With the relatively new rules relating to the MLS Draft, it is now common for players who are selected to return to school and keep playing in the NCAA.

That’s the case for 37 of the 90 players who were selected in the 2026 edition of the draft are back for the 2026 season.

Get to know each below, including which MLS side picked them in Dec. 2025.

Mitch Baker, Georgetown(m) (Colorado Rapids)

Joe Highfield, Portland(m) (Houston Dynamo)

Lukas Magnason, Clemson(m) (Real Salt Lake)

Niklas Herceg, Vermont(m) (FC Dallas)

Zach Ramsey, Washington(m) (Vancouver Whitecaps)

Nikos Clarke-Tosczak, Portland(m) (Sporting Kansas City)

Jaylinn Mitchell, SMU(m) (Minnesota United FC)

Ransford Gyan, Clemson(m) (New York City FC)

Martin Luala, Grand Canyon(m) (San Diego FC)

Daniel Lugo, High Point(m) (Vancouver Whitecaps)

Isaac Emojong, Portland(m) (D.C. United)

Tre Wright, UCLA(m) (Real Salt Lake)

Andrew Samuels, Princeton(m) (St. Louis City)

Aidan Godinho, Georgetown(m) (CF Montreal)

Niklas Sörensen, Pittsburgh (Real Salt Lake)

Max Miller, Kentucky (Nashville SC)

Luke Adams, Saint Louis(m) (Charlotte FC)

Bardia Hormozi, Princeton(m) (Minnesota United FC)

Asher Hestad, Washington(m) (Colorado Rapids)

Remi Agunbiade, Akron(m) (San Diego FC)

Alex Barger, Indiana(m) (Inter Miami)

Stephane Njike, Indiana(m) (D.C. United)

Noah James, San Diego (Atlanta United FC)

Tate Lorentz, Wake Forest(m) (CF Montreal)

Blake D'Agostino, California Baptist (Sporting KC)

Olayinka Ogunleye, Portland(m) (FC Dallas)

Aiden Bengard, Cal State Fullerton (Minnesota United)

Kyle McGowan, Denver (New England Revolution)

Koven Johnson, High Point(m) (Colorado Rapids)

Joey Mueller, UCF (New York City FC)

Jaime Amaro, UCLA(m) (LA Galaxy)

Brayden Beason, San Francisco(m) (Real Salt Lake)

Kyle Durham, Connecticut (San Diego FC)

Stockton Short, Washington(m) (Seattle Sounders FC)

Michał Mroz, Indiana(m) (Minnesota United)

Iain Wagner, San Diego (Los Angeles FC)

Connor Lofy, Washington(m) (Vancouver Whitecaps)

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