2023 MLS SuperDraft

2023 MLS SuperDraft
General information
Sport	Soccer
Date(s)	December 21, 2022
Overview
87 total selections in 3 rounds
League	Major League Soccer
Teams	29

The 2023 MLS SuperDraft will be the 24th edition of the SuperDraft conducted by Major League Soccer. The draft will be held on December 21, 2022, becoming the first SuperDraft to be held in December (the Draft is normally in January). Despite this, the draft will retain the 2023 branding. The draft will be conducted via conference call. 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.

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 announced that St. Louis City SC would debut in 2023 instead of 2022, and the league's expansion to Sacramento was put on hiatus 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

Player key
*	Denotes player who has been selected for an MLS Best XI team
^	Member of 2023 Generation Adidas class
†	Player who was named to an MLS Best XI and Generation Adidas
Signed key
	Denotes player who signed for a MLS team (Division I)
	Denotes player who signed for a USL Championship team (Division II)
	Denotes player who signed for a MLS Next Pro, USL League One or NISA team (Division III)
	Denotes player who signed for a team outside the United States soccer league system
Positions key
GK	Goalkeeper		DF	Defender		MF	Midfielder		FW	Forward

Round 1

P	MLS team	Player	Pos.	College	Conference	Academy team	Other team	Signed
1	St. Louis City
2	D.C. United
3	Colorado Rapids (from Toronto)
4	San Jose Earthquakes
5	Houston Dynamo
6	Orlando City (from Chicago)
7	Atlanta United
8	Sporting Kansas City
9	Seattle Sounders
10	New England Revolution
11	Nashville SC (from Charlotte)
12	Colorado Rapids
13	Vancouver Whitecaps
14	Columbus Crew
15	Portland Timbers
16	Real Salt Lake
17	Orlando City
18	Inter Miami
19	Minnesota United
20	Charlotte FC (from Nashville)
21	New York Red Bulls
22	FC Cincinnati
23	LA Galaxy
24	FC Dallas
25	CF Montréal
26	New York City FC
27	Austin FC
28	Philadelphia Union
29	Vancouver Whitecaps FC (from LAFC)

Round 2

P	MLS team	Player	Pos.	College	Conference	Academy team	Other team	Signed
30	St. Louis City
31	D.C. United
32	Toronto FC
33	San Jose Earthquakes
34	Houston Dynamo
35	Nashville SC (from Chicago)
36	Atlanta United
37	Sporting Kansas City
38	Seattle Sounders
39	New England Revolution
40	Charlotte FC
41	Colorado Rapids
42	Vancouver Whitecaps
43	Columbus Crew
44	Portland Timbers
45	Real Salt Lake
46	Orlando City
47	Inter Miami
48	Minnesota United
49	Nashville SC
50	New York Red Bulls
51	FC Cincinnati
52	LA Galaxy
53	FC Dallas
54	CF Montréal
55	New York City FC
56	Austin FC
57	Philadelphia Union
58	Los Angeles FC

Round 3

P	MLS team	Player	Pos.	College	Conference	Academy team	Other team	Signed
59	St. Louis City
60	D.C. United
61	Toronto FC
62	San Jose Earthquakes
63	Houston Dynamo
64	Chicago Fire
65	Nashville SC (from Atlanta)
66	New York City FC (from Sporting KC)
67	Chicago Fire FC (from Seattle)
68	New England Revolution
69	Charlotte FC
70	Colorado Rapids
71	Vancouver Whitecaps
72	Austin FC (from Columbus)
73	Portland Timbers
74	Real Salt Lake
75	CF Montreal (from Orlando)
76	Chicago Fire FC (from Inter Miami)
77	LA Galaxy (from Minnesota)
78	Nashville SC
79	New York Red Bulls
80	FC Cincinnati
81	LA Galaxy
82	FC Dallas
83	CF Montréal
84	New York City FC
85	Portland Timbers (from Austin)
86	Philadelphia Union
87	Los Angeles FC

Round 4

Compensatory pick for a trade done before the SuperDraft was downsized to only three rounds.

P	MLS team	Player	Pos.	College	Conference	Academy team	Other team	Signed
88	Portland Timbers (from Real Salt Lake)

Notable undrafted players

Homegrown players

Further information: Homegrown Player Rule (Major League Soccer)

Original MLS team	Player	Position	College	Conference	Notes	Ref.

Eligible players who signed outside of MLS in 2023

This is a list of eligible players who signed in leagues outside of MLS prior to the SuperDraft, but were still draft eligible.

Player	Nat.	Position	College	Conference	Team	League	Notes	Ref.

Summary

Selections by college athletic conference

Conference	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Total
NCAA Division I conferences

Schools with multiple draft selections

Selections	Schools