The MLS SuperDraft 2025 presented by adidas takes place Friday, Dec. 20. MLS will be live tracking the event on MLSsoccer.com, and the Rapids will keep all fans of the Burgundy & Blue updated on social media as picks are made. The club will recap MLS SuperDraft on ColoradoRapids.com at the conclusion of the event.
The Rapids hold seven picks this year, including three in the first round, as well as one pick in the second round and three in the third round.
Below gives you everything you need to know about the Rapids in this year's MLS SuperDraft.
Colorado Rapids' Picks
- Round 1: No. 8 pick
- Round 1: No. 16 pick
- Round 1: No. 26 pick
- Round 2: No. 8 pick (38 overall)
- Round 3: No. 2 pick (62 overall)
- Round 3: No. 8 pick (68 overall)
- Round 3: No. 15 pick (75 overall)
How did the Rapids acquire these picks?
- No. 8 pick in the first and second rounds were acquired from Philadelphia Union in exchange for $350,000 in General Allocation Money (GAM).
- No. 16 is natural
- No. 26 pick was acquired via the Ralph Priso trade with Vancouver Whitecaps FC. This is the lower of LAFC’s two picks in the 1st round which Vancouver acquired in a previous trade
- No. 38 pick was acquired from the Philadelphia Union in exchange for the rights to goalkeeper Oliver Semmle
- No. 62 pick was acquired from San Jose Earthquakes in exchange for the rights to goalkeeper William Yarbrough
- No. 75 pick was acquired with the later of Vancouver Whitecaps FC's two first-round selections and their natural third-round selection in the MLS SuperDraft 2025, along with up to $150,000 in conditional 2025 General Allocation Money (GAM) in exchange for midfielder Ralph Priso
Eligibility Rules
College sophomores and juniors will be eligible to be selected, an eligibility rule first introduced in last year’s MLS SuperDraft. Additionally, any former college player who departed college with remaining eligibility since the conclusion of the college season approximately one year prior to the MLS SuperDraft in order to compete as a professional in a league domestically is eligible to be drafted. Domestic leagues include USL, NISA and CPL.
Eligible Players
- Players who are collegiate sophomores and above
- Generation adidas players
- Any former college player who departed college with remaining eligibility since the conclusion of the college season approximately one (1) year prior to the MLS SuperDraft (i.e., since the conclusion of the 2023 college season) in order to compete as a professional in a league domestically (e.g., USL, NISA, CPL)
- Any other players specifically made available by the league (such as pre-signed College seniors or pre-signed internationals).
Current Rapids player selected in the MLS SuperDraft
- Keegan Rosenberry (No. 3 by Philadelphia Union in 2016)
- Lalas Abubakar (No. 5 by Columbus Crew in 2017)
- Jonathan Lewis (No. 3 by NYCFC in 2017)
- Calvin Harris (No. 2 by FC Cincinnati in 2021)
- Ian Murphy (No. 14 by FC Cincinnati in 2022)
- Wayne Frederick (No. 2 by Colorado Rapids in 2023)
- Kimani Stewart-Baynes (No. 4 by Colorado Rapids in 2023)
- Nate Jones (No. 5 by Austin FC in 2023)
How It Works
The MLS SuperDraft will consist of three rounds total, with 10-minute breaks in between rounds. Each team has four minutes to make their selection with the option to take a three-minute timeout before making their selection. If a club fails to make a selection within the designated time, they are required to wait until the next selection is made and have their selection in hand by the time the following club’s selection is made. Should a team pass on its selection, it forfeits the chance to make any further selections for the remainder of the MLS SuperDraft.
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