2020 MLS SuperDraft
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The 2020 MLS SuperDraft was the 21st edition of the SuperDraft conducted by Major League Soccer. The 2020 SuperDraft was the first SuperDraft held exclusively via conference call and web streaming. The first two rounds of the 2020 SuperDraft were held on January 9, 2020 while rounds three and four were held on January 13, 2020. Previously, the SuperDraft had been held in conjunction with the annual January United Soccer Coaches convention.
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 Inter Miami CF and Nashville SC would begin play as expansion teams in 2020. Inter Miami CF would select first, and Nashville SC second.
- 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 2020 Generation Adidas class | |||||||||
| † | Player who was named to an MLS Best XI and Generation Adidas | |||||||||
| Signed key | ||||||||||
| 21 | Denotes player who signed for an MLS team (Division I) | |||||||||
| 30 | Denotes player who signed for a USL Championship team (Division II) | |||||||||
| 16 | Denotes player who signed for a USL League One or NISA team (Division III) | |||||||||
| 4 | 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
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Trades
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Notable undrafted players
Homegrown players
| Original MLS team | Player | Position | College | Conference | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Fire FC | Mauricio Pineda | MF | North Carolina | ACC | All-ACC First-Team | |
| Columbus Crew | Sebastian Berhalter | MF | North Carolina | ACC | ||
| Columbus Crew | Aidan Morris | MF | Indiana | Big Ten | TDS Freshman of the Year | |
| FC Dallas | Eddie Munjoma | DF | SMU | American | AAC Defender of the Year | |
| Orlando City SC | David Loera | MF | NC State | ACC | All-ACC Second-Team | |
| Portland Timbers | Blake Bodily | MF | Washington | Pac-12 | Pac-12 Player of the Year | |
| Real Salt Lake | Milan Iloski | FW | UCLA | Pac-12 | All-Pac-12 First-Team | |
| San Jose Earthquakes | Drake Callender | GK | California | Pac-12 | Traded to Inter Miami CF |
Players who signed outside of MLS
This is a list of undrafted players who signed in leagues outside of MLS.
Summary
Selections by college athletic conference
| Conference | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCAA Division I conferences | |||||
| ACC | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| America East | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| American | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Atlantic 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Atlantic Sun | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Big East | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| Big South | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Big Ten | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| Big West | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| CAA | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Conference USA | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Horizon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mid-American | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Missouri Valley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| OVC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Pac-12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Patriot | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| WAC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| West Coast | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Passes | |||||
| Pass | 0 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 27 |
Schools with multiple draft selections
| Selections | Schools |
|---|---|
| 3 | Clemson, FIU, Indiana, Virginia |
| 2 | Creighton, Georgetown, Marquette, Michigan, Michigan State, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Providence, Stanford, Syracuse, UCF, UNC Wilmington, Wake Forest |