From the Inaugural Player Draft in 1996 to the first official MLS SuperDraft in 2000, the Quakes have made a total of 20, first-round selections in MLS draft history. Two-time MLS Cup champion Richard Mulrooney (1999) and eight-year club veteran Shea Salinas (2008) are a product of the club's activity in the first-round, paving the way for recent first-round selections Fatai Alashe, Andrew Tarbell and Jackson Yueill.
Ahead of Friday's 2018 MLS SuperDraft in Philadelphia, we take a look at the full list of first-round draft picks in San Jose history.
<strong>Year</strong> |
<strong>Pick</strong> |
<strong>Player</strong> |
<strong>School/Previous Team</strong> |
1996 |
8 |
Paul Bravo |
Monterey Bay (USISL) |
1997 |
4 |
Alberto Montoya |
Santa Clara |
1998 |
3 |
Ben Parry |
UNC-Charlotte |
1999 |
3 |
Richard Mulrooney |
Creighton |
2000 |
8 |
Travis Mulraine |
Joe Public F.C. (T&T) |
2001 |
1 |
Chris Carrieri |
North Carolina (Project-40) |
2002 |
6 |
Luchi Gonzalez |
Southern Methodist |
2003 |
6 |
Todd Dunnivant |
Stanford |
2004 |
5 |
Ryan Cochrane |
Santa Clara |
2005 |
4 |
Danny O'Rourke |
Indiana |
2008 |
15 |
Shea Salinas |
Furman |
2009 |
17 |
Brad Ring |
Indiana |
2010 |
3 |
Ike Opara |
Wake Forest |
2011 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
2012 |
6 |
Sam Garza |
UC Santa Barbara |
2013 |
15 |
Tommy Muller |
Georgetown |
2014 |
9 |
JJ Koval |
Stanford |
2015 |
4 |
Fatai Alashe |
Michigan State |
2016 |
8 |
Andrew Tarbell |
Clemson |
2017 |
6 |
Jackson Yueill |
UCLA |
