20/09/2026
Press release from Real Salt Lake!
HERRIMAN, Utah (Friday, September 18, 2026) -Real Salt Lake has traded $50,000 of 2026 General Allocation Money (GAM) to D.C. United in exchange for the Homegrown Priority of center backJudah Pritchett. RSL may send up to $125,000 in GAM to D.C. if certain performance-based incentives are met.
Upon arrival to the Wasatch Front, Pritchett put pen to paper signing a two-year guaranteed deal, the first year with MLS NEXT Pro side Real Monarchs through the 2027 sprint season before moving to a MLS deal for the 2027-28 season. Real Salt Lake holds club options for the 2028-29 and 2029-30 seasons.Â
Pritchett joined D.C. United Academy in 2022 and remained withThe Black-and-Redthrough the 2025-26 season. Named to the 2025 MLS NEXT East All-Star Squad, Pritchett featured in the starting XI facing off against RSL Academy talentsVan ParkerandRylan Hashimotoas the East edged out the West in a 4-3 thriller.
A former five-star recruit, the 6-foot-3-inch center back committed to Syracuse University in February prior to signing his professional contract