# 2022 MLS SuperDraft

The 2022 MLS SuperDraft was the 23rd edition of the SuperDraft conducted by Major League Soccer. The SuperDraft is held every January prior to the start of the MLS season and has been conducted via conference calls since 2020. Previously, the SuperDraft had been held in conjunction with the annual January United Soccer Coaches convention.
Since 2021, the SuperDraft consists of three rounds. Teams that received fourth-round picks for this draft via past trades received compensatory picks instead. Of the 75 players selected in the SuperDraft, 28 were signed by MLS teams—most of them from the first round picks.

## Format

The SuperDraft format has remained constant throughout its history and closely resembles that of the NFL Draft:
* Any expansion teams receive the first picks. MLS has announced that Charlotte FC would begin play as an expansion team in 2022. Sacramento Republic and St. Louis City SC were about to debut that year, but MLS delayed St. Louis's start to 2023 instead, and the league's expansion to Sacramento was withheld indefinitely.
* Non-playoff clubs receive the next picks in reverse order of prior season finish.
* Teams that made the MLS Cup Playoffs are then ordered by which round of the playoffs they are eliminated.
* The winners of the MLS Cup are given the last selection, and the losers the penultimate selection.

## Player selection

Player key :
| * | Denotes player who has been selected for an MLS Best XI team | Denotes player who has been selected for an MLS Best XI team | Denotes player who has been selected for an MLS Best XI team | Denotes player who has been selected for an MLS Best XI team | Denotes player who has been selected for an MLS Best XI team | Denotes player who has been selected for an MLS Best XI team | Denotes player who has been selected for an MLS Best XI team | Denotes player who has been selected for an MLS Best XI team | Denotes player who has been selected for an MLS Best XI team | Denotes player who has been selected for an MLS Best XI team |
| ^ | Member of 2022 Generation Adidas class | Member of 2022 Generation Adidas class | Member of 2022 Generation Adidas class | Member of 2022 Generation Adidas class | Member of 2022 Generation Adidas class | Member of 2022 Generation Adidas class | Member of 2022 Generation Adidas class | Member of 2022 Generation Adidas class | Member of 2022 Generation Adidas class | Member of 2022 Generation Adidas class |
| † | Player who was named to an MLS Best XI and Generation Adidas | Player who was named to an MLS Best XI and Generation Adidas | Player who was named to an MLS Best XI and Generation Adidas | Player who was named to an MLS Best XI and Generation Adidas | Player who was named to an MLS Best XI and Generation Adidas | Player who was named to an MLS Best XI and Generation Adidas | Player who was named to an MLS Best XI and Generation Adidas | Player who was named to an MLS Best XI and Generation Adidas | Player who was named to an MLS Best XI and Generation Adidas | Player who was named to an MLS Best XI and Generation Adidas |
| Signed key |||||||||||
| 29 | Denotes player who signed for a MLS team (Division I) | Denotes player who signed for a MLS team (Division I) | Denotes player who signed for a MLS team (Division I) | Denotes player who signed for a MLS team (Division I) | Denotes player who signed for a MLS team (Division I) | Denotes player who signed for a MLS team (Division I) | Denotes player who signed for a MLS team (Division I) | Denotes player who signed for a MLS team (Division I) | Denotes player who signed for a MLS team (Division I) | Denotes player who signed for a MLS team (Division I) |
| 16 | Denotes player who signed for a USL Championship team (Division II) | Denotes player who signed for a USL Championship team (Division II) | Denotes player who signed for a USL Championship team (Division II) | Denotes player who signed for a USL Championship team (Division II) | Denotes player who signed for a USL Championship team (Division II) | Denotes player who signed for a USL Championship team (Division II) | Denotes player who signed for a USL Championship team (Division II) | Denotes player who signed for a USL Championship team (Division II) | Denotes player who signed for a USL Championship team (Division II) | Denotes player who signed for a USL Championship team (Division II) |
| 28 | Denotes player who signed for a MLS Next Pro, USL League One or NISA team (Division III) | Denotes player who signed for a MLS Next Pro, USL League One or NISA team (Division III) | Denotes player who signed for a MLS Next Pro, USL League One or NISA team (Division III) | Denotes player who signed for a MLS Next Pro, USL League One or NISA team (Division III) | Denotes player who signed for a MLS Next Pro, USL League One or NISA team (Division III) | Denotes player who signed for a MLS Next Pro, USL League One or NISA team (Division III) | Denotes player who signed for a MLS Next Pro, USL League One or NISA team (Division III) | Denotes player who signed for a MLS Next Pro, USL League One or NISA team (Division III) | Denotes player who signed for a MLS Next Pro, USL League One or NISA team (Division III) | Denotes player who signed for a MLS Next Pro, USL League One or NISA team (Division III) |
| 1 | Denotes player who signed for a team outside the United States soccer league system | Denotes player who signed for a team outside the United States soccer league system | Denotes player who signed for a team outside the United States soccer league system | Denotes player who signed for a team outside the United States soccer league system | Denotes player who signed for a team outside the United States soccer league system | Denotes player who signed for a team outside the United States soccer league system | Denotes player who signed for a team outside the United States soccer league system | Denotes player who signed for a team outside the United States soccer league system | Denotes player who signed for a team outside the United States soccer league system | Denotes player who signed for a team outside the United States soccer league system |
| Positions key |||||||||||
| GK | Goalkeeper | | DF | Defender | | MF | Midfielder | | FW | Forward |

