2001 MLS SuperDraft

The 2001 Major League Soccer SuperDraft was held on February 5, 2001, at the Signature Grand in Davie, Florida.

Player selection

Key

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

Round 1

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D.C. United selected Ryan Nelsen 4th overall. Nelsen is a 2x MLS Best XI selection. He earned 49 caps for the New Zealand Men's National Team and was selected to the 2010 FIFA World Cup squad.

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The Kansas City Wizards selected José Burciaga Jr. 12th overall. He is a 2006 MLS Best XI selection and won the 2008 MLS Humanitarian of the Year Award.

Pick #	MLS team	Player	Position	Affiliation
1	San Jose Earthquakes	Chris Carrieri*	F	University of North Carolina
2	Tampa Bay Mutiny	Ali Curtis	F	Duke University
3	D.C. United	Mark Lisi	M	Clemson University
4	D.C. United	Ryan Nelsen†	M	Stanford University
5	Dallas Burn	Joselito Vaca	M	Oriente Petrolero
6	Tampa Bay Mutiny	Craig Demmin	D	Rochester Rhinos (A-League)
7	Dallas Burn	Ryan Suarez^	D	San Jose State University
8	D.C. United	Santino Quaranta*	F	Nike Project-40
9	Los Angeles Galaxy	Brian Mullan	M	Creighton University
10	Columbus Crew	Duncan Oughton	F	Cal State-Fullerton
11	Los Angeles Galaxy	Isaias Bardales*	F	San Jose State University
12	Kansas City Wizards	Jose Burciaga*†	D	Nike Project-40

Round 2

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The LA Galaxy selected Brian Ching 16th overall. In 2004, he won the MLS Comeback Player of the Year Award and was named to the MLS Best XI. He earned 45 caps for the US Men's National Team and was selected to the 2006 FIFA World Cup squad.

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The Miami Fusion selected Ali Gerba 18th overall. Gerba earned 31 caps with the Canada Men's National Team.

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The Dallas Burn selected Eddie Johnson 19th overall. He was named the 2007 and 2012 MLS Comeback Player of the Year. Johnson earned 63 caps for the US Men's National Team and was selected to the 2006 FIFA World Cup squad.

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San Jose selected Eddie Robinson 20th overall. He was named to the 2007 MLS Best XI.

Pick #	MLS team	Player	Position	Affiliation
13	MetroStars	Rodrigo Faria§	F	MetroStars Black
14	Tampa Bay Mutiny	Devin Barclay*	F	Nike Project-40
15	D.C. United	Bryan Namoff	M	Bradley University
16	Los Angeles Galaxy	Brian Ching†	F	Spokane Shadow (PDL)
17	Colorado Rapids	Stephen Herdsman	D	West Michigan Edge (PDL)
18	Miami Fusion	Ali Gerba	F	Montreal Impact (A-League)
19	Dallas Burn	Eddie Johnson*^	F	Nike Project-40
20	San Jose Earthquakes	Eddie Robinson^†	M	University of North Carolina
21	New England Revolution	Nick Downing*	D	University of Maryland
22	Los Angeles Galaxy	Robbie Russell	M	Duke University
23	Chicago Fire	Justin Evans	M	Pittsburgh Riverhounds (A-League)
24	Kansas City Wizards	Andrew Gregor	M	Seattle Sounders (A-League)

Round 3

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The Columbus Crew selected Edson Buddle 27th overall. He was named to the 2010 MLS Best XI and is a member of the MLS 100 Goal Club. He earned 11 caps with the US Men's National Team and was selected to the 2010 FIFA World Cup squad.

