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.

First-round draft picks in club history Year Pick Player School/Previous Team 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