2016 MLS SuperDraft

Format

1. Any expansion teams receive the first picks.
2. Non-playoff clubs receive the next picks in reverse order of prior season finish.
3. Teams that made the MLS Cup Playoffs are then ordered by which round of the playoffs they are eliminated.
4. The winners of the MLS Cup are given the last selection, and the losers the penultimate selection.

Player selection

Round 1

Pick #	MLS team	Player	Position	College	Other
1	Chicago Fire	#tag:ref|#2: Colorado Rapids → Philadelphia Union. January 14, 2016: Philadelphia Union acquired a first-round selection in the 2016 SuperDraft from Colorado Rapids in exchange for general allocation money and midfielder Zach Pfeffer.|group="R1 trade" Round 3 Pick # MLS team Player Position College Other 42 LA Galaxy Round 4 Pick # MLS team Player Position College Other 62 Chicago Fire Notable undrafted players Homegrown players Original MLS team Player Position College Conference Notes Chicago Fire Joey Calistri Forward Northwestern Big Ten Chicago Fire Drew Conner Midfielder Wisconsin Big Ten FC Dallas Aaron Guillen Defender Florida Gulf Coast Atlantic Sun New York Red Bulls Alex Muyl Midfielder Georgetown Big East New York Red Bulls Derrick Etienne Midfielder Virginia ACC New York Red Bulls Brandon Allen Forward Georgetown Big East Seattle Sounders FC Jordan Morris Forward Stanford Pac-12 2015 Hermann Trophy winner 2016 MLS Rookie of the Year Other notable players Player Pos Affiliation Played in MLS Notes Matt Turner GK Fairfield 2016–2022 26 caps with U.S. national team; 2021 MLS All-Star MVP Summary Selections by position Position Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Total Goalkeeper 2 0 2 1 5 Defender 8 6 6 5 25 Midfielder 7 7 6 6 26 Forward 3 8 5 3 19 Pass 0 0 1 5 6