2003 MLS SuperDraft

The 2003 MLS Superdraft was held January 17, 2003 in Kansas City, Missouri. It was the fifth annual SuperDraft held by Major League Soccer.

Player selection

;Key

*	Denotes a player contracted under the Project-40 program
^	Denotes player who has been selected to an MLS All-Star Game
§	Denotes a player who won the MLS Rookie of the Year
†	Denotes player who has been selected for an MLS Best XI team
~	Denotes a player who won the MLS MVP

Round One

Round one trades

Round Two

Pick #	MLS team	Player	Position	Affiliation
11	D.C. United	Brian Carroll*	M	Wake Forest University
12	MetroStars	Eddie Gaven*^†	M	Nike Project-40
13	San Jose Earthquakes	Arturo Alvarez*	M	Nike Project-40
14	D.C. United	Doug Warren	GK	Clemson University
15	Dallas Burn	Jason Thompson*	F	Eastern Illinois University
16	Los Angeles Galaxy	Scot Thompson	D	UCLA
17	MetroStars	Tim Regan	D	Bradley University
18	Chicago Fire	Damani Ralph^§	F	University of Connecticut
19	Los Angeles Galaxy	Arturo Torres	M	Loyola Marymount University
20	Los Angeles Galaxy	Ricky Lewis*	D	Clemson University

Round two trades

Round Three

Round three trades

Round Four

Pick #	MLS team	Player	Position	Affiliation
31	D.C. United	Hayden Woodworth	M	Messiah College
32	MetroStars	Kenny Arena	D	University of Virginia
33	Kansas City Wizards	Taylor Graham	D	Stanford University
34	Dallas Burn	Mike Tranchilla	F	Creighton University
35	Chicago Fire	Rob Friend	F	UC Santa Barbara
36	San Jose Earthquakes	Josh Saunders^	GK	University of California
37	Columbus Crew	Michael Ritch	F	Auburn University
38	Colorado Rapids	Matt Crawford	M	University of North Carolina
39	San Jose Earthquakes	Jamil Walker	M	Santa Clara University
40	Los Angeles Galaxy	Hamid Mehreioskouei	F	Bradley University

Round four trades

Round Five

Pick #	MLS team	Player	Position	Affiliation
41	D.C. United	John Swann	D	Indiana University
42	MetroStars	Jacob LeBlanc*	M	University of Virginia
43	Kansas City Wizards	Jack Jewsbury^	M	St. Louis University
44	Chicago Fire	Chad Dombrowski	D	University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
45	Dallas Burn	Michael Mariscalco	M	Butler University
46	San Jose Earthquakes	Johanes Maliza	M	Stanford University
47	Columbus Crew	Guy Abrahamson	M	Rutgers University
48	Colorado Rapids	Casey Schmidt	F	Boston College
49	MetroStars	Marco Vélez	M	Barry University
50	Los Angeles Galaxy	Jimmy Frazelle	M	UCLA

Round five trades

Round Six

Round six trades

Notable undrafted players

Player	Pos	Affiliation	Played in MLS	Notes
Troy Perkins	GK	University of Evansville	2004–07; 2010–15	7 caps with U.S. national team; 2006 MLS Best XI