Pick #	MLS team	Player	Position	Affiliation
25	Dallas Burn	Josue Mayard	M	Montreal Impact (A-League)
26	MetroStars	Kerwyn Jemmott	M	Joe Public F.C.
27	Columbus Crew	Edson Buddle*^†	F	Long Island Rough Riders (A-League)
28	D.C. United	Craig Ziadie	D	University of Richmond
29	Chicago Fire	Jim Curtin^	D	Villanova University
30	Columbus Crew	Kevin Adams	D	Joe Public F.C.
31	San Jose Earthquakes	Craig Waibel	D	Seattle Sounders (A-League)
32	Colorado Rapids	Ryan Lee	D	UCLA
33	Chicago Fire	Henry Ring^	GK	University of South Carolina
34	Tampa Bay Mutiny	Alberto Munoz	M	Miami Breakers (PDL)
35	Kansas City Wizards	Ben Stafford	F	Wake Forest University
36	Colorado Rapids	Eric Lukin	F	University of Illinois at Chicago

Round 4

Pick #	MLS team	Player	Position	Affiliation
37	San Jose Earthquakes	Fabio Eidelwein	F	Des Moines Menace (PDL)
38	Miami Fusion	Greg Simmonds	F	Hershey Wildcats (A-League)
39	Columbus Crew	McKinley Tennyson	F	UCLA
40	Miami Fusion	Cory Gibbs^	D	Brown University
41	Colorado Rapids	Ryan Trout	M	University of Virginia
42	New England Revolution	Yari Allnutt	M	Rochester Rhinos (A-League)
43	Dallas Burn	Adam Zapala	GK	Stanford University
44	Tampa Bay Mutiny	Adam Throop	GK	Chicago Sockers (PDL)
45	Los Angeles Galaxy	Brent Rahim	M	University of Connecticut
46	MetroStars	Martin Klinger*	F	MetroStars Black
47	New England Revolution	Fernando Ortiz Solis	D	Tahuichi Academy
48	Kansas City Wizards	Pablo Webster	M	Clemson University

Round 5

Pick #	MLS team	Player	Position	Affiliation
49	San Jose Earthquakes	Corey Woolfolk	F	Stanford University
50	D.C. United	Caleb Norkus	F	University of North Carolina
51	Columbus Crew	Scott Powers	M	Brown University
52	Miami Fusion	Teófilo Cubillas, Jr.	M	Nova Southeastern University
53	New England Revolution	Eric Pogue	GK	Mid-Michigan Bucks (PDL)
54	New England Revolution	Shaun Tsakiris	M	UCLA
55	Dallas Burn	Gary DePalma	M	Pittsburgh Riverhounds (A-League)
56	Tampa Bay Mutiny	Mersim Beskovic	D	Westchester Flames (PDL)
57	Los Angeles Galaxy	Alex Bengard	M	CSU Dominguez-Hills
58	MetroStars	O'neil Peart	F	Long Island Rough Riders (A-League)
59	Kansas City Wizards	Narciso Fernandes	M	University of Wisconsin–Madison
60	Tampa Bay Mutiny	Hector Navarte	M	Westchester Flames (PDL)

Round 6

Pick #	MLS team	Player	Position	Affiliation
61	San Jose Earthquakes	Jorge Martinez	M	San Jose State University
62	D.C. United	T.J. Hannig	GK	Indiana University
63	Columbus Crew	Phil Karn	F	Pittsburgh Riverhounds (A-League)
64	Miami Fusion	Daouda Kante	D	Florida International University
65	Colorado Rapids	John Carroll	M	Florida International University
66	New England Revolution	Michael Feller	D	University of Virginia
67	Dallas Burn	Miguel Saavedra*	M	Nike Project-40
68	Chicago Fire	Danny Risch	F	Central Coast Roadrunners (PDL)
69	Los Angeles Galaxy	Mike Potempa	D	Clemson University
70	MetroStars	Russell Payne	GK	Boston Bulldogs (A-League)
71	Dallas Burn	Roberto Navarro	M	University of Alabama at Birmingham
72	Kansas City Wizards	Matthew Cross	GK	Brown University

Unresolved 2001 SuperDraft Trades

• 18 February 1999: Chicago Fire traded Zak Ibsen to Los Angeles Galaxy for 2001 second-round pick
• 24 February 1999, Colorado acquired GK Ian Feuer from New England Revolution in exchange for future considerations . It is unclear whether this trade was fulfilled through a 2001 first-round pick (#6), a 2001 second-round pick (#18), or why New England gave up draft picks to unload a player.
• 2 August 1999, Tampa Bay Mutiny traded defender Sam George, midfielder Paul Dougherty, and a conditional draft choice to Chicago Fire in exchange for defender Richie Kotschau and midfielder Manny Lagos. The draft pick may be 2001 pick #20.

References

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