History is not on the side of Orlando City midfielder Danny Deakin, who, after being drafted in the third round of this year’s MLS SuperDraft, is looking to make the Lions’ first-team roster rather than becoming one of the discarded bodies at the end of camp.
Orlando City’s draft history is considerably short compared to most of its MLS counterparts, so it’s tough to make any definitive judgments, but through its first two drafts — in 2015 and 2016 — the club has only gone on to sign two of its four players drafted in the third round or later* — Earl Edwards Jr.