2024 MLS SuperDraft: Tyrese Spicer of Lipscomb goes No. 1 to Toronto FC
Lipscomb University forward Tyrese Spicer was the first pick in Major League Soccer's SuperDraft on Tuesday by Toronto FC.
This is the second time that Toronto FC has made the No. 1 overall pick in the MLS SuperDraft. The last time came before Toronto's inaugural season in 2007, when the club took Maurice Edu, a forward out of Maryland. Edu earned MLS rookie of the year honors in 2007, made his U.S. national team debut that same year, and three years later played in his first and only World Cup.
After Toronto selected Spicer at No. 1, the Colorado Rapids used the first of their two first-round selections on Duke midfielder Wayne Frederick. Washington defender Nate Jones, who was initially selected by Austin FC with the No. 5 overall pick, later had his rights traded to the Colorado Rapids.
There were three rounds in the 2024 MLS SuperDraft. Among the 87 overall selections, 48 different colleges and universities were represented. Five colleges had multiple players selected in the first round, led by West Virginia with three. Lipscomb was the only university with two top-10 selections.
2024 MLS SuperDraft first-round picks
Toronto FC — Tyrese Spicer, forward, Lipscomb
Colorado Rapids — Wayne Frederick, midfielder, Duke
FC Dallas (from Inter Miami CF) — Logan Farrington, forward, Oregon State
Colorado Rapids (from Los Angeles Galaxy) — Kimani Stewart-Baynes, forward, Maryland
Austin FC — Nate Jones, defender, Washington
Chicago Fire FC — Bryan Dowd, goalkeeper, Notre Dame
D.C. United — Jacob Murrell, forward, Georgetown
New York City FC — Malachi Jones, forward, Lipscomb
Minnesota United FC — Hugo Bacharach, defender, Indiana
CF Montréal — Grayson Doody, defender, UCLA
Nashville SC (from Portland Timbers) — Wyatt Meyer, defender, California
New York Red Bulls (from Charlotte FC through Colorado Rapids) — Aidan O'Connor, defender, Virginia
San Jose Earthquakes — Jamar Ricketts, defender, Cal State Northridge
Charlotte FC (from New York Red Bulls through Colorado Rapids) — Tyger Smalls, forward, Loyola Marymount
Inter Miami CF (from FC Dallas) — Yannick Bright, midfielder, New Hampshire
Real Salt Lake (from Vancouver Whitecaps FC) — Matthew Bell, forward, Marshall
St. Louis City SC (from Nashville SC) — Hosei Kijima, midfielder, Wake Forest
Real Salt Lake — Kevin Bonilla, defender, Portland
Atlanta United FC — Jayden Hibbert, goalkeeper, Connecticut
Minnesota United FC (from New England Revolution) — Marcus Caldeira, forward, West Virginia
Orlando City SC (from St. Louis City SC through Colorado Rapids) — Jeorgio Kocevski, midfielder, Syracuse
Sporting Kansas City — Ryan Schewe, goalkeeper, Georgetown
Seattle Sounders FC — Kalani Kossa-Rienzi, defender, Washington
Inter Miami CF (from Philadelphia Union) — Ryan Carmichael, forward, Hofstra
Orlando City SC — Yutaro Tsukada, forward, West Virginia
Houston Dynamo FC — Stephen Annor Gyamfi, forward, Virginia
FC Cincinnati — Brian Schaefer, defender, South Florida
Los Angeles FC — Jackson Lee, goalkeeper, West Virginia
Columbus Crew — Jayden Da, forward, Duquesne
2024 MLS SuperDraft second-round picks
Toronto FC — Joey Maher, defender, Indiana
Austin FC (from Colorado Rapids) — Bryant Farkarlun, midfielder, Texas-Rio Grande Valley
Inter Miami CF — Leo Afonso, forward, Virginia
Chicago Fire FC (from Los Angeles Galaxy through Atlanta United FC) — Olu Oyegunle, defender, Syracuse
Colorado Rapids (from Austin FC) — Palmer Ault, midfielder, Butler
Chicago Fire FC — Jason Shokalook, forward, Akron
D.C. United — Brandon Parrish, midfielder, Clemson
Real Salt Lake (from New York City FC) — Damien Barker John, forward, Louisville
Charlotte FC (from Minnesota United FC) — Jahlane Forbes, defender, Wake Forest
CF Montréal — Malik Henry, midfielder, Akron
Portland Timbers — Kyle Linhares, midfielder, Georgetown
Charlotte FC — Jacob Babalai, forward, Portland
San Jose Earthquakes — Beau Leroux, midfielder, San Jose State
Colorado Rapids (from New York Red Bulls) — Anderson Rosa, defender, Central Florida
FC Dallas — Turner Humphrey, defender, Oregon State
Vancouver Whitecaps FC — Eliot Goldthorp, defender, Hofstra
Los Angeles Galaxy (from Nashville SC) — Ethan Brandt, goalkeeper, Western Michigan
Real Salt Lake — Josh Jones, defender, Louisville
