The 2015 NWSL College Draft was the third annual meeting of National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) franchises to select eligible college players. It was held on January 16, 2015, at the NSCAA Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Format Draft order was determined by the final 2014 regular season standings.
Results Key + Denotes player who has been selected as NWSL Most Valuable Player* Denotes player who has been selected for an NWSL Best XI or NWSL Second XI team^ Denotes player who has been selected as NWSL Rookie of the Year# Denotes player who has never appeared in an NWSL regular season or playoff game
Picks RoundPickPlayerNWSL teamNoteCollegeRound 11 M Houston Dash Virginia2 M Sky Blue FC UCLA3 * D Western New York Flash UCLA4 * M Western New York Flash UCLA5 F Chicago Red Stars Boston College6 +* F Western New York Flash Pepperdine7 D Western New York Flash Texas Tech8 * D Chicago Red Stars Kentucky9 *^ M Chicago Red Stars VirginiaRound 210 D Sky Blue FC Florida State11 * F Chicago Red Stars Santa Clara12 * F FC Kansas City Texas A&M13 D Washington Spirit UCLA14 F Boston Breakers Florida State15 M Seattle Reign FC Florida16 D FC Kansas City Texas A&M17 * G FC Kansas City UCLA18 # F Western New York Flash UCFRound 319 * D Washington Spirit UCLA20 D Boston Breakers James Madison21 G Western New York Flash South Carolina22 M Sky Blue FC Georgetown23 F Chicago Red Stars Wisconsin24 # F Boston Breakers Texas A&M25 D Sky Blue FC Maryland26 # M FC Kansas City Colorado College27 # M Chicago Red Stars Washington StateRound 428 F Sky Blue FC Stanford29 F Boston Breakers Seattle30 D Washington Spirit Penn State31 D Houston Dash UCF32 F Chicago Red Stars Illinois State33 # D Boston Breakers Northeastern34 * F Sky Blue FC Stanford35 M FC Kansas City Missouri36 # D Seattle Reign FC Stanford
Notable undrafted players Below is a list of undrafted rookies who appeared in a competitive NWSL game in 2015. PlayerOriginal NWSL teamCollegeNotes M Houston Dash Texas A&M M Portland Thorns FC Washington D Portland Thorns FC California M Sky Blue FC Alabama F Portland Thorns FC La Salle M Boston Breakers UConn M Boston Breakers Hartford D Portland Thorns FC Santa Clara D Boston Breakers Princeton M Chicago Red Stars Marquette M Houston Dash UC Irvine G Seattle Reign FC USC D Sky Blue FC Alabama
Trades Round 1:
Round 2:
Round 3:
Round 4:
Summary In 2015, a total of 24 colleges had players selected. Of these, 11 had a player drafted to the NWSL for the first time: Colorado College, Illinois State, James Madison, Kentucky, Missouri, Northeastern, Seattle, South Carolina, Texas A&M, Washington State and Wisconsin.
Schools with multiple draft selections SelectionsSchools 6 UCLA 3 Stanford, Texas A&M 2 Florida State, UCF, Virginia
Selections by college athletic conference ConferenceRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4TotalACC32005Big East00101Big Ten00213Big 1210001Colonial00112Missouri Valley00011Mountain West00101Pac-1232139SEC13318The American01012WAC00011West Coast11002
Selections by position PositionRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4TotalGoalkeeper01102Defender333413Midfielder41319Forward242412
References
See also List of NWSL drafts List of National Women's Soccer League draftees by college team 2015 National Women's Soccer League season