Major League Soccer announced the list of 176 players eligible for selection in the MLS SuperDraft 2021. The list includes three players signed to the Generation adidas class: forward Calvin Harris (Wake Forest – sophomore), and midfielders Philip Mayaka (Clemson – sophomore) and Daniel Pereira (Virginia Tech – sophomore).
The SuperDraft will take place at 1PM CST on January 21, and will be broadcast on the league website and app, as well as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Pluto TV. Selection order is determined in reverse order of the 2020 standings. As a result, Nashville SC will pick 20th overall (first round), 74th overall (third round), and 86th overall (compensatory round via trade with Minnesota). Nashville traded their second round pick to Chicago as part of their acquisition of Dax McCarty.
Nashville had a lot of success in the 2020 draft, taking Jack Maher second overall. In addition, they drafted Alistair Johnston 11th overall, who became the starting right-back and is now a Canadian international, as well as Elliot Panicco with the 13th pick, who became their backup goalkeeper.
Partially due to the truncated college schedule, as well as selecting much later in the draft, Nashville will have less options to work with. However, there is still plenty of talent in the draft, and Nashville have shown willingness to take a shot on players coming out of the college ranks. Finding a player who can fight for depth minutes or be loaned to USL to continue their development would be a success.
Ives Galarcep has published his always valuable SBI Draft Big Board, and his mock draft has Nashville SC selecting Michigan State center-back Brandon Hackenburg with their first round pick. While this isn’t a locked-in prediction (and he admits that), his mock draft is a good look at the tiers players will likely fall into in this year’s draft. It’s definitely worth a read as we get closer to the SuperDraft.
Full list of eligible players
| Name | Position | College |
| Christopher Allan Elijah Amo Kasper Andersen Luther Archimede George Asomani Giuseppe Barone Nick Barreiro Josh Bauer Jack Beer Lorne Bickley Adrian Billhardt Paul Bin Don-Junior Bobe Dylan Borczak Aris Briggs Dante Brigida Chase Bromstedt Javain Brown Joseph Buete TJ Bush Enrique Bustamante Rafael Bustamante Samuel Buzzas Nico Campuzano Pierre Cayet Matt Constant Lamine Conte Nathaniel Crofts Pablo DeCastro Jake Dengler Michael DeShields Alexander Dexter Ben Di Rosa Matt Di Rosa Derek Dodson Josh Dolling Irakoze Donasiyano Jack Doran Rei Dorwart Josh Drack Francois Dulysse David Egbo Emil Elveroth Leroy Enzugusi McKay Eves Enrique Facusse Umar Farouk Osman Sameer Fathazada Jonas Fjeldberg Avionne Flanagan Allen Gavilanes Jake Gelnovatch Bryce Gibson Marco Gonzalez Jacob Graiber Alex Greive Christopher Guerreiro Mitch Guitar Diego Gutierrez Brandon Hackenberg Joseph Hafferty Ben Hale Calvin Harris Joel Harrison Skye Harter Jake Haupt Nicky Hernandez Santiago Herrera Kyle Hiebert Noah Hilt Patrick Hogan Rio Hope-Gund Eric Iloski Joshua Jackson-Ketchup Thibaut Jacquel Soren Jensen Noah Jensen Preston Judd Tom Judge Ryan Khedoo Nabilai Kibunguchy Edward Kizza Freddy Kleemann Elan Koenig Robin Lapert Vuk Latinovich Noah Lawrence Titouan Le Menec John Leisman Jasper Loeffelsend Gerardo Lopez Logan Lucas Aime Mabika Justin Malou Jon-Talen Maples AJ Marcucci Eric Matzelevich Philip Mayaka Dawson McCartney Aiden McFadden Justin McMaster Felix Metzler Noe Meza Rodney Michael Tyrone Mondi Josue Monge Giovanni Montesdeoca Patrick Murphy Zach Nelson Sondre Norheim David Norris Yannik Oettl Brian O’Hara Sean O’Hearn Pape Oumar Gueye Diogo Pacheco Will Palmquist Logan Panchot Andrew Pannenberg Josh Penn Daniel Pereira Louis Perez Jose Perez Flores Marcony Pimental Christian Pinzon Marcello Polisi Matteo Polisi Will Pulisic Musa Qongo Theo Quartey Aldo Quevedo Alvaro Quezada Jackson Ragen Kareve Richards Kareem Riley Jamil Roberts Lucas Rosa Paul Rothrock Mark Salas Martin Salas Tor Saunders Keaton Schieffer Colin Shutler Brendan Skinner Kimarni Smith Terrel Smith Caua Soares Yoni Sorokin Aedan Stanley Daniel Steedman Jacob Stensson Kyammani Stewart Kristofer Strickler Mathijs Swaneveld Steven Tekesky Brandon Terwege Clayton Torr Alex Touche Daniel Trejo CC Uche Alex Valencia Gustavo Vasconcelos Trey Vinson Chase Vosvick Matthew Vowinkel Jahmali Waite Iwan Webster Alex Welch Rene White Patrick