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Colorado Rapids acquire rights to UNC’s Jeremy Kelly in the 2020 MLS Draft

In the 2020 MLS SuperDraft, the Colorado Rapids traded their 11th overall pick in the First Round to Nashville SC for $75K in GAM.

Rumors floated around Twitter that the Rapids had their eye on Jeremy Kelly, a defender from the University of North Carolina. Kelly ended up going 9th overall to the Montreal Impact, and then the Rapids sent the $75K in GAM to Montreal for the rights to the 22-year-old.

Kelly, a native of the Czech Republic, is listed as a defender and midfielder, but Connor Cape confirmed that they see him as a rightback in Robin Fraser’s system, which would likely make him a back-up for Keegan Rosenberry.