Atlanta United FC — Javier Armas, defender, Oregon State
D.C. United (from New England Revolution) — Aldair Sanchez, defender, North Carolina (via Sacramento Republic FC)
Nashville SC (from St. Louis City SC) — Kevin Carmichael, defender, California
Sporting Kansas City — Dyson Clapier, defender, Duke
Seattle Sounders FC — Antino Lopez, defender, Duke
Philadelphia Union — Stas Korzeniowski, forward, Pennsylvania
Orlando City SC — Filip Mirkovic, midfielder, Pittsburgh
Houston Dynamo FC — Ousmane Sylla, midfielder, Clemson
FC Cincinnati — Kenji Mboma Dem, forward, Dayton
Los Angeles FC — Kenny Nielson, defender, Georgetown
Columbus Crew — Zach Zengue, midfielder, Georgetown
2024 MLS SuperDraft third-round picks
Toronto FC — Patrick McDonald, midfielder, Indiana
Colorado Rapids — Gunnar Studenhofft, forward, Manhattan
Inter Miami CF — Pep Casas, midfielder, UNC Wilmington
Los Angeles Galaxy — Tucker Lepley, midfielder, UCLA
Philadelphia Union (from Austin FC) — Zachary Bohane, forward, Stanford
Chicago Fire FC — Laurence Wootton, midfielder, Ohio State
D.C. United — Nathan Crockford, goalkeeper, Wisconsin
New York City FC — Taylor Calheira, forward, Maryland-Baltimore County
Minnesota United FC — Morris Duggan, defender, Marshall
CF Montréal — Eli Conway, forward, Connecticut
Portland Timbers — Gage Guerra, forward, Louisville
Charlotte FC — Nathan Richmond, midfielder, Clemson
San Jose Earthquakes — Riley Lynch, forward, Saint Mary's
Chicago Fire FC (from New York Red Bulls through Atlanta United FC) — Shane de Flores, midfielder, Stanford
FC Dallas — Mads Westergren, defender, SMU
Vancouver Whitecaps FC — Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau, forward, St. John's
Nashville SC — Bryce Boneau, midfielder, Notre Dame
Real Salt Lake — Maximus Jennings, defender, Georgetown
Atlanta United FC — Casper Mols, goalkeeper, Kentucky
Minnesota United FC (from New England Revolution) — Babacar Niang, midfielder, Wake Forest
St. Louis City SC — Brendan McSorley, midfielder, Providence
Sporting Kansas City — Jonathan Robinson, defender, Western Michigan
Seattle Sounders FC — Buba Fofanah, forward, Portland
Philadelphia Union — Francesco Montali, goalkeeper, Boston University
Orlando City SC — Riyon Tori, midfielder, UNC Charlotte
Real Salt Lake (from Houston Dynamo FC) — Ruben Mesalles, defender, Duke
Toronto FC (from FC Cincinnati) — Fletcher Bank, midfielder, Stanford
CF Montréal (from Los Angeles FC) — Carson Hodgson, midfielder, Western Michigan
Columbus Crew — Luke Pruter, goalkeeper, UC Irvine
Past MLS No. 1 overall draft picks
Here is every No. 1 MLS draft pick:
2023: Hamady Diop (defender, Clemson), Charlotte FC
2022: Ben Bender (midfielder, Maryland), Charlotte FC
2021: Dani Pereira (midfielder, Virginia Tech), Austin FC
2020: Robbie Robinson (forward, Clemson), Inter Miami CF
2019: Frankie Almaya (midfielder, UCLA), FC Cincinnati
2018: João Moutinho (defender, Akron), Los Angeles FC
2017: Abu Danladi (forward, UCLA), Minnesota United FC
2016: Jack Harrison (midfielder, Wake Forest), Chicago Fire
2015: Cyle Larin (forward, Connecticut), Orlando City SC
2014: Andre Blake (forward, Connecticut), Philadelphia Union
2013: Andrew Farrell (defender, Louisville), New England Revolution
2012: Andrew Wenger (forward, Duke), Montreal Impact
2011: Omar Salgado (forward, no college), Vancouver Whitecaps FC
2010: Danny Mwanga (forward, Oregon State), Philadelphia Union
2009: Steve Zakuani (forward, Akron), Seattle Sounders FC
2008: Chance Myers (defender, UCLA), Kansas City Wizards
2007: Maurice Edu (midfielder, Maryland), Toronto FC
2006: Marvell Wynne (defender, UCLA), MetroStars
2005: Nikolas Besagno (midfielder, no college), Real Salt Lake
2004: Freddy Adu (midfielder, no college), D.C. United
2003: Alecko Eskandarian (forward Virginia), D.C. United
2002: Chris Gbandi (defender, Connecticut), Dallas Burn
2001: Chris Carrieri (midfielder, North Carolina), San Jose Earthquakes
2000: Steve Shak (midfielder, UCLA), MetroStars
1999: Jason Moore (midfielder, Virginia), D.C. United
1998: Leo Cullen (defender, Maryland), Miami Fusion
1997: Tahj Jakins (defender, UCLA), Colorado Rapids
1996: Matt McKeon (midfielder, St. Louis), Kansas City Wiz
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: MLS SuperDraft 2024 tracker: Round-by-round selections