MLS: College Draft
- by Soccer America , Mar 4, 1996
Round 1
| Team | Player | Pos. | College |
| 1. Kansas City | Matt McKeon | M | St. Louis |
| 2. Washington | Eddie Pope | D | North Carolina |
| 3. Dallas | Brandon Pollard | D | Virginia |
| 4. Tampa Bay | Adam Frye | D | UCLA |
| 5. Kansas City | Chris Snitko | G | UCLA |
| 6. New England | Paul Keegan | F | Boston College |
| 7. Los Angeles | Guillermo Jara | F | San Diego |
| 8. Dallas | Jeff Cassar | G | FIU |
| 9. Colorado | Mike Gentile | M | Wisconsin |
| 10. Columbus | Mac Cozier | F | UNC Charlotte |
Round 2
| Team | Player | Pos. | College |
| 11. NY/NJ | Scott Lamphear | D | Wisconsin |
| 12. NY/NJ | Miles Joseph | F | Clemson |
| 13. San Jose | Derrick Brownell | D | Santa Clara |
| 14. Tampa Bay | Casey Sweeney | M | Butler |
| 15. Kansas City | Diego Gutierrez | M | Rockhurst |
| 16. New England | Imad Baba | M | Clemson |
| 17. Los Angeles | Gregg Vanney | M | UCLA |
| 18. Tampa Bay | Steve Ralston | M | FIU |
| 19. Colorado | Paul Grafer | G | William & Mary |
| 20. Columbus | Ricci Greenwood | F | Seattle Pacific |
Round 3
| Team | Player | Pos. | College |
| 21. Washington | Jesse Marsch | F | Princeton |
| 22. NY/NJ | Hamisi Amani-Dove | F | Rutgers |
| 23. San Jose | Eddie Lewis | D | UCLA |
| 24. Tampa Bay | Nate Daligcon | D | Seattle Pacific |
| 25. Kansas City | Dion Sebwe | D | Park |
| 26. New England | Paulo Dos Santos | M | Rhode Island |
| 27. Los Angeles | Ante Razov | F | UCLA |
| 28. Dallas | Brandon Cavitt | M | Sacramento State |
| Colorado | PASS | ||
| 29. Columbus | Todd Miller | M | Westminster Coll. |
