2008 MLS supplemental draft

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The 2008 MLS supplemental draft was held on January 24, 2008, six days after the 2008 MLS SuperDraft, as teams filled out their developmental rosters.

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Changes from 2007

Round 1

Pick #MLS teamPlayerPositionAffiliation
1 San Jose Earthquakes Flag of Liberia.svg Adam Smarte F Cal-Santa Cruz
2 Toronto FC Flag of the United States.svg Xavier BalcF Ohio State
3 Colorado Rapids [R1 trade 1] Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Forrest F Washington
4 Los Angeles Galaxy Flag of the United States.svg Michael Gavin D Portland
5 Colorado Rapids Flag of the United States.svg Cesar Zambrano M Illinois-Chicago
6 Columbus Crew Flag of the United States.svg Billy Chiles GK Towson University
7 New York Red Bulls Flag of South Africa.svg Danleigh Borman M Rhode Island
8 New England Revolution [R1 trade 2] Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Kheli Dube F Coastal Carolina
9 Chivas USA Flag of the United States.svg Kraig Chiles F San Diego State
10 D.C. United Flag of the United States.svg Brandon OwensD UCLA
11 Kansas City Wizards Flag of the United States.svg Pat Healey M Towson University
12 Chicago Fire Flag of the United States.svg Kai Kasiguran M Messiah College
13 New England Revolution Flag of the United States.svg Chris Tierney D Virginia
14 Houston Dynamo Flag of the United States.svg Johnny AlcarazM UC Santa Barbara
Westmont College

Round 1 trades

  1. #3: Real Salt Lake → Colorado Rapids. 13 July 2007: Colorado Rapids acquired this first-round selection and a second-round pick in the 2009 Supplemental Draft from Real Salt Lake in exchange for defender Chris Wingert. [ref 1] The Supplemental Draft was not held in 2009. It is unknown what compensation, if any, Colorado received in lieu of the 2009 Supplemental Draft pick.
  2. #8: FC Dallas → New England Revolution. 31 August 2007: New England Revolution acquired this first-round selection from FC Dallas in exchange for salary budget considerations. [ref 2]

Round 2

Pick #MLS teamPlayerPositionAffiliation
15 San Jose Earthquakes Flag of the United States.svg Tim BohnenkampF Creighton
16 Toronto FC PASS
17 Real Salt Lake Flag of the United States.svg Tino Nuñez F UC Santa Barbara
Bakersfield Brigade
18 Los Angeles Galaxy Flag of the United States.svg Charles AlamoGK UC Riverside
19 Colorado Rapids Flag of the United States.svg Mike GraczykGK New Mexico
20 Columbus Crew Flag of the United States.svg Cory Elenio F University of Evansville
21 New York Red Bulls Flag of the United States.svg Mike Palacio M Stony Brook University
22 FC Dallas Flag of Germany.svg Yannick ReyeringF Virginia
23 Chivas USA Flag of the United States.svg Javier Ayala-HillF University of California
24 D.C. United Flag of England.svg Dan Stratford M West Virginia University
25 Kansas City Wizards Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Vicente Arze M Mercer University
26 Chicago Fire Flag of Romania.svg Adrian Bumbut F Liberty
27 New England Revolution Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Altman M Trinity
28 Houston Dynamo Flag of the United States.svg Craig Thompson M Colorado School of Mines

Round 2 trades

    No trades reported.

    Round 3

    Pick #MLS teamPlayerPositionAffiliation
    29 San Jose Earthquakes Flag of the United States.svg Greg CurryD UC Santa Barbara
    Bakersfield Brigade
    30 Toronto FC PASS
    31 Real Salt Lake Flag of the United States.svg Kevin ReimanM Michigan State
    32 Los Angeles Galaxy Flag of the United States.svg Greg FolkD UCLA
    33 Colorado Rapids Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Antunez M Hartford
    34 Columbus Crew Flag of Poland.svg Lukasz Tumicz F University of Rhode Island
    35 New York Red Bulls Flag of the United States.svg John Gilkerson D Winthrop
    36 FC Dallas Flag of the United States.svg Ben ShulevaM SMU
    37 Chivas USA Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg El-Hadj CisséM North Carolina State
    38 Columbus Crew [R3 trade 1] Flag of the United States.svg Zola ShortD Virginia
    39 Kansas City Wizards Flag of the United States.svg Tom Gray M Monmouth University
    40 Chicago Fire Flag of the United States.svg Zach Pope M Duke
    41 New England Revolution Flag of Kenya.svg Saïdi IsaacF Winthrop
    42 Houston Dynamo Flag of the United States.svg Kieran HallM Fort Lewis College

    Round 3 trades

    1. #38: D.C. United → Columbus Crew. 4 April 2007: Columbus Crew acquired this third-round selection from D.C. United in exchange for forward Marc Burch. [ref 3]

    Round 4

    Pick #MLS teamPlayerPositionAffiliation
    43 San Jose Earthquakes Flag of the United States.svg Tim JepsonD Duke University
    44 Toronto FC PASS
    45 Real Salt Lake Flag of the United States.svg Kenny AnabaF University of Cincinnati
    46 Los Angeles Galaxy Flag of the United States.svg Daniel de GeerM/F University of San Francisco
    47 Chicago Fire [R4 trade 1] Flag of the United States.svg Steve BodeD University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
    48 Chicago Fire [R4 trade 2] Flag of the United States.svg Tim ConwayM Nyack College
    49 New York Red Bulls Flag of the United States.svg Laurent Manuel D/M Brown University
    50 FC Dallas PASS
    51 Chivas USA Flag of the United States.svg André SherardD North Carolina
    52 D.C. United Flag of the United States.svg James Thorpe GK Franklin Pierce
    53 Kansas City Wizards Flag of the United States.svg Andrew KartunenGK Stanford University
    54 Chicago Fire Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Melford James, Jr.GK University of Montevallo
    55 New England Revolution PASS
    56 Houston Dynamo Flag of the United States.svg James GeorgeffF Central Florida

    Round 4 trades

    1. #47: Colorado Rapids → Chicago Fire. 2 March 2007: Chicago Fire acquired this fourth-round selection, originally a conditional pick, from Colorado Rapids in exchange for goalkeeper Zach Thornton. [ref 4]
    2. #48: Columbus Crew → Chicago Fire. 14 September 2007: Chicago Fire acquired this fourth-round selection from Columbus Crew in exchange for defender Leonard Griffin. [ref 5]

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