The latest crop of collegiate prospects will enter Major League Soccer on Friday afternoon in Chicago.
Expansion side FC Cincinnati contains the No. 1 selection in the 2019 MLS draft, which begins at 1 p.m. ET.
San Jose, Orlando, FC Dallas and Chicago are currently slated to select beneath FC Cincinnati in the top five, but as we’ve seen in past years, trades are likely to happen.
UCLA midfielder Frankie Amaya is the No. 1 player on the SBI Big Board, with Siad Haji, Callum Montgomery, Tajon Buchanan and Dayne St. Clair all expected to be selected in the early in the first round.
As the draft picks, and eventual trades, start to roll in, we’ll provide updates in the comments section as MLS welcomes its latest rookie class to the league.
2019 MLS Draft Selections
first round
1. FC Cincinnati: Frankie Amaya, M, UCLA
2. San Jose Earthquakes: Siad Haji, M, VCU
3. Orlando City: Santiago Patino, F, Florida International
4. FC Dallas (from Colorado): Callum Montgomery, D, Charlotte
5. Colorado Rapids (from Chicago): Andre Shinyashiki, F, Denver
6. Toronto FC: Griffin Dorsey, M, Indiana
7. Minnesota United: Dayne St. Clair, GK, Maryland
8. Houston Dynamo: Sam Junqua, D, California
9. New England Revolution: Tajon Buchanan, F, Syracuse
10. FC Dallas (from Montreal): John Nelson, D, North Carolina
11. New England Revolution (from Vancouver): DeJuan Jones, M, Michigan State
12. New York City FC (from LA Galaxy): Luis Barraza, GK, Marquette
13. FC Cincinnati: Logan Gdula, D, Wake Forest
14. D.C. United: Akeem Ward, D, Creighton
15. Minnesota United (from Chicago via Colorado and FC Dallas): Chase Gasper, D, Maryland
16. New York Red Bulls (from FC Cincinnati via LAFC): Roy Boateng, D, UC Davis
17. Real Salt Lake: Sam Brown, M, Harvard
18. Columbus Crew: J.J. Williams, F, Kentucky
19. LA Galaxy (from NYCFC): Emil Cuello, M, SMU
20. Seattle Sounders: Tucker Bone, M, Air Force
21. Sporting Kansas City: Kamar Marriott, D, Florida Gulf Coast
22. New York Red Bulls: Janos Loebe, M, Fordham
23. Portland Timbers: Ryan Sierakowski, F, Michigan State
24. Atlanta United: Anderson Asiedu, M, UCLA
second round
25. New York Red Bulls (from FC Cincinnati): Sean Nealis, D, Hofstra
26. San Jose Earthquakes: Sergio Rivas, M, Seattle University
27. Orlando City: Kamal Miller, D, Syracuse
28. Colorado Rapids: Marcello Borges, D, Michigan
29. FC Cincinnati (from Philadelphia): Tommy McCabe, D, Notre Dame
30. FC Cincinnati (from Toronto): Jimmy Hague, GK, Michigan State
31. Minnesota United: Hassani Dotson, M, Oregon State
32. New York Red Bulls (from Chicago): Rece Buckmaster, M, Indiana
33. Houston Dynamo (from New England): Andrew Samuels, D, Maryland
34. Montreal Impact: Amar Sejdic, M, Maryland
35. Vancouver Whitecaps: Brendan McDonough, D, Georgetown
36. LA Galaxy: Don Tchilao, M, Oregon State
37. FC Cincinnati (from Philadelphia): Ben Lundt, G, Akron
38. Orlando City (from D.C. United): Tommy Madden, M, Charlotte
39. Toronto FC (from Colorado): Adam Wilson, M, Louisville
40: LAFC: Peter-Lee Vassell, M, Harbour View FC
41. Real Salt Lake: Kyle Coffee, M, Washington
42. Colorado Rapids (from Columbus): Jacob Hauser-Ramsey, D, UCONN
43. NYCFC: Abdi Mohamed, D, Akron
44. Seattle Sounders: Joel Rydstrand, M, Creighton
45. Sporting Kansas City: Camden Riley, M, Pacific
46. San Jose Earthquakes (from New York Red Bulls): Mamadi Camara, M, Simon Fraser University
47. Portland Timbers: Lennart Hein, D, Saint Louis
48. Atlanta United: Amir Bashti, M, Stanford