MLS: College underclassmen are top five picks in draft.

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College underclassmen are top five picks in draft; D.C. United takes Eskandarian first.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Friday, January 17, 2003) -- Youth was served in today's Major League Soccer draft with the first five players selected being college underclassmen who gave up their remaining NCAA eligibility to join the league's Project-40.

Despite speculation D.C. United would trade the first overall pick to the MetroStars who coveted striker Alecko Eskandarian, the MAC Hermann Trophy winner went to Washington, the first of four picks United had in the top 14 selections. All four players United took came from the Atlantic Coast Conference with Eskandarian (Virginia) followed by North Carolina defender David Stokes (fifth), Wake Forest midfielder Brian Carroll (11th) and Clemson goalkeeper Doug Warren (14th).

"You get drafted once in your life. I didn't know how to react or how to feel," Eskandarian said. "I was hoping I would go No. 1 but obviously there are no guarantees. I had a lot of butterflies and I was as nervous as anyone else. I'm happy."

In all, 58 players were drafted in six rounds.

Eskandarian's selection was followed by Furman midfielder Ricardo Clark (MetroStars), Portland forward Nate Jaqua (Chicago Fire), United States under-20 men's striker Mike Magee (MetroStars) and North Carolina defender David Stokes (D.C. United).

The MetroStars traded midfielder Brad Davis to the Dallas Burn to obtain the fourth overall pick to get Magee.

The San Jose Earthquakes followed by picking Stanford defender Todd Dunivant sixth. The Columbus Crew then took Southern Methodist defender Diego Walsh. The Los Angeles Galaxy went for U.S. under-17 men's midfielder Guillermo Gonzalez eighth, with Indiana forward Pat Noonan going to the New England Revolution Connecticut defender Shavar Thomas being picked by Dallas to complete the first round.

In a trade today not involving draft picks, Los Angeles acquired the rights to unsigned forward Alex Pineda Chacon, MLS's leading scorer and "Most Valuable Player" in 2001, by sending goalkeeper Matt Reis to New England.

Teams must cut their rosters to 29 -- 23 senior players and six on the developmental squad -- by Tuesday. On Thursday, a draft will be held, if necessary, for players waived on Tuesday.

Teams have until March 17 to reduce their roster to 24 -- 18 senior and six developmental players.

The 2003 MLS draft:

Round 1

Team -- Player, position, hometown, last club.
1. D.C. United -- Alecko Eskandarian, forward, Montvale, N.J., University of Virginia.
2. MetroStars -- Ricardo Clark, midfielder, Jonesboro, Ga, Furman University.
3. Chicago -- Nate Jaqua, forward, Eugene, Ore, University of Portland.
4. MetroStars -- Mike Magee, forward, Long Grove, Ill., U.S. under-20 men.
5. D.C. United -- David Stokes, defender, Dumfries, Va., University of North Carolina.
6. San Jose -- Todd Dunivant, defender, Wheat Ridge, Colo., Stanford University.
7. Columbus -- Diego Walsh, midfielder, Miami, Fla., Southern Methodist University.
8. Los Angeles -- Guillermo Gonzalez, midfielder, Paramount, Calif., U.S. under-17 men.
9. New England -- Pat Noonan , forward, Ballwin, Mo, Indiana University.
10. Dallas -- Shavar Thomas, defender, Kingston, Jamaica, University of Connecticut.

Draft day trades
-- The MetroStars obtained the fourth overall selection from Dallas in exchange for midfielder Brad Davis. -- Dallas obtained the 10th overall selection from Los Angeles in exchange for the 12th and 55th overall selections.

Round 2

Team -- Player, position, hometown, last club.
11. D.C. United -- Brian Carroll midfielder, Springfield, Va., Wake Forest University.
12. MetroStars -- Eddie Gaven, midfielder, Hamilton, N.J., U.S. under-17 men.
13. San Jose -- Arturo Alvarez, forward, Houston, U.S. under-18 men.
14. D.C. United -- Doug Warren, goalkeeper, Palatine, Ill., Clemson University.
15. Dallas -- Jason Thompson, forward, Garland, Tex, Eastern Illinois University.
16. Los Angeles -- Scot Thompson, defender, Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., UCLA.
17. MetroStars -- Tim Regan, defender\midfielder, Orland Hills, Ill., Bradley University.
18. Chicago -- Damani Ralph, forward, Kingston, Jamaica, University of Connecticut.
19. Los Angeles -- Arturo Torres, forward, Wilmington, Calif., Loyola Marymount University.
20. Los Angeles -- Ricky Lewis, defender, Spring, Tex., Clemson University.

