The 2020 NWSL College Draft was the eighth annual meeting of National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) franchises to select newly eligible college players for the 2020 NWSL season. It was held on January 16, 2020, in conjunction with the United Soccer Coaches Convention at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Maryland.
Format NWSL teams took turns making their selections over four rounds, with nine picks per round. Draft order was determined by the final 2019 regular season standings. The draft was broadcast live via the NWSL website, Facebook and YouTube. Final list of registered players was released on January 15, 2020. The 2020 draft was the first since the introduction of allocation money, and the league's first transactions exchanging allocation money involved picks in this draft.
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 a competitive NWSL game (regular season, playoff, Challenge Cup, or 2020 Fall Series)
Picks Round Pick Player NWSL team Notes CollegeRound 11 +* F Portland Thorns FC Stanford 2 F Portland Thorns FC Washington State3 * M Orlando Pride Colorado4 F Washington Spirit UCLA5 F Sky Blue FC South Florida6 F North Carolina Courage Texas A&M7 D Orlando Pride Virginia8 F Utah Royals FC NC State9 M Reign FC Santa ClaraRound 210 D Orlando Pride UCF11 D Sky Blue FC Penn State12 M Utah Royals FC Illinois State13 M Washington Spirit USC14 D Orlando Pride Virginia15 D Chicago Red Stars USC16 D Chicago Red Stars Wisconsin17 M Washington Spirit Washington State18 F Houston Dash North CarolinaRound 319 M Chicago Red Stars Virginia20 G Sky Blue FC Virginia Tech21 D Orlando Pride Denver22 # F Houston Dash UCLA23 F Washington Spirit Kansas24 F Chicago Red Stars Duke25 D Portland Thorns FC Georgetown26 F Orlando Pride California27 D North Carolina Courage NebraskaRound 428 D North Carolina Courage Kansas29 # M Sky Blue FC Rutgers30 M Orlando Pride Bowling Green31 F Utah Royals FC Texas32 # D Washington Spirit UCLA33 M Reign FC Stanford34 # M Reign FC Nebraska35 F Chicago Red Stars Yale36 # M North Carolina Courage Auburn
Notable undrafted players Below is a list of undrafted rookies who appeared in a competitive NWSL game in 2020. PlayerOriginal NWSL teamCollegeNotes D Reign FC Santa Clara D Reign FC Wake Forest First Native American to play in the NWSL D Reign FC Portland F Chicago Red Stars Missouri M Washington Spirit Virginia F Chicago Red Stars North Carolina F Chicago Red Stars Wisconsin D Portland Thorns FC Notre Dame M Orlando Pride Nebraska G Orlando Pride Denver
Trades Round 1:
Round 2:
Round 3:
Round 4:
Summary In 2020, a total of 27 colleges had players selected. Of these, four had a player drafted to the NWSL for the first time: Auburn, Bowling Green, NC State and South Florida.
Schools with multiple draft selections SelectionsSchools 3 UCLA, Virginia 2 Stanford, Kansas, Nebraska, USC, Washington State
Selections by college athletic conference ConferenceRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4TotalACC22307Big East00101Big Ten02125Big 1200123Ivy League00011Mid-American00011Missouri Valley01001Pac-12432211SEC10012Summit00101The American11002West Coast10001
Selections by position PositionRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4TotalGoalkeeper00101Defender153211Midfielder231511Forward614213
See also List of NWSL drafts List of National Women's Soccer League draftees by college team 2020 National Women's Soccer League season
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