### Round 1

| P | MLS team | Player | Pos. | College | Conference | Academy team | Other team | Signed |
| 1 | Charlotte FC | Ben Bender | MF | Maryland | Big Ten | Baltimore Armour | FC Baltimore Christos | Charlotte FC |
| 2 | FC Cincinnati | Roman Celentano | GK | Indiana | Big Ten | Sockers FC | — | FC Cincinnati |
| 3 | FC Dallas | Isaiah Parker | FW | Saint Louis | A-10 | FC United | Chicago FC United | FC Dallas |
| 4 | Houston Dynamo | Thorleifur Úlfarsson | FW | Duke | ACC | Breiðablik | — | Houston Dynamo |
| 5 | Austin FC | Kipp Keller | DF | Saint Louis | A-10 | Saint Louis FC | St. Louis Scott Gallagher | Austin FC |
| 6 | FC Dallas | Lucas Bartlett | DF | St. John's | Big East | Sporting Blue Valley | Kaw Valley FC | FC Dallas |
| 7 | New York Red Bulls | Matt Nocita | DF | Naval Academy | Patriot | Real So Cal | — | New York Red Bulls |
| 8 | San Jose Earthquakes | Ousseni Bouda | FW | Stanford | Pac-12 | Black Rock FC | Black Rock FC | San Jose Earthquakes |
| 9 | Inter Miami CF | Ryan Sailor | DF | Washington | Pac-12 | Real Colorado | Colorado Rapids U-23 | Inter Miami CF |
| 10 | Nashville SC | Ahmed Longmire | DF | UCLA | Pac-12 | Las Vegas Sports Academy | Seattle Sounders FC U-23 | Nashville SC |
| 11 | Chicago Fire FC | Kendall Burks | DF | Washington | Pac-12 | Washington Premier | Seattle Sounders FC U-23 | Chicago Fire FC |
| 12 | Columbus Crew | Patrick Schulte | GK | Saint Louis | A-10 | Saint Louis FC | St. Louis Scott Gallagher | Columbus Crew |
| 13 | San Jose Earthquakes | Oskar Ågren | DF | Clemson | ACC | LB07 | — | San Jose Earthquakes |
| 14 | FC Cincinnati | Ian Murphy | DF | Duke | ACC | FC Golden State | — | FC Cincinnati |
| 15 | CF Montréal | Jojea Kwizera | FW | Utah Valley | WAC | Forza West FC | Ogden City SC | CF Montréal |
| 16 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Simon Becher | FW | Saint Louis | A-10 | Oakwood SC | Ocean City Nor'easters | Whitecaps FC 2 |
| 17 | Minnesota United FC | Tani Oluwaseyi | FW | St. John's | Big East | GPS Academy | Manhattan SC | Minnesota United FC |
| 18 | Orlando City SC | Jack Lynn | FW | Notre Dame | ACC | Saint Louis FC | St. Louis Scott Gallagher | Orlando City SC |
| 19 | Atlanta United FC | Erik Centeno | FW | Pacific | Big West | Sacramento Republic | — | Atlanta United FC |
| 20 | New York Red Bulls | O'Vonte Mullings | FW | Florida Gulf Coast | ASUN | FC Durham | Seattle Sounders FC U-23 | New York Red Bulls II |
| 21 | LA Galaxy | Farai Mutatu | FW | Michigan State | Big Ten | Crew Academy Wolves | Chicago FC United | |
| 22 | Sporting Kansas City | Esai Easley | DF | Grand Canyon | WAC | De Anza Force | Portland Timbers U23 | Sporting Kansas City II |
| 23 | Colorado Rapids | Mohamed Omar | MF | Notre Dame | ACC | Toronto FC | Chicago FC United | HFX Wanderers |
| 24 | New England Revolution | Jacob Jackson | GK | Loyola Marymount | WCC | Real Salt Lake | — | New England Revolution |
| 25 | Columbus Crew | Philip Quinton | DF | Notre Dame | ACC | FC Portland | Portland Timbers U23 | Columbus Crew 2 |
| 26 | Colorado Rapids | Anthony Markanich | DF | Northern Illinois | MAC | Chicago Fire FC | Green Bay Voyageurs | Colorado Rapids |
| 27 | Portland Timbers | Justin Rasmussen | MF | Grand Canyon | WAC | Las Vegas Sports Academy | Portland Timbers U23 | Portland Timbers |
| 28 | FC Dallas | Tsiki Ntsabeleng | FW | Oregon State | Pac-12 | Kaizer Chiefs | Reading United | FC Dallas |

