FC Dallas announced today it acquired New York Red Bulls' No. 12 pick in the first round of the Thursday’s 2026 MLS SuperDraft. In exchange, Dallas sent $100,000 in General Allocation Money ($50,000 in 2026 GAM, $50,000 in 2027 GAM) and the club’s 2026 SuperDraft 21st overall pick.
FC Dallas holds three first-round picks (No. 3, 12, and 16) and one third-round pick (No. 66 overall) in the SuperDraft.
| Round | Pick Number | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| First Round | 3 | Acquired via trade with CF Montréal |
| First Round | 12 | Acquired via trade with New York |
| First Round | 16 | FC Dallas’ original first-round pick |
| Third Round | 66 | Acquired via trade with CF Montréal |
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Quick BDS Take
Has FC Dallas been reading some of our strategies? Maybe.
Drew Epperley
Dallas has a long history of quality picks in the SuperDraft and this kind of aggressive maneuvering by the club ahead of the draft shows that they have a couple of players in mind to select and they want to be sure they select them.
I also wouldn’t sleep on this also being a way to get one or two guys for North Texas SC as well, similar to what we saw with Sam Sarver and Mo Cisset from last year’s draft.
The SuperDraft kicks off at 1pm CT today, once we have the three first round picks from the club (there is no live stream any more for this event).
