(UPDATED Jan. 16, 2013 at 4:30 pm MT following the acquisition of the #11 overall pick from Chicago in the trade that also involved Jeff Larentowicz and the 30th overall pick).
The annual MLS drafts have consistantly shown two things:
1. You can find talented players that can make a long-term impact in MLS.
2. You can also miss on a player - be it, he doesn't work out, or you passed on one that has a nice career.
The Colorado Rapids have three picks in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft (Thursday, Jan. 17, at 10 a.m. MT), including their own at #6, the 11th overall (from Chicago), and #25 overall.
And history may be on the Rapids' side, especially at #6, where players like Clint Mathis, Bobby Rhine, Danny Califf, Rodney Wallace, Todd Dunivant, Dax McCarty, and the Rapids' own Drew Moor found their way into the professional ranks and sustained long careers.
Take a look below at which players were selected with each of the Rapids' 2013 selections in the first 17 MLS college / SuperDrafts.
<strong>Year</strong> |
<strong>#6</strong> |
#11 |
#25 |
<strong>1996</strong> |
<div class="compHdr"><strong>Paul Keegan (NE)</strong><p style="text-align: center;">Boston College</p></div> |
<strong>Scott Lamphear (NY)</strong><p style="text-align: center;">Wisconsin</p> |
<strong>Dion Sebwe (KC)</strong><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Park College</p> |
<strong> 1997</strong> |
<strong>Temoc Suarez (DAL)</strong><p style="text-align: center;">North Carolina</p> |
<div class="compHdr"><strong>Ross Paule (COL)</strong><p style="text-align: center;">Creighton</p></div> |
<div class="compHdr"><strong>Andrew Lewis (NY)</strong><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Princeton</p></div> |
<strong>1998</strong> |
<div class="compHdr"><strong>Clint Mathis (LA)</strong><p style="text-align: center;">South Carolina</p></div> |
<strong>Tyrone Marshall (COL)</strong><p style="text-align: center;">Florida International</p> |
<strong>Matt Caution (DAL)</strong><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">SW Missouri State</p> |
<strong> 1999</strong> |
<strong>Bobby Rhine (DAL)</strong><p style="text-align: center;">Connecticut</p> |
<div class="compHdr"><strong>Evan Whitfield (CHI)</strong><p style="text-align: center;">Duke</p></div> |
<div class="compHdr"><strong>Leighton O'Brien (NE)</strong><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">San Diego</p></div> |
<strong>2000</strong> |
<div class="compHdr"><strong>Danny Calif (LA)</strong><p style="text-align: center;">Maryland</p></div> |
<strong>Sasha Victorine (LA)</strong><p style="text-align: center;">UCLA</p> |
<strong>David Wright (MIA)</strong><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Creighton</p> |
<strong> 2001</strong> |
<strong>Craig Demmin (TAM)</strong><p style="text-align: center;">Rochester Rhinos (A-League)</p> |
<div class="compHdr"><strong>Isiais Bardales (LA)</strong><p style="text-align: center;">San Jose State (& P-40)</p></div> |
<div class="compHdr"><strong>Josue Maynard (DAL)</strong><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Montreal (A-League)</p></div> |
<strong>2002</strong> |
<div class="compHdr"><strong>Luchi Gonzalez (SJ)</strong><p style="text-align: center;">Southern Methodist</p></div> |
<strong>Daouda Kante (DC)</strong><p style="text-align: center;">Florida International</p> |
<strong>Gavin Glinton (LA)</strong><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Bradley</p> |
<strong> 2003</strong> |
<strong>Todd Dunivant (SJ)</strong><p style="text-align: center;">Stanford</p> |
<div class="compHdr"><strong>Brian Carroll (DC)</strong><p style="text-align: center;">Wake Forest (& P-40)</p></div> |
<div class="compHdr" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Gavin Glinton (LA)</strong><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Bradley</p></div> |
<strong>2004</strong> |
<div class="compHdr"><strong>Ramon Nunez (DAL)</strong><p style="text-align: center;">Southern Methodist</p></div> |
<strong>Leonard Griffin (CHI)</strong><p style="text-align: center;">UCLA</p> |
<strong>Kevin Taylor (COL)</strong><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Michigan</p> |
<strong> 2005</strong> |
<strong>Drew Moor (DAL)</strong><p style="text-align: center;">Indiana</p> |
<div class="compHdr"><strong>Scott Sealy (KC)</strong><p style="text-align: center;">Wake Forest</p></div> |
<div class="compHdr"><strong>Chris Corcoran (NY)</strong><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">St. John</p></div> |
<strong>2006</strong> |
<div class="compHdr"><strong>Dax McCarty (DAL)</strong><p style="text-align: center;">North Carolina</p></div> |
<strong>Leandro de Oliveira (NE)</strong><p style="text-align: center;">Alabama-Birmingham</p> |
<strong>Kyle Veris (LA)</strong><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Ohio State Univ.</p> |
<strong> 2007</strong> |
<strong>Nico Colaluca (COL)</strong><p style="text-align: center;">Virginia</p> |
<div class="compHdr"><strong>Bryan Arguez (DC)</strong><p style="text-align: center;">U.S. U-20 NT</p></div> |
<div class="compHdr"><strong>Ryan Solle (NE)</strong><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Wake Forest</p></div> |
<strong>2008</strong> |
<div class="compHdr"><strong>Andy Iro (CLB)</strong><p style="text-align: center;">UC-Santa Barbara</p></div> |
<strong>Roger Espinoza (KC)</strong><p style="text-align: center;">Ohio State</p> |
<strong>Jonathan Leathers (KC)</strong><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Furman</p> |
<strong> 2009</strong> |
<strong>Rodney Wallace (DC)</strong><p style="text-align: center;">Maryland</p> |
<div class="compHdr"><strong>Jeremy Hall (NY)</strong><p style="text-align: center;">Maryland</p></div> |
<div class="compHdr"><strong>Dado Hamzagic (NE)</strong><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">St. Louis</p></div> |
<strong>2010</strong> |
<div class="compHdr"><strong>Amobi Okugo (PHI)</strong><p style="text-align: center;">UCLA</p></div> |
<strong>David Estrada (SEA)</strong><p style="text-align: center;">UCLA</p> |
<strong>Seth Sinovic (NE)</strong><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Creighton</p> |
<strong> 2011</strong> |
<strong>A. J. Soares (NE)</strong><p style="text-align: center;">California</p> |
<div class="compHdr"><strong>Will Bruin (HOU)</strong><p style="text-align: center;">Indiana</p></div> |
<div class="compHdr"><strong>John Rooney (NY)</strong><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Macclesfield Town (ENG)</p></div> |
<strong>2012</strong> |
<div class="compHdr"><strong>Sam Garza (SJ)</strong><p style="text-align: center;">UC-Santa Barbara</p></div> |
<strong>Matt Hedges (DAL)</strong><p style="text-align: center;">North Carolina</p> |
<strong>Jacob Husted (SJ)</strong><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Washington</p> |
<strong> 2013</strong> |
<strong>--</strong><strong>Colorado Rapids</strong> |
<div class="compHdr"><strong>--</strong><strong>Colorado Rapids</strong></div> |
<div class="compHdr" style="text-align: center;"><strong>--</strong><strong>Colorado Rapids</strong></div> |