Draft day trades
-- MetroStars obtained the 12th overall selection from Los Angeles in exchange for the MetroStars' natural first-round pick in 2004.
-- San Jose obtained the 13th overall pick and a conditional 2004 pick from Kansas City in exchange for defender Jimmy Conrad
-- Los Angeles obtained the 16th overall pick from San Jose in exchange for forward Brian Mullan.
-- MetroStars obtained the 17th overall pick from Columbus in exchange for defender Nelson Akwari and the MetroStars' natural second-round pick in 2004.
-- Los Angeles obtained the 19th overall selection from New England in exchange for goalkeeper Matt Reis and the rights to forward Alex Pineda Chacon.

Round 3

Team -- Player, position, hometown, last club.
21. Dallas -- David Comfort, goalkeeper, Richmond, Va., University of Virginia.
22. New England -- Dimelon Westfield, forward, Morvant, Trinidad & Tobago, Clemson University.
23. San Jose -- Roger Levesque, forward, Portland, Me., Stanford University.
24. Chicago -- Logan Pause, defender, Hillsborough, N.C., University of North Carolina.
25. Chicago -- Ryan Mack, midfielder, Beverly Hills, Mich., Indiana University.
26. Chicago -- Phil Swenda, forward, Downington, Pa., Seton Hall University.
27. Colorado -- Jason Cole, defender\midfielder, Raytown, Mo., Saint Louis University.
28. Colorado -- Alex Blake, forward, Kingston, Jamaica, Williams College.
29. New England -- Kyle Singer, goalkeeper, Plymouth, Minn., Boston College.
30. MetroStars -- Tim Glowienka, defender, Oak Ridge, Tenn., University of South Carolina.

Draft day trade
-- Colorado obtained the 27th overall selection from Columbus in exchange for 58th overall selection and its natural third-round pick in 2004.

Round 4

Team -- Player, position, hometown, last club.
31. D.C. United -- Hayden Woodworth, midfielder, Boothwyn, Pa., Messiah College.
32. MetroStars -- Kenny Arena, midfielder, Fairfax, Va., University of Virginia.
33. Kansas City -- Taylor Graham, defender, Fair Oaks, Calif., Stanford University.
34. Dallas -- Mike Tranchilla forward, Barnhart, Mo., Creighton University.
35. Chicago -- Rob Friend, forward, Kelowna, Canada, University of California-Santa Barbara.
36. San Jose -- Josh Saunders, goalkeeper, Lake Forest, Calif., University of California.
37. Columbus -- Michael Ritch, forward, Tallassee, Ala., Auburn University-Montgomery.
38. Colorado -- Matt Crawford, midfielder, Durham, N.C., University of North Carolina.
39. San Jose -- Jamil Walker, defender, Pittsford, N.Y., Santa Clara University.
40. Los Angeles -- Hamid Mehreioskouei, forward, Schaumburg, Ill., Bradley University.

Draft day trade
-- Chicago obtained the 35th overall selection from Dallas for its natural 2004 third-round pick.

Round 5

Team -- Player, position, hometown, last club.
41. D.C. United -- John Swann, defender, Brownsburg, Ind., Indiana University.
42. MetroStars -- Jacob LeBlanc, midfielder, Palo Alto, Calif., University of Virginia.
43. Kansas City, Jack Jewsbury, midfielder\forward, Springfield, Mo., Saint Louis University.
44. Chicago -- Chad Dombrowski, defender, West Allis, Wisc., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
45. Dallas -- Michael Mariscalco, midfielder, Dayton, Ohio, Butler University.
46. San Jose -- Johanes Maliza midfielder, Chicago, Stanford University.
47. Columbus -- Guy Abrahamson, midfielder, Livingston, N.J., Rutgers University.
48. Colorado -- Casey Schmidt, forward, Newbury Park, Calif., Boston College.
49. MetroStars -- Marco Velez, defender, Dradenton, Fla., Barry University.
50. Los Angeles -- Jimmy Frazelle midfielder, Folsam, Calif., UCLA.

Draft day trade
-- MetroStars obtained the 49th overall pick from New England in exchange for their natural sixth-round pick in 2004.

Round 6

Team -- Player, position, hometown, last club.
51. D.C. United -- Michael Behonick, goalkeeper, Bohemia, N.Y., American University.
52. Dallas -- Andy Rosenband, forward, Hammond, Ind., Ohio State University.
53. Kansas City -- Kevin Friedland, defender, Irvine, Calif., Southern Methodist University.
54. Chicago -- Ryan Futagaki, midfielder, Fountain Valley, Calif., UCLA.
55. Los Angeles -- Joe Barton, goalkeeper, San Marcos, Calif., University of California State- Northridge.
56. San Jose -- Frank Sanfilippo, forward, San Diego, Calif., San Jose State University.
57. New England -- pass.
58. Columbus -- Jake Traeggar, defender, Littleton, Colo., Ohio State University.
59. D.C. United -- pass.
60. Kansas City -- Byron Carmichael, forward, Lumberton, N.J., Marshall University.

Draft day trade
-- Kansas City obtained the 60th overall pick from Los Angeles in exchange for its natural sixth-round pick in 2004.