Official Site of the Whitecaps · Jan 10, 2016
SuperDraft: History of the 16th overall pick
The 2016 MLS SuperDraft is set for 10 a.m. PT on Thursday, January 14. Watch the draft live on whitecapsfc.com and click here for more coverage.
Barring a trade, Vancouver Whitecaps FC will pick 16th in the first round of the 2016 MLS SuperDraft. That will be the club's lowest-ever pick in the first round, which is the price to pay for enjoying their best MLS season to date in 2015.
Doubt anyone is complaining.
So what does history tell us about the 16th overall pick? Let’s take a look.
Here’s the list of every single player who has been taken at 16th since the first MLS SuperDraft back in 2000 (coincidentally, there are 16 of them).
YEAR
PLAYER
TEAM
MLS APPEARANCES
2015
Cristian Roldan