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	28

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 has announced that Charlotte FC would begin play as an expansion team in 2022. Sacramento Republic and St. Louis City SC were about to debut that year, but MLS delayed St. Louis's start to 2023 instead, and the league's expansion to Sacramento was withheld 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	Toronto FC
4	San Jose Earthquakes
5	Houston Dynamo
6	Chicago Fire
7	Atlanta United
8	Sporting Kansas City
9	Seattle Sounders
10	New England Revolution
11	Charlotte FC
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	Nashville SC
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
29

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