2026 MLS SuperDraft Roundup
First of 90 picks, NC State's Nikola Markovic selected first overall by D.C. United
Major League Soccer conducted the 2026 MLS SuperDraft on Thursday, Dec. 18, as 29 MLS clubs selected 90 players from a collection of 50 colleges and clubs. The national championship-winning University of Washington led the way with five players selected, while Clemson University, the University of Maryland, North Carolina State University and Princeton University each had four players drafted.
NC State defender and 2025 First Team All-American Nikola Markovic was selected first overall by D.C. United after leading the Wolfpack to their first NCAA DI men's soccer championship appearance in school history a week ago.
A number of players drafted have represented the United States at the youth national team level, including Duke University and Inter Miami CF’s Kenan Hot (U-15), the University of California, Los Angeles and Columbus Crew’s Tarun Karumanchi (U-20), and the University of Connecticut and Houston Dynamo FC’s Austin Brummett (U-15).
A look back at our notable #USMNT picks over the years!
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The 2026 MLS regular season will kick off with MLS is Back weekend on Feb. 21-22, pause between May 25 and July 16 for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and conclude with Decision Day on Nov. 7.
| Pick | Club | Name, Position | College/Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | D.C. United | Nikola Markovic, D | NC State |
| 2. | FC Dallas (from ATL) | Ricky Louis, F | Georgia Southern |
| 3. | FC Dallas (from MTL) | Nicholas Simmonds, F | Virginia |
| 4. | Sporting Kansas City | Kwaku Agyabeng, M | Clemson |
| 5. | Orlando City (from LA) | Harvey Sarajian, F | Wake Forest |
| 6. | Colorado Rapids (from TOR) | Mamadou Billo Diop, F | Colorado Rapids 2 |
| 7. | St. Louis CITY SC | Zack Lillington, D | UC Davis |
| 8. | D.C. United (from NE) | Richie Aman, F | Washington |
| 9. | Orlando City (from HOU) | Nolan Miller, D | Michigan |
| 10. | Colorado Rapids | Mitchell Baker, F | Georgetown |
| 11. | Houston Dynamo FC (from SJ) | Joe Highfield, F | Portland |
| 12. | Atlanta United (from DAL, from RBNY) | Enzo Dovlo, D | UNC Greensboro |
| 13. | Real Salt Lake | Lukas Magnason, D | Clemson |
| 14. | Orlando City | Jaylen Yearwood, D | North Florida |
| 15. | Portland Timbers | Justin McLean, F | NC State |
| 16. | FC Dallas | Niklas Herceg, GK | Vermont |
| 17. | Vancouver Whitecaps FC (from ATX) | Zach Ramsey, M | Washington |
| 18. | Chicago Fire FC | Jack Sandmeyer, M | North Carolina |
| 19. | Sporting Kansas City (from COL, from CLB) | Nikos Clarke-Tosczak, D | Portland |
| 20. | Orlando City (from NSH) | Issah Haruna, M | UNC Greensboro |
| 21. | Red Bull New York (from DAL, from SEA) | Tomas Hut, GK | Syracuse |
| 22. | Charlotte FC | Will Cleary, D | Stanford |
| 23. | Minnesota United FC | Jaylinn Mitchell, F | SMU |
| 24. | LAFC | Giuliano Fravolini Whitchurch, D | Princeton |
| 25. | Real Salt Lake (from CIN) | Dylan Kropp, D | North Carolina |
| 26. | Colorado Rapids (from PHI) | Wahabu Musah, F | Clemson |
| 27. | New York City FC | Ransford Gyan, F | Clemson |
| 28. | San Diego FC | Martin Luala, M | Grand Canyon |
| 29. | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Daniel Lugo, F | High Point |
| 30. | Inter Miami CF | Abdel Talabi, D | Bryant |
| Pick | Club | Name, Position | College/Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31. | D.C. United | Isaac Emojong, M | Utah Valley |
| 32. | Inter Miami CF (from ATL) | Kenan Hot, M | Duke |
