After scoring the joint-fewest goals in 2023, Toronto FC made the forward line their priority to open the 2024 MLS SuperDraft.

Toronto selected Lipscomb forward Tyrese Spicer with the No. 1 overall pick. Toronto Maple Leafs star John Tavares officially announced the selection:

Here are first-round results from the SuperDraft as they happen:

2024 MLS SuperDraft Round 1 Results

1. Toronto FC: Tyrese Spicer, FW, Lipscomb
2. Colorado Rapids: Wayne Frederick, MF/DF, Duke
3. FC Dallas (via Miami): Logan Farrington, FW, Oregon State
4. Colorado Rapids (via Los Angeles): Kimani Stewart-Baynes, FW, Maryland
5. Austin FC: Nate Jones, DF, Washington
6. Chicago Fire FC: Bryan Dowd, GK, Notre Dame
7. D.C. United: Jacob Murrell, FW, Georgetown
8. New York City FC: Malachi Jones, FW, Lipscomb
9. Minnesota United: Hugo Bachrach, DF, Indiana
10. CF Montréal: Grayson Doody, DF, UCLA
11. Nashville SC (via Portland): Wyatt Meyer, DF, California
12. New York Red Bulls (via Charlotte and Colorado): Aidan O'Connor, DF, Virginia
13. San Jose Earthquakes: Jamar Ricketts, DF, Cal State Northridge
14. Charlotte FC (via New York and Colorado): Tyger Smalls, FW, Loyola Marymount
15. Inter Miami CF (via Dallas): Yannick Bright, MF, New Hampshire
16. Real Salt Lake (via Vancouver): Matthew Bell, FW, Marshall
17. St. Louis City FC (via Nashville): Hosei Kijima, MF, Wake Forest
18. Real Salt Lake: Jose (Kevin) Bonilla, DF, Portland
19. Atlanta United: Jayden Hibbert, GK, UConn
20. Minnesota United (via New England): Marcus Caldeira, FW, West Virginia 
21. Orlando City (via Colorado): Jeorgio Kocevski, MF, Syracuse
22. Sporting Kansas City: Ryan Schewe, GK, Georgetown
23. Seattle Sounders FC: Kalani Kossa-Rienzi, DF, Washington
24. Inter Miami CF (via Philadelphia): Ryan Carmichael, FW, Hofstra
25. Orlando City: Yutaro Tsukada, MF, West Virginia
26. Houston Dynamo FC: Stephen Annor Gyamfi, FW, Virginia
27. FC Cincinnati: Brian Schaefer, DF, South Florida
28. Los Angeles Football Club: Jackson Lee, GK, West Virginia
29. Columbus Crew: Jayden Da, FW, Duquesne

Full results via MLSSoccer.com

Spicer scored 14 goals and had three assists in 16 games for the Bisons. The goal tally nearly matches what he did across the entirety of his first three years at the school (15). His 2023 breakout was richly rewarded.

Spicer's potent finishing is sorely needed in Toronto, though some considered him a slight reach that high. Travis Clark of MLSSoccer.com projected him to go ninth overall.

It didn't take long for fans to see the first major draft-day trade. Inter Miami and FC Dallas swapped their first-round picks, with Dallas moving up from No. 15 to No. 3. Miami also received $250,000 in 2024 general allocation money and $50,000 in GAM funds for 2025.

With Luis Suarez reportedly on his way to South Florida, Inter Miami will need as much salary cap flexibility to properly fill out its star-studded roster.

Dallas, meanwhile, used the third overall pick to select Oregon State forward Logan Farrington, who had 15 goals and seven assists after transferring to the Beavers for the 2023 season.

With two of the top four picks, the Colorado Rapids had the opportunity to make some meaningful additions to the roster through the SuperDraft. They got Duke midfielder/defender Wayne Frederick with the No. 2 pick and targeted Maryland forward Kimani Stewart-Baynes two selections later.

Frederick is coming off only his sophomore season at Duke, so he could be a high-risk, high-reward choice. Stewart-Baynes is another underclassman, but he was crowned the Big Ten Freshman of the Year after totaling three goals and seven assists.

The Rapids have fallen hard since finishing second in the Supporters Shield standings in 2021. Coach Chris Armas and team president Pádraig Smith will hope Frederick and Stewart-Baynes emerge at the very least as impactful contributors on the next Colorado squad that's a playoff contender.