Editing 1997 MLS expansion draft (section)

===Colorado Rapids===
{| class="wikitable"
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Exposed
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Protected
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|[[Rafael Amaya (soccer)|Rafael Amaya]] (M)||[[Marcelo Balboa]] (D)
|-
|[[Brian Bates (soccer)|Brian Bates]] (D)||[[Paul Bravo]] (M)
|-
|[[Tote Castaneda]] (M)||[[Marcus Hahnemann]] (GK)
|-
|[[Paul Grafer]] (GK)||[[Wolde Harris]] (F)
|-
|[[Sean Henderson]] (M)||[[Chris Henderson]] (M)
|-
|[[Tahj Jakins]] (D)||[[David Patiño]] (M)
|-
|[[Matt Kmosko]] (D)||[[Ross Paule]] (M)
|-
|[[Chris Martinez (soccer)|Chris Martinez]] (D)||[[Adrián Paz]] (F)
|-
|[[Steve Patterson (soccer)|Steve Patterson]] (F)||[[Steve Trittschuh]] (D)
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|[[Steve Rammel]] (F)||[[Peter Vermes]] (D)
|-
|||[[Joey DiGiamarino]] (M)
|}
*Withdrew [[Sean Henderson]] upon selection of [[Matt Kmosko]](18)
*Withdrew [[Paul Grafer]] upon selection of [[Brian Bates (soccer)|Brian Bates]] (19)
*Reached maximum upon selection of [[Steve Patterson (soccer)|Steve Patterson]] (23)