The Major League Soccer SuperDraft's first overall pick is the player who is selected first among all eligible draftees by a team during the annual

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(MLS) SuperDraft. The first pick is awarded to the club with the poorest regular season record during the previous MLS campaign. Exceptions are when there is an expansion franchise, where the expansion side has the opportunity to select the first overall draft pick. Two first picks have won the

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award in their maiden season:

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and

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. No first pick has ever won the

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, although

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is the only first draft pick to win the

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Most Valuable Player Award. Note that between 1996 and 1999, the MLS draft was known as the MLS College Draft. Official MLS publications include the College Draft as part of MLS's draft history.

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List of first overall picks

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Key

List of first overall picks

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