2017 MLS SuperDraft | |
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General information | |
Sport | Soccer |
Date(s) | January 13, 2017 |
Time | 3:00 p.m. ET |
Location | Los Angeles, California |
Network(s) | MLSSoccer.com |
Overview | |
81 total selections | |
First selection | Abu Danladi |
The 2017 MLS SuperDraft was the eighteenth SuperDraft conducted by Major League Soccer. The SuperDraft is held each year in conjunction with the annual National Soccer Coaches Association of America convention. The first two rounds of the 2017 SuperDraft were held in Los Angeles, California on January 13, 2017 as part of the NSCAA 2017 convention. [1] Rounds three and four were held via conference call on January 17, 2017. [2]
The SuperDraft format has remained constant throughout its history and closely resembles that of the NFL Draft:
* | Denotes player who has been selected for an MLS Best XI team |
Any player marked with a * is part of the Generation Adidas program.
Any player marked with a * is part of the Generation Adidas program.
Any player marked with a * is part of the Generation Adidas program.
Any player marked with a * is part of the Generation Adidas program.
Player | Position | College | Conference | Team | League | Notes |
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Sam Brotherton | Defender | Wisconsin | Big Ten | Sunderland | Premier League | |
Conference | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Total | |||
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NCAA Division I conferences | ||||||||
America East | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |||
The American | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |||
ACC | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | |||
Atlantic 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
Big East | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||
Big South | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
Big Ten | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |||
West Coast | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
CAA | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
Conference USA | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||
Horizon | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
Ivy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
Mid-American | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |||
MAAC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
MVC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
Northeast | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
Pac-12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |||
Patriot | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
SoCon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
Summit | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
WAC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
West Coast | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
Non-Division I conferences | ||||||||
Conference Carolinas | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
Non-NCAA | ||||||||
Non-College Selections | ||||||||
Danish Superliga | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
L10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
NASL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
Pass | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Selections | Schools |
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4 | Louisville, Syracuse |
3 | UCLA, South Florida |
2 | Akron, Connecticut, Delaware, Denver, Duke, Penn State, Pfeiffer, Wake Forest, Washington, Wright State |
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