The MLS Inaugural Player Draft, held before Major League Soccer's initial 1996 season, distributed players who had already graduated from college to the league's ten inaugural teams. The draft occurred on February 6 and 7, 1996. This took place after each team was allocated four marquee players.
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Pick |
Player |
MLS Team |
Previous Team |
College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Billy Thompson (F) | Columbus Crew | Hawaii Tsunami | UCLA |
| 22 | Steve Trittschuh (D) | Colorado Rapids | Montreal Impact | Southern |
| 23 | Lawrence Lozzano (D) | Dallas Burn | Tampico | |
| 24 | Jorge Salcedo (M) | Los Angeles Galaxy | Monarcas Morelia | UCLA |
| 25 | Bojan Vučković (F) | New England Revolution | Tampa Bay Terror | Franklin Pierce College |
| 26 | Sean Bowers (D) | Kansas City Wiz | Anaheim Splash | Quincy College |
| 27 | John Diffley (D) | Tampa Bay Mutiny | Long Island Rough Riders | American University |
| 28 | Tim Martin (D) | San Jose Clash | Atlanta Ruckus | Fresno State |
| 29 | Peter Vermes (F) | New York/New Jersey MetroStars | New York Fever | Rutgers University |
| 30 | Erik Imler (D) | D.C. United | Raleigh Flyers | University of Virginia |
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Pick |
Player |
MLS Team |
Previous Team |
College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | Janusz Michallik (M) | Columbus Crew | New York Centaurs | |
| 62 | Matt Kmosko (D) | Colorado Rapids | Cincinnati Silverbacks | Hartwick College |
| 63 | Rene Ortiz (M) | Dallas Burn | San Diego Sockers | |
| 64 | Harut Karapetyan (F) | Los Angeles Galaxy | Los Angeles Salsa | |
| 65 | Robert Ukrop (F) | New England Revolution | Richmond Kickers | Davidson College |
| 66 | Scott Uderitz (F) | Kansas City Wiz | Las Vegas Dustdevils | UNLV |
| 67 | Frankie Hejduk (D) | Tampa Bay Mutiny | UCLA | |
| 68 | Jeff Betts (F) | San Jose Clash | Portland Pride | University of Portland |
| 69 | Zach Thornton (GK) | New York/New Jersey MetroStars | Loyola-Maryland | |
| 70 | Mile Milovac (GK) | D.C. United |
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Pick |
Player |
MLS Team |
Previous Team |
College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | Todd Yeagley (M) | Columbus Crew | Richmond Kickers | Indiana University |
| 72 | Scott Benedetti (F) | Colorado Rapids | Colorado Foxes | University of Portland |
| 73 | Gerell Elliott (M) | Dallas Burn | Sacramento Knights | Fresno State |
| 74 | Curt Onalfo (D) | Los Angeles Galaxy | Tampico | University of Virginia |
| 75 | Darren Sawatzky (F) | New England Revolution | Cascade Surge | University of Portland |
| 76 | Nyanforth Peters (F) | Kansas City Wiz | FC Locarno | Park College |
| 77 | Tayt Ianni (D) | Tampa Bay Mutiny | Raj Pracha FC | UCLA |
| 78 | Dave Salzwedel (GK) | San Jose Clash | L.A. Soccer Club | Cal-Lutheran |
| 79 | Eddie Soto (F) | New York/New Jersey MetroStars | Los Angeles Salsa U-23 | Cal State-Fullerton |
| 80 | Kris Kelderman (D) | D.C. United | St. Louis Ambush | University of Virginia |
|
Pick |
Player |
MLS Team |
Previous Team |
College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81 | Ramiro Corrales (D) | Columbus Crew | California Jaguars | |
| 82 | Ian Butterworth (D) | Colorado Rapids | Norwich City | |
| 83 | John Kerr (M) | Dallas Burn | Walsall | Duke University |
| 84 | Manny Motajo (D) | Los Angeles Galaxy | Washington Warthogs | Howard University |
| 85 | Tom Lips (D) | New England Revolution | New York Fever | Fairleigh Dickinson University |
| 86 | Uche Okafor (D) | Kansas City Wiz | Maccabi Ironi Ashdod | |
| 87 | Mike Duhaney (M) | Tampa Bay Mutiny | UNLV | |
| 88 | Victor Mella (F) | San Jose Clash | Colo-Colo | |
| 89 | Giovanni Savarese (F) | New York/New Jersey MetroStars | Long Island Rough Riders | Long Island University |
| 90 | Clint Peay (D) | D.C. United | University of Virginia |
|
Pick |
Player |
MLS Team |
Previous Team |
College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Shane Battelle (D) | Columbus Crew | St. Louis Knights | St. Louis University |
| 102 | Lance Hill (F) | Colorado Rapids | New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers | Creighton University |
| 103 | Jorge Flores (M) | Dallas Burn | ||
| 104 | John O'Brien (M) | Los Angeles Galaxy | Anaheim Splash | UCLA |
