Wake Forest’s Jack Harrison became the first overall pick in the 2016 Major League Soccer SuperDraft on Thursday, with the process’s first two rounds highlighted by three picks in the top six from the Philadelphia Union and bold moves from the Chicago Fire and New York City FC.
Here are the 41 picks made by the league’s 20 teams on Thursday in Baltimore, Md., with the event’s third and fourth rounds scheduled to take place on Tuesday, Jan. 19:
Chicago Fire
Rnd
Pick
Player
School
Pos.
1
1
Jack Harrison Subsequently traded to New York City FC as part of a deal for the fourth pick in the draft.
Wake Forest
M
1
4
Brandon Vincent
Stanford
D
1
12
Jonathan Campbell
North Carolina
D
2
22
Alex Morrell
North Florida
F
FINAL: #cf97 have traded first overall pick Jack Harrison to @NYCFC for general allocation money and No. 4 pick, used to acquire @_bvincent.
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