### Round 2

| P | MLS team | Player | Pos. | College | Conference | Academy team | Other team | Signed |
| 29 | Charlotte FC | Kyle Holcomb | FW | Wake Forest | ACC | Pateadores FC | Orange County SC U23 | Charleston Battery |
| 30 | FC Cincinnati | Nick Markanich | FW | Northern Illinois | MAC | Chicago Fire FC | Green Bay Voyageurs | FC Cincinnati |
| 31 | Toronto FC | Luka Gavran | GK | St. John's | Big East | GPS Academy | Manhattan SC | Toronto FC II |
| 32 | Houston Dynamo | Paulo Lima | MF | Providence | Big East | Sporting CP | Boston Bolts | Houston Dynamo 2 |
| 33 | Chicago Fire FC | Charlie Ostrem | DF | Washington | Pac-12 | Crossfire Premier | Crossfire Redmond | Chicago Fire FC II |
| 34 | New York City FC | Kevin O'Toole | FW | Princeton | Ivy League | New York Red Bulls | New York Red Bulls U-23 | New York City FC |
| 35 | Austin FC | Charlie Asensio | DF | Clemson | ACC | Atlanta United FC | — | Austin FC |
| 36 | D.C. United | Sofiane Djeffal | MF | Oregon State | Pac-12 | FC Nantes | Portland Timbers U23s | D.C. United |
| 37 | Inter Miami CF | Lucas Meek | FW | Washington | Pac-12 | Seattle Sounders FC | Ballard FC | Inter Miami II |
| 38 | Nashville SC | Will Meyer | GK | Akron | MAC | Cleveland Soccer Academy | Derby City Rovers | Nashville SC |
| 39 | Houston Dynamo | Arturo Ordoñez | DF | Pittsburgh | ACC | Gimnàstic | — | Pittsburgh Riverhounds |
| 40 | Columbus Crew | Jacob Erlandson | DF | Bowling Green | MAC | Ohio Galaxies | Flint City Bucks | Columbus Crew 2 |
| 41 | D.C. United | Alex Nagy | MF | Vermont | America East | New England Revolution | Valeo FC | Loudoun United |
| 42 | LA Galaxy | Callum Johnson | MF | Clemson | ACC | New York Red Bulls | New York Red Bulls U-23 | LA Galaxy II |
| 43 | Seattle Sounders FC | Achille Robin | DF | Washington | Pac-12 | Les Herbiers VF | Chicago FC United | Tacoma Defiance |
| 44 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Luis Felipe Fernandez-Salvador | MF | Clemson | ACC | Shattuck St. Mary's | — | Whitecaps FC 2 |
| 45 | Colorado Rapids | Roberto Molina | MF | UC Irvine | Big West | Barça Residency Academy | Las Vegas Lights | Las Vegas Lights |
| 46 | Orlando City SC | Nathan Dossantos | DF | Marshall | C-USA | Woodbridge Strikers | FC Florida U23 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds |
| 47 | Atlanta United FC | Tristan Trager | FW | Air Force | WAC | Academy Strikers FC | — | Atlanta United 2 |
| 48 | Inter Miami CF | Justin Ingram | MF | Loyola (MD) | Patriot | Indiana Fire | Flint City Bucks | Indy Eleven |
| 49 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Giovanni Aguilar | MF | Cal State Northridge | Big West | Sacramento Republic | FC Golden State Force | Whitecaps FC 2 |
| 50 | Sporting Kansas City | Brett St. Martin | DF | Maryland | Big Ten | Baltimore Celtic | — | Charleston Battery |
| 51 | Colorado Rapids | PASS | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 52 | New England Revolution | Ben Reveno | DF | UCLA | Pac-12 | San Jose Earthquakes | — | New England Revolution II |
| 53 | Real Salt Lake | Pedro Fonseca | FW | Louisville | ACC | Fluminense | FC Golden State Force | Real Monarchs |
| 54 | Inter Miami CF | Tyler Bagley | MF | Cornell | Ivy League | Irvine Strikers | Boston Bolts | Inter Miami II |
| 55 | Portland Timbers | Julian Bravo | DF | Santa Clara | WCC | FC Golden State | — | Portland Timbers 2 |
| 56 | New York City FC | Kingsford Adjei | FW | Dayton | A-10 | Right To Dream Academy | Des Moines Menace | South Georgia Tormenta |

