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FC Dallas Selects Forward Logan Farrington, Defenders Turner Humphrey & Mads Westergren in MLS SuperDraft 2024 Presented by Adidas

Published on December 19, 2023 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
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Frisco, Texas - FC Dallas selected three upperclassmen collegiate players in the MLS SuperDraft 2024 presented by adidas, picking forward Logan Farrington with the third overall pick, defender Turner Humphrey with the 44th overall pick in the second round and defender Mads Westergren with the 73rd in the third round.

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All three of FC Dallas 2024 draft selections were on the pitch at the same time when SMU and Oregon State faced off on November 25, 2023 during the NCAA Tournament. Farrington scored a brace in the 7-1 Beavers' victory over SMU.

FC Dallas traded the 15th overall pick alongside $300,000 in General Allocation Money ($250,000 in 2024 GAM; $50,000 in 2025 GAM) with Inter Miami CF to move up to the third slot in order to select Farrington.

"We decided to trade up because we didn't think Farrington would still be there based on the players available and we didn't want to take our chances," said FC Dallas Technical Director André Zanotta. "We felt it was the right move to get a player like him, someone who scored 15 goals this season. We think he can help us as soon as next season and we're very excited to add him to our roster."

Farrington was named the 2023 Pac-12 Player of the Year and led Oregon State to its deepest postseason run in program history culminating with a semifinal berth against Notre Dame. Farrington also led the Pac-12 in goals with scoring 15 while adding seven assists. Farrington's 15 goals in 2023 is tied for the second-most in a single season in school history. The native of Racine, Wisconsin earned First Team All-Pac-12 and Third Team All-American honors from the United Soccer Coaches.

The 2023 USL League Two Player of the Year and 2022 USL League Two champion spent two summers with Ventura County Fusion where Farrington would netted 22 goals throughout his time with Ventura County.

Farrington began his collegiate career at the University of Milwaukee, where he scored 20 goals across three seasons and earned First Team All-Horizon League accolades in each of his seasons with the Panthers.

Prior to Milwaukee, Farrington finished his high school career at Union High with 113 goals and 43 assists. He was named Racine County Player of the Year in 2018 and was a three-time selection to the All County and All League First Teams.

Humphrey, a junior also from Oregon State University, spent two seasons with the Beavers where he was a defensive mainstay, starting in each of the program's 22 matches in 2023 where he totaled tallying 1,916 minutes. The 6-foot-4 defender helped Oregon State to a postseason run which culminated in a NCAA semifinal berth against Notre Dame. Prior to Oregon State, Turner featured for the University of California-Davis.

Turner is the 3rd Oregon State player to be drafted by FC Dallas in three years, fourth all time.

OREGON STATE PLAYERS DRAFTED BY FC DALLAS:

Logan Farrington (2024, 3rd overall)

Turner Humphrey (2024, 44th overall)

Katlego "Tsiki" Ntsabeleng (2022, 28th overall)

Will Seymore (2015, 56th overall)

With the 73rd overall pick, Dallas selected Southern Methodist University defender Mas Vestergren. The Danish defender spent three years at SMU where he played and started in 51 games, with the 2023 season being his most productive season, tallying 1,684 minutes, leading Southern Methodist to a 2023 American Men's Soccer Championship final and a NCAA Tournament Third round bid before bowing out against Oregon State. In 2023, Vestergren was named a First Team All-American, a MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist and was named earned the American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year Award.

FC DALLAS ALL-TIME 3RD OVERALL PICKS:

Ted Eck - 1st round (3rd overall) 1996 Inaugural Player Draft

Brandon Pollard - 1st round (3rd overall) 1996 MLS College Draft

Isaiah Parker - 1st round (3rd overall) MLS SuperDraft 2022

Logan Farrington - 1st round (3rd overall) MLS SuperDraft 2024

FC DALLAS ALL-TIME 44TH OVERALL PICKS:

Adauto Neto - 4th round (44th overall) 2002 MLS SuperDraft

Eric Alexander - 3rd round (44th overall) 2010 MLS SuperDraft

Turner Humphrey - 2nd round (44th overall) 2024 MLS SuperDraft

FC DALLAS ALL-TIME 73RD OVERALL PICKS:

Gerell Elliott - 8th round (73rd overall) 1996 Inaugural Player Draft

Mads Westergren - 3rd round (73rd overall) 2024 MLS SuperDraft

TRANSACTION DETAILS

Logan Farrington

Position: Forward

Height: 6'2'

Weight: 175 lbs.

College: Oregon State University

Hometown: Racine, Wisconsin

Citizenship: United States

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Turner Humphrey

Position: Defender

Height: 6'4'

Weight: 188 lbs.

College: Oregon State University

Hometown: Redlands, California

Citizenship: United States

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Mas Vestergren

Position: Defender

Height: 6'3'

Weight: 183 lbs.

College: Southern Methodist University

Hometown: Solroed Strand, Denmark

Citizenship: Denmark

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