| 105 | John DeBrito (M) | New England Revolution | New York Fever | Southern Connecticut State University |
| 106 | Phil Wellington (GK) | Kansas City Wiz | Cocoa Expos | Georgetown University |
| 107 | Derek Backman (M) | Tampa Bay Mutiny | Tampa Bay Cyclones | College of Boca Raton |
| 108 | Oscar Draguicevich (D) | San Jose Clash | Cleveland Crunch | University of North Texas |
| 109 | Mickey Kydes (M) | New York/New Jersey MetroStars | New York Fever | Long Island University |
| 110 | Said Fazlagic (D) | D.C. United | FC Sarajevo |
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Pick |
Player |
MLS Team |
Previous Team |
College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 111 | Pete Marino (F) | Columbus Crew | Bayer Leverkusen | Brevard Community College |
| 112 | Eric Puls (F) | Colorado Rapids | St. Louis Knights | Syracuse University |
| 113 | Richard Farrer (F) | Dallas Burn | New Mexico Chiles | University of New Mexico |
| 114 | Adan Villalvazo (F) | Los Angeles Galaxy | Cerritos Inter-America | |
| 115 | Jim Adams (GK) | New England Revolution | Cleveland Crunch | Monmouth College |
| 116 | Kevin Koetters (M) | Kansas City Wiz | Kansas City Attack | Rockhurst College |
| 117 | Nelson Vargas (M) | Tampa Bay Mutiny | Florida Eagles | |
| 118 | Gabe Garcia (F) | San Jose Clash | Myrtle Beach Boyz | North Carolina-Charlotte |
| 119 | Khary Stockton (F) | New York/New Jersey MetroStars | Richmond Kickers | College of William & Mary |
| 120 | Daniel De Oliveira (M) | D.C. United | Luis Ángel Firpo | Long Island University |
|
Pick |
Player |
MLS Team |
Previous Team |
College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 131 | Laurence Piturro (D) | Columbus Crew | Long Island Rough Riders | Southern Connecticut State University |
| 132 | Khalil Azmi (GK) | Colorado Rapids | New Hampshire Ramblers | |
| 133 | Steve Keller (M) | Dallas Burn | Rockford Raptors | Indiana University |
| 134 | David Beall (M) | Los Angeles Galaxy | San Diego Sockers | University of San Diego |
| 135 | Antonio Superbia (M) | New England Revolution | Jersey Dragons | Brooklyn College |
| 136 | Terry Woodberry (D) | Kansas City Wiz | Dallas Sidekicks | Southern Nazarene University |
| 137 | Scott Budnick (GK) | Tampa Bay Mutiny | Eintracht Braunschweig | College of William & Mary |
| 138 | Tom Liner (GK) | San Jose Clash | Schwartz-Weiss | Chico State University |
| 139 | Nidal Baba (M) | New York/New Jersey MetroStars | Clemson University | |
| 140 | Sterling Wescott (F) | D.C. United | Wichita Wings | Fresno State |
|
Pick |
Player |
MLS Team |
Previous Team |
College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 141 | Todd Haskins (M) | Columbus Crew | Washington Warthogs | UNC Chapel Hill |
| 142 | Brian Hurley (M) | Colorado Rapids | Tampico-Madero | |
| 143 | Ed Puskarich (D) | Dallas Burn | Milwaukee Wave | Southern Methodist University |
| 144 | Garfield Shaw (F) | Los Angeles Galaxy | Washington Warthogs | |
| 145 | Derk Droze (F) | New England Revolution | CD Arica | George Washington University |
| 146 | Samuel Ekeme (D) | Kansas City Wiz | Hawaii Tsunami | |
| 147 | Goran Hunjak (F) | Tampa Bay Mutiny | Kansas City Attack | |
| 148 | Carlos Farias (F) | San Jose Clash | San Diego Flash | |
| 149 | Jorge Acosta (F) | New York/New Jersey MetroStars | New York Fever | Long Island University |
| 150 | Garth Lagerwey (GK) | D.C. United | Hampton Roads Mariners | Duke University |
|
Pick |
Player |
MLS Team |
Previous Team |
College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | Manny Catano (M) | Columbus Crew | Des Moines Menace | Park College |
| 152 | Joel Shanker (M) | Colorado Rapids | St. Louis Ambush | Indiana University |
| 153 | Gabriel Gentile (M) | Dallas Burn | Dallas Texans | University of North Texas |
| 154 | Carlos Jaguande (M) | Los Angeles Galaxy | Brooklyn Italians | Ulster JC |
| 155 | Jorge Olamendi (M) | New England Revolution | Los Angeles Salsa | |
| 156 | Ken Snow (F) | Kansas City Wiz | Detroit Neon | Indiana University |
| 157 | Greg Lalas (M) | Tampa Bay Mutiny | Avenir Beggen | Brown University |
| 158 | Kevin Grimes (M) | San Jose Clash | Raleigh Flyers | Southern Methodist University |
| 159 | Walter Bustamante (M) | New York/New Jersey MetroStars | Jersey Dragons | Long Island University |
| 160 | Carlos Garcia (M) | D.C. United | Myrtle Beach Boyz | UNC Charlotte |
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