MLS SUPERDRAFT
Tuesday's first round of the MLS SuperDraft
FIRST ROUND
1. Charlotte: Ben Bender, M, Maryland
2. Cincinnati: Roman Celentano, G, Indiana
3. Dallas (from Toronto): Isaiah Parker, F, St. Louis
4. Houston: Thorleifur Ulfarsson, F, Duke
5. Austin: Kipp Keller, D, St. Louis
6. Dallas: Lucas Bartlett, D, St. John's
7. N.Y. Red Bulls (from Chicago): Matthew Nocita, D, Navy
8. San Jose: Ousseni Bouda, F, Stanford
9. Inter Miami FC: Ryan Sailor, D, Washington
10. Nashville SC (from L.A. through Colorado): Ahmed Longmire, D, California
11. Chicago FC (from Montreal through N.Y. Red Bulls): Kendall Burks, D, Washington
12. Columbus: Patrick Schulte, G, Saint Louis
13. San Jose (from D.C. United): Oskar Agren, D, Clemson
14. Cincinnati (from L.A. Galaxy): Ian Murphy, D, Duke
15. Montreal (from N.Y. Red Bulls): Jojea Kwizera, F, Utah Valley
16. Vancouver: Simon Becher, F, Saint Louis
17. Loons: Tani Oluwaseyi, F, St. John's
18. Orlando City: Jack Lynn, F, Notre Dame
19. Atlanta: Erik Centeno, F, Pacific
20. N.Y. Red Bulls (from Seattle): O'Vonte Mullings, F, Florida Gulf Coast
21. L.A. Galaxy (from Nashville SC): Farai Mutatu, F, Michigan St.
22. Kansas City: Esai Easley, D, Grand Canyon
23. Colorado: Mohamed Omar, M, Notre Dame
24. New England: Jacob Jackson, G, Loyola Marymount
25. Columbus (from Salt Lake): Philip Quinton, D, Notre Dame
26. Colorado (from Philadelphia): Anthony Markanich, D, N. Illinois
27. Portland: Justin Rasmussen, D, Grand Canyon
28. Dallas (New York City FC): Tsiki Ntsabeleng, F, Oregon St.
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