2014 MLS SuperDraft explained

The 2014 MLS SuperDraft was the fifteenth SuperDraft presented by Major League Soccer. The first two rounds of the four round draft took place on January 16, 2014, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the Philadelphia Convention Center. Rounds three and four took place on January 21, 2014, via conference call.

Changes from 2013

• The SuperDraft was expanded from two rounds to four rounds.
• The Supplemental Draft, typically held one week after the SuperDraft, was eliminated.

Selection order

The MLS SuperDraft selection order has been constant throughout league history:

1. The nine clubs which do not qualify for the playoffs receive picks #1 through #9 (in reverse order of season points);
2. The two clubs eliminated in the Knockout round of playoffs receive picks #10 and #11 (in reverse order of season points);
3. The four clubs eliminated in the Conference Semifinals receive picks #12 through #15 (in reverse order of season points);
4. The two clubs eliminated in the Conference Finals receive picks #16 and #17 (in reverse order of season points);
5. The club which loses 2013 MLS Cup receives pick #18;
6. The club which wins 2013 MLS Cup receives pick #19.

This selection order pertains to all rounds of the MLS SuperDraft.

Round 1

Any player marked with a * is part of the Generation Adidas program.

width=7%	Pick # !	width=28%	MLS team !	width=24%	Player !	width=15%	Position !	width=25%	Affiliation
1		Andre Blake*		Connecticut
2		Steve Birnbaum		California Orange County Blue Star
3		Christian Dean*		California
4				Georgetown Reading United
5		Eric Miller*		Creighton Portland Timbers U23s
6				Colorado School of Mines Real Colorado Foxes
7				Portmore United
8		Damion Lowe*		Hartford Reading United
9				Stanford Ventura County Fusion
10				Xavier
11				Maryland New Orleans Jesters
12		Marlon Hairston*		Louisville
13				UC Irvine OC Blues Strikers FC
14				USF Reading United
15				Coastal Carolina Reading United
16		A. J. Cochran*		Wisconsin K-W United FC
17		Schillo Tshuma*		Maryland
18				California
19				Notre Dame

Round 1 trades

Round 2

width=7%	Pick # !	width=28%	MLS team !	width=24%	Player !	width=15%	Position !	width=25%	Affiliation
20				Clemson Jersey Express
21				Louisville Reading United
22
23				New Mexico Real Colorado Foxes
24				Elon Carolina Dynamo
25				Michigan State Michigan Bucks
26				Washington North Sound SeaWolves
27				Akron Austin Aztex
28				UCLA Ventura County Fusion
29				UCLA OC Blues Strikers FC
30				Connecticut
31				California Orange County Blue Star
32				Memphis Portland Timbers U23s
33				Wake Forest
34				Akron Seattle Sounders FC U-23
35				SIU Edwardsville St. Louis Lions
36				UC Riverside FC Tucson
37				Cal Poly
38				St. Louis

Round 2 trades

Round 3

width=7%	Pick # !	width=28%	MLS team !	width=24%	Player !	width=15%	Position !	width=25%	Affiliation
39				Connecticut Real Maryland
40				Houston Baptist Austin Aztex
41				UC Santa Barbara Ventura County Fusion
42				UC Santa Barbara
43		Nick Walker		Fairleigh Dickinson Michigan Bucks
44				Redlands
45				Detroit-Mercy Detroit City FC
46				St. Louis
47				Indiana
48				UMBC Baltimore Bohemians
49				Wake Forest Reading United
50				SNHU GPS Portland Phoenix
51				New Mexico Austin Aztex
52				Akron Seattle Sounders FC U-23
53				Georgetown Michigan Bucks
54				New Mexico Austin Aztex
55				W Connection
56				Creighton Portland Timbers U23
57				NC State Carolina Dynamo

Round 3 trades

Round 4

width=7%	Pick # !	width=28%	MLS team !	width=24%	Player !	width=15%	Position !	width=25%	Affiliation
58				Cal Poly
59				Georgia State
60				Rutgers
61				Denver
62				Manta FC
63				Wake Forest
64				New Mexico
65				UMBC Reading United
66				Virginia Tech Midland/Odessa Sockers
67
68				Lindsey Wilson College Des Moines Menace
69				Campbell Austin Aztex
70				Coker College D.C. United U-23
71				UCLA Ventura County Fusion
72		PASS
73				Indiana
74				American
75				Marquette Chicago Fire Premier
76		Reinaldo Brenes		Akron Portland Timbers U23s
77				Michigan

Round 4 trades

Unresolved 2014 SuperDraft Trades

• Conditional, Houston Dynamo → Toronto FC. December 28, 2011: Toronto FC acquired a conditional selection in the 2014 SuperDraft from Houston Dynamo in exchange for midfielder Nathan Sturgis.
• Round 6 (Supplemental Draft Round 4), FC Dallas → Columbus Crew. June 14, 2013: Columbus Crew acquired a fourth-round selection in the 2014 Supplemental Draft from FC Dallas in exchange for use of an international roster spot for 2013.

Notable undrafted players

Homegrown players

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Original MLS team	Player	Position	College	Conference	Notes
D.C. United	Jalen Robinson	Defender	Wake Forest	ACC
Real Salt Lake	Jordan Allen	Midfielder	Virginia	ACC
San Jose Earthquakes	Tommy Thompson	Forward	Indiana	Big Ten
Seattle Sounders FC	Aaron Kovar	Midfielder	Stanford	Pac-12