| 33. | Real Salt Lake (from MTL) | Tre Wright, D | UCLA |
| 34. | Sporting Kansas City | Sadam Masereka, F | Maryland |
| 35. | LA Galaxy | Palmer Bank, D | Stanford |
| 36. | Toronto FC | Jackson Gilman, D | Pittsburgh |
| 37. | St. Louis CITY SC | Andrew Samuels, GK | Princeton |
| 38. | New England Revolution | Schinieder Mimy, D | UCLA |
| 39. | Houston Dynamo FC | Calem Tommy, D | NC State |
| 40. | FC Dallas (from COL) | Edouard Nys, M | Illinois Chicago |
| 41. | San Jose Earthquakes | Jack Jasinski, D | Princeton |
| 42. | Real Salt Lake (from RBNY) | Jefferson Amaya, M | High Point |
| 43. | St. Louis CITY SC (from ORL, from RSL) | Cooper Forcellini, M | Xavier |
| 44. | FC Dallas (from COL, from SKC, from ORL) | Umberto Pela, M | Virginia |
| 45. | Portland Timbers | Colin Griffith, F | Maryland |
| 46. | CF Montréal (from DAL) | Aidan Godinho, M | Georgetown |
| 47. | Austin FC | Stefan Dobrijevic, F | Akron |
| 48. | Real Salt Lake (from CHI) | Niklas Soerensen, D | Pittsburgh |
| 49. | Columbus Crew | Tarun Karumanchi, M | UCLA |
| 50. | Nashville SC | Max Miller, D | Kentucky |
| 51. | Seattle Sounders FC | Joe Dale, M | Washington |
| 52. | Charlotte FC | Luke Adams, D | Tulsa |
| 53. | Minnesota United FC | Bardia Hormozi, F | Princeton |
| 54. | Inter Miami CF (from LAFC) | Mamadi Jiana, F | Bryant |
| 55. | FC Cincinnati | Ayoub Lajhar, D | UConn |
| 56. | Colorado Rapids (from PHI) | Asher Hestad, D | Washington |
| 57. | New York City FC | Kevin Pierre, M | Georgia Southern |
| 58. | San Diego FC | Remi Agunbiade, F | Akron |
| 59. | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Yeider Zuluaga, F | Seattle |
| 60. | Inter Miami CF | Alex Barger, D | Indiana |
| Pick | Club | Name, Position | College/Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61. | D.C. United | Stephane Njike, F | Maryland |
| 62. | Atlanta United | Noah James, M | San Diego |
| 63. | CF Montréal | Tate Lorentz, M | Wake Forest |
| 64. | Sporting Kansas City | Blake D'Agostino, F | California Baptist |
| 65. | LA Galaxy | Sebastian Conlon, GK | Kentucky |
| 66. | FC Dallas (from MTL, from TOR) | Olayinka Ogunleye, D | Louisville |
| 67. | Minnesota United FC (from STL) | Aiden Bengard, D | Cal State-Fullerton |
| 68. | New England Revolution | Kyle McGowan, F | Denver |
| 69. | Houston Dynamo FC | Agustin Resch, D | Seton Hall |
| 70. | Colorado Rapids | Koven Johnson, M | High Point |
| 71. | New York City FC (from SJ) | Joey Mueller, M | UCF |
| 72. | LA Galaxy (from RBNY) | Jaime Amaro, M | Bryant |
| 73. | Real Salt Lake | Brayden Beason, F | San Francisco |
| 74. | Orlando City | Mitch Ferguson, D | Notre Dame |
| 75. | Portland Timbers | Lucas Fernandez Kim, M | Oregon State |
| 76. | San Diego FC (from DAL) | Kyle Durham, GK | UConn |
| 77. | Austin FC | Patrick Cayelli, M | Pennsylvania |
| 78. | Houston Dynamo FC (from CHI) | Austin Brummett, F | UConn |
| 79. | Columbus Crew | Isaac Heffess, D | NC State |
| 80. | Nashville SC | Charles-Emile Brunet, M | SMU |
| 81. | Seattle Sounders FC | Stockton Short, GK | Utah Tech |
| 82. | Charlotte FC | Jahiem Wickham, GK | South Florida |
| 83. | Minnesota United FC | Michal Mroz, GK | Evansville |
| 84. | LAFC | Iain Wagner, M | San Diego |
| 85. | D.C. United (from CIN) | Lasse Kelp, D | Maryland |
| 86. | Colorado Rapids (from PHI) | Jabari De Coteau, D | Xavier |
| 87. | New York City FC | Luca Nikolai, D | North Carolina |
| 88. | Houston Dynamo FC (from SD) | Gilberto Rivera, M | San Jose State |
| 89. | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Connor Lofy, M | Washington |
| 90. | Inter Miami CF | Maximilian Kissel, F | Vermont |