Today has seen an earlier start to the MLS SuperDraft, a time when players from the college game get their opportunity to be selected by one of the MLS sides to earn a pro contract. MLS teams are all placed into an order based on their previous season finish, with the lower ranked sides getting first choice.
This meant after D.C. United’s poor season, they got the 7th choice in this SuperDraft. And with that, they picked a local lad, forward Jacob Murrell. Jacob sees himself as a player in the mould of Duncan Maguire, who has seen success with Orlando City this year. Hopefully we will see some of that from him in the Black & Red, and if the fans are to go anything by, he is a player worth being excited about!
D.C. United have selected Georgetown University Forward Jacob Murrell with the 7th overall selection in the First Round of the 2024 MLS SuperDraft presented by adidas.
Murrell scored 18 goals and recorded 8 assists in 40 appearances (34 starts) for Georgetown University from 2022 to 2023. In 2023, Murrell scored 11 goals and recorded four assists in 19 appearances.
D.C. United Press Release
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