Wilkinson Tommy Williamson Blake Willis Mark Winhoffer Daniel Wright Oliver Wright Filippo Zattarin | M F F F M M M D F F F F F M F F M D M GK M D D GK D D M F F D D F D M F F F M M F D F F F D GK M F M D M GK D F D F D M F D D GK F D M D M F D M D D M D D M M F D M D F D D D M GK D D D D M D D M GK F M M M F M F F F M F F GK D D GK D D M M GK M GK F M M M M F F M GK D M F F D D D F M M D F GK M GK D F D M M D F M D F GK GK D D D F D M GK D GK F GK D M F D F D M F M M | Atlanta United 2 [USL] / Univ. of Charleston Univ. of Louisville Central Arkansas Univ. Syracuse Univ. North Carolina State Univ. Michigan State Univ. Grand Canyon Univ. Birmingham Legion [USL] / Univ. of New Hampshire Georgetown Univ. Wilmington Univ. Univ. of South Florida Univ. of Maryland Fairfield Univ. Oakland Univ. Georgia State Univ. Oral Roberts Univ. Univ. of Tulsa Atlanta United 2 [USL] / Univ. of South Florida Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham James Madison Univ. California Polytechnic State Univ. St. John’s Univ. Ohio State Univ. Univ. of Pittsburgh Temple Univ. Univ. of North Carolina Univ. of Louisville Univ. of Virginia Rider Univ. Loudoun United [USL] / Univ. of Connecticut NE Revolution II [USL] / Wake Forest Univ. Univ. of Pittsburgh Univ. of Maryland Univ. of Maryland Georgetown Univ. Missouri State Univ. Univ. of Virginia Duke Univ. California State Univ., Fullerton Univ. of Denver NE Revolution II [USL] / Univ. of Central Florida Univ. of Akron Univ. of Louisville Drake Univ. Utah Valley Univ. Univ. of Kentucky Univ. of Michigan Fordham Univ. Univ. of Dayton Univ. of South Florida Marist College Univ. of Louisville Creighton Univ. Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas Univ. of Illinois Chicago Univ. of San Diego Simon Fraser Univ. Indy Eleven [USL] / Univ. of Wisconsin Creighton Univ. Penn State Univ. Oregon State Univ. Furman Univ. Wake Forest Univ. Univ. of Michigan Univ. of Akron Univ. of California, Davis North Texas SC [USL] / Southern Methodist Univ. Univ. of North Carolina Missouri State Univ. Southern Methodist Univ. University of North Carolina at Charlotte Georgetown Univ. UCLA Ohio State Univ. Campbell Univ. Central Arkansas Univ. Oakland Univ. Sporting Kansas City 2 [USL] / Denver Univ. James Madison Univ. Univ. of Missouri-Kansas City Univ. of California, Davis Univ. of Pittsburgh Univ. of Washington Villanova Univ. Univ. of Connecticut University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Ohio State Univ. Florida Gulf Coast Univ. Yale Univ. Univ. of Pittsburgh Loyola Marymount University West Virginia Univ. Univ. of Kentucky Clemson Univ. Southern Methodist Univ. Connecticut College Univ. of Maryland Clemson Univ. Dartmouth College Univ. of Notre Dame Wake Forest Univ. Univ. of Connecticut Seattle Univ. Univ. of California, Santa Barbara Oregon State Univ. Univ. of South Florida Univ. of North Carolina Dartmouth College Seattle Univ. Syracuse Univ. North Carolina State Univ. Univ. of Central Florida Univ. of Portland NE Revolution II [USL] / Georgetown Univ. Radford Univ. Univ. of Akron Denver Univ. Stanford Univ. Wake Forest Univ. Indy Eleven [USL] / Indiana Univ. Virginia Tech Univ. Univ. of Central Florida Univ. of Illinois Chicago UCLA California State Univ., Fullerton Simon Fraser Univ. Simon Fraser Univ. Duke Univ. Creighton Univ. Villanova Univ. Yale Univ. Univ. of California, Irvine Univ. of Michigan Mercer Univ. Florida International Univ. Marshall Univ. Saint Francis Univ. Georgetown Univ. Univ. of North Carolina Univ. of North Carolina Coastal Carolina Univ. Saint Louis Univ. Univ. of Virginia Western Michigan Univ. Clemson Univ. Santa Clara Univ. Univ. of Portland Univ. of Central Florida Portland Timbers 2 [USL] / Duke Univ. Atlanta United 2 [USL] / Univ. of Virginia Denver Univ. Stetson Univ. Virginia Tech Univ. Virginia Tech Univ. West Virginia Univ. Southern Methodist Univ. California State Univ., Fullerton New Mexico United [USL] / Univ. of Pennsylvania California State Univ., Northridge Ohio State Univ. Univ. of New Hampshire Florida Gulf Coast Univ. Univ. of Maryland, Baltimore County Loyola Univ. Maryland Hofstra Univ. Univ. of Connecticut Maryville Univ. Northern Illinois Univ. New Jersey Institute of Technology Saint Louis Univ. Univ. of California Columbia Univ. Yale Univ. Duke Univ. St. Mary’s Univ. Univ. of North Carolina |
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