### Round 3

| P | MLS team | Player | Pos. | College | Conference | Academy team | Other team | Signed |
| 57 | Charlotte FC | George Marks | GK | Clemson | ACC | North Carolina FC | North Carolina FC U23 | Charlotte FC |
| 58 | FC Cincinnati | PASS | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 59 | Toronto FC | Reshaun Walkes | FW | UT Rio Grande Valley | WAC | Toronto FC | Des Moines Menace | Toronto FC II |
| 60 | LA Galaxy | Chandler Vaughn | DF | Saint Louis | A-10 | D.C. United | Kaw Valley FC | LA Galaxy II |
| 61 | Austin FC | Michael Knapp | MF | Montclair State | NJAC | New York Red Bulls | New York Red Bulls II | New York Red Bulls II |
| 62 | FC Dallas | Alec Smir | GK | North Carolina | ACC | NC Fusion | Ocean City Nor'easters | Minnesota United 2 |
| 63 | Chicago Fire FC | Carlo Ritaccio | DF | Akron | MAC | BW Gottschee | Long Island Rough Riders | Chicago Fire FC II |
| 64 | San Jose Earthquakes | John Martin | MF | Clemson | ACC | CESA | Greenville FC | |
| 65 | Inter Miami CF | PASS | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 66 | FC Dallas | Chase Niece | DF | Saint Louis | A-10 | St. Louis Scott Gallagher | St. Louis Scott Gallagher | North Texas SC |
| 67 | CF Montréal | Ivy Brisma | FW | NC State | ACC | Philadelphia Union | Wake FC | |
| 68 | Columbus Crew | Chris Donovan | FW | Drexel | CAA | — | West Chester United | Philadelphia Union II |
| 69 | D.C. United | Skage Simonsen | MF | SMU | American | Brann | Lokomotiv Oslo | Loudoun United |
| 70 | LA Galaxy | PASS | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 71 | New York Red Bulls | Giannis Nikopolidis | GK | Georgetown | Big East | Olympiacos | — | New York Red Bulls II |
| 72 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Théo Collomb | FW | UNC Greensboro | SoCon | Clermont | — | Whitecaps FC 2 |
| 73 | New York Red Bulls | Seth Kuhn | MF | Penn State | Big Ten | Philadelphia Union | Reading United | |
| 74 | Orlando City SC | Nick Taylor | FW | UCF | American | Dallas Texans | Albuquerque Sol | Orlando City B |
| 75 | Atlanta United FC | Daniel Bloyou | FW | Penn State | Big Ten | Philadelphia Union | Philadelphia Lone Star | FC Tucson |
| 76 | Seattle Sounders FC | Hal Uderitz | MF | Seattle | WAC | Crossfire Premier | Crossfire Redmond | Tacoma Defiance |
| 77 | Nashville SC | PASS | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 78 | Sporting Kansas City | PASS | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 79 | Colorado Rapids | PASS | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 80 | New England Revolution | PASS | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 81 | Real Salt Lake | Jasper Löffelsend | DF | Pittsburgh | ACC | TV Herkenrath 09 | — | Real Salt Lake |
| 82 | Philadelphia Union | PASS | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 83 | Portland Timbers | Sivert Haugli | DF | Virginia Tech | ACC | Bærum | Des Moines Menace | Portland Timbers 2 |
| 84 | New York City FC | El Mahdi Youssoufi | FW | St. Francis Brooklyn | NEC | FUS Rabat | Toledo Villa | New York City FC II |

