# 2008 MLS SuperDraft

The 2008 MLS SuperDraft took place on January 18, 2008 in Baltimore, Maryland. It was the ninth annual Major League Soccer SuperDraft. The first selection was made by the Kansas City Wizards, after acquiring the selection from the expansion San Jose Earthquakes. It was followed by the Supplemental Draft.

## Player selection
### Key

| * | Denotes a player contracted under the Generation Adidas program |
| ^ | Denotes player who has been selected to an MLS All-Star Game |
| § | Denotes a player who won the MLS Rookie of the Year |
| † | Denotes player who has been selected for an MLS Best XI team |
| ~ | Denotes a player who won the MLS MVP |

### Round one

| Pick # | MLS Team | Player | Position | Affiliation |
| 1 | Kansas City Wizards | Chance Myers* | D | UCLA Ventura County Fusion |
| 2 | FC Dallas | Brek Shea*^† | M | Generation adidas |
| 3 | Real Salt Lake | Tony Beltran*^ | D | UCLA Los Angeles Storm |
| 4 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Sean Franklin^§ | D | Cal State Northridge San Fernando Valley Quakes |
| 5 | Colorado Rapids | Ciaran O'Brien* | M | UC Santa Barbara Tacoma Tide |
| 6 | Columbus Crew | Andy Iro | D | UC Santa Barbara |
| 7 | Chicago Fire | Patrick Nyarko* | F | Virginia Tech |
| 8 | FC Dallas | Josh Lambo* | GK | Generation adidas |
| 9 | Toronto FC | Julius James | D | Connecticut |
| 10 | Toronto FC | Pat Phelan | M | Wake Forest |
| 11 | Kansas City Wizards | Roger Espinoza* | M | Ohio State |
| 12 | Chicago Fire | Dominic Cervi | GK | Tulsa |
| 13 | New England Revolution | Rob Valentino* | D | San Francisco San Jose Frogs |
| 14 | Real Salt Lake | David Horst | D | Old Dominion Hampton Roads Piranhas |

#### Round one trades

* ↑ #1: San Jose Earthquakes → Kansas City Wizards. 2008-01-15: Kansas City acquired this pick from San Jose in exchange for defender Nick Garcia.
* ↑ #2: Toronto FC → FC Dallas. 2007-03-20: FC Dallas acquired this pick and a partial allocation from Toronto FC in exchange for midfielder Richard Mulrooney.
* ↑ #7: New York Red Bulls → Chicago Fire. 2007-12-18: Chicago acquired this pick, a third-round selection in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft, and cash from New York in exchange for Juan Carlos Osorio.
* ↑ #9: Chivas USA → Toronto FC. 2007-05-04: Toronto FC acquired this pick from Chivas USA in exchange for midfielder Paulo Nagamura.
* ↑ #10: D.C. United → Toronto FC. 2007-02-01: Toronto FC acquired this pick from D.C. United in exchange for midfielder Rod Dyachenko.
* ↑ #14: Houston → Toronto FC → Real Salt Lake. 2007-05-22: Real Salt Lake acquired this pick and forward Alecko Eskandarian from Toronto FC in exchange for forward Jeff Cunningham. Toronto FC had acquired this pick and defender Kevin Goldthwaite from Houston in exchange for midfielder Richard Mulrooney on 2007-04-19.

### Round two

| Pick # | MLS Team | Player | Position | Affiliation |
| 15 | San Jose Earthquakes | Shea Salinas | M | Furman Carolina Dynamo |
| 16 | New York Red Bulls | Eric Brunner | D | Ohio State Michigan Bucks |
| 17 | Real Salt Lake | Alex Nimo* | F | Generation adidas |
| 18 | New England Revolution | Michael Videira | M | Duke Cary RailHawks U23's |
| 19 | FC Dallas | Eric Avila* | M | UC Santa Barbara Ventura County Fusion |
| 20 | Columbus Crew | George Josten | M/F | Gonzaga Michigan Bucks |
| 21 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Ely Allen | F/M | Washington |
| 22 | Columbus Crew | Ricardo Pierre-Louis | F | Lee University Cape Cod Crusaders |
| 23 | Kansas City Wizards | Yomby William | D | Old Dominion Hampton Roads Piranhas |
| 24 | D.C. United | Andrew Jacobson | M | California |
| 25 | Kansas City Wizards | Jonathan Leathers | D | Furman Atlanta Silverbacks U23's |
| 26 | Chicago Fire | Peter Lowry | M/F | Santa Clara San Jose Frogs |
| 27 | New England Revolution | Joe Germanese | M | Duke Cary RailHawks U23's |
| 28 | Toronto FC | Brian Edwards | GK | Wake Forest |

