Over the years, the MLS SuperDraft has certainly lost it’s luster. Gone, for the most part, are the days where Sporting Kansas City pick up a 10-year starter in the draft like Matt Besler, Graham Zusi or Roger Espinoza.
However, teams are still working the draft to some success. Daryl Dike was a first-round pick a few years ago and was just sold on for a huge fee by Orlando City (how bad do the four picks who went ahead of him look?). In that same 2020 draft, the New England Revolution used Sporting KC’s pick to acquire fringe National Team player Henry Kessler with the 6th pick.