MLS has been having some form of draft since 1996. The talent that went into MLS has varied from year to year. The article in the link below discusses the 1999 draft talent. http://www.cybersoccernews.com/columnists/loney/040116loney.shtml Which draft brought the most talent into MLS? I'm leaving off 1996 since polls can only handle 8 options. In some years there were two drafts, college and supplemental. Combine them for consideration here. Support your choice with names if you can remember that far back. MLSnet.com has an excellent draft history section on http://mlsnet.com/archive/superdraft.html