New York Red Bulls protected players:
Goalkeepers (2): Ryan Meara, Luis Robles
Defenders (2): Aurelien Collin,Kemar Lawrence
Midfielders (5): Dax McCarty, Sacha Kljestan, Felipe, Mike Grella, Daniel Royer
Forwards (2): Bradley Wright-Phillips, Gonzalo Veron
Homegrown Players (6): Tyler Adams, Brandon Allen, Sean Davis, Derrick Etienne Jr., Alex Muyl, Connor Lade
The list of unprotected players is as follows:
Goalkeepers (1): Kyle Reynish
Defenders (8): Gideon Baah, Justin Bilyeu, Chris Duvall, Aaron Long, Karl Ouimette, Damien Perrinelle, Sal Zizzo, Ronald Zubar
Midfielders (1): Shaun Wright-Phillips
Forwards (2): Anatole Abang, Omer Damari
Red Bulls Guide to the 2016 Expansion Draft
The Expansion Draft is a mechanism for new clubs Atlanta United FC and Minnesota United FC to prepare for their inaugural MLS seasons in 2017.
The draft will consist of five rounds, allowing Atlanta and Minnesota to select up to five players each from the list of eligible MLS players.
The 20 current MLS clubs will have the ability to protect 11 players from their rosters.
These 11 protected players, in addition to Generation adidas players who do not graduate from the program at the end of the season and Homegrown Players on a club's Supplemental or Reserve roster, will not be eligible for selection in the Expansion Draft. All remaining MLS players will be available for selection by the two expansion clubs.
Following October’s Expansion Priority Draft, which determined priority across six different player acquisition methods (Expansion Draft, SuperDraft, Allocation, USL/NASL Priority, Waiver/Re-Entry, Discovery) up for grabs for Minnesota and Atlanta, Atlanta will have the first pick followed by Minnesota.
