|date=July 27, 2021}}

{{Cite news

|url=https://www.nashvillesc.com/news/nashville-soccer-club-acquires-forward-ethan-zubak-from-la-galaxy

|title=Nashville Soccer Club Acquires Forward Ethan Zubak from LA Galaxy

|publisher=Nashville SC

|date=December 12, 2021}}

{{cite news

|title=LA Galaxy sign winger Kevin Cabral from Valenciennes FC

|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/la-galaxy-sign-winger-kevin-cabral-from-valenciennes-fc

|publisher=MLS

|date=April 9, 2021}}

{{cite news

|title=Philadelphia Union trade away SuperDraft picks to Nashville SC for allocation money

|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/philadelphia-union-trade-away-superdraft-picks-nashville-sc-allocation-money

|publisher=MLS

|date=January 20, 2021}}

{{cite press release

|title=Whitecaps FC acquire 2022 MLS SuperDraft second round selection from Nashville SC

|url=https://www.whitecapsfc.com/post/2019/11/26/wfc-acquire-2022-superdraft-pick

|publisher=Vancouver Whitecaps FC

|date=November 26, 2019

|accessdate=November 26, 2019}}

{{Cite news

|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/superdraft/2022/draft-tracker

|title=MLS SuperDraft 2022 Draft Tracker

|publisher=MLS

|date=January 11, 2022}}

{{Cite news

|title=Minnesota United signs Kei Kamara from Colorado

|url=https://global.espn.com/football/soccer-transfers/story/4184214/minnesota-united-signs-kei-kamara-from-colorado-sources

|website=ESPN

|date=September 19, 2020}}

{{cite press release

|title=Nashville SC Acquires Allocation Money and SuperDraft Pick

|url=https://www.nashvillesc.com/post/2020/02/26/nashville-sc-acquires-allocation-money-and-superdraft-pick

|publisher=Nashville SC Communications

|date=February 26, 2020

|accessdate=February 26, 2020}}

{{cite news

|title=Philadelphia Union acquire Julian Carranza from Inter Miami on loan

|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/philadelphia-union-acquire-julian-carranza-from-inter-miami-on-loan

|publisher=MLS

|date=December 23, 2021}}

{{cite web

|url=https://www.houstondynamofc.com/news/houston-dynamo-fc-acquire-defender-daniel-steres

|title=Houston Dynamo FC acquire defender Daniel Steres

|publisher=Houston Dynamo FC

|date=December 12, 2021}}

{{cite news

|title=LAFC Acquires 23-Year-Old Forward Cal Jennings

|url=https://www.lafc.com/post/2021/03/09/lafc-acquires-23-year-old-forward-cal-jennings

|publisher=Los Angeles FC

|date=March 9, 2021}}

{{Cite news

|title=Minnesota United sign midfielder Aziel Jackson to Homegrown deal

|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/minnesota-united-sign-midfielder-aziel-jackson-to-homegrown-deal

|publisher=MLS

|date=May 1, 2021}}

{{Cite news

|title=Charlotte FC acquire Brandt Bronico from Chicago Fire

|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020/12/18/charlotte-fc-acquire-brandt-bronico-chicago-fire

|publisher=MLS

|date=December 18, 2020}}

{{cite press release

|title=Colorado Rapids Sign 18-Year-Old Midfielder Will Vint to Homegrown Contract

|url=https://www.coloradorapids.com/post/2020/03/04/colorado-rapids-sign-18-year-old-midfielder-will-vint-homegrown-contract

|publisher=Colorado Rapids Communications

|date=March 4, 2020

|accessdate=March 4, 2020}}

{{cite press release

|title=Revolution acquire College Player Rights to defender Jon Bell

|url=https://www.revolutionsoccer.net/news/revolution-acquire-college-player-rights-defender-jon-bell

|publisher=New England Revolution

|date=December 13, 2020

|accessdate=January 11, 2022}}

{{cite press release

|title=Inter Miami trade for Vancouver Whitecaps Homegrown David Norman Jr

|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/inter-miami-trade-vancouver-whitecaps-homegrown-david-norman-jr

|publisher=MLS

|date=September 4, 2019

|accessdate=November 23, 2019}}

{{cite news

|title=Minnesota United acquire defender Callum Montgomery from FC Dallas

|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020/12/13/minnesota-united-acquire-defender-callum-montgomery-fc-dallas

|publisher=MLS

|date=December 13, 2020

|access-date=December 20, 2020 }}

}}

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