Canadian-born forward Cyle Larin of the University of Connecticut was named the first pick of the MLS SuperDraft by Orlando City Soccer Club. The 6-foot-2, 190-pound striker from Brampton, Ontario made three appearances as a substitute for the Canada national team in 2014. He is currently playing with Canada at the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship. Larin is the second straight UConn product to be selected with the top pick in the MLS draft, after goalkeeper Andre Blake went first to Philadelphia last season.
New York City FC selected 6-foot-3 forward Khiry Shelton from Oregon State with the second overall pick.
The Montreal Impact kept the trend of forwards going by selecting Jamaica international Romario Williams with the third pick.
After the San Jose Earthquakes selected Michigan State midfielder Fatai Alashe for the fourth pick, the Portland Timbers went with Nick Besler, the younger brother of U.S. national team defender Matt Besler for the fifth pick.
Syracuse goalkeeper Alex Bono, who was selected earlier this week for the United States national team's January camp, went sixth to Toronto FC.
Washington midfielder Cristian Roldan had been projected to be among the top picks, but fell to No. 16, where the Seattle Sounders moved up to select him. His fall was the biggest surprise of the day, as many had projected he would go as high as second overall.
And finally, the New York Red Bulls made a risky pick at No. 18 by selecting Hermann Trophy winner Leo Stolz, who is currently in Europe gauging interest from German teams.