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21 ACC Players Chosen in 2025 MLS SuperDraft

21 ACC Players Chosen in 2025 MLS SuperDraft


CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – Highlighted by three first-round selections, 21 Atlantic Coast Conference men’s soccer players from 2024 rosters were chosen on Friday, December 20, in the 2025 Major League Soccer SuperDraft. The ACC’s 21 selections were the most of any conference. The 21 picks mark the second-most in league history, behind the 25 selections in the 2021 SuperDraft. ACC programs have combined for 101 SuperDraft selections in the last five seasons.

NC State’s Hakim Karamoko was the first ACC player selected and one of three ACC first-round picks, going No. 10 overall to the Colorado Rapids. North Carolina’s Tate Johnson was selected No. 15 overall to the Vancouver Whitecaps, while Clemson’s Joran Gerbet, the 2024 ACC Midfielder of the Year, was chosen No. 27 overall by Orlando City.

 

A dozen ACC players were selected in the second round, while six more were taken in the third round.

 

Ten ACC programs had at least one player from the 2024 roster selected in the SuperDraft. Wake Forest led all ACC schools with four selections. Clemson, North Carolina and SMU each had three draft picks, while NC State and Virginia had two each and Boston College, California, Duke and Pitt had one pick.

 

ACC in 2024 MLS SuperDraft

Overall – Name (School), MLS Team

First Round (3)

10 – Hakim Karamoko (NC State) – DC United

15 – Tate Johnson (North Carolina) – Vancouver

27 – Joran Gerbet (Clemson) – Orlando City

 

Second Round (12)

33 – Travis Smith Jr. (Wake Forest) – Chicago

38 – Charlie Harper (North Carolina) – Colorado

39 – Michael Sullivan (Pitt) – Toronto

42 – Riley Thomas (North Carolina) – Austin

44 – Arik Duncan (California) – Montreal

45 – Nikola Djordjevic (SMU) – Vancouver

46 – Titus Sandy Jr. (Clemson) – Orlando City

48 – Bo Cummins (Wake Forest) – Houston

49 – Nick Dang (Virginia) – Real Salt Lake

51 – Cesar Ruvalcaba (SMU) – Columbus

52 – Bailey Sparks (SMU) – Miami

59 – Trace Alphin (Wake Forest) – Real Salt Lake

 

Third Round (6)

62 – Donavan Phillip (NC State) – Colorado

65 – CJ Williams (Boston College) – New England

73 – Arthur Duquenne (Clemson) – Montreal

78 – AJ Smith (Virginia) – New York City

79 – Liam O’Gara (Wake Forest) – Real Salt Lake

81 – Drew Kerr (Duke) – Columbus

 

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