### Compensatory picks

| P | MLS team | Player | Pos. | College | Conference | Academy team | Other team | Signed |
| 85 | Chicago Fire FC | Yanis Leerman | DF | UCF | American | Troyes | — | Loudoun United |
| 86 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Vitor Dias | MF | Marshall | C-USA | São Paulo | — | St. Louis City 2 |
| 87 | FC Dallas | Holland Rula | DF | Wake Forest | ACC | FC Dallas | — | |
| 88 | Atlanta United FC | Tola Showunmi | FW | New Hampshire | America East | Cheshunt | — | Pittsburgh Riverhounds |
| 89 | San Jose Earthquakes | PASS | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## Notable undrafted players
### Undrafted

| Player | Nat. | Position | College | Team | League |
| Kyle Hiebert | | DF | Missouri State Bears | St. Louis City 2 | MLS Next Pro |

### Homegrown players

| Original MLS team | Player | Position | College | Conference |
| Atlanta United FC | Justin Garces | GK | UCLA | Pac-12 |
| Columbus Crew | Jake Morris | DF | Campbell | Big South |
| Columbus Crew | Sean Zawadzki | MF | Georgetown | Big East |
| New York Red Bulls | Zach Ryan | MF | Stanford | Pac-12 |
| Seattle Sounders FC | Dylan Teves | MF | Washington | Pac-12 |

### Eligible players who signed outside of MLS in 2021

This is a list of eligible players who signed in leagues outside of MLS prior to the SuperDraft, but were still draft eligible.
| Player | Position | College | Conference | Team | League | Notes |
| Haji Abdikadir | MF | Louisville | ACC | San Diego Loyal | USL Championship | Traded to Colorado Springs Switchbacks |
| Giovanni Aguilar | MF | CSUN | Big West | Sacramento Republic | USL Championship | Drafted by Vancouver Whitecaps FC and subsequently transferred to Whitecaps FC 2 |
| Frank Daroma | MF | Cal Sate Bernardino | CCAA | Las Vegas Lights | USL Championship | Undrafted |
| Michael Knapp | MF | Montclair | NJAC | New York Red Bulls II | USL Championship | Drafted by Austin FC |
| Roberto Molina | MF | UC Irvine | Big West | Las Vegas Lights | USL Championship | Drafted by Colorado Rapids |

## Summary
### Selections by college athletic conference

| Conference | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Comp. | Total |
| NCAA Division I conferences ||||||
| ACC | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 19 |
| America East | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| American | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| ASUN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| A-10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Big East | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Big Ten | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Big West | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| CAA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Conference USA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ivy | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mid-American | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| NEC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Pac-12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Patriot | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| SoCon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| WAC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| WCC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| NCAA Division III conference ||||||
| NJAC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Passes ||||||
| Pass | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 10 |

### Schools with multiple draft selections

| Selections | Schools |
| 6 | Clemson, Saint Louis |
| 5 | Washington |
| 3 | Notre Dame, St. John's |
| 2 | Akron, Duke, Grand Canyon, Marshall, Maryland, NIU, Oregon State, Penn State, Pittsburgh, UCF, UCLA, Wake Forest |

