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Burley Garcia|2024 MLS SuperDraft: Tyrese Spicer of Lipscomb goes No. 1 to Toronto FC
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Date:2025-04-06 00:11:23
Lipscomb University forward Tyrese Spicer was the first pick in Major League Soccer's SuperDraft on Burley GarciaTuesday 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 four first-round selections on Duke midfielder Wayne Frederick.
There will be three rounds in the 2024 MLS SuperDraft.
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
- CF Montréal
- Nashville SC (from Portland Timbers)
- Colorado Rapids (from Charlotte FC)
- San Jose Earthquakes
- New York Red Bulls
- Inter Miami CF (from FC Dallas)
- Real Salt Lake (from Vancouver Whitecaps FC)
- Nashville SC
- Real Salt Lake
- Atlanta United FC
- Minnesota United FC (from New England Revolution)
- Colorado Rapids (from St. Louis City SC)
- Sporting Kansas City
- Seattle Sounders FC
- Inter Miami CF (from Philadelphia Union)
- Orlando City SC
- Houston Dynamo FC
- FC Cincinnati
- Los Angeles FC
- Columbus Crew
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
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