The Philadelphia Union selected Mitchell Lurie and Cole Missimo in the final rounds of the 2016 MLS SuperDraft on Tuesday. The Union selected Lurie with the third pick in the third round (No. 44 overall) and Missimo with the third pick in the fourth round (No. 64 overall).
At No. 44, the Union selected Lurie, a 22-year-old defender from Rutgers University. Lurie played and started 21 games during one season with Rutgers and in 2015, was named NSCAA Second Team All-Midwest Region, Second Team All-Big Ten Conference, Academic All-Big Ten Conference and Central New York Classic All-Tournament Team.