BALTIMORE, Md. (Jan. 14, 2016) – The Chicago Fire added three players through the 2016 MLS SuperDraft Thursday in Baltimore, Md., selecting Stanford University defender Brandon Vincent, University of North Carolina defender Jonathan Campbell and University of North Florida forward Alex Morrell.
The Fire headed into the SuperDraft with the first overall pick, which was used to select Wake Forest midfielder Jack Harrison. The Fire then executed a trade with New York City FC, acquiring General Allocation Money and the No. 4 pick in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft in exchange for Harrison.
“The scenario that unfolded was one that we had discussed and arranged with NYCFC in advance and we feel very good about it,” said Fire general manager Nelson Rodriguez.