# 2012 MLS SuperDraft

The 2012 MLS SuperDraft was the thirteenth annual SuperDraft presented by Major League Soccer. It was held on January 12, 2012 at 12:00 p.m. (ET). The draft was reduced from three rounds to two with the 19 MLS clubs selecting a total of 38 players. The expansion Montreal Impact had the first overall selection.

## Changes from 2011

* As an expansion club, Montreal received the first pick in the SuperDraft.
* The SuperDraft was contracted from three rounds to two rounds, making it the shortest SuperDraft in terms of rounds.

## Selection order

The official selection order was set by Major League Soccer on October 21, 2011:
* 2012 expansion team Montreal Impact received the first selection;
* The eight clubs which did not qualify for the playoffs received picks #2 through #9 (in reverse order of season points);
* The two clubs eliminated in the Wild Card round of playoffs received picks #10 and #11 (in reverse order of season points);
* The four clubs eliminated in the Conference Semifinals received picks #12 through #15 (in reverse order of season points);
* The two clubs eliminated in the Conference Finals received picks #16 and #17 (in reverse order of season points);
* The club which lost the 2011 MLS Cup received pick #18;
* The club which won the 2011 MLS Cup received pick #19.
This selection order held for both rounds of the MLS SuperDraft. The same order was followed for the 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft, which was held on January 17, 2012.
| * | Denotes player who has been selected for an MLS Best XI team |

### Round 1

Any player marked with a * is part of the Generation Adidas program.
| Pick # | MLS team | Player | Position | Affiliation |
| 1 | Montreal Impact | *Andrew Wenger | Forward | Duke University |
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | *Darren Mattocks | Forward | University of Akron |
| 3 | New England Revolution | *Kelyn Rowe | Midfielder | UCLA Washington Crossfire |
| 4 | Toronto FC | Luis Silva | Midfielder | UC Santa Barbara Orange County Blue Star |
| 5 | Chivas USA | Casey Townsend | Forward | University of Maryland |
| 6 | San Jose Earthquakes | *Sam Garza | Forward | UC Santa Barbara |
| 7 | D.C. United | Nick DeLeon | Midfielder | University of Louisville Arizona Sahuaros |
| 8 | Portland Timbers | *Andrew Jean-Baptiste | Defender | University of Connecticut |
| 9 | Chicago Fire | Austin Berry | Defender | University of Louisville Chicago Fire Premier |
| 10 | Columbus Crew | Ethan Finlay | Midfielder | Creighton University Chicago Fire Premier |
| 11 | FC Dallas | Matt Hedges | Defender | University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Reading United AC |
| 12 | Toronto FC | Aaron Maund | Defender | University of Notre Dame Indiana Invaders |
| 13 | Philadelphia Union | *Chandler Hoffman | Forward | UCLA Orange County Blue Star |
| 14 | Colorado Rapids | Tony Cascio | Midfielder | University of Connecticut |
| 15 | Seattle Sounders FC | Andrew Duran | Defender | Creighton University Des Moines Menace |
| 16 | Sporting Kansas City | *Dom Dwyer | Forward | University of South Florida |
| 17 | Real Salt Lake | *Enzo Martinez | Midfielder | University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill |
| 18 | Houston Dynamo | Colin Rolfe | Forward | University of Louisville |
| 19 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Tommy Meyer | Defender | Indiana University Chicago Fire Premier |

#### Round 1 trades

* ↑ #12: New York Red Bulls → Toronto FC. 1 April 2011: Toronto FC acquired this first-round selection, midfielder Tony Tchani, and defender Danleigh Borman from New York Red Bulls in exchange for midfielder Dwayne De Rosario.

### Round 2

Any player marked with an * is part of the Generation Adidas program.
| Pick # | MLS team | Player | Position | Affiliation |
| 20 | Montreal Impact | Calum Mallace | Midfielder | Marquette University Chicago Fire Premier |
| 21 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Chris Estridge | Defender | Indiana University Chicago Fire Premier |
| 22 | New England Revolution | *Tyler Polak | Defender | Creighton University Chicago Fire Premier |
| 23 | Chicago Fire | Lucky Mkosana | Forward | Dartmouth College Michigan Bucks |
| 24 | Real Salt Lake | Diogo de Almeida | Defender | Southern Methodist University |
| 25 | San Jose Earthquakes | Jacob Hustedt | Midfielder | University of Washington Ventura County Fusion |
| 26 | Columbus Crew | Aubrey Perry | Defender | University of South Florida |
| 27 | Portland Timbers | Brendan King | Midfielder | University of Notre Dame Chicago Fire Premier |
| 28 | Chicago Fire | Hunter Jumper | Defender | University of Virginia |
| 29 | Columbus Crew | Kevan George | Midfielder | University of Central Florida |
| 30 | Sporting Kansas City | Cyprian Hedrick | Defender | Coastal Carolina University Fresno Fuego |
| 31 | New York Red Bulls | Ryan Meara | Goalkeeper | Fordham University Jersey Express |
| 32 | Philadelphia Union | Greg Jordan | Midfielder | Creighton University |
| 33 | San Jose Earthquakes | Chris Blais | Goalkeeper | University of South Florida |
| 34 | Seattle Sounders FC | Babayele Sodade | Forward | University of Alabama-Birmingham Michigan Bucks |
| 35 | Philadelphia Union | Ray Gaddis | Defender | West Virginia University Reading United |
| 36 | Real Salt Lake | Sebastián Velásquez | Midfielder | Spartanburg Methodist College |
| 37 | Houston Dynamo | Warren Creavalle | Midfielder | University of Central Florida Carolina Dynamo |
| 38 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Kenney Walker | Midfielder | University of Louisville Chicago Fire Premier |

#### Round 2 trades

* ↑ #23: Toronto FC → Chicago Fire. 28 July 2011: Chicago Fire acquired this second-round selection and defender Dan Gargan from Toronto FC in exchange for defender Dasan Robinson.
* ↑ #24: Chivas USA → Real Salt Lake. 6 April 2010: Real Salt Lake acquired a conditional 2012 SuperDraft pick, which became this pick, from Chivas USA in exchange for the rights to defender Dario Delgado.
* ↑ #26: D.C. United → Columbus Crew. 6 August 2010: Columbus Crew acquired this second-round selection from D.C. United in exchange for defender Jed Zayner and a fourth-round selection in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft (which was converted to a first-round selection in the 2011 MLS Supplemental Draft).
* ↑ #30: FC Dallas → Sporting Kansas City. 9 March 2010: Sporting Kansas City acquired this second-round selection from FC Dallas in exchange for goalkeeper Kevin Hartman.
* ↑ #33: Colorado Rapids → San Jose Earthquakes. 7 April 2010: San Jose Earthquakes acquired this second-round selection from Colorado Rapids in exchange for forward Quincy Amarikwa.
* ↑ #35: Sporting Kansas City → Philadelphia Union. 30 June 2010: Philadelphia Union acquired this second-round selection, a second-round selection in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft, and allocation money from Kansas City Wizards in exchange for defender Shavar Thomas.

### Round 3 and round 4 trades

Prior to the reduction of the 2012 SuperDraft to two rounds, trades were made which involved SuperDraft Round 3 and Round 4 selections. These selections were converted into 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft Round 1 and Round 2 selections.

## Other draft day trades

* Portland Timbers traded forward Kenny Cooper to New York Red Bulls in exchange for a first-round pick in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft and allocation money.

## Notable undrafted players
### Homegrown players

| Original MLS team | Player | Position | College | Conference | Notes |
| Colorado Rapids | Dillon Serna | Midfielder | Akron | MAC | |