As each year passes, there seems to be less and less that's "super" about MLS's SuperDraft, the mechanism that allows college seniors and select underclassmen to enter the league.
College soccer's role as a talent developer and provider has diminished in the changing landscape, as teams turn to their own academies for youth prospects and place more emphasis on the global market to find top players. The Philadelphia Union, for instance, traded out of Thursday's two-round festivities altogether, making it clear that they view their own youth pipeline as sufficient enough to stock the first team.