All 20 teams are in Philadelphia and they’re ready for the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. The best players from college, and a few from elsewhere, are waiting to be picked and begin their professional careers.
MLS Draft 2015 results: Live pick-by-pick updates from the SuperDraft
Follow along as the 20 MLS teams make their SuperDraft picks in Philadelphia.
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This year’s doesn’t have quite the same excitement as there has been in past years. Part of that is because the homegrown player rule has taken some of the best prospects from the draft. The looming CBA negotiations play a part as well, as this is the smallest Generation adidas classes ever because so many players want to see how things change once there is a new CBA.
Still, the draft can be very valuable. The LA Galaxy nabbed Omar Gonzalez and A.J. DeLaGarza in the same draft, helping them win three of the last four MLS Cups. And the other team to capture MLS’s ultimate prize? Sporting Kansas City, who drafted Matt Besler, Chance Myers and Dom Dwyer. The MLS Draft isn’t as valuable as it used to be, but it’s still valuable.
First round picks
1. Orlando City SC - Cyle Larin (F, Connecticut)
2. New York City FC - Khiry Shelton (F, Oregon St.)
3. Montreal Impact - Romario Williams (F, UCF)
4. San Jose Earthquakes - Fatai Alashe (M, Michigan St.)
5. Portland Timbers - Nick Besler (D, Notre Dame)
6. Toronto FC - Alex Bono (G, Syracuse)
7. Chicago Fire - Matt Polster (D, Southern Illinois, Edwardsville)
8. Houston Dynamo - Zach Steinberg (M, Butler)
9. Toronto FC - Clement Simonin (D, NC State)
10. Sporting Kansas City - Conor Hallisey (M, California)
11. Toronto FC - Skylar Thomas (D, Syracuse)
12. Sporting Kansas City - Saad Abdul-Salaam (D Akron)
13. Vancouver Whitecaps - Tim Parker (D, St. John’s)
14. Colorado Rapids - Axel Sjoberg (D, Marquette)
15. FC Dallas - Otis Earle (D, UC Riverside)
16. Seattle Sounders - Cristiano Roldan (M, Washington)
17. D.C. United - Miguel Aguilar (M, San Francisco)
18. New York Red Bulls - Leo Stolz (M, UCLA)
19. Columbus Crew - Sergio Campbell (D, Connecticut)
20. Sporting Kansas City - Amadoi Dia (M, Clemson)
21. LA Galaxy - Ignacio Maganto (F, Iona)
Second round order
1. Orlando City - Conor Donovan (D, NC State)
2. New York City FC - Connor Brandt (M, San Diego)
3. Portland Timbers - Andy Thoma (D, Washington)
4. Orlando City - Akeil Barrett (F, Tulsa)
5. Colorado Rapids - Joseph Greenspan (D, Navy)
6. Real Salt Lake - Boyd Okwuonu (D, North Carolina)
7. Chicago Fire - Kingsley Bryce (F, St. Louis)
8. Toronto FC - Wesley Charpie (D, South Florida)
9. Houston Dynamo - Oumar Ballo (D, UMBC)
10. Philadelphia Union = Dzenan Catic (F, Davenport)
11. Portland Timbers - Christian Volesky (F, Southern Illinois, Edwardsville)
12. Seattle Sounders - Tyler Miller (G, Northwestern)
13. Portland Timbers - Kharlton Belmar (F, Virginia Commonwealth)
14. Columbus Crew - Sagi Lev-Ari (F, Cal St. Northridge)
15. Houston Dynamo - Rob Lovejoy (F, North Carolina)
16. Toronto FC - Edwin Rivas (F, Cal St. Northridge)
17. Vancouver Whitecaps - Kay Banjo (F. UMBC)
18. New York Red Bulls - Stefano Bonomo (F, Cal)
19. Seattle Sounders - Oniel Fisher (D, New Mexico)
20. Philadelphia Union - Eric Bird (M, Virginia)
21. D.C. United - Dan Metzger (M, Maryland)
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