#### Round two trades

* ↑ #16: Toronto FC → New York Red Bulls. 2007-04-19: New York acquired this pick and a partial allocation from Toronto FC in exchange for defender Marvell Wynne.
* ↑ #18: Los Angeles Galaxy → New England Revolution. 2007-01-12: New England acquired this pick and a first-round selection in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft from Los Angeles in exchange for a partial allocation.
* ↑ #19: Colorado Rapids → FC Dallas. 2007-01-12: FC Dallas acquired this pick and a second-round selection in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft from Colorado in exchange for defender Greg Vanney, salary cap considerations, and the #36 pick.
* ↑ #21: New York Red Bulls → Los Angeles Galaxy. 2006-08-17: Los Angeles acquired this pick and a fourth-round selection in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft from New York in exchange for forward John Wolyniec.
* ↑ #22: FC Dallas → Columbus Crew. 2008-01-18: Columbus acquired this pick and the #31 pick from FC Dallas in exchange for Columbus' natural second-round and third-round picks in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft.
* ↑ #23: Chivas USA → Kansas City Wizards. 2007-02-21: Kansas City acquired a conditional 2008 SuperDraft selection, which became this pick, from Chivas USA in exchange for defender Alex Zotincă.
* ↑ #25: Kansas City Wizards → Los Angeles Galaxy → Kansas City Wizards. 2007-03-23: Kansas City re-acquired this pick from Los Angeles in exchange for defender Shavar Thomas. Los Angeles had acquired this pick and the #16 pick in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft from Kansas City in exchange for goalkeeper Kevin Hartman on 2006-12-15.
* ↑ #28: Houston → Los Angeles → Toronto FC. 2008-01-18: Toronto FC acquired this pick from Los Angeles in exchange for allocation money. Los Angeles had acquired this pick and defender Kelly Gray from Houston in exchange for forward Nate Jaqua on 2007-07-03.

### Round three

| Pick # | MLS Team | Player | Position | Affiliation |
| 29 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Julian Valentin | D | Wake Forest |
| 30 | Toronto FC | Mike Zaher | D | UCLA San Fernando Valley Quakes |
| 31 | Columbus Crew | Ryan Miller | D | Notre Dame Indiana Invaders |
| 32 | New York Red Bulls | Luke Sassano | M | California San Jose Frogs |
| 33 | D.C. United | Ryan Cordeiro | M/F | Connecticut |
| 34 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Matt Allen | GK | Creighton Des Moines Menace |
| 35 | Toronto FC | Joseph Lapira | F | Notre Dame Baton Rouge Capitals |
| 36 | Colorado Rapids | Adrian Chevannes | D | SMU |
| 37 | Real Salt Lake | Brennan Tennelle | M | UC Santa Barbara |
| 38 | Chicago Fire | Dwight Barnett | F | Lynn University Cape Cod Crusaders |
| 39 | Kansas City Wizards | Matt Marquess | D | Santa Clara San Jose Frogs |
| 40 | Chicago Fire | Stephen King | M | Maryland |
| 41 | New England Revolution | Matt Britner | D | Brown |
| 42 | Houston Dynamo | Geoff Cameron^† | M | Rhode Island Rhode Island Stingrays |