## 2022 SuperDraft trades
### Round 1

* ↑ No. 3: Toronto → Dallas. January 10, 2022: Dallas acquired Toronto FC's first-round selection and Dom Dwyer in exchange for $50,000 in general allocation money and buying out Dwyer's contract.
* ↑ No. 7: Chicago → NY Red Bulls. January 11, 2022: The Red Bulls acquired Chicago's 2022 first-round selection in exchange for $100,000 in general allocation money.
* ↑ No. 10: Los Angeles FC → Colorado → Nashville. July 27, 2021: Colorado acquired a 2022 first-round selection and midfielder Mark-Anthony Kaye from Los Angeles FC in exchange for $1 million in 2021 general allocation money and a 2022 international roster slot. On January 11, 2022, Colorado traded the pick to Nashville SC in exchange for general allocation money.
* ↑ No. 7: Montréal → NY Red Bulls → Chicago. January 11, 2022: The New York Red Bulls acquired Montréal's 2022 first-round selection in exchange for $100,000 in general allocation money and the Red Bulls traded to Chicago Fire for the same GAM.
* ↑ No. 13: D.C. → San Jose. January 11, 2022: San Jose acquired D.C.'s 2022 first-round selection in exchange for $100,000 in general allocation money.
* ↑ No. 14: LA Galaxy → Cincinnati. April 8, 2021: Cincinnati acquired a 2022 first-round selection and $250,000 in 2021 general allocation money from the LA Galaxy in exchange for the discovery rights to winger Kévin Cabral.
* ↑ No. 15: NY Red Bulls → Montréal. January 11, 2022: Montréal acquired the New York Red Bulls' 2022 first-round selection as part of their earlier first-round trade.
* ↑ No. 20: Seattle → NY Red Bulls. January 11, 2022: The New York Red Bulls acquired Seattle's 2022 first-round selection in exchange for general allocation money.
* ↑ No. 21: Nashville → LA Galaxy. December 12, 2021: LA Galaxy acquired Nashville's first-round selection in exchange for Ethan Zubak.
* ↑ No. 25: Salt Lake → Columbus. January 11, 2022: Columbus acquired Real Salt Lake's first-round selection in exchange for $50,000 in general allocation money.
* ↑ No. 26: Philadelphia → Nashville → Colorado. January 19, 2021: Nashville acquired a 2022 first-round selection and 2021 second- and third-round selections from Philadelphia in exchange for up to $225,000 of general allocation money. On January 11, 2022, the pick was traded to Colorado for general allocation money.
* ↑ No. 28: NY City FC → Dallas. January 11, 2022: New York City FC traded the pick to FC Dallas in exchange for $50,000 in general allocation money.

### Round 2

* ↑ No. 34: Dallas → NY City FC. January 11, 2022: NYC FC traded $50,000 in general allocation money to Dallas in exchange for a second-round selection.
* ↑ No. 38: Los Angeles FC → Nashville. February 26, 2020: Nashville acquired a 2022 second-round selection, $350,000 in combined 2020 and 2021 general allocation money, and the No. 24 spot in the MLS Allocation Order from Los Angeles FC in exchange for the No. 1 spot in the Allocation Order. The traded pick was LAFC's natural selection.
* ↑ No. 45: Minnesota → Colorado. September 19, 2020: Colorado acquired a 2022 second-round selection and $150,000 in 2020 general allocation money from Minnesota in exchange for forward Kei Kamara.
* ↑ No. 49: Nashville → Vancouver. November 26, 2019: Vancouver acquired a 2022 second-round selection and the No. 25 selection in Stage One of the 2019 MLS Re-Entry Draft from Nashville SC in exchange for the No. 2 selection in the same stage of that Re-Entry Draft. Nashville used the No. 2 pick to select defender Eric Miller. The traded pick was Nashville's natural selection.
* ↑ No. 54: Philadelphia → Miami. December 23, 2021: Inter Miami acquired a 2022 second-round selection from Philadelphia in exchange for forward Julián Carranza on loan with a purchase option.

### Round 3

* ↑ No. 60: Houston → LA Galaxy. December 12, 2021: LA Galaxy acquired a 2022 third-round selection from Houston in exchange for defender Daniel Steres.
* ↑ No. 66: Los Angeles FC → Dallas. March 9, 2021: Dallas acquired a 2022 third-round selection and additional incentives, if certain performance thresholds are met, from the Los Angeles FC in exchange for forward Cal Jennings and his college protected list rights.
* ↑ No. 73: Minnesota → NY Red Bulls. April 30, 2021: The Red Bulls acquired a 2022 third-round selection from Minnesota in exchange for the homegrown player rights to midfielder Aziel Jackson.

### Compensatory picks

* ↑ No. 85: Charlotte → Chicago. December 18, 2020: Charlotte and Chicago swapped fourth-round selections in exchange for Charlotte's acquisition of midfielder Brandt Bronico. The pick acquired from Chicago was not exercised.
* ↑ No. 86: Miami → Vancouver. September 5, 2019: Vancouver acquired a conditional 2022 selection from Inter Miami in exchange for midfielder David Norman Jr.
* ↑ No. 87: Minnesota → Dallas. December 13, 2020: FC Dallas acquired a 2022 fourth-round selection and up to $50,000 of general allocation money from Minnesota in exchange for the MLS rights to defender Callum Montgomery.
* ↑ No. 88: Colorado → Atlanta. March 4, 2020: Atlanta acquired a 2022 fourth-round selection from Colorado in exchange for the homegrown player rights to midfielder Will Vint.
* ↑ No. 89: New England → San Jose. December 13, 2020: San Jose acquired a 2022 fourth-round selection from New England in exchange for the player rights to Jon Bell.