#### Round three trades

* ↑ #29: San Jose Earthquakes → Los Angeles Galaxy. 2007-11-05: Los Angeles acquired this pick from San Jose in exchange for head coach Frank Yallop.
* ↑ #31: Real Salt Lake → FC Dallas → Columbus Crew. 2008-01-18: Columbus acquired this pick and the #22 pick from FC Dallas in exchange for Columbus' natural second-round and third-round picks in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft. FC Dallas had been awarded this pick and a second-round selection in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft from Real Salt Lake on 2007-06-06 as compensation by the league for Real Salt Lake violating league procedure and business etiquette in speaking with and hiring Dallas goalkeeper coach Jeff Cassar. The league also fined RSL $20,000.
* ↑ #32: Los Angeles Galaxy → New York Red Bulls. 2007-11-20: New York acquired this pick from Los Angeles in exchange for forward Clint Mathis.
* ↑ #33: Colorado Rapids → D.C. United. 2006-12-15: D.C. United acquired this pick and a third-round selection in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft from Colorado in exchange for defender Brandon Prideaux.
* ↑ #34: Columbus Crew → Los Angeles Galaxy. 2007-01-19: Los Angeles acquired this pick from Columbus in exchange for midfielder Stefani Miglioranzi.
* ↑ #35: New York Red Bulls → Colorado Rapids → Toronto FC. 2007-04-19: Toronto FC acquired this pick, an allocation, and the rights to forward Riley O'Neill from Colorado in exchange for forward Conor Casey. Colorado had acquired the pick and a fourth-round selection in the 2009 MLS Supplemental Draft, which was canceled, from New York in exchange for defender Hunter Freeman on 2007-03-23.
* ↑ #36: FC Dallas → Colorado Rapids. 2007-01-12: Colorado acquired this pick, defender Greg Vanney, and salary cap considerations from FC Dallas in exchange for the #19 pick and a second-round selection in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft.
* ↑ #37: Chivas USA → Real Salt Lake. 2007-12-20: Real Salt Lake acquired this pick from Chivas USA in exchange for forward Atiba Harris. It was later reported that Real Salt Lake also received a fourth-round selection in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft as part of the trade.
* ↑ #38: D.C. United → Chicago Fire. 2007-09-14: Chicago acquired this pick, originally a conditional selection, from D.C. United in exchange for forward Jerson Monteiro.

### Round four

| Pick # | MLS Team | Player | Position | Affiliation |
| 43 | Chivas USA | Keith Savage | M | West Florida Central Florida Kraze |
| 44 | New York Red Bulls | David Roth | M | Northwestern Chicago Fire Premier |
| 45 | FC Dallas | Jamil Roberts | D | Santa Clara |
| 46 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Brandon McDonald | M | San Francisco San Jose Frogs |
| 47 | Colorado Rapids | Brian Grazier | M | Saint Louis |
| 48 | Columbus Crew | Steven Lenhart | F | Azusa Pacific Southern California Seahorses |
| 49 | Colorado Rapids | Scott Campbell | M | North Carolina |
| 50 | FC Dallas | Ben Nason | M | Virginia Tech |
| 51 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Matt Hatzke | D | Santa Clara |
| 52 | D.C. United | Tony Schmitz | M | Creighton |
| 53 | Kansas City Wizards | Rauwshan McKenzie | D | Michigan State Chicago Fire Premier |
| 54 | Chicago Fire | Austin Washington | D | Gonzaga Spokane Spiders |
| 55 | New England Revolution | Spencer Wadsworth | F | Duke |
| 56 | Houston Dynamo | Jeremy Barlow | M | Virginia |

#### Round four trades

* ↑ #43: San Jose Earthquakes → Chivas USA. 2007-11-26: Chivas USA acquired this pick from San Jose in exchange for goalkeeper Preston Burpo.
* ↑ #44: Toronto FC → New York Red Bulls. 2007-01-25: New York acquired this pick from Toronto FC in exchange for forward Abbe Ibrahim.
* ↑ #45: Real Salt Lake → FC Dallas. 2007-01-12: FC Dallas acquired this pick from Real Salt Lake in exchange for the 48th pick in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft.
* ↑ #49: New York Red Bulls → Colorado Rapids. 2007-03-30: Colorado acquired this pick and a conditional selection in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft from New York in exchange for forward Clint Mathis.
* ↑ #51: Chivas USA → Real Salt Lake → New York Red Bulls → Los Angeles Galaxy. 2007-06-29: Los Angeles acquired this pick, originally a conditional selection, from New York in exchange for midfielder Santino Quaranta. New York had acquired this pick and a fourth-round selection in the 2009 MLS Supplemental Draft, which was canceled, from Real Salt Lake in exchange for goalkeeper Nick Rimando on 2007-02-23. It is likely, though not certain, that Real Salt Lake acquired this selection from Chivas USA in exchange for a first-round selection in the 2007 MLS Supplemental Draft. Chivas USA used the #2 pick in the 2007 Supplemental Draft, a pick RSL had acquired from Columbus, the pick's natural holders, on 2006-05-24. Confirmation of how Chivas USA acquired the 2007 Supplemental pick from Real Salt Lake is needed.

### Other draft day trades

* Los Angeles sent Chris Albright to New England for allocation money.
* Real Salt Lake sent Alecko Eskandarian to Chivas USA for allocation.